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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-1017 | In re Nathaniel H.Speights | Nov 22, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-705 | Union Market Neighbors v. DC Zoning Comm'n / 301 FL Manager LLC 11/22/2017 | Nov 22, 2017 | Affirmed | DC Board of Zoning Commission |
| 16-CV-1089 | Anthony E. Ramos v. Avis Budget Group, Inc., et al. | Nov 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jeanette J. Clark |
| 16-CO-489 | Naval Lawrence v. US | Nov 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 16-AA-1123 | Gary Cox v. DOES /WMATA | Nov 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-AA-984 | Helen White v. DOES /WMATA | Nov 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-CV-404 | Ernest Hunter v. DC Child & Family Servs. Agency | Nov 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Mott |
| 16-CF-285 | Tyrone Wade v. United States | Nov 16, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-1149 | In re James Q. Butler | Nov 16, 2017 | ||
| 16-CO-832 | Herbert Arrington v. US | Nov 15, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna Lee Beck |
| 15-CV-934 | Metropolitan DC Health Consortium, Inc., et al. v. DC | Nov 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 15-CF-852 | Jarod Yorkshire v. US | Nov 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 15-CV-752 | Barbara Harrison Pyles v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corp. | Nov 09, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-488 | In re Darrell N. Fuller | Nov 09, 2017 | ||
| 16-CV-201 | Kathy R. Allen v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. & Fannie Mae | Nov 09, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert Okun |
| 15-CM-822 | Elaine Jones v. US | Nov 09, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-1075 | In re Berhan Dargie | Nov 09, 2017 | ||
| 15-CO-902 & 15-CO-903 | Grace McGuire v. US | Nov 09, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 16-SP-1148 | In re Prosecution of Clinton Perrow | Nov 09, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-571 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Shawn A. Brim | Nov 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 14-CF-779 | David E. Warren v. US | Nov 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Rhonda Reid Winston |
| 16-CO-216 | Reginald Williams v. US | Nov 07, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Russell F. Canan |
| 16-CO-971 | Tywon M. Hager v. US | Nov 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Gregory Jackson |
| 15-CM-1429 | John L. Giddeons v. US | Nov 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr. |
| 16-CV-665 | Beverly G. Lewis-Rachal & Anthony M. Rachal, III v. Three Washington Circle Condominium Unit Owners Ass'n | Nov 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Mott |
| 15-CM-233 | Kareem Johnson v. US | Nov 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 14-CV-633 | District of Columbia v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp., et al. | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-539 | In re: Pamela B. Stuart | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-608 | In re: Gerald F. Chapman | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-229 | In re: Richard L. Denman | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-568 | In re: Scott B. Gilly | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-694 | In re: Wright H. Lewis | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-265 | In re: Chernor M. Jalloh | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-571 | In re: Russell W. Warnock | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-907 | ShaDonna Jackson v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Nov 02, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CF-349 | Kevin A. Walker v. US | Oct 31, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Russell F. Canan |
| 16-FM-554 | Nancy M. Sostaric v. Stjepan Sostaric | Oct 31, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 16-CM-970 | Lawrence Thompson v. US | Oct 30, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 16-CV-221 | Linda McCauley v. Robert Hess, et al. | Oct 27, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jeanette J. Clark |
| 16-FM-839 | Ona Reckling v. Leonard C. Rayford | Oct 27, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Joan Zeldon |
| 17-BG-224 | In re: Randy McRae | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-309 Order | Jerome Proctor, Jr. | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-489 | In re: Linda K. Hanten | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-1080 | In re: Robert Geoffrey Broderick | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 13-BG-1238 | In re: Wade A. Robertson | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-916 | In re: James R.J. Scheltema | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-1081 | In re: Ricardo Vidal | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-154 | In re: Robert W. Mance, III | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-309 Amended Opinion | Jerome Proctor, Jr. | Oct 26, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-534 | In re: Alecia Schmuhl | Oct 26, 2017 |
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