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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-AA-373 | Gallothom v. DC Alcohol Beverage Control Board. | Mar 20, 2003 | ||
| 97-CF-1713, 02-CO-326 | Dowdy v. US | Mar 20, 2003 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 00-CF-366 | Adkin T. Barron v. US | Mar 20, 2003 | ||
| 01-CV-113 | Atraqchi v. DC Housing Authority | Mar 20, 2003 | Affirmed | Duncan-Peters |
| 02-CO-414 | Neal v. US | Mar 20, 2003 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 02-AA-364 | Gaunt v. DC Department of Employment Services | Mar 18, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CF-541 | Johnson v. US | Mar 18, 2003 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 96-CF-489, 98-CO-940, 01-CO-1282 | Davis v. US | Mar 18, 2003 | Affirmed | Morrison/Puig-Lugo |
| 02-CO-76 | Matthews v. US | Mar 18, 2003 | Affirmed | Ugast |
| 02-AA-433 | Davis v. DC Rental Housing Commission | Mar 14, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CM-1524 | Leftwich v. US | Mar 14, 2003 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 99-CM-731 | Battle v. US | Mar 14, 2003 | Affirmed | Bowers |
| 01-CO-284 | Johnson v. US | Mar 14, 2003 | Affirmed | Wertheim |
| 02-CM-531 | Thalia Bnoden v. US | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| 99-CF-500 | Evelyn V. Burton v. US | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| 00-cv-1315 | William Avery v. HPCS, Inc. | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| 96-AA-1347 | Dollean G. Powell v. DC Housing Authority. | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| 99-CO-436 | Epps v. US | Mar 13, 2003 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 01-AA-1134 | Oparaugo Udebiuwa v. DC Board of Medicine. | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| 97-CF-771, 97-CO-1621, 99-CO-1661 | Ernest W. Joyner v. US (order vacating 8/8/02 opinion). | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
| 01-AA-1398 | Smith v. DC Department of Employment Services | Mar 12, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-AA-1511, 02-AA-657 | McKenzie v. DC Department of Employment Services | Mar 12, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 02-CV-685 | White v. McCurdy | Mar 12, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CF-597 | Budd v. US | Mar 12, 2003 | Affirmed | Tignor |
| 02-AA-548 | Craig v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Mar 12, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CO-893 | Feaster v. US | Mar 12, 2003 | Affirmed | Graae |
| 96-CF-1216, 01-CO-756, 02-CO-134 | McAllister v. US | Mar 11, 2003 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 02-CO-438 | Hill v. US | Mar 11, 2003 | Affirmed | Dorsey |
| 01-CV-232, 01-CV-233 | Cater & Hitch v. Columbia Condominium Assoc. | Mar 11, 2003 | Affirmed | Zeldon |
| 99-CM-365 | Davis-Lowe v. US | Mar 11, 2003 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 02-SP-475 | Farmer v. Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency | Mar 11, 2003 | Affirmed | Murphy |
| 02-AA-121 | Risk Enterprise Mgmt. v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Mar 10, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 98-CF-1264 | Dyson v. US | Mar 10, 2003 | Affirmed | Kramer |
| 02-AA-603 | Pickstock v. DC Department of Employment Services | Mar 07, 2003 | Affirmed | none |
| 99-CM-1560 | Tibbs v. US | Mar 07, 2003 | Affirmed | Campbell |
| 00-CV-869 | C. Peyton Barton, Jr. v. District of Columbia. | Mar 06, 2003 | ||
| 92-CF-938, 01-CO-681 | Larry J. McClinton v. US (correction made 3/18/03). | Mar 06, 2003 | ||
| 00-CF-1459 | Benjamin Alcindore v. United States. | Mar 06, 2003 | ||
| 02-CV-180 | James Chappelle v. Alaska Seaboard Partners, L.P. | Mar 06, 2003 | ||
| 99-FM-1463 | Hui Ci Li v. Chun Bong Lee. | Mar 06, 2003 | ||
| 02-CO-257 | Coats v. US | Mar 05, 2003 | Affirmed | Tignor |
| 00-CF-753 | Howell v. US | Mar 05, 2003 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 02-CM-355 | Coleman v. US | Mar 05, 2003 | Affirmed | Campbell |
| 01-CV-1517, 01-CV-1519, 01-CV-1520 | Bennett v. Midfirst Bank, Bennett v. Boykin | Mar 04, 2003 | Affirmed | Long, Davis |
| 01-CF-1428 | Young v. US | Mar 04, 2003 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 02-CO-415 | Jacobs v. US | Mar 04, 2003 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 00-CM-1471, 01-CO-900 | Mathis v. US | Mar 04, 2003 | Affirmed | Walton |
| 02-CO-267 | Whitehead v. US | Mar 04, 2003 | Affirmed | Edwards |
| 01-CM-379 | Clark v. US | Feb 28, 2003 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 97-CF-2055 | Jackson v. US | Feb 28, 2003 | Affirmed | Burgess |
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