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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-BG-690 | IN RE THOMAS M. TAMM, RESPONDENT. | Aug 25, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-294 | Earl W. Jones, III v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Aug 25, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CF-214 | MICHAEL T. MARSHALL v. UNITED STATES | Aug 25, 2016 | ||
| 14-CT-1295 | Arthur K. Givens v. District of Columbia | Aug 25, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Zoe Bush |
| 14-CF-732 | Matthew Chris Bullock v. United States | Aug 25, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Remanded, in part | Honorable John F. McCabe |
| 15-CV-258 | Derege Deneale v. Nigist Asfaha | Aug 24, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael O'Keefe |
| 15-FM-918 | Harold Reid Hoke, Jr. v. Danielle Myers Hoke | Aug 19, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Robert R. Rigsby |
| 15-AA-926 | Rui Zhen Chen v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Hotel Monaco-DC and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. | Aug 19, 2016 | Denied, petition for review | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CO-1065 | Terry V. Jones v. United States | Aug 19, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Robert R. Rigsby |
| 15-CM-354 | NYIA GORE v. UNITED STATES | Aug 18, 2016 | ||
| 14-AA-396 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD, and PRINCE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., and W.M. SCHLOSSER CONSTRUCTION CO., INC | Aug 18, 2016 | ||
| 14-CV-1125 | NELDA PERKINS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-1464 | William R. Gardner v. United States | Aug 11, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Anita Josey-Herring, Motions Honorable William M. Jackson, Trial |
| 15-AA-922 | MCCORMICK & SCHMICK RESTAURANT CORPORATION v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 15-CM-941 | Ricardo D. Land v. United States | Aug 11, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 15-CV-448, 15-CV-486, 15-CV-630 & 15-CV-710 | DAVID M. VAN LEEUWEN, et al. v. ERIC BLODNIKAR, et al. | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 15-FM-379 AMENDED | GWENDOLYN LITTMAN, APPELLANT v. ANDREW CACHO, APPELLEE | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-1055 | Jacqueline O.Llewellyn v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Serices and Dennis O'Leary, D.D.S. an Travelers Insurance Co. | Aug 11, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CV-59 | DARRELL JOHNSON, et al., v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 15-BG-1402 | IN RE DONALD L. MCCLURE, RESPONDENT. | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-231 | Corey C. Venable v. United States | Aug 11, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael Ryan |
| 15-CF-126 | GORDON C. CARPENTER and TYRONE P. JONES v. UNITED STATES | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 14-CV-940 | Timely Performance Care, Inc., et al. v. District of Columbia, et al. | Aug 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jeanette Jackson Clark |
| 14-CV-940 | Timely Performance Care, Inc., et al. v. District of Columbia, et al. | Aug 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jeanette Jackson Clark |
| 14-FS-1280 | In re D.E. | Aug 10, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Florence Pan |
| 16-BG-470 | IN RE: LAURA HAWKINS STRACHAN | Aug 09, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-469 | IN RE: STEVEN H. BERKOWITZ | Aug 09, 2016 | ||
| 14-CF-1326 | DAVID A. SHEPHERD v. UNITED STATES | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-151 | NATHANIEL COUSART v. UNITED STATES | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 15-BG-564 | IN RE NAREN CHAGANTI, RESPONDENT | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-263 | DANIEL GRIFFIN v. UNITED STATES | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 14-CV-846 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-466 | IN RE: PETER R. ESTES, Respondent. | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-467 | IN RE: KAREN A. CACO, Respondent. | Aug 04, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-491 | Sodexho, Inc., et al. v District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Bruce Tulloch | Jul 29, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Remanded, in part | Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CV-958 | Roxie Johnson v. Kmart Incorporation | Jul 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Thomas J. Motley |
| 15-AA-1166 | Abreham Zemedagegehu v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Federal Express Corporation, et al. | Jul 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 14-CF-0067; 14-CF-140; and 14-CF-401 and 14-CF-415 | Kevin Barnes v. United States; James W. Wright v. United States; Arel U. Jennings v. United States | Jul 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. Honorable John McCabe |
| 15-CV-674 | Michael Carolina v. Distressed Asset Solutions, LLC | Jul 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael O'Keefe |
| 15-CV-674 | Michael Carolina v. Distressed Asset Solutions, LLC | Jul 29, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael O'Keefe |
| 14-AA-1290 | Guangsha Wang v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and 1624 U Street d/b/a/ Chi-Cha Lounge | Jul 28, 2016 | Vacated and Remanded | District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board |
| 16-BG-315 | IN RE: CHARLES S. RAND, Respondent. | Jul 28, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-0001 | Michael K. Charles v. Washington Convention and Sports Authority | Jul 28, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 14-CV-1479 | FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE/METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT LABOR COMMITTEE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Jul 28, 2016 | ||
| 15-CV-1236 | Alain M. Montcho v. Novitex Enterprise Solutions | Jul 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Maurice A. Ross |
| 15-CV-1236 | Alain M. Montcho v. Novitex Enterprise Solutions | Jul 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Maurice A. Ross |
| 16-BG-422 | IN RE: SIERRA DAVID STERKIN, Respondent. | Jul 28, 2016 | ||
| 13-CF-1131 | KEVIN YOUNG v. UNITED STATES | Jul 28, 2016 | ||
| 14-CM-304 | Percy L. Moorman v. United States [AMENDED] | Jul 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Juliet J. McKenna |
| 15-BG-1218 | IN RE DANA JOHNSON, PETITIONER. | Jul 28, 2016 |
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