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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-CO-104 | Pouge v. US | Apr 29, 2003 | Remanded | Tignor |
| 94-CF-1334 | Harrell v. US | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Queen |
| 01-CF-1339 | Smith v. US | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 00-CF-593 | Marin v. US | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 01-CF-1220 | Cruz v. US | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | Kramer |
| 01-CM-1081 | Whitefield v. US | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | weisberg |
| 96-SP-439 | In re: Francine Peak. | Apr 25, 2003 | ||
| 02-CO-663 | Straughn v. US | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | weisberg |
| 02-AA-514 | Canteen Inc. v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Apr 25, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 00-AA-337 | Washngton Hospital Center v. DC Department of Employment Services and Paul A. Thielke. | Apr 24, 2003 | ||
| 02-FS-946 | In re: P.S. | Apr 24, 2003 | ||
| 02-FM-249 | Lewis v. Lewis | Apr 24, 2003 | Affirmed | Josey-Herring |
| 00-CM-389 | Edin Guzman v. US | Apr 24, 2003 | ||
| 00-CM-855 | Ford v. US | Apr 23, 2003 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 02-CO-964 | Bnoden v. US | Apr 23, 2003 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 02-CO-727 | Coleman v. US | Apr 23, 2003 | Affirmed | Shuker |
| 00-CO-1554 | West v. US | Apr 23, 2003 | Affirmed | Terrell |
| 02-CO-583 | Eldridge v. US | Apr 23, 2003 | Affirmed | Hamilton |
| 02-CV-730 | Rosen v. Citibank, Inc. | Apr 23, 2003 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 02-CM-406, 02-CM-407 | Washington v. US | Apr 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 98-CM-1715 | Jefferies v. US | Apr 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Satterfield |
| 02-CM-683 | Hammad v. US | Apr 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Edwards |
| 98-CF-951 | Palmer v. US | Apr 22, 2003 | Affirmed/Remanded | Dixon |
| 02-AA-886 | Dunaway v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Apr 22, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 98-CF-1164, 02-CO-1023 | Aridod v. US | Apr 22, 2003 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 02-CV-226 | Eleanor Carter v. John S. Hahn. | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| 00-FS-609 | In re: S.S. | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| 01-FS-68, 01-FS-69, 01-FS-70, 01-FS-71 | In re: M.M. | Apr 17, 2003 | Affirmed | Burnett |
| 01-CF-86 | Gregory McFarland v. US | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| 00-CV-959 | Cheng v. Au, et al. | Apr 16, 2003 | Affirmed | Queen |
| 01-CM-1275 | Abous-Samad v. US | Apr 16, 2003 | Affirmed | Dorsey |
| 02-CT-465 | Lester v. DC | Apr 16, 2003 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 01-CF-1144 | nodee v. US | Apr 16, 2003 | Affirmed | Campbell |
| 01-CF-1257 | Hazelton v. US | Apr 16, 2003 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 02-CM-26 | Carrington v. US | Apr 16, 2003 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 00-CV-1225, 01-CV-359 | Spencer v. BA Mortgage, LLC | Apr 15, 2003 | Affirmed | Mize |
| 01-CF-1557, 02-CF-40 | Young v. US, Adams v. US | Apr 15, 2003 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 02-FM-709 | Coner-Edwards v. Edwards | Apr 11, 2003 | Affirmed | Bartnoff |
| 01-CV-600, 02-CV-305 | Joy Boyle, et al. v. Teresa Herminia Giral, et al. | Apr 10, 2003 | ||
| 02-AA-781 | Carpenter v. DC Department of Health | Apr 10, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 02-CV-363 | Michael J. Von Plinsky v. Edwin H. Harvey. | Apr 10, 2003 | ||
| 02-CM-847 | Johnson v. US | Apr 10, 2003 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 00-FS-528 | In re: J.O.R. | Apr 10, 2003 | ||
| 95-CF-1464, 96-CF-459, 99-CO-38 | Thomas Johnson, Jr. v. US Patrick L. Baucum v. US (See 6/19/03 order Amending). | Apr 10, 2003 | ||
| 01-CF-595 | Murray v. US | Apr 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 02-CO-360 | Williams v. US | Apr 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 02-CM-42 | Gray v. US | Apr 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Hedge |
| 01-CV-395 | Taye v. Small | Apr 09, 2003 | Affirmed | Mize |
| 00-CM-819 | Brannon v. US | Apr 08, 2003 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 99-CF-1048, 01-CO-1395, 02-CO-205 | Kuyateh v. US | Apr 04, 2003 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
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