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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-CM-391 | Kelvin A. Bigesby v. US | Aug 15, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 17-CF-668 | Brittany Culbreath v. US | Aug 15, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Maurice A. Ross |
| 17-AA-299 | Tracy Neal v. DOES / WMATA | Aug 14, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-AA-1092 | Ivan H. Tooks v. DOES / Sagent Partners, et al. | Aug 14, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-CF-473 | Darnell Bassett v. US | Aug 13, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 16-CM-657 | Eric L. Wright v. US | Aug 13, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 15-CV-1308 | Lori Nickens v. Medical Faculty Assocs., Inc., et al. | Aug 13, 2018 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 17-CV-301 | Andrew Johnson v. District of Columbia Public Schools | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| 16-CF-1013 | Jared N. Kline v. US | Aug 09, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Pan, Hon. Michael Ryan |
| 15-CM-234 | Andrew L. Weems v. United States | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| 17-CM-3 | Julia J. Williams v. US | Aug 09, 2018 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. Lee F. Satterfield |
| 16-FM-991 | E.P.L. v. J.L.-A. | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| 17-CV-678 | Michael Chambers v. Jessica Cobb | Aug 09, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Joan Zeldon |
| 17-PR-446 | In re Estate of Yolanda K. Vaughan; Russell K. Richardson | Aug 07, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Darlene M. Soltys |
| 17-CM-583 | Ishmael Benjamin Andrews v. US | Aug 07, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 17-CV-448 | Linda Alexander v. Dean Sampath, et al. | Aug 02, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 17-BG-877 | In re Michael L. Avery | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-505 | In re Jay B. Zucker | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-569 | In re Richard Murray | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-574 | In re Chirayu A. Patel | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 14-CO-887 | MacArthur D. Williams v. US (previously released as an MOJ) | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-464 | In re Sung K. Chun | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-512 | In re Michael Capuzzi | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-571 | In re Ross D. Hecht | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-592 | In re Bo R. Lee | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 15-CO-1078 | Enrique L. Morales v. US | Aug 02, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Patricia A. Broderick |
| 16-CV-1211 & 16-CV-1212 | Walter Blair, II v. DC & Thaddeus Modlin, Jr. | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-504 | In re Ronald E. Aronds | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-568 | In re Karl Blanke | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-572 | In re Joseph R. Laumann | Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| 17-AA-550 | Kenneth J. Dunbar v. DOES / Planned Parenthood Federation of Am. | Aug 01, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 17-CF-106 | Paul Mickens v. US | Jul 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Anita M. Josey-Herring |
| 17-CM-813 | Kenneth Eugene Beachum v. US | Jul 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Patricia A. Broderick |
| 17-CM-63 | Joseph C. Artis v. US | Jul 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Frederick H. Weisberg |
| 17-CV-412 | Meteku Negatu v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Jul 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael L. Rankin |
| 17-PR-71, 17-PR-72, 17-PR-73, 17-PR-74, & 17-PR-75 | In re Darnell Lewis, Jeffrey Dixon, Carol Fletcher, James Walmsley & Maurice Mars; Richard Jason Tappan | Jul 31, 2018 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. Kaye K. Christian |
| 17-CM-703 | Deionta R. Person v. US | Jul 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Hiram E. Puig-Lugo |
| 16-FM-655 | DeAngelo A. McDonald v. Tawny Martina Shaifer | Jul 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Craig Iscoe |
| 17-BG-1091 | In re Nathaniel H. Speights | Jul 26, 2018 | ||
| 18-CT-404 | J.P. v. District of Columbia | Jul 26, 2018 | ||
| 14-CF-919 | Jonathan Dawkins v. US | Jul 26, 2018 | ||
| 16-CO-987 | James Morris, Jr. v. US | Jul 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Peter A. Krauthamer |
| 16-CV-626, 16-CV-835 | Martha Akers v. Gary Coleman | Jul 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer A. Di Toro |
| 17-CM-83 | Markel A. Bell v. US | Jul 24, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert A. Salerno |
| 17-CM-1280 | Lafeyette Knight v. US | Jul 24, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 16-CV-1255, 17-CV-324 | Donna A. Black v. Jerome Lindsay | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 17-CM-94 | Michael Glenn v. US | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Jose M. Lopez |
| 16-CM-1083 | Robert E. Bermeo v. US | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 17-AA-272 | Dora Washington v. DOES / WMATA | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 17-AA-5 | Donna Black v. DC Dept. of Human Servs. | Jul 19, 2018 |
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