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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
10-CM-162 William E. Whitaker v. US Jan 25, 2011 Affirmed Pan
08-CF-874 Diantre Smith v. US Jan 25, 2011 Affirmed Mott
08-AA-1396 Valerie A. Vardy v. DC Police & Firefighters' Retirement & Relief Board Jan 25, 2011 Affirmed
09-CM-264 Josh Harrigan v. US Jan 25, 2011 Affirmed Christian
09-CO-1307 Edward A. Hunter v. US Jan 25, 2011 Affirmed Richter
09-CM-684 Gary Walker v. US Jan 21, 2011 Affirmed Christian
08-CM-681+ Edward F. Kinane, et al. v. United States. Jan 20, 2011
09-BG-1012 and 10-BG-795 In Re Lucille Saundra White. Jan 20, 2011
10-BG-667 In Re Lorin Bleecker, Respondent. Jan 20, 2011
07-CV-1264 and 08-CV-1089 Alan Grayson v. AT&T Corporation, et al. Jan 20, 2011
09-CV-1032 Jose Rosales v. Bankers Independent Insurance Co. Jan 20, 2011 Affirmed Kravitz
08-CV-1564 Priscilla Farnode v. J. Crew Group, Inc. Jan 20, 2011
09-CF-1242 Martell A. Legrand v. US Jan 20, 2011 Affirmed Beck
09-BG-927 In Re Karl W. Carter, Jr., Respondent. Jan 20, 2011
08-CM-114 Lorenzo S. Leigh v. US Jan 20, 2011 Dismissed as Moot Mitchell-Rankin
08-CF-1311, 08-CF-1312 and 08-CF-1379 Trevon Hickman, Mike Scott & Major Shabazz Jan 20, 2011 Affirmed Richter
07-CV-1264 Alan Grayson v. AT&T Corporation, et al. Jan 20, 2011
08-CM-1113 Anthony Rankins v. US Jan 20, 2011 Affirmed Morrison, III
10-BG-108 In Re Terri Y. Lea, Respondent. Jan 20, 2011
07-CF-1036 Herbert Evans v. United States. Jan 20, 2011
09-CO-1524 Robert A. White v. US Jan 20, 2011 Affirmed Christian
07-CF-543, 07-CF-591 and 07-CF-627 Jamal M. Ceasar, Mario Zaunders & Sean B. Eubanks v. US Jan 18, 2011 Affirmed in part and Remanded in part Cushenberry
09-CM-1306 Mark Bell v. US Jan 18, 2011 Affirmed Lopez
05-CF-1092 Antoine D. Cooper v. US Jan 18, 2011 Affirmed Richter
07-CF-258 Antonio B. Robinson v. US Jan 18, 2011 Affirmed Iscoe
10-CV-267 Melody Bnoden v. Robert Jones, II Jan 18, 2011 Affirmed Hedge
09-CF-593 Calvin L. Washington v. US Jan 18, 2011 Affirmed Rigsby
10-CM-140 Floyd Hammond v. US Jan 13, 2011 Affirmed Weisberg
09-BG-916 In Re Idus J. Daniel, Jr. Jan 13, 2011
10-BG-1306 In Re Carmen M. Vozzella. Jan 13, 2011
10-BG-1338 In Re Daniel M. Keil. Jan 13, 2011
07-BG-624 In Re Willie N. Hewett. Jan 13, 2011
09-FS-1351 & 09-FS-1352 In Re K.J.; R.J., et al. Jan 13, 2011
10-BG-1307 In Re Bruce A. Enstad. Jan 13, 2011
09-BG-1531 In Re Andrew J. Kline. Jan 13, 2011
10-CM-279 Denique Collymore v. US Jan 13, 2011 Affirmed Retchin
10-BG-1305 In Re Xavier J. Vega. Jan 13, 2011
09-CV-891 c/w 09-CV-1057 John J. Nicholas, Jr., et al. V. Rockstone Capital, LLC Jan 13, 2011 Reversed and Remanded Ross
10-BG-1337 In Re Stephen D. Landfield. Jan 13, 2011
10-CM-241 Michael R. Burns Jan 12, 2011 Affirmed Diaz
10-CM-52 Lauren Hill v. US Jan 11, 2011 Affirmed Pan
07-CF-428 c/w 07-CF-498 Tony Cook & Kenneth Brewster v. US Jan 11, 2011 Affirmed Satterfield
09-CO-1442 Timothy Hairston v. US Jan 11, 2011 Affirmed Keary
09-CF-1040 Lloyd C. Tyree v. US Jan 07, 2011 Affirmed Fisher
10-CV-196 Tiffany Clark v. Borger Management, Inc. Jan 07, 2011 Affirmed Burgess
09-CF-262 Odell Powell v. US Jan 07, 2011 Reversed & Remanded Boasberg
08-CF-221 Anthony Glenmore v. US Jan 07, 2011 Affirmed Iscoe
07-AA-1304 Joseph Murray v. DOES Jan 06, 2011 Affirmed
10-CV-32 Abdul Amiri v. Gelman Management Company Jan 06, 2011 Affirmed Long
09-CV-1526 Margaret Young v. U-Haul Company of DC Jan 06, 2011