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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-AA-1114 | Linda Jackson v. DC DOES, corrected. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| 07-CV-476 | Bleck v. Power. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| 06-AA-1308 | Arthur Shipkey v. DC DOES. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-732+ | In re Charles Rust-Tierney. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| 07-CO-868 | Fox v. US | Sep 03, 2008 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 06-CV-1284 | Radetsky v. Ferris etc | Sep 03, 2008 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 07-AA-1328 | Office of the People's Counsel v. PSC of the DC | Aug 28, 2008 | ||
| 05-CV-650 | Joseph Juvenalis v. DC | Aug 28, 2008 | ||
| 07-AA-1020 | Dion Prime v. DC DPW. | Aug 28, 2008 | ||
| 06-CO-1161 | Jordan v. US | Aug 27, 2008 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 06-CV-881 | Berry v. Alston | Aug 26, 2008 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 06-AA-1511 | Gaynell Nixon v. DC DOES. | Aug 21, 2008 | ||
| 04-CF-527 | Shanti Scott v. US | Aug 21, 2008 | ||
| 07-FS-907 | In re A.B. | Aug 21, 2008 | ||
| 05-CV-1183 | USA Waste of MD v. Isaac Love. | Aug 21, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1006 | Charles Pitt v. DC DOC. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 05-AA-656 | Anne Page Chiapella v. DC BZA. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 06-BG-44 | In re Michael Ditton. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 06-AA-1381 | Economides v. DC BZA. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 06-BG-722 | In re David Weaver, Jr. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 03-CF-1076 | Latrel Gilchrist v. US | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 07-CV-517 | Culver v. DC | Aug 12, 2008 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 06-CM-1135 | Davis v. US | Aug 12, 2008 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 07-CV-1201 | Johnson v. Interstate | Aug 12, 2008 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 97-CF-1698+ | Aundrey Burno v. US | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 05-CV-1316 | Elaine Jones v. Kirby Thompson. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-FM-165+ | P.F. v. N.C., corrected. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 07-CV-170 | 6921 Georgia Avenue v. Universal Community. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-1329 | Melvin Howard v. US, corrected. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-BG-273 | In re Caroline Ayres-Fountain. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-1186 | In re Robert Kline III. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 08-BG-711 | In re Herbert Callihan. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 06-PR-1378+ | In re Lee Estate | Aug 07, 2008 | Affirmed | Hamilton |
| 06-FM-1377 | Cruz v. Nunez | Aug 07, 2008 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 06-CF-604 | John Barnhardt v. US | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 07-CM-717 | Lloyd Gary v. US | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-177 | Shawn Burgess v. US | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| 08-BG-375 | In Re Joyce A. Wilson. | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| 04-CF-402 | Randolph Scott v. US | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| 05-CV-642+ | Shirley Bolton v. Bernbei & Katz. | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| 04-CV-193+ | Washington Convention Center etc. v. Langdon Johnson. | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| 07-CF-127 | Travis Banks v. US | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1543, 07-CV-304 | Roane v. Duncan, Warner v. Roane | Jul 30, 2008 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 07-CV-1081 | Coleman v VanAntwerp | Jul 25, 2008 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 06-AA-1133 | Addison v. Safeway | Jul 25, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 07-CM-1093 | Bulluck v. US | Jul 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 07-CM-326 | Grace v. US | Jul 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 07-CM-83 | White v. US | Jul 24, 2008 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 07-AA-1033 | Simmons v. 900 F St | Jul 24, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 05-FS-1467 | In re P.F. | Jul 24, 2008 |
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