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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CF-1178 | Sean G. Carter v. US | Sep 14, 2011 | Affirmed | Iscoe |
| 10-CO-1111 | Melvin V. Givens v. US | Sep 14, 2011 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 10-CF-251 | Gerald Arnold v. US | Sep 14, 2011 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 10-FM-553 and 10-FM-554 | Robert North v. Shirley Loving | Sep 14, 2011 | Affirmed | Dalton |
| 06-BG-958 | In re Claude A. Allen. | Sep 08, 2011 | ||
| 08-CF-1172 | Danny Collins v. US | Sep 08, 2011 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 10-FS-423 | In re M.L., R.Y. | Sep 08, 2011 | ||
| 09-FS-606 | In re D.H. | Sep 08, 2011 | Affirmed | Cordero, Trial Judge Vincent, Disposition Judge |
| 10-CF-642 | Bachar Youssef v. United States. | Sep 08, 2011 | ||
| 08-BG-82 | In re Theodore S. Silva, Jr. | Sep 08, 2011 | ||
| 09-CF-410 | Michael Smith v. United States. | Sep 08, 2011 | ||
| 10-FS-398 | In re T.J. | Sep 01, 2011 | Affirmed | Broderick |
| 08-CF-716 | Ricardo Jones v. United States. | Sep 01, 2011 | ||
| 09-AA-1374 | Barbara E. Richardson v. Lincoln Property Company | Sep 01, 2011 | Affirmed | |
| 08-CF-1378 | Tracy Van Dyke v. United States. | Sep 01, 2011 | ||
| 10-CF-1058 | Robert Johnson v. US | Sep 01, 2011 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 10-CM-1301 | Sandy R. Jarmon v. US | Sep 01, 2011 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 05-CO-1136 | Kevin A. McCrimmon v. United States. | Sep 01, 2011 | ||
| 08-CF-693 | Martin A. Bnoden v. United States. | Sep 01, 2011 | ||
| 09-CM-985 | Charles E. Jones v. US | Aug 26, 2011 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 10-CF-11 | Marquez A. Parker v. US | Aug 26, 2011 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 10-AA-793 | Don Padou and Abigail Padou, et al. v. DC Alcoholic Beverage Control Board | Aug 26, 2011 | Affirmed in part, Reversed in part and Remanded | |
| 09-PR-292 | In re Oscar Miller, Patrick Hand | Aug 26, 2011 | Affirmed | Burgess, Jr. |
| 10-FS-753+ | In re K.D. and S.D. and In re K.D.; S.D.; C.C. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 11-BG-946 | In re Jennifer P. Streaks. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 10-CF-582+ | Adrian L. Ball & Christopher J. Jackson v. United States. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 07-CF-1154 | Jamelle A. McClary v. United States. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 09-CF-725 | Kevin D. Bennett v. United States. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 11-BG-944 | In re Ryan A. Lahuti. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 11-BG-945 | In re David B. Goldstein. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 09-CO-1391+ | Marcel A. Johnson v. United States. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 09-AA-1514 | Julius Fleischman, George C. Papageorge v. District Of Columbia Board Of Zoning Adjustment. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 10-BG-46 | In re Michael M. Hadeed. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 09-FM-1203+ | Henok Araya v. Aida Keleta. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 11-BG-302 | In re Brian C. Malady. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 08-CF-1444 | Shahid Turner v. United States. | Aug 25, 2011 | ||
| 10-CM-481 | Tinota Clark v. United States. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| 10-FS-1574 | In re D.K.; District of Columbia. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| 11-BG-777 | In re Harry Tun. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| 09-FM-1576 | Ernest P. Lasche' v. Pamela B. Levin. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| 09-AA-719 | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, Petitioner v. Cecelia Smallwood. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| 10-CV-220 | Joy E. Daley, et al. v. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Et Al. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| 09-CF-1074 | Hakim Johnson v. US | Aug 17, 2011 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 10-CF-116 | Terrence Bailey v. US | Aug 16, 2011 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 09-PR-1130 | In re Estate of Julia K. Wooten, Barbara W. Franklin | Aug 15, 2011 | Remanded | Winston |
| 09-CM-1588 | Tamika White v. US | Aug 11, 2011 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 08-CF-1636 | Azariah Israel v. US | Aug 11, 2011 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 09-CV-1415 | Tamrat G. Medhin v. Teshome Hailu. | Aug 11, 2011 | ||
| 10-CM-750 | Thomas Wright v. US | Aug 11, 2011 | Affirmed | Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 08-CM-314 and 08-CM-781 | Surur Fatumabahirtu and Shahzad Aslam vs. United States. | Aug 11, 2011 |
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