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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-CV-1041 | Earl N. George v. Emerson House on the Park, A Condominium Unit Owners' Association | Nov 10, 2015 | Affirmed, in part; Reversed and vacated, in part | Honorable Laura Cordero |
| 12-CM-1509 | Petition for Rehearing En Banc | Nov 10, 2015 | ||
| 14-CT-420 | Bobby Earl Jackson v. District of Columbia | Nov 10, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Patricia A. Broderick |
| 14-CF-870 | Wendel Palmer v. United States | Nov 10, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 14-AA-1186 | William Alston v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and First Transit, Inc., et al. | Nov 09, 2015 | Reversed and Remanded | District of Columbia Compensation Review Board |
| 14-CM-1304 | Keith D. Jenkins v. United States | Nov 06, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Yvonne Wililams |
| 13-CV-1150 | Trevon Freeman v. District of Columbia Office of Human Rights | Nov 06, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Judith N. Macaluso |
| 14-CV-127 | Samuel and Olivia Mwabira-Simera v. Anthony Okozi | Nov 06, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Gregory E. Jackson |
| 14-CF-1407 | Imoni M. Maxwell v. United States | Nov 06, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Anita Josey-Herring |
| 14-PR-451 | Robert Smith, Jr. v. Deitra Jennings | Nov 06, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Gerald I. Fisher |
| 13-BG-38 | IN RE: JAMES C. UNDERHILL, JR., | Nov 05, 2015 | ||
| 14-AA-973 | Tracie L. Thompson v. Levy Premium Food Service | Nov 05, 2015 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 15-BG-925 | IN RE: EARL A. SMITH, Respondent. | Nov 05, 2015 | ||
| 14-CV-1095 | WILLIAM GARCIA, APPELLANT, v. AA ROOFING COMPANY, LLC, ET AL., APPELLEES. | Nov 05, 2015 | ||
| 15-BG-924 | IN RE: MELODIE V. SHULER, Respondent. | Nov 05, 2015 | ||
| 14-CF-384 | Joseph Cornelius Boone v. United States | Nov 04, 2015 | Vacated, in part; Affirmed, in part | Honorable William M. Jackson |
| 14-CM-499 | James Howard v. United States | Nov 04, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Truman A. Morrison, III |
| 14-FS-1414 | In re Petition of Q.S.T.; E.S., Sr. | Nov 04, 2015 | Vacated and Remanded | Honorable Noel Johnson; Honorable Jennifer A. Di Toro |
| 14-CM-753 | Theresa D. Williams v. United States | Nov 03, 2015 | Affirmed | Honorable Mary Ellen Abrecht |
| 12-CF-391 | Vasile Graure v. US | Oct 30, 2015 | Remanded in part, affirmed in part | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 14-CO-330 | Tewodros W. Hailegiorgis v. US | Oct 29, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Rhonda Reid Winston |
| 12-CF-2063 | Fredrick E. Morton v. US | Oct 29, 2015 | ||
| 14-CO-876 & 14-CO-992 | Jose I. Zalmeron v. US | Oct 29, 2015 | ||
| 13-AA-200 | Cassandra Ross v. DC Department of Employment Services | Oct 29, 2015 | ||
| 14-CF-382 | Cedric R. Glasby v. US | Oct 29, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 14-CM-737 | Lawrence N. Harris v. US | Oct 29, 2015 | ||
| 13-CO-832 | Floyd L. Jones v. US | Oct 28, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Y. Pan |
| 14-CM-1189 | Henry D. Letterlough v. US | Oct 27, 2015 | Remanded | Hon. Yvonne M. Williams, Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 14-CO-979 | Perrin L. Archie v. US | Oct 27, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 12-CO-1644 | Maurice A. Thorpe v. US | Oct 27, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. J. Michael Ryan |
| 14-CO-1239 | Antoine Richardson v. US | Oct 27, 2015 | Affirmed in part; reversed in part; remanded for a hearing | Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 14-CV-765 | Robert L. Chaplin, Jr. v. US | Oct 26, 2015 | Vacated in part; remanded in part; affirmed in part | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 14-CO-356 | Antonio Nero v. US | Oct 26, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 14-FS-1413 | In re Petition of S.P.P., S.P.P. | Oct 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Mary Grace Rook (Magistrate Judge), Hon. Judith A. Smith (Reviewing Judge) |
| 14-AA-1256 | Lillie McDonald v. DC DOES | Oct 23, 2015 | Affirmed | CRB |
| 14-CT-133 | Sandip Patel v. DC | Oct 23, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Zoe Bush |
| 14-AA-174 | NBC Subsidiary WRC-TV, LLC v. DC Office of Tax & Revenue | Oct 22, 2015 | ||
| 13-CF-615 | Brandon Andrews v. US | Oct 22, 2015 | ||
| 13-CF-616 | Ellswsorth Colbert v. US | Oct 22, 2015 | ||
| 14-CF-788 | Davaughn Contee v. US | Oct 22, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 14-CF-736 | Kissy Jackson v. US | Oct 21, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Patricia A. Broderick |
| 13-CV-42 | Valencia Becks v. DC, et al. | Oct 20, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Erik P. Christian |
| 13-CF-586 | John D. Bolton, Jr. v. US | Oct 20, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. John Ramsey Johnson |
| 14-PR-825 | In re Estate of Josephine Blake; Evelyn Turner | Oct 20, 2015 | Reversed & Remanded | Hon. Rhonda Reid Winston |
| 14-CM-925 | Danielle Bnoden v. US | Oct 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Susan R. Winfield |
| 14-CV-1180 | Daverne Paul v. Brenda Keys | Oct 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert D. Okun |
| 14-CV-1028 | Rodney Keller & Calvin Johnson v. US | Oct 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Gerald I. Fisher |
| 14-FM-945 | James Leroy Jennings v. Kerris A.M. Jennings | Oct 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith A. Smith |
| 14-CF-417 | Cesar Morales v. US | Oct 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 14-CF-854 | Mike D. Drayton v. US | Oct 19, 2015 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna Lee Beck |
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