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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-AA-1370 Carlton D. Butler v. Washington Metro Area Transit Authority Mar 26, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
12-CO-1866 Calvin Wright v. United States of America Mar 25, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Robert S. Tignor
13-CM-1403 Jennie L. Klenner v. United States Mar 25, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Yvonne M. Williams
14-FM-0368 Sharon Tucker v. John H. Clarke Mar 25, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Jose M. Lopez
12-CO-432 Yohannes Gebre v. United States Mar 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. William M. Jackson
13-CF-987 Rashid Caviness-Bey v. United States Mar 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lynn Leibovitz
14-AA-105 Syrika S. Powell v. RCG, Inc. Mar 23, 2015 Vacated and Remanded District of Columbia Compensation Review Board - Department of Employment Services
13-CM-1331 Robert E. Washington v. United States Mar 19, 2015
14-BG-7 In re Thomas Fortune Fay Mar 19, 2015
13-CT-494 Terrence Melvin Koonce v. District of Columbia Mar 19, 2015
13-AA-1481 Burnice Stackhouse v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services Mar 19, 2015
13-FM-1278 and 13-FM-1279 Christine R. Pembroke v. Robert H. Hollander Mar 18, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Danya Dayson
13-CO-1318, 14-CO-0025 and 14-CF-0269 Demanne K. Cutchin v. United States Mar 18, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Robert I. Richter
14-CF-139 William Basteen Snipes v. United States Mar 18, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Ronna Lee Beck
13-FM-172 Sumayya Lane v. Kariem Rashid, et al. Mar 18, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Judith A. Smith
11-CF-1145 Tawanda Sheffield, Steven D. Lewis, and Allen Butler v. United States Mar 12, 2015
14-BG-0753 In re Sherri L. Wyatt Mar 12, 2015
13-CO-746 Brian Lamont Copeland v. United States Mar 12, 2015
13-CM-1094 Michelle Pressley v. United States Mar 11, 2015 Affirmed Hon. John McCabe
14-AA-342 Jose C. Romero v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and V&V Construction, Inc. and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Mar 11, 2015 Vacated and Remanded District of Columbia Compensation Review Board - Department of Employment Services
13-CT-760 Henry Javier Sorto Mar 11, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Susan Holmes Winfield
13-CV-1505 Michelle Clipper v. Erin Payne Mar 11, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Maurice A. Ross
13-CM-793 Shawn Jermaine Oakcrum v. United States Mar 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler
13-CO-1288 Wilfred Ortiz v. United States Mar 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Gerald I. Fisher
13-CF-220 Luel Hayes, Jr.v. United States Mar 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Ronna Lee Beck
13-FM-1500 Todd D. Zirkle v. Lori Saxon Mar 09, 2015 Affirmed Jeanette Jackson Clark
12-CF-1860 & 12-CF-1861 Darius Young v. United States Mar 05, 2015
12-CF-2022 Donell R. Washington v. United States Mar 05, 2015
13-CV-495 AMENDED DAVID P. FRANKEL, APPELLANT, V. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, APPELLEE. Mar 05, 2015
14-CV-219 George H. Morris, Jr. v. Kenneth Morris and Keith Morris Mar 05, 2015
11-AA-0337 Kelvin Johnson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services Mar 05, 2015
14-FS-73 In re: Petition of S.L.G. & S.E.G.; D.A. Mar 05, 2015
13-CV-1473 Matthew Rogers v. Advance Bank Mar 05, 2015
14-BG-1384 In re: Theodore S. Silva, Jr. Mar 05, 2015
13-CF-5 and 13-CO-1066 Riley Mercer v. United States Mar 03, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Patricia A. Broderick
13-CT-942 Matthew Wayne Ashburn v. District of Columbia Mar 03, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Kimberley Knowles, Trial Judge; Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary, Reviewing Judge
13-CF-637 Herbert Arrington v. United States Mar 02, 2015 Affirmed, in part; Reversed and Remanded, in part Hon. Ronna Lee Beck
14-CV-191 Jeffrey Edwards v. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Feb 26, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Craig Iscoe
09-CV-893 Colin Andrew v. American Import Center and District of Columbia Feb 26, 2015
13-CV-999 Equal Rights Center v. Properties International and Ernest Banks Feb 26, 2015
13-FM-133 In re Stephen J. Becker Feb 26, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Jose M. Lopez
14-CV-489 United House of Prayer for All People v. Michael and Margaret Hunt Feb 26, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr.
14-CV-190 Michael Francis and Queue, LLC v. Munir Rehman and HAK, LLC Feb 26, 2015
13-CM-817 Steven Davis v. United States Feb 26, 2015
13-FM-886 Sharon S. Williams v. Nathaniel H. Williams, III Feb 26, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Jennifer Di Toro
14-CM-136 Ben Saidi v. United States Feb 26, 2015
13-CO-1206, 13-CO-1207 and 13-CO-1208 United States v. Mimi Haile, et al. Feb 20, 2015 Reversed and Remanded Hon. Jose M. Lopez
13-AA-0948 Haileab M. Hagos v. District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Feb 20, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
13-CM-1064 Michael Lambert v. United States Feb 20, 2015 Affirmed Hon. John McCabe
12-CT-1819, 12-CM-1820 and 12-CM-1821 Eddie Eldridge Wearing v. District of Columbia [AMENDED] (No substantive changes) Feb 20, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Yvonne Williams