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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-FS-1305 | In re: D.G. | Oct 15, 2003 | Affirmed | Johnson |
| 02-AA-85 | RLR Construction v. DC DEOS | Oct 14, 2003 | Affirmed | None |
| 02-AA-1410 | Chin v. US | Oct 14, 2003 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 02-CV-464, 02-CV-554 | Howard University v. Harold E. Lacy, Jr. (On Petition for Rehearing/Orig. Opinion dated 7/17/03). | Oct 10, 2003 | ||
| 01-FS-211, 01-FS-212, 01-FS-213 | In re: AM.V., AN.V., AK.V. | Oct 10, 2003 | ||
| 97-CF-1789, 97-CF-2036 | Stanley R. Lyons and Jeffrey G. Hilton v. US | Oct 09, 2003 | ||
| 01-CM-800 | Holness v. US | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 02-CV-671 | Winthrop v. Briley | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 02-CM-486 | Johnson v. US | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 02-BG-498, 02-BG-1130 | In re: Robert Bnoden Patterson. | Oct 09, 2003 | ||
| 99-SP-884 | Kinard v. DC Dept. of Corrections | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Barnes |
| 00-CT-937 | Merrell v. DC | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Josey-Herring |
| 01-CM-1104 | Carter v. US | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Wertheim |
| 00-CM-1268 | Castro v. US | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 97-CF-1699, 00-CO-1343 | Quiller v. US | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 01-FS-939, 01-FS-940, 01-FS-941 | In re: D.H., B.H., E.H. | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 02-PR-799, 02-PR-816 | In re: Estate of Samuel M. Weston. | Oct 09, 2003 | ||
| 00-FS-839, 00-FS-840 | In re: D.H., J.H. | Oct 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Christian |
| 99-BG-969 | Brett C. Cass v. DC (order amending 7/31/03 opinion). | Oct 06, 2003 | ||
| 02-BG-429 | In re: Kenneth D. Pack. | Oct 02, 2003 | ||
| 97-CF-1150, 00-CO-994, 01-CO-66, 01-CO-851, 02-CO-931 | Vyron Wheeler v. US | Oct 02, 2003 | ||
| 03-AA-4 | Safeway Stores, Inc. v. DC Department of Employment Services and Wanda McIntyre. | Oct 02, 2003 | ||
| 00-CV-685 | Phillip A. Feaster, et al. v. Paul L. Vance, et al. | Oct 02, 2003 | ||
| 03-BG-1000 | In the Matter of: Malaku J. Steen, Esquire. | Oct 02, 2003 | ||
| Tolson, Inc. v. D.C. Does | 02-AA-1024 | Sep 30, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-SP-1451 | Antoinette Richardson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (order vacating 6/12/03 opinion). | Sep 29, 2003 | ||
| 99-CO-1462 | Jones v. US | Sep 29, 2003 | Affirmed | satterfield |
| 01-CO-87 | Mooney v. US | Sep 29, 2003 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 98-CF-890, 02-CO-246 | Barnes v. US | Sep 26, 2003 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 02-FM-838 | Allen v. Jackson | Sep 26, 2003 | Affirmed | Bartnoff |
| 01-CM-740 | Burrell v. US | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Tignor |
| 02-CM-576, 02-CM-598 | Ferguson v. US | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 02-CV-169, 02-CV-207 | Pride Transport, Inc. v. NorthEastern Shippers Cooperative Association, Inc. and Ronald N. Cobert. | Sep 25, 2003 | ||
| 02-CV-1174 | Richardson v. DC Department of Motor Vehicles | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 02-CM-490 | Marquez v. US | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 00-CF-1181, 00-CF-1239 | Hamilton & Hamilton v. US | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 02-SP-666 | Beaton v. US | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 02-AA-1096 | Holland v. DC Department of Employment Services | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 02-BG-539 | In re: Jerry S. Dunietz. | Sep 25, 2003 | ||
| 02-CO-1032 | Walker v. US | Sep 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 02-CV-1138 | Colantuoni v. Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. | Sep 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Duncan-Peters |
| 00-AA-1467 | US S. Africa Leadership Exchange Program v. DC Department of Employment Services. | Sep 22, 2003 | ||
| 02-CM-945 | Green v. US | Sep 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 00-CF-763, 00-CO-650 | Martin v. US | Sep 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Shuker |
| 02-CF-193 | Dean v. US | Sep 22, 2003 | Affirmed/Remanded/Vacated | Rankin |
| 98-CF-1746, 02-CO-1075 | Thompson v. US | Sep 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 01-CM-522, 01-CM-523, 01-CM-524 | Bnoden v. US | Sep 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 01-CV-999 | James Dennis v. Linda Edwards, et al. | Sep 18, 2003 | ||
| 96-CF-977, 00-CO-1371 | George L. Bailey v. US | Sep 18, 2003 | ||
| 01-BG-1453 | In re: Donald A. Clower. | Sep 18, 2003 |
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