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Opinions
The court publishes opinions in cases that provide both the litigants and the trial court with guidance, create new law, or interpret statutes or concepts. These decisions are published in print and on the DCCA website. They are binding precedent, which means they can be cited as supporting authority in other cases.
MOJs
The court issues a Memorandum Opinion and Judgment (MOJ) in cases where the decision does not create new law, decide an issue of continuing public interest, or interpret a statute or concept that has yet to be reviewed. The decisions are issued by the panel (per curiam), not under the name of an individual judge. They are not published, and except as permitted by Appellate Rule 28(g), they may not be cited as supporting authority in other cases. For that reason, the court only lists online the names and case numbers of MOJs that have been issued. If a party or other interested person believes that a specific MOJ should be published, the party or interested person may file a motion to publish no later than 30 days after the MOJ issues.
| Appeal Number | Case | Date | Disposition | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-BG-1057 | IN RE RICHARD J. BIANCO, RESPONDENT. | Nov 17, 2016 | ||
| 15-CM-35 | Keith L. Smith v. United States | Nov 17, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Harold Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 13-CF-1269 | Stanley L. Petty, Jr. v. United States | Nov 17, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Patricia A. Broderick |
| 15-CV-793 | Michelle D. Smith v. Rosa Ventura, et al. | Nov 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
| 15-AA-1057 | AHMED AIT-GHEZALA, et al., Petitioners, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, Respondent, and SB-URBAN, LLC, Intervenor. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 15-BG-123 AMENDED | IN RE LAYN M. SAINT-LOUIS, RESPONDENT. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 15-CM-530 | Travis M. Butler v. United States | Nov 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jose M. Lopez |
| 15-FS-1032 | In re T.H.; T.D.H. | Nov 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honroable Lori E. Parker,Honorable Peter A. Krauthamer |
| 14-CF-1148 and 14-CF-1203 | LAMONT L. BUSKEY and KEITH A. SIMMS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-812 | IN RE: LARRY D. HUNT, Respondent. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 15-CM-987 | Tanesha Davis v. United States | Nov 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Alfred S. Irving |
| 16-BG-763 | IN RE: RONALD W. GRIGG Respondent. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-813 | IN RE: HERBERT J. TAN, Respondent. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-1074 | BERNARD FLEMING, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. (vacated, see 6/29/17 order) | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-13 | Leon D. Boyd v. United States | Nov 09, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Reversed and Remanded, in part | Honorable Robert I. Richter |
| 15-CM-681 | James I. Barber, III v. United States | Nov 09, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Juliet J. McKenna |
| 13-CO-273 | SURUR FATUMABAHIRTU, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. | Nov 03, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-1343 | TRAVIS MCRAE, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. | Nov 03, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-963 | IN RE: I. LEWIS LIBBY, Petitioner. | Nov 03, 2016 | ||
| 15-BG-889 | IN RE JEROME E. CLAIR, RESPONDENT. | Nov 03, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-268 | DEONTE J. BRYANT & TERRANCE M. BUSH, Appellants v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. | Nov 03, 2016 | ||
| 14-FM-1324 | RENEE MONIQUE MELBOURNE, Appellant v. MARCUS TAYLOR, Appellee. | Nov 03, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-1192 | Elizabeth P. Lagon v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Nov 02, 2016 | Affirmed | Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 14-CF-1233 | Ashley Mornode v. United States | Nov 02, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Reversed and Remanded, in part | Honorable Jennifer Anderson |
| 14-CV-340 | Isiah Foskey v. Plus Properties, LLC and Edward Wilson | Nov 02, 2016 | Reversed and Remanded | Honorable Judith Macaluso |
| 15-CM-1084 | Ilarona Elkerson v. United States | Oct 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable William M. Jackson |
| 13-CV-1375 | Leslie T. Jackson v. District of Columbia, et al. | Oct 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Brian F. Holeman |
| 15-CM-927 | Brenda Johnson v. United States | Oct 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jose M. Lopez |
| 15-FM-341 | George Castillo v. Keith M. Davis | Oct 26, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Marisa Demeo |
| 15-CT-841 | Edward Joseph Cotter v. District of Columbia | Oct 26, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Rainey Brandt Honorable Judith N. Macaluso |
| 15-CV-886 | James Stuart v. Ditto Residential, LLC | Oct 21, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Stuart G. Nash |
| 14-CV-1350 | MOTOROLA INC., et al., v. MICHAEL PATRICK MURRAY, et al | Oct 20, 2016 | ||
| 15-CM-619 | Wilson Liriano v. United States | Oct 20, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Remanded, in part | Honorable Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 13-CF-854+ | ALAZAJUAN M. GRAY and CLIFTON SMITH v. UNITED STATES. | Oct 20, 2016 | ||
| 15-CV-145 | ABU NASER HOSSAIN, et al. v. JMU PROPERTIES, LLC, et al., | Oct 20, 2016 | ||
| 14-CM-388 | Jerome J. Bnoden v. United States | Oct 20, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Zoe Bush |
| 16-BS-962 | IN RE: SAMUEL JAY LEVINE, Respondent | Oct 20, 2016 | ||
| 14-CM-1438 | Donald D. DeBose v. United States | Oct 17, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable John McCabe |
| 15-AA-615 | Maryanne Tagoe v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Howard University Hospital, et al. | Oct 17, 2016 | Remanded | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 13-CO-1383, 13-CO-1384, 15-CO-642 and 15-CO-643 | Robert Huntley v. United States | Oct 14, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable William M. Jackson |
| 15-CF-506 | Andre J. Sellers v. United States | Oct 14, 2016 | Reversed and Remanded | Honorable Patricia A. Broderick |
| 14-CF-1225 | Jose Santos v. United States | Oct 14, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Rhonda Reid Winston |
| 15-CO-749 and 15-CO-1285 | Andrena D. Crockett v. United States | Oct 14, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Marisa Demeo |
| 14-CV-1440 | Arthur Brunson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Regina Bishop v. Raymond Waters, III, M.D. | Oct 14, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Anthony C. Epstein & Honorable Stuart G. Nash |
| 15-CM-1049 | Lawrence W. Burroughs v. United States | Oct 14, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable John McCabe |
| 14-CV-939 | ROSANNE L. WOODROOF v. JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM, et al. | Oct 13, 2016 | ||
| 14-CM-208 | ANDREW WILLS v. UNITED STATES. | Oct 13, 2016 | ||
| 15-CO-729 | Marvin C. Little v. United States | Oct 12, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Erik P. Christian |
| 15-FM-1184 | G.C.v. E.G. | Oct 11, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Hiram E. Puig-Lugo |
| 15-CT-671 | Charles Carethers v. District of Columbia | Oct 11, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Geoffrey M. Alprin |
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