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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-AA-1617 | Lifestar v. DC DOES | Mar 16, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 08-CM-1482+ | Cleckley v. US | Mar 16, 2010 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 08-CF-1497 | Washington v. US | Mar 15, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Weisberg |
| 09-BG-1086+ | In re Johnson and Purcell. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 06-BG-1480+ | In re Lucy Edwards, amended. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 09-BG-1244 | In re Edward Fink. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 07-CV-1309 | Kordas v. Sugarbaker. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 08-CM-1655 | Jefferson v. US | Mar 11, 2010 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 08-FS-201+ | In re D.A. etc. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 09-CF-414 | John Sullivan v. US | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 05-BG-1047 | In re Oscar Weekes, corrected. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 08-BG-372 | In re Montgomery Sibley. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| 09-AA-337 | Zhang v. DC DOES | Mar 10, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 08-CM-1210 | Meekins v. US | Mar 10, 2010 | Affirmed | K.K. Christian |
| 08-CM-379 | Isler v. US | Mar 10, 2010 | Affirmed | Gardner/Morrison |
| 07-CM-970 | Bnoden v. US | Mar 10, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 08-CO-1050 | Burgess v. US | Mar 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 07-CF-946 | Coleman v. US | Mar 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 08-CM-245 | Haley v. US | Mar 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 08-CF-872 | Johnson v. US | Mar 09, 2010 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 09-CM-125+ | Black v. US | Mar 08, 2010 | Affirmed | K.K. Christian |
| 09-CF-405 | Knolton v. US | Mar 08, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Mott |
| 08-FM-863 | Kennedy v. Durham | Mar 08, 2010 | Reversed/Remanded | Turner |
| 09-CV-481+ | Milligan v. DC | Mar 08, 2010 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 09-AA-330 | Wade v. DC RHC | Mar 04, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 05-CF-108 | Edward Nellson v. US | Mar 04, 2010 | ||
| 07-CF-436 | Edwards v. US | Mar 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 08-CV-1510 | Withers, et al. v. Wilson. | Mar 04, 2010 | ||
| 07-CF-1139+ | Leon v. US | Mar 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 07-CF-969 | Jackson v. US | Mar 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 07-CV-1065 | Cesarano v. Reed Smith. | Mar 04, 2010 | ||
| 09-BG-161 | In re Richard Allison Jr. | Mar 04, 2010 | ||
| 07-CV-158 (order) | Hedgepeth v. Whitman Walker Clinic. | Mar 04, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-202 | Bansfield v. Wingate | Mar 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Combs Greene |
| 07-CM-1330 | Oliver v. US | Mar 04, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 08-AA-544 | Robinson v. DC PFB | Mar 03, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 08-CO-718 | Norris v. US | Mar 02, 2010 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 08-CM-1351 | Tsegaye v. US | Feb 26, 2010 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 07-CF-736 | Ramone Jennings v. US | Feb 25, 2010 | ||
| 07-CO-618 | John Hardy v. US, amended and corrected. | Feb 25, 2010 | ||
| 00-FS-1189 | In re P.J. | Feb 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Bowers |
| 06-CF-140 | Marvin Little v. US, corrected. | Feb 25, 2010 | ||
| 07-CV-1264+(order) | Grayson et al. v. AT&T Corporation. | Feb 25, 2010 | ||
| 09-AA-198 | Able v. DC DOES | Feb 24, 2010 | Affirmed | |
| 08-FS-767 | In re K.A. | Feb 24, 2010 | Affirmed | Broderick |
| 05-CF-245+ | James v. US | Feb 24, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Winfield |
| 08-CM-593 | Joyner v. US | Feb 22, 2010 | Affirmed/Reversed | Lopez |
| 06-CF-831 | Stevenson v. US | Feb 22, 2010 | Affirmed/Remanded | Puig-Lugo |
| 08-CM-980 | Woolfork v. US | Feb 22, 2010 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 08-AA-1506 | Coleman v. Coastal Intl | Feb 19, 2010 | Reversed/Remanded |
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