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DC Court of Appeals Opinions and MOJs

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
14-CM-228 Jason V. Burks v. United States Feb 03, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Judith N. Macaluso
12-CF-1873, 12-CF-2057 and 15-CO-54 Charles Manson & Andre Davis v. United States Feb 03, 2016 Affirmed and Remanded Honorable Heidi M. Pasichow
15-CM-172 Kevin M. Truesdale v. United States Feb 02, 2016 Affirmed,in part; Reversed, in part Honorable Lynn Leibovitz
15-CV-177 Darryl Pounds v. TBM Holdings, LLC Feb 02, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Frederick H. Weisberg
14-AA-1110 Salvador H. Martinez v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Fort Myer Construction Corporation and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Feb 02, 2016 Affirmed District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board
14-CM-780 Tycho Veney v. United States Jan 29, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Juliet J. McKenna
14-FM-1136 Rakeen Richardson v. Ayesha McKeithan Jan 29, 2016 Vacated and Remanded Honorable Anthony C. Epstein
14-CM-1091 DEANDRE BROOKS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Jan 28, 2016
14-AA-773 Smith Property Holdings Five (DC) LP v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission and Karen Morris & David Power Jan 27, 2016 Affirmed District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission
15-CV-134 Veronica Cartier v. DC Doors Latino Housing Transition Partnership Jan 27, 2016 Vacated and Remanded Honorable Herbert B. Dixon, Jr.
13-FM-1159 Louise Lipscomb v. George Wesley Johnson, Jr. Jan 27, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Alfred S. Irving, Jr.
15-FS-45, 15-FS-46 and 15-FS-47 In re Petition of T.A.A.; T.C. Jan 27, 2016 Vacated and Remanded Honroable Tara J. Fentress Honorable Anthony C. Epstein
14-CV-312 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, LOCAL 2087, Appellee. Jan 21, 2016
15-CV-0042 Lathal Ponder v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Jan 21, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Brian F. Holeman
13-CF-1312 MARLON WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Jan 21, 2016
14-CM-1408 Lawrence Moss v. United States Jan 21, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Yvonne Williams
15-CV-199 Bridget Stiggers v. George Washington University, et al. Jan 21, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Thomas J. Motley
15-CM-184 Sharmalitta Riley v. United States Jan 21, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Alfred S. Irving, Jr.
14-CV-1097 Raheem Muhammad v. Sean T. Morris, et al. Jan 19, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Herbert B. Dixon, Jr.
14-CO-790 James A. Moore, Jr. v. United States Jan 19, 2016 Affirmed Honorable John H. Bayly, Jr.
14-CM-125 JESUS A. HERNANDEZ v. UNITED STATES Jan 14, 2016
11-CT-1619 KRISHNA PATRICK MUIR v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Jan 14, 2016
14-CV-1069 AMENDED RICHARD C. BARTEL, APPELLANT v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION APPELLEE Jan 14, 2016
14-CF-1170 GEORGE L. SYDNOR v. UNITED STATES Jan 14, 2016
15-AA-301 & 15-AA-302 APARTMENT AND OFFICE BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Jan 14, 2016
14-CM-714 Kwende O. Way v. United States Jan 13, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Jennifer Anderson
14-FM-1218 Calvin Ancrum v. Retha Y. Ancrum Jan 13, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Anthony C. Epstein
14-CM-248 Jamal Payne v. United States Jan 12, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Zoe Bush
14-PR-0826 and 14-PR-1100 Jeffrey Maurice Young-Bey v. Tijuana Young Jan 12, 2016 Affirmed Honorable John M. Campbell
14-PR-1394 George C. Papgeorge v. Estate of Julius Fleischman Jan 11, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Gerald Fisher
14-AA-909 Ronald A. Armstead, Jr. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al. Jan 11, 2016 Affirmed District of Columbia Compensation Review Board
14-CT-554 TaAvis Deontaye Williams v. District of Columbia Jan 11, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Heidi M. Pasichow
14-CF-0734 Eugene D. Ankrom v. United States Jan 08, 2016 Affirmed, in part; Remanded in part Honorable William M. Jackson
14-CM-685 Lucille Emily v. United States Jan 07, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Todd E. Edelman
14-CO-761 Antonio D. Reed v. United States Jan 07, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Erik P. Christian
13-CF-0766 and 13-CO-1244 Jerome Allen Bradley v. United States Jan 07, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Robert I. Richter
14-CV-307 Pamela Lyles v. D.A. Hubbard, et al. Jan 07, 2016 Affirmed, in part; Reversed, in part; and Remanded Honorable Thomas J. Motley
14-CF-594 Link Yancey v. United States Jan 06, 2016 Affirmed Honorable Robert I. Richter
14-AA-935 JEFFREY BOWSER,Petitioner, v. CRB-4-14 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Respondent, and CLARK CONSTRUCTION, LLC, et al., Intervenors Dec 31, 2015
14-CF-580 James A. Johnson v. United States Dec 31, 2015 Affirmed Honorable John F. McCabe, Jr. Honorable Jennifer M. Anderson
14-CM-1305 Marc M. Gattling v. United States Dec 30, 2015 Vacated, in part; Remanded, in part; Affirmed, in part Honorable Yvonne Williams
15-CM-195 Jacomo Morris v. United States Dec 30, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr.
13-CT-0749 Clarence T. Bowler v. District of Columbia Dec 30, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Robert E. Morin
14-CV-488 and 14-CV-1397 Edward Tinsley v. Sheila Blacknall Dec 30, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Peter A. Krauthamer
15-FS-75 and 15-FS-76 In re Petition of W.M.A.; D.T. Dec 30, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Janet E. Albert Honorable Alfred S. Irving, Jr.
14-CM-1152 Craig Nelson v. United States Dec 30, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Todd E. Edelman
14-CV-1124 Lapsharon Associates, Inc., et al. v. David M. Cook Dec 30, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Michael O'Keefe
13-CM-1394 MILON C. HIGH, JR., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Dec 24, 2015
14-CO-0877 Russell Crawford v. United States Dec 24, 2015 Affirmed Honorable Thomas J. Motley
13-CV-1262+ ARTHUR G. NEWMYER v. THE SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL and JAMES F. HUNTINGTON Dec 24, 2015