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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-730 | Izlar v. US | Sep 27, 2007 | Affirmed | R. Diaz |
| 03CM1400+ | Grimes v. US | Sep 27, 2007 | Affirmed | Fisher/Leibovitz |
| 05-CF-199 | Robinson v. US | Sep 27, 2007 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 02-AA-638+ | Saucedo v. DC DOES | Sep 26, 2007 | Affirmed | Ruiz |
| 05-FM-1117 | Coger v. Coger | Sep 25, 2007 | Affirmed | Byrd |
| 05-CM-1397 | Foreman v. US | Sep 25, 2007 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 05-AA-8 | Fernandez v. Altered Atmosphere | Sep 25, 2007 | RV/RM | |
| 03-CF-1205 | Neal v. US | Sep 24, 2007 | Affirmed | W. Jackson |
| 03-CV-694 | Winthrop v. Briley | Sep 24, 2007 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 05-CF-386 | Portillo v. US | Sep 24, 2007 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 05-CM-1259 | Cummings v. US | Sep 24, 2007 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 05-CM-1325 | Gordon v. US | Sep 24, 2007 | Affirmed | G. Jackson |
| 06-CM-427 | Wilson v. US | Sep 24, 2007 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 06-CO-226+ | Bates v. US | Sep 21, 2007 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 04-CF-316 | Otis Ransom v. US. | Sep 20, 2007 | ||
| 04-CF-466 | Reginald Earl v. US, corrected. | Sep 20, 2007 | ||
| 03-CF-777 | Bradford Bnoden v. US. | Sep 20, 2007 | ||
| 04-CV-1237 | The GWU v. Violand. | Sep 20, 2007 | ||
| 03-CM-889+ | Hill v. US | Sep 20, 2007 | Affirmed | Kramer |
| 04-CM-370 | Whitley v. US | Sep 17, 2007 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 06-CM-739 | Almozard v. US | Sep 13, 2007 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 02-AA-287 | Kenneth Shaw v. DC PFB. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| 04-PR-1232 | In re Charles A. May. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| 06-CM-519 | Bar-Shishat v. US | Sep 13, 2007 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 03-CF-1428 | Marquette Muschette v. US. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| 05-CV-1282 | Warren v. Medlantic Health Group. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| 05-CM-1295 | Sherwood v. US | Sep 13, 2007 | Affirmed | Eilperin |
| 04-CF-299+ | Eric Wallace v. US. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| 06-CT-475 | Cunningham v. DC | Sep 12, 2007 | RV/RM | Hess |
| 05-FM-508 | Dianu v. Dianu | Sep 12, 2007 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 04AA1337+ | Giant Food v. DOES | Sep 11, 2007 | Denied | |
| 05-CT-1581 | Greene v. DC | Sep 10, 2007 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 06-CO-667 | Kinard v. US | Sep 06, 2007 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 06-CV-270 | Maupin v. Haylock. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| 05-CV-1202 | Nwaneri v. Sandidge, corrected. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| 00-CF-671 | London Ford v. US. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| 05-CV-1317 | Dolton v. Merrill Lynch. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| 04-CF-904 | Sennayi Teoume-Lessane v. US. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| 06-CF-198 | Anthony Perkins v. US. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| 99-CF-28 | Lawson v. US | Aug 30, 2007 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 01-CF-918 | Lawrence Preacher v. US. | Aug 30, 2007 | ||
| 05-CV-1245 | Caglioti v. District Hospital Partners. | Aug 30, 2007 | ||
| 02-CF-1276 | Byron Dorsey v. US. | Aug 30, 2007 | ||
| 05-CV-1192 | Callahan v. 4200 Cathedral Condo. | Aug 30, 2007 | ||
| 01-CO-1365 | Hill v. US | Aug 29, 2007 | Affirmed | Suda/Queen |
| 05-AA-1109 | Aramark Corp v. DOES | Aug 28, 2007 | Affirmed | |
| 03-CF-941+ | Branch-El v. US | Aug 27, 2007 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 04-CF-1514 | Roscoe Lewis v. US. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| 06-BG-1094 | In re J. W. Thomas. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| 07-BG-837 | In re M. R. Quinn. | Aug 23, 2007 |
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