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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
13-CO-1047 and 13-CO-1048 Alfred Evans v. United States Feb 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lynn Leibovitz
13-FS-1487 In re T.C.; T.S. Feb 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Lloyd U. Nolan, Magistrate Judge Hon. Florence Pan, Trial Judge
12-CT-1819, 12-CM-1820 and 12-CM-1821 Eddie Eldridge Wearing v. District of Columbia Feb 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Yvonne Williams
13-CO-1108 David Miller v. United States Feb 09, 2015 Affirmed Hon. John Ramsey Johnson
14-CV-203 Falken Industries, LLC v. Thomas Roger Walsh Feb 09, 2015 Reversed and Remanded Hon. Jeanette Clark
11-CF-655 Deangelo Foote v. United States Feb 05, 2015
13-CF-814 Jarrell A. Gayden v. United States* Feb 05, 2015
14-BG-1224 In re: Allen Brufsky Feb 05, 2015
10-BG-1537 & 14-BG-1347 In re: Scott J. Bloch Feb 05, 2015
12-BG-1889 & 14-BG-1221 In re: Emerson V. Briggs, III Feb 05, 2015
14-BG-1167 In re: Jared E. Stolz Feb 05, 2015
12-CO-1648 Jonathan F. Dawkins v. United States Feb 05, 2015
14-BG-1168 In re: Brian J. Benner Feb 05, 2015
14-BG-1223 In re: Dale E. Dunan Feb 05, 2015
13-AA-488 Frank Grosso v. District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Board Feb 04, 2015 Affirmed District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Board
12-CF-903 Yahya Abdussamadi v. United States Feb 03, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Gerald I. Fisher
13-CV-1183 and 14-CV-320 Moses H. Karkenny v. Matthew Smith Feb 03, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Neal E. Kravitz
13-CF-568 Robert S. Stevenson v. United States Feb 02, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Marisa J. Demeo
14-CF-85 Norman Hughes v. United States Feb 02, 2015 Affirmed Hon. A. Franklin Burgess
13-CM-826 Wonell A. Jones v. United States Jan 30, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Jose M. Lopez
13-CM-1248 Jeffrey Canady v. United States Jan 30, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Robert E. Morin
13-CM-557 Leonte Butler v. United States Jan 30, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr.
13-CV-1354 AAMCO Transmissions v. Herman Byll Jan 30, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Erik P. Christian
13-AA-1038 GIRMA W. ADMASU, PETITIONER, v. 7-11 FOOD STORE #11731G/21926D, RESPONDENT. Jan 29, 2015
13-CV-1025 DENNIS T. COMER, APPELLANT, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., APPELLEE. Jan 29, 2015
15-BS-63 IN RE: LEONARD J. SUCHANEK, Petitioner. Jan 29, 2015
12-CV-403 & 12-CV-542 HAVILAH REAL PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC, v. VLK, LLC, ET AL., Jan 29, 2015
11-CF-134 BOBBY JOHNSON, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE. Jan 29, 2015
13-CO-938 Thiend Baker v. United States Jan 27, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Craig Iscoe
14-FM-43 Patricia Patterson v. Vernon A. Smith Jan 27, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Judith A. Smith
10-CM-1541 and 13-CO-1095 Mahdi M. Shabazz v. United States Jan 27, 2015 Affirmed, in part/Vacated and Remanded, in part Hon. Stuart Nash Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler
13-FM-876 Mahdi M. Shabazz v. Dejhon K. Dohawk Jan 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Hiram Puig-Lugo
13-AA-0700 District of Columbia Taxicab Commission v. Sharanjit Singh Jan 23, 2015 Vacated and Remanded District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings
13-CM-715 Awvee Storey v. United States Jan 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler
14-CV-311 Jose A. Martinez v. GEICO Jan 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Laura Cordero
13-CF-584 and 13-CF-585 Michael D. Jones v. United States Jan 23, 2015 Affirmed, in part/Reversed and Remanded, in part Hon. Robert Richter Hon. Stuart Nash
13-CM-1372 Laprince France v. United States Jan 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. John F. McCabe, Jr.
12-AA-972 Eric H. Hammond v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Gas Light Company Jan 23, 2015 Remanded Compensation Review Board
13-CF-1127 Melvin L. Plowder v. United States Jan 23, 2015 Affirmed Hon. William Jackson
11-CT-955 Jerome Bradley v. District of Columbia Jan 22, 2015
13-CV-354 Jimmie McNair v. District of Columbia Jan 22, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Brian Holeman
13-CM-1463 & 13-CM-1464 Darius Winston v. United States Jan 22, 2015
13-FS-697 In re S.K.; She.K Jan 22, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Errol R. Arthur Hon. Robert R. Rigsby
13-CT-226 Mohamed Fadul v. District of Columbia Jan 22, 2015
13-CO-0599 David L. Pair v. United States Jan 22, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Herbert Dixon
12-CF-1586 Keith Johnson v. United States Jan 20, 2015 Affirmed, in part/Remanded, in part/Vacated, in part Hon. Robert Morin
14-CM-301 Marvin Knight v. United States Jan 20, 2015 Affirmed "Hon. Judith N. Macaluso
12-CM-426 and 12-CO-658 Donald P. Grimes v. United States Jan 16, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson
13-CF-100 John A. Walker v. United States Jan 16, 2015 Affirmed Hon. Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr.
13-CM-1476 Uceff Wade v. United States Jan 16, 2015 Affirmed Hon. John F. McCabe, Jr.