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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-BG-116 | In re William Planta | Jul 30, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 20-BS-352 | In re Richard L. Morris | Jul 30, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 19-AA-71 | 450 K Cap v D.C. BZA | Jul 30, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CO-83 | McMillan v. United States | Jul 30, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 20-BG-197 | In re Nancy Lord | Jul 30, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 20-BG-132 | In re Joseph Costello | Jul 30, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 20-BG-129 | In re Jahangir Ghobadi | Jul 30, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 20-BG-45 | In re Oladipo Akin-Deko | Jul 30, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 19-AA-557 | Smith v. DC DOES | Jul 28, 2020 | Vacated/Remanded | Per Curiam |
| 19-CV-408 | Hughes v. D.C. | Jul 28, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-PR-1373 | In re Estate of Murrey Marder | Jul 28, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CO-510 | Guerra v. United States | Jul 28, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CO-406 | Gaston v. United States | Jul 28, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CF-515 | Musa v. US | Jul 24, 2020 | Reversed/Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-FS-932 | In re A.Y. and An.W | Jul 24, 2020 | Reversed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CV-227 | Holmes v. Welch Family | Jul 24, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CM-859 | Robertson v US | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CM-263 | Butler v. US | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-FM-490 | Ramirez v. Salvaterra | Jul 23, 2020 | Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby, Dissenting in part/ Concurring in part Opinion by Associate Judge Glickman | |
| 18-CM-1156 | Glover v. US | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CF-505 | Price v. US | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CV-1120 & 18-CV-904 | Mitrano v. Inova Health | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-AA-56 | Tate v. DC DOES | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CO-548 | Payne v. US | Jul 23, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CV-176 | Timeco, Inc. v. Werner | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-FM-351 | Dolan v. Baker | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-AA-475 | Hensley v. DC DOES | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed in part/Vacated in part/Remanded in part | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-50 | DC DCRA v. A&A | Jul 16, 2020 | Associate Judge Fisher, concurring opinion by Associate Judge McLeese | |
| 18-CV-852 | Qing v. 2011 Counties, LLC | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CV-431 | Perlmutter v. Sutton Investments | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 20-BG-389 | In re Spirtos | Jul 16, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 17-CF-437 | Loney v. U.S. | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed in part/Vacated in part/Remanded in part | Per Curiam |
| 19-CV-407 | Fasil v. Washington Savings Fund Society | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CV-823 | Vargas v. Alvarez | Jul 16, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-CM-100 | Johnson v. US | Jul 16, 2020 | Senior Judge Ferren | |
| 17-CO-1183 | Kwame Joseph v. United States | Jul 10, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CO-869 | Venlonte v. Bethea v. US | Jul 10, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CV-1354 | Jennifer Galloway v. District of Columbia | Jul 10, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-FS-701 | In re Petition of WM & DM | Jul 10, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CM-1165 | Williams v. United States | Jul 09, 2020 | Associate Judge Glickman | |
| 16-CF-1226 | Green v. United States | Jul 09, 2020 | Associate Judge Glickman, concurring opinion by Associate Judge Easterly, dissenting opinion by Associate Judge Fisher | |
| 18-BG-811 | In re Dailey | Jul 09, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 19-CV-12 | Whiting v. Wells Fargo, N.A. | Jul 09, 2020 | Associate Judge Thompson | |
| 17-AA-662 & 18-AA-585 | Holmes, Jr. v. DC Department of Housing & Community Development and 1516 & 1520 Holobrook Street NE Tenants Association, Inc. | Jul 09, 2020 | Associate Judge Easterly | |
| 19-CM-439 | Khadafi N. Haamid v. United States | Jul 07, 2020 | Affirmed and Reversed | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-1282 | Tyrone Gulledge v. DC DOES | Jul 07, 2020 | Vacate and Remand | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-1260 | Sheridan Kalorama Historical Association, et al. v. DC BZA and The Federation of State Medical Boards, Inc. | Jul 02, 2020 | Senior Judge Ferren | |
| 17-CF-611 | Corey D. Askew v. United States | Jul 02, 2020 | Associate Judge Easterly | |
| 17-CF-1035 | Dugger v. United States | Jun 30, 2020 | Affirmed and Remanded | Per Curiam |
| 18-CM-995 | Wilson v. United States | Jun 30, 2020 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
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