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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-CV-329 | Brian Keith Waugh v. Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Mar 14, 2019 | ||
| 16-AA-734 | Varnum Properties, LLC v. DC Department of Consumer and Reglatory Affairs | Mar 14, 2019 | ||
| 19-BS-144 | In Re Erik Greiner | Mar 14, 2019 | ||
| 16-CM-1158 | Seifu Kelati v. United States | Mar 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 17-CO-391 | William Green v. United States | Mar 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 18-CV-211 | Robert Blount v. Tammie Blair et al | Mar 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 17-CM-1243 | Patricia Davis v. United States | Mar 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Danya Dayson |
| 18-AA-275 | Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington v. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia, the People's Counsel of the District of Columbia, and Potomac Electric Power Company | Mar 07, 2019 | ||
| 15-CO-1104 | Michael A. Jones v. United States | Mar 07, 2019 | ||
| 16-CM-345 | Johnnie Coleman v. United States | Mar 07, 2019 | ||
| 17-CV-1058 | Herman McMillian v. Candelaria Barillas | Mar 06, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer Di Toro |
| 17-CV-653 | Lori Nickens v. Medical Faculty Associates, et al | Mar 06, 2019 | Reversed | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 18-FM-282 | Janice Baker v. William M. Leak, III | Mar 06, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 16-AA-889 | Cubbage v. Federal City Recovery Services, Inc. | Mar 05, 2019 | Affirmed | |
| 16-CV-1220+ | HVAC Specialist, Inc. v. Dominion Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| 17-CM-1359 | Donna Thomas v. United States | Feb 28, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith Bartnoff |
| 15-CT-335 | Andre Holmon v. District of Columbia | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| 17-CF-879 | Bryan Montesino v. United States | Feb 28, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Maribeth Raffinan |
| 18-CV-114 | Stephen Farina v. Dale Sanders | Feb 28, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Campbell |
| 17-AA-1071 | Antoinette Bell v. DC DOES | Feb 27, 2019 | Affirmed | |
| 17-CV-1420 | Rowena Joyce Scott v. DC | Feb 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Mott |
| 17-CV-1372 | Patt Chaney-Watson v. John Fang | Feb 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Joan Zeldon |
| 16-CV-1011 | In re Wilfred Welsh | Feb 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna Lee Beck |
| 17-CV-1311 | Sterling J. Johnson v. Federal National Mortgage Association | Feb 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 17-CM-709+ | Russell C. Davis v. US | Feb 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Frederick H. Weisberg |
| 17-AA-1196 | Atricia Armstead v. DC DOES | Feb 22, 2019 | Affirmed | |
| 16-CF-1126 | Deandre J. Posey v. U.S. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| 17-FM-61 | B.R.L.F. v. Lilian Marleny Sarceno Zuniga | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| 14-CF-839+ | Willie Walker, Jr. v. U.S. | Feb 21, 2019 | ||
| 17-AA-1406 | Fort Myer Construction Corporation v. DC DOES; Michael Haire | Feb 19, 2019 | Affirmed | |
| 16-CF-924 | David Jefferson v. U.S. | Feb 15, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Danya Dayson |
| 17-CF-810 | Marquell Greene v. U.S. | Feb 15, 2019 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. Kimberley S. Knowles |
| 17-CO-922 | Lamont Easley v. U.S. | Feb 15, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 17-CF-1115 | Georgio H. Hyles v. U.S. | Feb 15, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Hiram Puig-Lugo |
| 17-CT-884 | Corduero Moore v. D.C. | Feb 15, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Gregory E. Jackson, Hon. Diane S. Lepley |
| 17-FM-871 | Crater v. Oliver | Feb 14, 2019 | ||
| 16-FS-1295 | In re J.W.; S.T. | Feb 12, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Tara J. Fentress, Hon. John McCabe |
| 17-CV-1234 | Carla Brown v. Megabus Northeast, LLC | Feb 11, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian Holeman |
| 17-CV-359 | L. Hall v. National Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. | Feb 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 17-AA-1316 | Brenda Johnson v. DC Commission on Human Rights | Feb 08, 2019 | Denied | |
| 16-CV-1251 | Jacqueline King v. D.C. | Feb 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Jeanette Clark |
| 16-FS-899+ | In Re K.C.; D.C. | Feb 07, 2019 | ||
| 17-AA-496 | William Shickler v. D.C. Zoning Commission and DC Stadium, LLC | Feb 07, 2019 | Affirmed | |
| 17-CV-1389 | Delonte Trazell v. Conduent, Inc. | Feb 06, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Campbell |
| 17-CV-620 | Barbara Pittman v. Edward Smith | Feb 04, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 18-CO-70 | Donald C. Bates v. U.S. | Feb 04, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 16-FS-899+ | In Re K.C.; D.C. | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| 17-PR-463 | In Re Estate of Rosa North Ford; Raymond North-Bey | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| 17-CM-491 | Dana Williams v. US | Jan 31, 2019 | Reversed | Hon. Robert A. Salerno |
| 17-AA-832 | Howard University Hospital v. DC DOES and James M. Lyles | Jan 31, 2019 |
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