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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CM-146 | Robinson v. US | May 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 09-CM-1042 | Hayes v. US | May 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Pan |
| 08-CM-234 | Cloyd v. US | May 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 09-CF-537 | Lowry v. US | May 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 09-CM-366 | Driver v. US | May 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Keary |
| 08-CV-1090 | Edwards v. Ferbish | May 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 06-CV-1042 | Meade v. Miller+ | May 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 08-FM-606+ | Williams v. Williams | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Vincent/McKenna |
| 09-CM-60 | Olasoji-Malumi v. US | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 08-CM-1349 | Burton v. US | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 09-CM-753 | Cato v. US | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Anderson |
| 09-CO-383 | Dodd v. US | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Josey-Herring |
| 09-CV-397 | Wright v. Vision Realty | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Hedge |
| 09-CF-352 | Hamilton v. US | May 24, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Canan |
| 08-CF-1289 | Bankins v. US | May 21, 2010 | Affirmed | J.R. Johnson |
| 09-CM-831 | Darryl Mattis v. United States. | May 20, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-204 | In re John Zodnode. | May 20, 2010 | ||
| 06-CM-558 | Ola v. US | May 20, 2010 | Affirmed | E.P. Christian |
| 10-BG-198 | In re John Sharp. | May 20, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-1067 | Adkins v. O Street | May 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 10-BG-199 | In re Sean Hornbeck. | May 20, 2010 | ||
| 09-CO-665 | Lawson v. US | May 18, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Morin |
| 09-CM-375 | Corrado v. US | May 18, 2010 | Affirmed | E.P. Christian |
| 09-AA-190 | Pitts v Blue Ridge Limo | May 17, 2010 | Deny Petn. | |
| 09-CV-196 | Glenlivet v. District | May 17, 2010 | Affirmed | Irving |
| 08-CV-1413 | Kaplan v Garfield | May 17, 2010 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 08-CV-1116 | District of Columbia & Barbara Rauf v. Steven J. Tulin. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| 09-CF-224 | Jeffrey Oxner v. United States. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| 07-CF-486+ | Joseph Kaliku & David Matthews v. United States. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| 08-FM-126+ | M. Bansda v. J. Wheeler & In re O. Ekekwe. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| 07-CF-875 | George Riddick v. United States, corrected. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| 08-FS-1543+ | M.M. v. T-M.M., In re N.M.; M.M., Appellant. | May 13, 2010 | ||
| 08-FS-753 | In re S.E. | May 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 09-CV-1266 | Johnson v. NRPC | May 12, 2010 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 09-FM-14 | Murphy v. Cooper | May 12, 2010 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 09-CO-912 | Davis v. US | May 12, 2010 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 06-CF-1118, 06-CF-1257 | Patterson v. US, Gayles v. US | May 11, 2010 | Affirmed | Reid Winston |
| 09-FS-289, 09-FS-1512 | In re DC; S.C., In re Q.W.; S.C. | May 10, 2010 | Affirmed | Dalton |
| 08-AA-615 | Deborah Changkit v. DC Department of Employment Services, amended. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 09-AA-548 | Howard University Hospital, et al. v. DC Department of Employment Services. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 08-CF-175 | Pair v. US | May 06, 2010 | Affirmed/Reversed | Dixon |
| 07-CF-1097 | Bryan Wilson v. United States. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 08-BG-584 | In re Stephen Cohen. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 08-CM-1659 | Whitley v. US | May 06, 2010 | Affirmed | K.K. Christian |
| 09-CV-479 | Randall Reade v. Justis Saradji. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 08-CO-210 | Hilliard v. US | May 06, 2010 | Affirmed | Terrell |
| 07-CF-1103 | Kendrick Gaines v. United States. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 08-CV-189 | Terrie Patterson v. District of Columbia. | May 06, 2010 | ||
| 09-CM-752 | Wall v. US | May 06, 2010 | Affirmed | Dorsey |
| 09-CM-419 | Robinson v. US | May 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Keary |
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