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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CM-1297 | Jason McGaughey v. United States | Jun 26, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Harold Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 14-CM-121 | Reva Garrett v. United States | Jun 26, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Stuart Nash |
| 14-CV-432 | JANE DOE, APPELLANT, v. BERNABEI & WACHTEL, PLLC, et al., APPELLEES. | Jun 25, 2015 | ||
| 14-CO-536 | Lamont Wash v. United States | Jun 25, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Lee F. Satterfield |
| 14-BG-1222 | IN RE J. MICHAEL FARREN, RESPONDENT. | Jun 25, 2015 | ||
| 13-CM-1092 and 14-CO-593 | Edwin Ramirez-Pineda v. United States | Jun 22, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 14-AA-1372 and 14-AA-1373 | Rhode Island & M Asosciates v. District of Columbia Public Service Commission and Office of the People's Counsel and Potomac Electric Power Company | Jun 22, 2015 | Affirmed | Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia |
| 14-AA-3 | LMW, LLC v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board | Jun 22, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |
| 14-CF-142 | Niko Estep v. United Staetes | Jun 22, 2015 | Remanded | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 14-AA-173 | Potomac Electric Power Company v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Jaquely A. Tillman | Jun 22, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Compensation Review Board |
| 14-FM-211 | Leigh Slaugheter v. Lance Slaughter | Jun 22, 2015 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr. |
| 14-CO-567 | Byron Cole v. United States | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Zinora Mitchell-Rankin |
| 14-CV-834 | Douglas Clark v. Elm Capital, LLC, et al. | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Joseph E. Beshouri (Trial Judge) Hon. Melvin R. Wright (Reviewing Judge) |
| 13-CM-627 | Jermaine C. Jackson v. United States | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 14-AA-934 | Robert L. Johnson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Hamilton Cnodene Plaza Hotel and Zurich American Insurance Company | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 14-CV-407 | Gail Stone v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, et al. | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 14-FM-378 | Cargyle Bnoden Solomon v. James E. Solomon | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Peter A. Krauthamer |
| 13-CV-624, 13-CV-773, and 14-CV-437 | Linda A. McCauley, et al. v. Robert Hess, et al. | Jun 19, 2015 | Remanded | Hon. Craig Iscoe |
| 14-CF-444 | Rico Johnson v. United States | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 14-CV-650 and 14-CV-892 | Barbara Ann Levedahl, et al. v. Chatsworth Homeowners Association, Inc. | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael O'Keefe |
| 13-CF-1424 | Elgar Antonio Hernandez v. United States | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 13-FM-1493 | Jahi Issa v. Nolean Smith | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr. |
| 14-CO-163 | Melvin T. Baisey v. United States | Jun 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 13-CF-929 | Marques AnRico Johnson v. United States | Jun 18, 2015 | ||
| 13-CF-1423 | Patrick Broom a/k/a Patrick Bnoden v. United States | Jun 18, 2015 | ||
| 13-CO-813 | Curtis Lynch v. United States | Jun 17, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz (Trial Judge) Hon. Juliet McKenna (Motions Judge) |
| 13-CV-1317 | Q (Georgetown), LLC v. 33rd & M Street, NW, LLC | Jun 17, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 13-CF-1186 | Anthony Tyrone Speight, Jr. v. United States | Jun 17, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. John Ramsey Johnson |
| 14-CF-215 | James Edwards v. United States | Jun 17, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. J. Michael Ryan |
| 11-CO-781 | Corey R. Ryland v. United States | Jun 17, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Lee Satterfield |
| 13-CM-1274 | Mark A. Thomas v. United States | Jun 17, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Yvonne Williams |
| 12-CF-852 | Vernon Bunch v. United States of America | Jun 12, 2015 | Affirmed, in part/Remanded, in part/Vacated, in part | Hon. Gerald Fisher |
| 13-CM-1305 | Ronald Earle Mack v. United States | Jun 12, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert E. Morin |
| 14-FS-645 | IN RE Q.B.; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, APPELLANT, | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 12-CO-1362+ | CHARLES S. TURNER,CHRISTOPHER D. TURNER,RUSSELL L. OVERTON, LEVY ROUSE, CLIFTON E. YARBOROUGH, KELVIN D. SMITH, & TIMOTHY CATLETT, APPELLANTS, | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 13-BG-634 | IN RE: PETER IBE, Respondent. | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 14-BG-1258 | IN RE ALEXANDER DJORDJEVICH, RESPONDENT | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 12-CF-1303 and 12-CF-1409 | ANTHONY RICHARDSON and JAMES WALKER, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 13-CV-1472 | ABUNE SAMUEL, APPELLANT, v. NEGA LAKEW, ET AL., APPELLEES. | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 13-CO-1105 | ROBERT M. ALEXANDER, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. | Jun 11, 2015 | ||
| 13-CM-861 | Melvin Fisher v. United States | Jun 08, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 14-AA-102 | Josephine Bembry v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Good Hope Institute, et al. | Jun 08, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Compensation Review Board |
| 12-CF-802+ | DEANGELO CODERRO TERRY & BILLY A. ROBIN, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. | Jun 05, 2015 | ||
| 14-CF-457 | Vernando Williams v. United States | Jun 04, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 14-CF-509 | Edward Towles v. United States | Jun 04, 2015 | ||
| 13-CF-735 | Floyd E. Brooks v. United States | Jun 04, 2015 | ||
| 15-BS-262 | In re Robin T. Bnodeder | Jun 04, 2015 | ||
| 12-AA-334 | Northeast Neighbors for Responsible Gnodeth, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment | Jun 03, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment |
| 13-CF-501 | Clarence J. McCallum v. United States | Jun 03, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Heidi M. Pasichow |
| 13-CO-296 | Ricky A. Haywood v. United States | Jun 03, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Erik P. Christian |
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