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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-BG-471 | In re Toan Q. Thai | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 14-CF-534 | Nathan P. Jackson v. United States | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-1295 | Constance Ware v. DC Department of Employment Services | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-1135 | 1101 K Street, NW Acquisitions LLC v. DC Board of Zoning Adjustment | Apr 13, 2017 | Vacated and Remanded | D.C. Board of Zoning |
| 13-CF-136 | Kenneth Furr v. United States | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-85 | In re David H. Safavian | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-84 | In re Tolly A. Kennon | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-292 | Gabrielle C. Jackson v. US | Apr 12, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Pan |
| 16-CO-171 | Stanley E. McCray v. US | Apr 11, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry Jr. (Motions) |
| 16-CM-267 | James Butler v. US | Apr 11, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
| 14-CO-924 | Ross Wiltshire v. US | Apr 07, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 16-FS-453 | In re Petition of Ja.W. & J.W.; H.H. | Apr 07, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer A. DiToro |
| 17-BG-25 | In re: Sanford B. Jaffe | Apr 06, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-1199 | Suzanne Whitt v. American Construction, P.C., et al. | Apr 06, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-538 | James N. Offutt v. United States | Apr 06, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-1196 | Lawrence D. Liedtke v. SMS Properties LLC, et al. | Apr 05, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart G. Nash |
| 15-CF-980 | Paul S. Braddy, Jr. v. US | Apr 05, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 16-CV-118 | Equitas Disability Advocates, LLC v. David Boggs, Esq., Personal Representative of the Estate of Barbara Pankau | Apr 05, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 15-CM-390 | Kendall Fikes v. US | Mar 31, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 15-CO-555 | James Gierra v. US | Mar 30, 2017 | Affirmed in part; remanded in part | Hon. Michael Rankin |
| 15-CF-215 & 15-CF-232 | Floyd Long & Alonzo Ferrell v. US | Mar 30, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-949 | Sonya Owens v. DC Water & Sewer Authority | Mar 30, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-1316 | Kenneth Williams v. HSBC Bank | Mar 30, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jeanette J. Clark |
| 16-FS-479 | In re Petition of J.H. & R.E.; F.T. | Mar 28, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Tara J. Fentress (Magistrate Judge), Hon. Peter A. Krauthamer (Reviewing Judge) |
| 15-FM-759 | Rayonna Miller v. Rashard Phenious | Mar 28, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa Demeo |
| 15-CM-684 | Jamie Blythey v. US | Mar 24, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jose M. Lopez |
| 15-CM-1002 | Darryl Finney v. US | Mar 24, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 12-CM-1743 | Kim Smith v. US | Mar 23, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa Demeo |
| 15-CM-158 | Jayvon Williams v. United States | Mar 23, 2017 | ||
| 15-CO-1004 | Douglas Wardrick v. US | Mar 23, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 16-CO-8 | Albert Chapman v. US | Mar 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 15-CF-679 | Derrick Banks v. US | Mar 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Patricia A. Broderick |
| 15-CV-811 | Jocelyn Talley v. Columbia Heights Ventures Parcel 26 | Mar 17, 2017 | Affirmed in part; remanded in part | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 15-CV-1089 | Khadija Duma v. WMATA | Mar 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 15-CF-309 | JEROME PROCTOR, JR., v. UNITED STATES | Mar 16, 2017 | ||
| 14-CM-1151 | TAMEKA PARKER, v. UNITED STATES | Mar 16, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-906 | JIMMY A. VENTURA v. MCDONALDS WELBURN MANAGEMENT | Mar 16, 2017 | ||
| 10-BG-200 | IN RE KELLY A. CROSS, RESPONDENT. | Mar 16, 2017 | ||
| 14-CF-1051 | MYRON O. GRAY, v. UNITED STATES | Mar 16, 2017 | ||
| 14-FS-199 | IN RE T.M., | Mar 16, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-385 | IN RE BARBARA JUANITA HARGROVE, RESPONDENT. | Mar 09, 2017 | ||
| 15-FS-1274+ | IN RE PETITION OF T.G.M. & T.C.M.,J.S. | Mar 09, 2017 | ||
| 15-CM-326 | Ronald A. Hunt v. United States | Mar 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Alfred S. Irving, Jr. |
| 15-CT-443 | Curtis Forsythe v. District of Columbia | Mar 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Diana Harris Epps, Magistrate Judge, Honorable Gregory E. Jackson, Associate Judge |
| 15-CM-1175 | Leonard N. Jenkins v. United States | Mar 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 13-CF-1281 | Davon Holmes v. United States | Mar 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Honroable Ronna Lee Beck |
| 15-CV-43 | Abraham Debose, Jr. v. C. Hope Bnoden | Mar 08, 2017 | Reversed and Remanded | Honorable Jeanette Jackson Clark |
| 14-CF-297 | ENRIQUE MENENDEZ v. UNITED STATES. | Mar 02, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-1246 | IN RE PETER N. NJANG, Respondent. | Mar 02, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-936 | Hazel Hawkins v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Feb 24, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Thomas J. Motley |
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