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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CT-671 | Charles Carethers v. District of Columbia | Oct 11, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Geoffrey M. Alprin |
| 12-CO-1663 | ALLEN J. LOGAN, JR., v. UNITED STATES | Oct 06, 2016 | ||
| 15-CV-950 | JAMES G. DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. HRGM CORPORATION | Oct 06, 2016 | ||
| 13-CF-1133 | DOMINIQUE BASSIL, v. UNITED STATES | Oct 06, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-565, 14-CF-625 & 14-CF-638 | RAYSHAWN CLARK, DWAYNE HILTON and PERNELL LEE v. UNITED STATES | Oct 06, 2016 | ||
| 14-CO-1446 | Tracy Van Dyke v. United States | Oct 04, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable John M. Mott |
| 14-CF-868 | JAMES EARL BLACKMON, v. UNITED STATES | Sep 29, 2016 | ||
| 15-CO-36 | JOEL CASTON, v. UNITED STATES | Sep 29, 2016 | ||
| 14-CM-1423 and 15-CO-975 | Shawn A. Dyson v. United States | Sep 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Robert I. Richter and Honorable Lynn Leibovitz |
| 15-CV-245 | Bruce Cnodeder v. District of Columbia | Sep 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Thomas J. Motley |
| 13-CO-1456 | UNITED STATES v. DAVID D. LEWIS | Sep 29, 2016 | ||
| 14-CM-1453 | Tyee Bnoden v. United States [AMENDED] | Sep 29, 2016 | Remanded and Vacated, in part; Affirmed, in part | Honorable Ronna L. Beck |
| 15-CM-981 | Michelle Hyland v. United States | Sep 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Yvonne Williams |
| 14-CV-1275 | INDIRA POOLA, v. HOWARD UNIVERSITY, et al., | Sep 29, 2016 | ||
| 14-CT-879 | James A. Dickson v. District of Columbia | Sep 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Milton C. Lee |
| 14-AA-1253 and 15-AA-593 | Saundra Taylor v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Verizon Communications, Inc.,et al. | Sep 26, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CF-0680 | Jamal L. Waldon v. United States | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Lynn C. Leibovitz |
| 15-CV-1386 | Cap City Management, LLC v. Jubilee Maycroft, LLC | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Reversed, in part | Honorable Maurice A. Ross |
| 15-CV-609 | PARCEL ONE PHASE ONE ASSOCIATES, LLP, v. MUSEUM SQUARE TENANTS ASSOCIATION, INC., | Sep 22, 2016 | ||
| 14-AA-1430 | Shelly Portee-White v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CM-460 | Mohamed A. Chenaugui v. United States | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Lynn C. Leibovitz |
| 15-FM-211 | Ingo Weiss v. Kirsten Weiss | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Kimberley S. Knowles |
| 14-PR-1298 | DAVID ROSS, et al., v. BETTY J. BLACKWELL, et al. | Sep 22, 2016 | ||
| 13-FM-228 | FASHON FORD v. DARYL B. SNOWDEN | Sep 22, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-438 | Jerrell L. Jackson v. United States | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Todd E. Edelman |
| 15-CM-726 | Rodney D. Anderson v. United States | Sep 22, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 15-CV-773 | CLARENCE JACKSON, et al., v. ROBERT GEORGE, et al., | Sep 22, 2016 | ||
| 15-CV-996 | Harrison Flakker v. Anton Vishnyak and Gregory Leill | Sep 16, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jeanette J. Clark |
| 14-CF-1335 | Tony C. Knott v. United States | Sep 16, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Remanded, in part | Honorable Patricia A. Broderick |
| 16-BG-970 | IN RE KATHY D. BAILEY, RESPONDENT. | Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-67 and 14-CF-140 and 14-CF-401 and 14-CF-415 | Kevin Barnes; James W. Wright and Arel U. Jennings v. United States | Sep 15, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. Honorable John McCabe |
| 15-FM-92 | MARTHA DUGUMA, APPELLANT, v. BALEHAGER AYALEW, APPELLEE | Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| 15-CO-899 | BERNARD FREUNDEL, v. UNITED STATES | Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| 14-AA-328 | MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC., v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, et al., | Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| 15-CO-70 | Steven D. Goode v. United States | Sep 12, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 14-CM-512 and 14-CT-515 | Kevin Yardell Wright v. United States & Kevin Yardell Wright v. District of Columbia | Sep 12, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Marisa Demeo |
| 14-CV-548 and 14-CV-589 | Capital Behavioral Health, LLC v. Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation & District of Columbia | Sep 12, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Frederick H. Weisberg |
| 11-CF-769 11-CF-868 | Samuel L. Short v. United States Perrin L. Archie v. United States | Sep 06, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Lynn Leibovitz |
| 13-CO-1349 | JAYVON R. WHITE, v. UNITED STATES. | Sep 01, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-581 | IN RE: ROBERT GEOFFREY BRODERICK | Sep 01, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-737 | STEPHON BnodeN, v. UNITED STATES. | Sep 01, 2016 | ||
| 14-CV-656 | ANDRE V. FISHER, JR. v. GORDON L. LATNEY | Sep 01, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-1406 | Gino Williams v. United States | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Anita Josey-Herring |
| 15-CF-539 | Kamara Mustafa Hoffler v. United States | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 15-CV-1072 | Michael Caison v. Project Support Services, Inc. | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Reversed, in part; Remanded | Honorable Brian F. Holeman |
| 14-CM-226 | Kenneth Grudger v. United States | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 15-CV-921 and 15-CV-1011 | Sarah Kinard v. Capitol Park Tower, LLC | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Frederick H. Weisberg, Trial and Honorable John Ramsey Johnson, Trial |
| 13-CV-0871 | Rafael Rodriguez v. William F. Schortinghouse, IV | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Laura A. Cordero |
| 14-CO-878 | Ramone Monte Jones v. United States | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Stuart Nash |
| 15-CV-947 | Audrey Cowans v. W.H.H. Trice & Co. | Aug 31, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Thomas J. Motley |
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