Seals of the Court of Appeals and Superior Court
District of Columbia Courts

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
13-CM-1297 Jason McGaughey v. United States Jun 26, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Harold Cushenberry, Jr.
14-CM-121 Reva Garrett v. United States Jun 26, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Stuart Nash
14-CV-432 JANE DOE, APPELLANT, v. BERNABEI & WACHTEL, PLLC, et al., APPELLEES. Jun 25, 2015
14-CO-536 Lamont Wash v. United States Jun 25, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lee F. Satterfield
14-BG-1222 IN RE J. MICHAEL FARREN, RESPONDENT. Jun 25, 2015
14-AA-173 Potomac Electric Power Company v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Jaquely A. Tillman Jun 22, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Compensation Review Board
14-FM-211 Leigh Slaugheter v. Lance Slaughter Jun 22, 2015 Vacated and Remanded Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr.
13-CM-1092 and 14-CO-593 Edwin Ramirez-Pineda v. United States Jun 22, 2015 Affirmed Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr.
14-AA-1372 and 14-AA-1373 Rhode Island & M Asosciates v. District of Columbia Public Service Commission and Office of the People's Counsel and Potomac Electric Power Company Jun 22, 2015 Affirmed Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia
14-AA-3 LMW, LLC v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Jun 22, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
14-CF-142 Niko Estep v. United Staetes Jun 22, 2015 Remanded Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr.
14-CV-650 and 14-CV-892 Barbara Ann Levedahl, et al. v. Chatsworth Homeowners Association, Inc. Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Michael O'Keefe
13-CF-1424 Elgar Antonio Hernandez v. United States Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. William M. Jackson
13-FM-1493 Jahi Issa v. Nolean Smith Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr.
14-CO-163 Melvin T. Baisey v. United States Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Laura A. Cordero
14-CO-567 Byron Cole v. United States Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Zinora Mitchell-Rankin
14-CV-834 Douglas Clark v. Elm Capital, LLC, et al. Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Joseph E. Beshouri (Trial Judge) Hon. Melvin R. Wright (Reviewing Judge)
13-CM-627 Jermaine C. Jackson v. United States Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler
14-AA-934 Robert L. Johnson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Hamilton Cnodene Plaza Hotel and Zurich American Insurance Company Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board
14-CV-407 Gail Stone v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, et al. Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Laura A. Cordero
14-FM-378 Cargyle Bnoden Solomon v. James E. Solomon Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Peter A. Krauthamer
13-CV-624, 13-CV-773, and 14-CV-437 Linda A. McCauley, et al. v. Robert Hess, et al. Jun 19, 2015 Remanded Hon. Craig Iscoe
14-CF-444 Rico Johnson v. United States Jun 19, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lynn Leibovitz
13-CF-929 Marques AnRico Johnson v. United States Jun 18, 2015
13-CF-1423 Patrick Broom a/k/a Patrick Bnoden v. United States Jun 18, 2015
11-CO-781 Corey R. Ryland v. United States Jun 17, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lee Satterfield
13-CM-1274 Mark A. Thomas v. United States Jun 17, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Yvonne Williams
13-CO-813 Curtis Lynch v. United States Jun 17, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lynn Leibovitz (Trial Judge) Hon. Juliet McKenna (Motions Judge)
13-CV-1317 Q (Georgetown), LLC v. 33rd & M Street, NW, LLC Jun 17, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Anthony C. Epstein
13-CF-1186 Anthony Tyrone Speight, Jr. v. United States Jun 17, 2015 Affirmed Hon. John Ramsey Johnson
14-CF-215 James Edwards v. United States Jun 17, 2015 Affirmed Hon. J. Michael Ryan
12-CF-852 Vernon Bunch v. United States of America Jun 12, 2015 Affirmed, in part/Remanded, in part/Vacated, in part Hon. Gerald Fisher
13-CM-1305 Ronald Earle Mack v. United States Jun 12, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Robert E. Morin
13-CV-1472 ABUNE SAMUEL, APPELLANT, v. NEGA LAKEW, ET AL., APPELLEES. Jun 11, 2015
13-CO-1105 ROBERT M. ALEXANDER, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. Jun 11, 2015
14-FS-645 IN RE Q.B.; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, APPELLANT, Jun 11, 2015
12-CO-1362+ CHARLES S. TURNER,CHRISTOPHER D. TURNER,RUSSELL L. OVERTON, LEVY ROUSE, CLIFTON E. YARBOROUGH, KELVIN D. SMITH, & TIMOTHY CATLETT, APPELLANTS, Jun 11, 2015
13-BG-634 IN RE: PETER IBE, Respondent. Jun 11, 2015
14-BG-1258 IN RE ALEXANDER DJORDJEVICH, RESPONDENT Jun 11, 2015
12-CF-1303 and 12-CF-1409 ANTHONY RICHARDSON and JAMES WALKER, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE Jun 11, 2015
14-AA-102 Josephine Bembry v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Good Hope Institute, et al. Jun 08, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Compensation Review Board
13-CM-861 Melvin Fisher v. United States Jun 08, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Brian F. Holeman
12-CF-802+ DEANGELO CODERRO TERRY & BILLY A. ROBIN, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. Jun 05, 2015
15-BS-262 In re Robin T. Bnodeder Jun 04, 2015
14-CF-457 Vernando Williams v. United States Jun 04, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Robert I. Richter
14-CF-509 Edward Towles v. United States Jun 04, 2015
13-CF-735 Floyd E. Brooks v. United States Jun 04, 2015
13-CO-296 Ricky A. Haywood v. United States Jun 03, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Erik P. Christian
13-CM-467 Victor Chavez-Diaz v. United States Jun 03, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Truman A. Morrison, III
12-AA-334 Northeast Neighbors for Responsible Gnodeth, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Jun 03, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment