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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-CO-227 | Cave v. US | Feb 11, 2008 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 04-BG-814 | In re D. F. Luvara. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-BG-378 | In re C. N. Stuart, corrected. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-302+ | Donald Ellis v. US, corrected. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-195 | East Capitol View v. Robinson. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-CM-768 | Fisher v. US | Feb 07, 2008 | Affirmed | G. Jackson |
| 06-AA-71 | Charlita Bnoden v. Corrections Corporation of America. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-601 | Gibson v. Freeman. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-CM-1589 | Lesesne v. US | Feb 06, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 06-AA-357 | Williams v. Checkers | Feb 05, 2008 | RV/RM | |
| 06-CM-613 | Weeks v. US | Feb 04, 2008 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 07-CV-14 | Rosario v. Islam | Feb 04, 2008 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 06-CF-12 | Cruz v. US | Feb 04, 2008 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 06-CM-1321 | Wade v. US | Feb 04, 2008 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 04-CM-1541 | Claxton v. US | Feb 01, 2008 | Affirmed | W. Jackson |
| 02-BG-495 | In re M. B. Wittenberg. | Jan 31, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1482 | Yazdani v. Access ATM. | Jan 31, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-1418+ | Israel Rivera v. US. | Jan 31, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1483+ | New Media Strategies v. Pulpfree, Inc. | Jan 31, 2008 | ||
| 06-CM-834 | Little v. US | Jan 31, 2008 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 06-CV-1461 | Heck v. Adamson. | Jan 31, 2008 | ||
| 06-CF-538 | Garrett v. US | Jan 31, 2008 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 07-CV-1162 | Johnson v. Patel | Jan 30, 2008 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 04-FS-1175 | In re A.W. | Jan 30, 2008 | Affirmed | Byrd/Epps |
| 05-CF-1026 | Boulware v. US | Jan 30, 2008 | Affirmed | Winston |
| 06-CV-1437 | Jones v. Amtrak | Jan 30, 2008 | Affirmed | Fisher |
| 05-CM-1223 | Clark v. US | Jan 29, 2008 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 06-CV-307 | Farmer v. Park So. | Jan 28, 2008 | Affirmed | Bartnoff |
| 06-CO-1408 | Shaw v. US | Jan 28, 2008 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 06-CM-1492 | Cunningham v. US | Jan 28, 2008 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 06-AA-765 | Adem v. Securitas | Jan 28, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 04-CF-1366 | Hampton v. US | Jan 28, 2008 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 05-CF-1396 | Bigsby v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 04-CF-214+ | Simmons and Smallwood v. US. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| 98-CF-1373+ | William Watson v. US. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1470 | Mann v. DRI Partners | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 04-CF-1005 | Contreras v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | R. Diaz |
| 06-CF-576 | Washington v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 04-CM-1247 | Drew v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 03-CF-203 | Veney v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 03-CF-253 | Eugene P. Blocker v. US. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-255 | In re John L. Hill. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-846 | Morgan v. PEPCO | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 06-CM-1567 | Jones v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Iscoe |
| 05-CF-45 | Vasquez v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Broderick |
| 06-CV-1283 | Blitzstein v. ALEA | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 07-CM-72 | Garland v. US | Jan 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 03-PR-500 | In re Antoine L. McMillan. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-283 | In re Jason S. Guetzkow. | Jan 24, 2008 | ||
| 03-CF-607 | Ross v. US | Jan 22, 2008 | Affirmed | Macaluso/Broderick/E. Christian |
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