During the government shutdown, most DC Court operations are OPEN. All jurors should report to Court according to their jurors' summons.
Some court services are LIMITED or CLOSED as follows: The Superior Court will not issue marriage licenses or perform marriage ceremonies during the shutdown. The Superior Court will continue to issue certified copies of vital records, which include certified copies of marriage certificates that were issued by the Superior Court. The District of Columbia Office of the Secretary is now issuing marriage licenses, certified copies of marriage licenses issued by the Secretary, and are authorizing religious and civil celebrants to perform weddings in the District of Columbia. More details here: https://os.dc.gov/page/marriage-bureau The Law Library and Child Care Center in DC Superior Court are also closed during the shutdown. More information on the DC Courts government shutdown plan can be found here: https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/matters-docs/DC_Courts_Shutdown_Plan.pdf
Operating Status- Home
- Court of Appeals
- Opinions and Memorandum of Judgments
ShareDC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CF-594 and 01-CF-617 | Thomas Hager v. US (order on rehearing amending 9/2/04 opinion). | Nov 18, 2004 | ||
| 99-CF-1484 | JERMAINE L. GRIFFIN, APPELLANT v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. (Typographical change made; text substituted 12/2/04.). | Nov 18, 2004 | ||
| 03-CF-320 | Thompson v. US | Nov 18, 2004 | AF-VA in part | Canan |
| 03-CF-683+ | Washington v. US | Nov 18, 2004 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 03-CV-1326 | Umoren v. Mtgy Cty Police | Nov 18, 2004 | Dismissed | Clark |
| 03-BG-413 | IN RE LANDON G. DOWDEY, RESPONDENT. | Nov 18, 2004 | ||
| 03-CV-1396 | Umoren v. Private Storage | Nov 18, 2004 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 99-CV-765 | Hennessy v. DC | Nov 16, 2004 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 01-CM-1200 | Dyce v. US | Nov 16, 2004 | Affirmed | Dorsey |
| 00-CF-707 | Rucker v. US | Nov 16, 2004 | Affirmed | Davis |
| 01-CM-1212 | Jackson v. US | Nov 16, 2004 | Affirmed | Fisher |
| 03-CV-1142 | Tyree v. American U. | Nov 16, 2004 | Affirmed | M. Rankin |
| 03-CF-237 | Massie v. US | Nov 16, 2004 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 03-CV-1035 | Delgado v. Foster Bros. | Nov 15, 2004 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 03-CF-596 | Ashton v. US | Nov 15, 2004 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 03-CT-69 | Leonard v. DC | Nov 15, 2004 | Affirmed | E. Christian |
| 00-CM-1607 | Walker v. US | Nov 15, 2004 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 98-BG-1384 | In re: Nathaniel Sims. | Nov 10, 2004 | ||
| 00-CF-1648 | Charles D. Jacobs v. United States (typographical changes made 11/10/04). | Nov 10, 2004 | ||
| 02-CV-1330 | Williams v. Wells Fargo | Nov 10, 2004 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 04-CV-776, 04-CV-1002 | Johnny r. Galloway v. Ozzie Clay, et al. | Nov 10, 2004 | ||
| 03-CM-1011 | Teferra v. US | Nov 08, 2004 | Affirmed | Reid-Winston |
| 04-BG-126 | In re: Anthony E. Ramos. | Nov 04, 2004 | ||
| 02-BG-718 | David Roberson. | Nov 04, 2004 | ||
| 03-CV-956 | Berlack v. Arent Fox etc. | Nov 04, 2004 | Affirmed | Duncan-Peters |
| 02-CV-907 | Cora Thornton v. Norwest Bank of Minnesota. | Nov 04, 2004 | ||
| 99-SP-1509 | Staton v. Williams | Nov 04, 2004 | Affirmed | Wertheim |
| 98-CF-284+ | Briscoe v. US | Nov 03, 2004 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 98-CF-625+ | Proctor v. US | Nov 03, 2004 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 03-CM-774 | Khan v. US | Nov 03, 2004 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 03-CV-1098 | King v. Dreyfuss Brothers | Nov 03, 2004 | Affirmed | Campbell |
| 02-CF-412 | Dickens v. US | Nov 03, 2004 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 03-CO-1285 | Bracmort v. US | Nov 01, 2004 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 03-BG-767 | In re: John Stanton. | Oct 28, 2004 | ||
| 03-CT-368 | Alebachew K. Belay v. DC | Oct 28, 2004 | ||
| 03-CF-276 | Bolden v. US | Oct 27, 2004 | Affirmed | Keary |
| 03-AA-984 | Josey v. DOES | Oct 27, 2004 | Affirmed | none |
| 02-CF-116 | Truman v. US | Oct 27, 2004 | Affirmed | Edwards |
| 03-FS-673 | In re: J.G. | Oct 27, 2004 | Affirmed | Davis |
| 00-CO-1662 | Bnoden v. US | Oct 26, 2004 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 00-CV-1495 and 00-CV-1510 | Jerrod Tolson, et al., v. DC, et al. | Oct 21, 2004 | ||
| 02-BG-701 | In re: Robert D. Powell (revised 11/4/04). | Oct 21, 2004 | ||
| 01-BG-1385 | In re: John C. Dortch. | Oct 21, 2004 | ||
| 03-BG-1088 | In re: Winston W. Tsai. | Oct 21, 2004 | ||
| 00-CF-1649 | McCoy v. US | Oct 21, 2004 | Affirmed | O'Regan Keary |
| 03-BG-374 | In re: Steven E. Mirsky. | Oct 21, 2004 | ||
| 03-CV-24 and 03-CV-38 | DC, et al v. Beretta, USA., et al., and Bryand Lawson, et al. v. Beretta, USA., et al. (order vacating 4/29/04 opinion). | Oct 19, 2004 | ||
| 02-CM-687 | McLeod v. US | Oct 18, 2004 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 03-CV-1325 | Umoren v. Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | Oct 18, 2004 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 02-CF-1066+ | Cutts v. US | Oct 18, 2004 | Affirmed | Gardner |
"Open to All, Trusted by All, Justice for All"
District of Columbia Courts | (202) 879-1010