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DC Court of Appeals Opinions and MOJs

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
09-CF-224 Jeffrey Oxner v. United States. May 13, 2010
02-CV-11, 02-CV-98 Jeffrey I. Zuckerman v. Vincent Vane. Dec 19, 2002
09-BG-1114 In re Robert Fisher. Jun 17, 2010
01-CV-1154 District of Columbia, et al. v. Adrian Chinn. Dec 31, 2003
05-BG-36 In re C. Cho. Jun 22, 2006
07-FS-553+ In re Petition of T.J.L. and B.J.L. Jul 22, 2010
02-CO-31 Anthony M. Washington v. US Nov 06, 2003
07-BG-100 In re H. J. Quint. Mar 20, 2008
07-CF-1015 Keith Hankins v. United States. Sep 02, 2010
01-CV-1101 Bruce G. Forrest v. Verizon Communications, Inc. and Verizon Internet Services, Inc. . Aug 29, 2002
03-BG-1233+ In re S. K. Park. Mar 09, 2006
05-CV-1500 Dorsey v. DC. Feb 15, 2007
98-BG-1850 In re Gene G. Blades. Feb 01, 2001
06-CV-952 Mildred Debnam v. Crane Company. Jul 23, 2009
01-BG-222 In re G. P. Belardi. Jan 26, 2006
15-BG-1294 IN RE DANIEL M. WEMHOFF, RESPONDENT. Jul 14, 2016
08-BG-1596 In re Robert Stone. Apr 15, 2009
03-CV-392 VA Academy v. Group Hospitalization etc. Jul 14, 2005
01-CV-1446 Charles E. Pitt v. DC Department of Corrections. Mar 27, 2003
15-CV-1338 Phone Recovery Services v. Verizon Washington DC, Inc., et al. Aug 16, 2018
07-BG-75 In re P. T. Howard. Nov 29, 2007
14-FM-100 IVANA CEROVIC v. DUSKO J. STOJKOV Mar 17, 2016
02-CF-175+ Angela O'Brien v. US Dec 23, 2008
97-CF-995, 97-CF-1558 Earl Johnson v. US, Walter Harris v. US Jul 27, 2000
00-CO-1309 United States v. Anthony Owens. Jan 10, 2002
18-BS-937 In re Carlos E. Perez-Acosta Sep 20, 2018
01-C F-673 Quarteze Moore v. US Apr 08, 2004
13-CF-615 Brandon Andrews v. US Oct 22, 2015
96-CO-1846, 97-CO-1932 Donnell Johnson v. United States. Nov 30, 2000
97-CF-1702 Eniola A. Shotikare v. United States. Aug 23, 2001
17-BG-881 In re Micah Jared Smith Dec 06, 2018
01-CF-612 Erick Williams v. US Sep 16, 2004
15-BG-459 In re: Herbert J. Tan Jul 23, 2015
97-CV-1479 Paul and Sheryl Puma v. Ann Sullivan. Feb 24, 2000
13-FS-210 In re: M.H. Mar 06, 2014
13-BG-955 In re: Scott B. Gilly Nov 07, 2013
12-BG-1971 In re Thomas A. Hawbaker Jun 06, 2013
11-CF-145 Ophelia Tarpeh v. United States Mar 21, 2013
98-CF-1411 Kirby R. Sanders v. United States. May 25, 2000
03-PR-1017+ White etc. v. Sargent. Jun 02, 2005
94-BG-439 In re Alan E. Dubow. May 27, 1999
02-AA-725 Mark W. krause v. DC Department of Employment Services and Dynalectric Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company. Jun 12, 2003
97-CV-1229 Kim Wilson v. Halley Gardens Associates, RCG DC Realty, Inc. and Universal Appliance Company, Inc. Sep 16, 1999
03-CV-952 Meshel v. Torah. Mar 10, 2005
11-BG-1051 In Re: Kenneth E. Hildebrand. Dec 08, 2011
96-CT-868 Gregory Mitchell v. DC Dec 16, 1999
04-BG-1436 In re J. Chasnoff. Oct 06, 2005
08-BG-82 In re Theodore S. Silva, Jr. Sep 08, 2011
07-CT-1350 Baker Everton v. District of Columbia. Apr 22, 2010
11-BG-517 In Re: John Venuti. Jun 23, 2011