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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-CF-1443 | Mack v. US | Feb 25, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-1232, 98-CO-1367 | Chumpitaz v. US | Feb 25, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 99-CO-47 | Daniels v. US | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 94-CF-1650 | Flythe v. US | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CV-1479 | Paul and Sheryl Puma v. Ann Sullivan. | Feb 24, 2000 | ||
| 98-AA-1344 | Gray v. DC Dept. of Consumer & Reg. Affairs | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-1930 | Lee v. US | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CV-1393 | Buggs v. HPSC | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CV-620 | Bobby Madison v. Superior Iron Works and Hyman/Clark Construction Group, Inc. | Feb 24, 2000 | ||
| 98-CO-944 | Cashwell v. US | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 94-CF-576, 98-CO-1258 | Barnett v. US | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CO-1399 | Johnson-Bey v. US | Feb 24, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-1590 | Harvey L. Johnson v. United States. | Feb 24, 2000 | ||
| 96-CF-1931, 96-CF-1932 | Williams v. US | Feb 18, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 96-CF-1026 | Taylor v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | Affirmed/Remanded | |
| 98-CF-527, 98-CO-1933 | Dyer v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-BG-2075 | In re: Gary S. Mandel. | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 98-CM-753 | Daniel W. Brawner v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 97-CM-1578 | Byron Moore v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 97-CF-1617, 98-CF-243 | Weathers v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-96, 98-CM-120 | Onwuche v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-BG-1519 | In re: Jordan L. Ring. | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 97-CF-140, 97-CF-143, 97-CF-486 | Joseph E. Plater v. US, Samuel J. Capies v. US, Anthony R. Morrison v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 99-CV-60 | Calvin Grant v. American National Red Cross. | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 97-CV-694 | John Umana v. Swidler & Berlin, Chartered, et al. | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 96-CF-779 | Sherrod v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | Affirmed/Remanded | |
| 96-CF-804 | Johnson v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 96-CV-1588 | George Washington University, et al. v. Patricia Y. Lawson, et al. | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 98-CF-1647 | Rose A. Young v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 97-CF-1883 | Olider I. Berroa v. US | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 97-PR-851, 97-PR-903 | Celeste Johnston, et al., v. Estate of Genevieve I. Wheeler, et al. | Feb 17, 2000 | ||
| 96-CM-1241 | James v. US | Feb 16, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-1888 | Hernandez v. US | Feb 16, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-1536 | Brooks v. US | Feb 16, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 99-BG-270 | In re: Alake Johnson-Ford. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 97-CF-468 | Alvalonze Graham Sr. v. US | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 98-CF-755, 98-CO-1460 | Fitzgerald L. Parker v. US | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 98-CV-3 | Kamran Tavakoli-Nouri v. Stephen F. Gunther, et al. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 98-CM-452 | Rodriguez v. US | Feb 10, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-TX-827 | The Sisters of the Good Shepherd of the City of Washington DC & The Selma M. Levine School of Music v. DC | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 98-FM-1304 | Douglas A. Critchell v. Penelope B. Critchell. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 97-FS-1734 | In re: K.A.G. | Feb 10, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 96-AA-1908 | Eugene M. Harris v. DC Department of Employment Services and Bell Atlantic-Washington, DC, Inc. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 98-CF-1585 | Jerome D. Dockery v. US | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| 98-CF-1254 | Neal v. US | Feb 04, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-1654 | Blount v. US | Feb 04, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-1461 | Greene v. US . | Feb 04, 2000 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-1670, 97-CF-1773 | Deon M. Maddox and Lamar M. Davis v. United States. | Feb 03, 2000 | ||
| 97-CV-1584 | Crestar Bank v. Eric L. Cheevers. | Feb 03, 2000 | ||
| 98-CV-92 | Allison Marie Judah v. Burton Reiner and Morris Management, Inc. | Feb 03, 2000 |
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