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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97-CF-1071 | Jean-Pierre Mindombe v. United States. | Mar 28, 2002 | ||
| 00-BG-911 | In re: David O. Davenport. | Mar 28, 2002 | ||
| 98-CF-1189+ | Carpenter v. US | Mar 28, 2002 | Affirmed | Kramer |
| 01-BG-1438 | In re: Anthony Graham, Sr. | Mar 28, 2002 | ||
| 98-AA-1634 | Janet Rubin Landesberg v. DC Department of Employment Services. | Mar 28, 2002 | ||
| 01-CM-567 | Higgins v. US | Mar 27, 2002 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 98-CF-1731 | Coleman v. US | Mar 27, 2002 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 00-CO-1509 | Thomas v. US | Mar 27, 2002 | Affirmed | Walton |
| 01-CO-345 | Tatus v. US | Mar 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 99-CF-435 | Howard v. US | Mar 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Duncan-Peters |
| 99-CM-525 | Medina v. US | Mar 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 00-CM-1128 | Bnoden v. US | Mar 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 98-CF-1587+ | Joiner v. US | Mar 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 01-AA-568 | Ashton v. DC DOES | Mar 25, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 00-CM-1671 | Jones v. US | Mar 25, 2002 | Affirmed | Davis |
| 01-CM-77+ | Whitfield v. US | Mar 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Davis |
| 00-CO-1538 | Garrett v. US | Mar 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 00-FM-342 | Brian O. Fields v. United States. | Mar 21, 2002 | ||
| 00-AA-44 | David S. White v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. | Mar 21, 2002 | ||
| 99-CV-1212, 99-CV-910 | Charles E. Joeckel Jr. v. Disabled American Veterans. | Mar 21, 2002 | ||
| 01-CV-24 | District of Columbia v. Gilliam R. Carlson Jr., et al. | Mar 21, 2002 | ||
| 98-CV-1389 | James Slater v. Gloria Biehl. | Mar 21, 2002 | ||
| 01-CO-671 | Davis v. US | Mar 20, 2002 | Affirmed | Terrell |
| 01-CF-156 | Myers v. US | Mar 20, 2002 | Affirmed | Green |
| 99-CF-948 | Patterson v. US | Mar 20, 2002 | Affirmed | King |
| 00-CT-1608 | Ford v. DC | Mar 20, 2002 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 01-AA-109 | Sanders v. DC Rental Housing Commission | Mar 19, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 01-FM-535 | Jacobs v. Apple | Mar 19, 2002 | Affirmed | Hedge |
| 00-CF-1613 | Ashford v. US | Mar 19, 2002 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 01-CO-41 | Kargbo v. US | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | von Kann/ Puig-Lugo |
| 00-CM-271 | Smith v. US | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 00-CV-996+ | Cash v. Williams | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 00-SP-142 | Dorsey v. Washington | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Beaudin |
| 00-CO-1646 | Powell v. U.S | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 00-CO-1569 | Harris v. US | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Kramer |
| 00-AA-1020 | Jones Day Revis & Pogue v. DOES | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 99-CM-998 | Banks v. US | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Bowers |
| 00-CO-1248 | Gibson v. US | Mar 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 99-CM-564 | Yusasaf v. US | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 01-CO-608 | Byrd v. US | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Edwards |
| 00-BG-1338 | In re: Gerard E. Evans. | Mar 14, 2002 | ||
| 98-PR-1405 | In re: Estate of Robert E. Bryant Topel Blueprinting Corporation v. Shirley M. Bryant. | Mar 14, 2002 | ||
| 98-CF-471+ | Ford v. US | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 00-CM-1092 | Pace v. US | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 97-CF-426, 99-CO-1655 | Nathaniel Resper Jr. v. United States. | Mar 14, 2002 | ||
| 01-SP-285 | Carr v. DC Board of Porole | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Hamilton |
| 00-BG-250 | In re: James J. Gormley III. | Mar 14, 2002 | ||
| 98-CV-368 | Sesay v. Home Savings Bank | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 00-AA-874 | Carillon House Tenants Association v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission. | Mar 14, 2002 | ||
| 99-FS-1332+ | In re: T.B. and DCB. | Mar 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Queen |
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