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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-CV-626, 16-CV-835 | Martha Akers v. Gary Coleman | Jul 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer A. Di Toro |
| 17-CM-83 | Markel A. Bell v. US | Jul 24, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert A. Salerno |
| 17-CM-1280 | Lafeyette Knight v. US | Jul 24, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 16-CV-1255, 17-CV-324 | Donna A. Black v. Jerome Lindsay | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 17-CM-94 | Michael Glenn v. US | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Jose M. Lopez |
| 16-CM-1083 | Robert E. Bermeo v. US | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 17-AA-272 | Dora Washington v. DOES / WMATA | Jul 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 17-AA-5 | Donna Black v. DC Dept. of Human Servs. | Jul 19, 2018 | ||
| 17-CV-124 | Albany Corp. v. David M. van Leeuwen | Jul 19, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Campbell |
| 18-BS-759 | In re Torrance J. Colvin | Jul 19, 2018 | ||
| 18-BS-727 | In re Kiflom T. Meles | Jul 19, 2018 | ||
| 17-CO-60 | Frank D. Johnson v. US | Jul 18, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 17-CO-914 | Clifton Smith v. US | Jul 18, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Anita Josey-Herring |
| 16-CF-959 | Aaron D. Lane v. US | Jul 18, 2018 | Affirmed in part, Vacated in part, Remanded in part | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 17-CF-407 | Kenneth Collins v. US | Jul 18, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 16-CF-1012 | Carlton D. Hammond v. US | Jul 18, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. J. Michael Ryan |
| 17-AA-866 | Frankie L. Stewart v. DOES / American Federation of Government Employees, et al. | Jul 18, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-CV-783 | Mark R. Carter v. Mariana Matias | Jul 18, 2018 | Reversed and Remanded | Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 16-CV-194 | Regina Miele v. Emmjay Investments, LLC, et al. | Jul 17, 2018 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. John M. Campbell |
| 17-AA-79 | Rolaund Limes v. DOES / WMATA | Jul 17, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-CF-693 | Robert N. Leake v. US | Jul 13, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 16-AA-868 | Carla R. Gilham v. Kidd International Home Care Servs. | Jul 13, 2018 | Affirmed | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 16-AA-206 | Yvette C. Norris v. Adino, Inc. | Jul 13, 2018 | Reversed and Remanded | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 16-CM-969 | Christopher Jenkins v. US | Jul 13, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 16-BG-838 | In re Chris C. Yum | Jul 12, 2018 | ||
| 16-CM-541 | Cordell Banks v. US | Jul 12, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
| 17-CV-540 | Wanda J. Wright v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. | Jul 10, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Campbell |
| 16-CV-10 | Mary Green v. DC | Jul 09, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert Okun |
| 16-CV-1208 | Larry Klayman v. Judicial Watch, Inc. | Jul 09, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr. |
| 15-AA-833 | Berhanu Gebremeskel v. DC Taxicab Commission | Jul 09, 2018 | Vacated and Remanded | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 17-CV-104, 17-CV-461 | William Buck, et al. v. Caroline Boutte | Jul 09, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Maurice A. Ross, Hon. Brian F. Holeman, Hon. Joan Zeldon, Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 15-CF-1350 | Lejeezan Toudle v. US | Jul 05, 2018 | ||
| 17-FS-892 | In re H.C.; K.C. | Jul 05, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-115 | In re Leicester B. Stovell | Jun 28, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-554 | In re John L. Machado | Jun 28, 2018 | ||
| 16-CV-851 | Jesse Alston v. Pepco Holdings, Inc. | Jun 28, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer A. Di Toro |
| 16-BG-1146 | In re Douglas B. Evans, Sr. | Jun 28, 2018 | ||
| 16-PR-173, 17-PR-117 | In re Estate of Michael D. Simms; Marsa D. Bullock | Jun 26, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Erik P. Christian |
| 12-CM-1720 | Jose R. Saravia v. US | Jun 26, 2018 | Reversed and Remanded | Hon. Marisa J. Demeo |
| 17-FS-934, 17-FS-935, 17-FS-1016 | In re Sa.C., Ch.Y., & K.C.; S.C. | Jun 26, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Janet E. Albert, Hon. Julie H. Becker |
| 17-CM-305 | Spencer Anthony Issac v. US | Jun 26, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Gregory Jackson |
| 16-CV-1029 | Deidre Francis v. Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP | Jun 25, 2018 | Reversed and Remanded | Hon. John M. Campbell, Hon. Neal E. Kravitz, Hon. Jennifer A. Di Toro |
| 14-AA-1312 | Russell Jones v. DC Taxicab Commission | Jun 21, 2018 | Affirmed in part; Reversed in part; Remanded in part | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 12-CM-1509 | Jean-Baptiste Bado v. US (en banc) | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| 16-PR-1006 | John Mazor, et al. v. Elizabeth Farrell | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-61 | In re Mariatu Kargbo | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-412 | In re W. James Jonas | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| 17-CV-675 | Karl D. Jackson v. Johns Hopkins Univ., et al. | Jun 21, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 16-CF-344 | Darryl Malloy v. US | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| 16-BG-1094 | In re Claire Ogilvie | Jun 21, 2018 |
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