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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-CO-1648 | Jonathan F. Dawkins v. United States | Feb 05, 2015 | ||
| 14-BG-1168 | In re: Brian J. Benner | Feb 05, 2015 | ||
| 14-BG-1223 | In re: Dale E. Dunan | Feb 05, 2015 | ||
| 13-AA-488 | Frank Grosso v. District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Board | Feb 04, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Board |
| 12-CF-903 | Yahya Abdussamadi v. United States | Feb 03, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Gerald I. Fisher |
| 13-CV-1183 and 14-CV-320 | Moses H. Karkenny v. Matthew Smith | Feb 03, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 13-CF-568 | Robert S. Stevenson v. United States | Feb 02, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa J. Demeo |
| 14-CF-85 | Norman Hughes v. United States | Feb 02, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess |
| 13-CM-1248 | Jeffrey Canady v. United States | Jan 30, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert E. Morin |
| 13-CM-557 | Leonte Butler v. United States | Jan 30, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 13-CV-1354 | AAMCO Transmissions v. Herman Byll | Jan 30, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Erik P. Christian |
| 13-CM-826 | Wonell A. Jones v. United States | Jan 30, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Jose M. Lopez |
| 11-CF-134 | BOBBY JOHNSON, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| 13-AA-1038 | GIRMA W. ADMASU, PETITIONER, v. 7-11 FOOD STORE #11731G/21926D, RESPONDENT. | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| 13-CV-1025 | DENNIS T. COMER, APPELLANT, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., APPELLEE. | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| 15-BS-63 | IN RE: LEONARD J. SUCHANEK, Petitioner. | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| 12-CV-403 & 12-CV-542 | HAVILAH REAL PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC, v. VLK, LLC, ET AL., | Jan 29, 2015 | ||
| 14-FM-43 | Patricia Patterson v. Vernon A. Smith | Jan 27, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith A. Smith |
| 10-CM-1541 and 13-CO-1095 | Mahdi M. Shabazz v. United States | Jan 27, 2015 | Affirmed, in part/Vacated and Remanded, in part | Hon. Stuart Nash Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 13-CO-938 | Thiend Baker v. United States | Jan 27, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Craig Iscoe |
| 13-AA-0700 | District of Columbia Taxicab Commission v. Sharanjit Singh | Jan 23, 2015 | Vacated and Remanded | District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 13-CM-715 | Awvee Storey v. United States | Jan 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 14-CV-311 | Jose A. Martinez v. GEICO | Jan 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Laura Cordero |
| 13-CF-584 and 13-CF-585 | Michael D. Jones v. United States | Jan 23, 2015 | Affirmed, in part/Reversed and Remanded, in part | Hon. Robert Richter Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 13-CM-1372 | Laprince France v. United States | Jan 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. John F. McCabe, Jr. |
| 12-AA-972 | Eric H. Hammond v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Gas Light Company | Jan 23, 2015 | Remanded | Compensation Review Board |
| 13-CF-1127 | Melvin L. Plowder v. United States | Jan 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. William Jackson |
| 13-FM-876 | Mahdi M. Shabazz v. Dejhon K. Dohawk | Jan 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Hiram Puig-Lugo |
| 13-CV-354 | Jimmie McNair v. District of Columbia | Jan 22, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian Holeman |
| 13-CT-226 | Mohamed Fadul v. District of Columbia | Jan 22, 2015 | ||
| 13-FS-697 | In re S.K.; She.K | Jan 22, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Errol R. Arthur Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 11-CT-955 | Jerome Bradley v. District of Columbia | Jan 22, 2015 | ||
| 13-CO-0599 | David L. Pair v. United States | Jan 22, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Herbert Dixon |
| 13-CM-1463 & 13-CM-1464 | Darius Winston v. United States | Jan 22, 2015 | ||
| 14-CM-301 | Marvin Knight v. United States | Jan 20, 2015 | Affirmed | "Hon. Judith N. Macaluso |
| 12-CF-1586 | Keith Johnson v. United States | Jan 20, 2015 | Affirmed, in part/Remanded, in part/Vacated, in part | Hon. Robert Morin |
| 12-CT-1317 | Sharron D. Rucker v. District of Columbia | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Herbert Dixon |
| 13-CM-186 and 13-CO-940 | Randolph Thomas v. United States | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. William Jackson |
| 13-CV-430 | Jamelia Washington v. Humberto Gittens, et al. | Jan 16, 2015 | Reversed and Remanded | Hon. Craig Iscoe |
| 12-CF-1575 | Demetrius Stevenson v. United States | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 13-AA-1007 | Christopher L. May v. Red Coats | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 13-CM-1171 | Torrann M. Jordan v. United States | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa J. Demeo |
| 14-FM-21 | Darlene C. Jackson v. David W. Wilmot | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr. |
| 12-CM-426 and 12-CO-658 | Donald P. Grimes v. United States | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 13-CF-100 | John A. Walker v. United States | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 13-CM-1476 | Uceff Wade v. United States | Jan 16, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. John F. McCabe, Jr. |
| 13-CF-1425 | Sequarn Tibbs v. United States | Jan 15, 2015 | ||
| 12-CF-1304 and 12-CF-1610 | Samuel Sligh and Tiffany Lee v. United States | Jan 15, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael Ryan |
| 12-CF-1797 | Darweshi McRoy v. United States | Jan 15, 2015 | ||
| 13-BG-1491 | In re Gilbert Baber | Jan 15, 2015 |
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