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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-BG-729 | In re Ira C. Hatch, Jr. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-872 | In re Vincent J. Krocka. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-497 | In re Gregory Lattimer | Oct 20, 2010 | Reversed | Holeman |
| 07-CM-1141 | Wilkins v. US | Oct 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 09-CV-623 | Richardson v. Dreyfuss | Oct 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 08-CM-1398, 08-CM-1521 | Shirani v. US; Ghodommi-Dadeh v. US | Oct 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 09-FM-897 | Kearns v. Kearns | Oct 19, 2010 | Affirmed | McKenna |
| 08-CF-1434 | Johnson v. US | Oct 15, 2010 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 10-CM-12 | Ghee v. US | Oct 15, 2010 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 08-CV-1021+ | Patrick Strauss and Michael A. Strauss, et al. v. Newmarket Global Consulting Group, LLC, et al. | Oct 14, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-891 | In re Rachele M. Gaines. | Oct 14, 2010 | ||
| 06-CO-1162+ | McCollough III v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 09-CM-1472 | Gusain v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 09-CO-380+ | Price v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Motley/Canan |
| 09-CO-1007 | Jones v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 09-CM-887+ | Ponds v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 09-CV-484 | Eltayeb v. Broady | Oct 12, 2010 | Affirmed | Irving |
| 08-CF-1501 | Powell v. US | Oct 08, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 09-CM-1041 | Berton v. US | Oct 08, 2010 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 06-CV-1469+ | William Sears, et al. v. Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, et al. | Oct 07, 2010 | ||
| 08-CV-1055+ | Benjamin F. Steward v. Marc S. Moskowitz, et al. | Oct 07, 2010 | ||
| 05-CT-256+ | Isaac Hargrove and Juanita Handon v. District of Columbia, decided September 30, 2010. | Oct 07, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-612+ | Adams v. Zewdu | Oct 06, 2010 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 08-CF-1270+ | Purnell v. US | Oct 06, 2010 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 09-FS-841+ | In re M.W. and J.W.; B.J.C. | Oct 06, 2010 | Affirmed | Bush/Nooter |
| 08-CO-670 | Johnson v. US | Oct 05, 2010 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 09-CF-208 | Allen v. US | Oct 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 08-PR-1075 | In re Rene D. Atwater | Sep 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 09-CV-483 | Harding v. King | Sep 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Irving |
| 08-FS-644 | In re L.M. | Sep 30, 2010 | ||
| 09-CF-1227 | Jones v. US | Sep 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 09-AA-70 | Quincy Park Condo Unit Owners' Assn. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, et al. | Sep 30, 2010 | ||
| 08-BG-1401 | In re Anita C. Kanu. | Sep 30, 2010 | ||
| 09-CF-793 | Fuentes-Alvarez v. US | Sep 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 08-CF-912 | Woods v. US | Sep 29, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Alprin |
| 08-CF-1456 | Baisey v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo/Holeman |
| 09-FS-393 | In re C.C. | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Byrd |
| 09-CO-1335 | Beaner v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 07-CO-1214 | Alston v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | H. F. Greene |
| 09-AA-1385 | Lyles v. DC DOES | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 09-CF-1099 | Williams v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 09-CV-818 | Abshaw v. Tenacity Grp | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | J.R. Johnson |
| 08-CM-1611 | Fajardo v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Vacated | E.P. Christian |
| 09-AA-552 | Gurley v. FEMA | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 09-CV-139 | District Towing v Johnson | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 08-CF-930 | Ray v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 07-CM-845 | Adeyemi v. US | Sep 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 06-BG-550 | In re Timothy Bnoden. | Sep 23, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-730 | In re Evan Slavitt. | Sep 23, 2010 | ||
| 08-AA-1203+ | Steve Loney and Tenants of 710 Jefferson Street, NW v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission. | Sep 23, 2010 |
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