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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-BG-53 | Sol Sheinbein . | Mar 11, 2004 | ||
| 02-CF-1202 | McAlpine v. U.s. | Mar 11, 2004 | Affirmed | Gardner, JR. |
| 02-AA-1279 | John J. Chagnon v. DC Board of Zoning Adjustment. | Mar 11, 2004 | ||
| 98-BG-1384 | In re: Nathaniel Sims. | Mar 11, 2004 | ||
| 03-CV-189 | Blackmon v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation | Mar 11, 2004 | Affirmed | Duncan-Peters |
| 02-CV-1121 | Clarice Bnoden, Personal Representative of the Estate of Katie M. Bnoden v. National Academy of Sciences. | Mar 11, 2004 | ||
| 01-CF-515, 03-CO-512 | Hooker v. US | Mar 11, 2004 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 03-CO-400 | Nelson v. US | Mar 10, 2004 | Affirmed | Dixon |
| 99-CM-1716 | Goodridge v. US | Mar 10, 2004 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 00-CF-1204 | Wood v. US | Mar 10, 2004 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 02-FM-286 | Luck v. Luck | Mar 10, 2004 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 03-CF-231 | Abdul-Rahman v. US | Mar 08, 2004 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 03-CF-299 | Suggs v. US | Mar 08, 2004 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 02-FS-856 | In the Matter of: A.W. | Mar 08, 2004 | Dismissed | Puig-Lugo |
| 01-CM-547 | Cade v. US | Mar 08, 2004 | Affirmed | Dorsey |
| 03-CO-540 | Smith v. US | Mar 08, 2004 | Affirmed | Long |
| 03-CO-490 | Bradley v. US | Mar 08, 2004 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 02-BG-349 | In re: Greg S. Friedman. | Mar 04, 2004 | ||
| 03-AA-37 | Bret S. Hart v. DC Department of Employment Services and World Championship Wrestling, and Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc. | Mar 04, 2004 | ||
| 01-AA-355 | Jacques Abadie III, et al. v. DC Contract Appeals Board and Business Software Associates, Inc. | Mar 04, 2004 | ||
| 03-AA-471 | DC Water and Sewer Authority and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. v. DC Department of Employment Services and Lucille Washington. | Mar 04, 2004 | ||
| 03-CM-122 | Brooks v. US | Mar 03, 2004 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 02-AA-1391 | Rheingold v. DC Department of Employment Services | Mar 03, 2004 | Affirmed | none |
| 00-CF-811 | Antonio Cannon v. US (order amending 12/18/03 opinion). | Mar 02, 2004 | ||
| 96-CF-1308, 01-CO-716 | Evans v. US | Mar 02, 2004 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 02-CF-710 | Kidame v. US | Mar 02, 2004 | Affirmed | O'Regan Keary |
| 03-CV-39 | Hannon v. DC | Mar 02, 2004 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 02-CF-520, 02-CF-523 | Tate v. US | Mar 02, 2004 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 99-CF-306, 01-CO-992 | Patrick v. US | Mar 02, 2004 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 01-CM-1020 | Balodun v. US | Feb 26, 2004 | Affirmed | Dorsey |
| 01-FS-764, 01-FS-765, 01-FS-766, 01-FS-767, 01-FS-768 | In re: A.H., DE.H., K.H., SHL.H., and S.H. | Feb 26, 2004 | ||
| 99-CO-1653 | Perry Woodall v. US | Feb 26, 2004 | ||
| 02-CT-1011, 02-CT-1097 | District of Columbia v. Linden-Liante J. Houston. | Feb 26, 2004 | ||
| 03-AA-153 | Shelda Kralick v. DC Department of Employment Services. | Feb 26, 2004 | ||
| 01-CV-1521 | Petrov v. Shamlieva-Petrova | Feb 26, 2004 | Affirmed | Mize |
| 03-CF-85 | Millen v. US | Feb 26, 2004 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 02-CT-1271, 02-CT-1293 | Cummings v. DC | Feb 25, 2004 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 02-CF-1269 | Short v. US | Feb 25, 2004 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 03-CV-387 | Livingston v. Crawford Edgewood Management | Feb 24, 2004 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 02-FS-647, 02-FS-1284 | In re: L.Y. | Feb 24, 2004 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 02-FS-1185, 1187, 1321, 1322 | In re: D.Y. | Feb 24, 2004 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 98-CF-352, 01-CO-1377 | Lewis v. US | Feb 24, 2004 | Affirmed | Shuker |
| 02-CF-878 | Lawrence v. US | Feb 24, 2004 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 01-CF-381 | Gooding v. US | Feb 24, 2004 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 01-SP-1451 | Antoinette Richardson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. | Feb 23, 2004 | ||
| 98-CM-1060, 03-CO-107 | Bnoden v. US | Feb 23, 2004 | Affirmed | Washington/Edwards |
| 02-FS-560 | In re: TE.L., TO.L., J.G., K.P., JR., TY.L. | Feb 19, 2004 | ||
| 04-BG-39 | In the Matter of: J. Andrew Chopivsky. | Feb 19, 2004 | ||
| 01-PR-858, 01-PR-1054 | In re Estate of William J. Boyle | Feb 19, 2004 | Affirmed | Long |
| 02-AA-547 | Heidi A. Burge v. DC Department of Employment Services and Women's National Basketball Association T/A Washington Mystics and Risk Enterprise Management, LTD. | Feb 19, 2004 |
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