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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CF-1245 | Stroy v. US | Aug 18, 2010 | Affirmed | Iscoe |
| 09-CF-221 | Washington v. US | Aug 18, 2010 | Affirmed | Rigsby |
| 08-CF-441, 08-CF-548 | Gary v. US, Thomas v. US | Aug 18, 2010 | Affirmed | G.E. Jackson |
| 08-CV-1128 | Carter v. DC OHR | Aug 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 09-CV-648 | Kissi v. Hardesty | Aug 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Beck/Long |
| 08-CV-1625+ | District of Columbia and The American University in Dubai v. American University. | Aug 12, 2010 | ||
| 09-BG-931 | In re Robert J. Pleshaw. | Aug 12, 2010 | ||
| 09-CM-917 | Todd v. US | Aug 10, 2010 | Affirmed | Anderson |
| 09-CM-304 | Deadwyler v. US | Aug 10, 2010 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 08-CF-1652 | Scales v. US | Aug 10, 2010 | Affirmed | G.E. Jackson |
| 08-CV-1570+ | Kissi v. Kramer+ | Aug 10, 2010 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 07-CM-150+ | Campbell v. US | Aug 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 08-CF-20 | Blackmon v. US | Aug 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 04-CF-120 | Bethea v. US | Aug 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Bowers |
| 07-CF-541 | Jerome H. Jones v. United States. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 09-CM-42 | Maurice W. Simmons v. United States. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 07-CO-846 | Ramy Elhalby v. United States. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 07-CF-531 | Reed v. US | Aug 05, 2010 | Affirmed | E.P. Christian |
| 09-CV-335 | Capitol Auto Sales, Inc.+ v. District of Columbia, corrected. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 09-AA-843 | Gates v. DC DOES | Aug 05, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 02-CF-1379+ | James Dowtin, Griffith Smith, Gregory Epps v. United States. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 09-AA-182 | David J. Mallof+ v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-40+ | DLY-Adams Place v. Waste Management of Maryland, Inc. | Aug 05, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-939 | Israel v. Mann | Aug 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 09-AA-140 | Woolfork v. Xerox | Aug 03, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 08-FM-464 | Hermannsson v. Ariel | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Ryan |
| 09-CM-582 | Greene v. US | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | E.P. Christian |
| 08-CF-1637 | Joe v. US | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 07-CF-239 | Williams v. US | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Reid-Winston |
| 09-CM-886 | Harriott v. US | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 09-CV-696 | Bannum Inc v 2210 Adams | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Macaluso |
| 09-CF-1594 | Lewis v. US | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Anderson |
| 08-CV-1088+ | Lamb+ v. Stuart+ | Jul 30, 2010 | Cause Remanded | Fisher/Bush |
| 09-CV-545 | Slade+ v. Begal Inc. | Jul 30, 2010 | Reversed/Remanded | Hedge |
| 08-CF-1079 | Sampson v. US | Jul 30, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 09-CV-756 | Bruton v. Marcparc Inc | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | J.R. Johnson |
| 05-CF-246 | Thomas Zanders v. United States, corrected. | Jul 29, 2010 | ||
| 08-CT-1385 | McGee v. DC | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 09-CM-901 | Marshall v. US | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Morrison |
| 09-CO-454 | Freeman v. US | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Rigsby |
| 05-CF-1291 | Henderson v. US | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 08-BG-869 | In re James R. Boykins. | Jul 29, 2010 | ||
| 09-CM-1281 | Callahan v. US | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 09-CM-305 | Gholson v. US | Jul 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Dixon |
| 08-CM-1366 | Sewell v. US | Jul 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 07-CO-1278 | McAllister v. US | Jul 27, 2010 | Affirmed | W. M. Jackson |
| 07-FS-1314 | In re A.J. | Jul 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 09-CF-513 | Williams v. US | Jul 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Fisher |
| 06-CT-1351+ | Allyn v. DC | Jul 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 08-CF-844 | Nasseree v. US | Jul 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
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