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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-CF-2015 | Jermal Johnson v. United States | Nov 06, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 12-AA-1895 | Thomas K. Stephenson v. District of Columbia Department of Public Works | Nov 06, 2014 | ||
| 11-CM-985 | Thomas M. Butler v. United States | Nov 06, 2014 | ||
| 13-CF-806 | Yvonne Eaton v. United States | Nov 06, 2014 | Dismissed as moot | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 13-CM-564 | Thurman N. Wilson v. United States | Nov 06, 2014 | ||
| 13-CF-812 | Michael Duncan v. United States | Nov 06, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Heidi M. Pasichow |
| 13-CT-128 | Cynthia Sanchez v. District of Columbia | Nov 06, 2014 | ||
| 13-CF-765 | Erick Edil-Nelson Amaya v. United States | Nov 04, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna Lee Beck |
| 12-CF-1759 | Winston N. Jackson v. United States | Nov 03, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Y. Pan |
| 13-CO-1322 | Alvin R. Bass v. United States | Nov 03, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Russell F. Canan |
| 12-CF-825, 12-CF-1007 | CURTIS L. MCKNIGHT and ROBERT H. PUMPHREY, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. | Oct 30, 2014 | ||
| 12-CF-1224 | Lakeisha Scott v. United States | Oct 30, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Heidi M. Pasichow |
| 12-CF-240 | RENALDO K. LUCAS, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. | Oct 30, 2014 | ||
| 12-CF-1333 | Marshall Logan v. United States [AMENDED] | Oct 30, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 13-BG-1504 | IN RE CHARLES MALALAH, RESPONDENT. | Oct 30, 2014 | ||
| 13-CV-483 | TYRONE BRYANT, APPELLANT, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., APPELLEES. | Oct 30, 2014 | ||
| 13-CF-587 | Paris Ford v. United States | Oct 30, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 13-CM-86 and 13-CM-87 | Donnell A. Smith v. United States | Oct 29, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 13-CV-66 and 13-CV-901 | Michael B. Dorsey v. David Bailey | Oct 29, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Craig I. Iscoe, Trial Judge Hon. Frederick Weisberg, Motions Judge Hon. Michael Rankin, Motions Judge |
| 13-CF-814 | Jarrell A. Gayden v. United States | Oct 29, 2014 | Affirmed in part; Reversed in part | Hon. John F. McCabe |
| 12-CF-762 | Brian Wesley v. United States | Oct 28, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Heidi M. Pasichow |
| 14-FS-243 and 14-FS-244 | In re: I.P and L.P., N.P., Appellant | Oct 27, 2014 | Affirmed | Kimberly S. Knowles |
| 13-CT-1315 | Reginald K. Robinson v. District of Columbia | Oct 27, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. John F. McCabe |
| 14-BG-1132 | In re: Herbert T. Nelson | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 11-BG-775 (order) | In re Kenneth A. Martin* | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 09-CO-422 | Gary Gathers & Keith Mitchell v. United States | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 13-CV-944 & 13-CV-1168 | Night and Day Management, LLC, et al. v. Thomas M. Butler, et al. & Thomas M. Butler, et al. v. Night and Day Management, LLC, et al. | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 11-CM-612 & 11-CM-613 | Lamont A. Biles v. United States | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 12-CF-1333 | Marshall Logan v. United States | Oct 23, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 13-BG-1237 | In re Joseph J. OHara | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 11-BG-775 (amended) | In re Kenneth A. Martin* | Oct 23, 2014 | ||
| 13-CO-830 | Eric D. Ewell v. United States | Oct 22, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 13-AA-0898 | Adesina F. Jaiyeola v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services | Oct 21, 2014 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services |
| 13-CV-1474 | Mathew T. Hargnode v. Michael J. Sindram | Oct 21, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 13-CV-1191 | Derege Deneale v. Nigist Asfaha | Oct 16, 2014 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. Michael O'Keefe |
| 13-AA-613, 13-AA-959 & 13-AA-960 | District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission and Brian Hinman | Oct 16, 2014 | ||
| 13-AA-0450 | Jean Skinner v. Howard University | Oct 16, 2014 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 09-CF-627+ | Charles E. Mobley, Dante Carpenter, Gerald A. Thompkins v. United States | Oct 16, 2014 | ||
| 13-CM-1093 | Keonia M. Anderson v. United States | Oct 16, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 14-BS-1101 | In re: Adrian Cronauer | Oct 09, 2014 | ||
| 13-CF-0804 | Thomas Emanuel Williams v. United States | Oct 09, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 13-CF-741 | Julius L. Worthy v. United States | Oct 09, 2014 | ||
| 12-FS-1771 | In re: J.W. | Oct 09, 2014 | ||
| 12-CM-1723 | Shoughi Darakhshan v. United States | Oct 09, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 13-AA-1082 and 13-AA-1382 | Benjamin A. Klopman v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Oct 08, 2014 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services |
| 13-CT-103 | Melvin L. Barnes v. District of Columbia | Oct 08, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa J. Demeo |
| 13-CF-562 | Anthony Butler v. United States | Oct 08, 2014 | Affirmed, in part; Remanded, in part | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 13-CV-1028 | Phillip Haughton v. District of Columbia Public Schools | Oct 08, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael L. Rankin |
| 13-CO-1224 | Gregory Sherrod v. United States | Oct 08, 2014 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa J. Demeo |
| 12-AA-933 | Audrey Cowans v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission and WHH Trice & Company | Oct 06, 2014 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission |
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