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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-SP-1104 | King v. US Parole Commission | Nov 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 01-AA-892 | Ilyas v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Nov 26, 2002 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CT-1554 | District of Columbia v. Clifton | Nov 26, 2002 | Dismissed | Ross |
| 00-CO-1686, 00-CM-1687 | Gardner v. US | Nov 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 97-CF-463, 99-CO-1237 | Richardson v. US | Nov 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Tignor |
| 00-FS-897 | In re: R.J. | Nov 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 98-CV-328 | Person v. Paxton | Nov 25, 2002 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 00-FS-930 | In re: T.P. | Nov 25, 2002 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 01-CV-815 | Agor v. The Management, U-Haul Self Storage | Nov 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Dixon |
| 02-CV-33 | Willett v. Berryman, et al. | Nov 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Diaz, Davis |
| 01-AA-890 | Lincoln Hockey LLC D/B/A Washington Capitals and Chubb Insurance Group v. DC Department of Employment Services and Mark Tinordi. | Nov 21, 2002 | ||
| 01-AA-891 | Harris v. DC Department of Employment Services | Nov 21, 2002 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CO-335 | Crockett v. US | Nov 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 99-CF-29 | Mills v. US | Nov 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 01-CV-471 | Morris B. Heard, et al., v. C. Phillip Johnson. | Nov 21, 2002 | ||
| 99-FS-1413, 99-FS-1414 | In re: J.W., In re: D.B. | Nov 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Queen |
| 00-CM-718, 01-CO-1069 | John Harkins v. United States. | Nov 21, 2002 | ||
| 99-CF-93 | Patrick DiGiovanni v. United States. | Nov 21, 2002 | ||
| 96-CF-1337, 98-CO-1624 | Carr v. US | Nov 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Kollar-Kotelly, Canan |
| 99-CM-528 | Bnoden v. US | Nov 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 01-CF-426 | Johnson v. US | Nov 20, 2002 | Affirmed | Wright |
| 01-CO-1319 | Washington v. US | Nov 20, 2002 | Affirmed | Satterfield |
| 01-CM-1201 | Cephus v. US | Nov 19, 2002 | Affirmed | Christian |
| 01-CM-718 | Young v. US | Nov 19, 2002 | Affirmed | Blackburne-Rigsby |
| 99-CF-1615 | Ramseur v. US | Nov 19, 2002 | Affirmed | Shuker |
| 01-CM-361 | Little v. US | Nov 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Satterfield |
| 01-CM-466 | Pettus v. US | Nov 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 01-AA-1029 | Davis-Tate v. DC Dept. of Employment Services | Nov 15, 2002 | Affirmed | none |
| 02-CO-49 | Reaves v. US | Nov 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Holder/Hedge |
| 01-BG-1227 | In re: Jeffrey M. Laub. | Nov 14, 2002 | ||
| 99-CM-1403 | Ricardo Black v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | ||
| 01-SP-1364 | Sykes v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 99-CF-1367 | Williams v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Terrell |
| 02-CO-102 | Bradley v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 01-CV-1293 | Jonathan Armstead, et al. v. DC | Nov 14, 2002 | ||
| 99-CV-756, 99-CV-972 | DC v. Felicia Jackson. | Nov 14, 2002 | ||
| 01-CM-1017 | Burgess v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 01-CF-831 | Rando v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Combs-Green |
| 99-CF-1173 | Danny C. Bellamy v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | ||
| 98-CF-1627, 01-CO-513 | Settles v. US | Nov 14, 2002 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 01-CO-311 | Bnoden v. US | Nov 08, 2002 | Affirmed | Queen |
| 96-AA-394 | Sindram v. DC Office of Crime Victims' Compensation | Nov 08, 2002 | Affirmed | none |
| 01-CM-952 | Payne v. US | Nov 08, 2002 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 01-AA-925 | Boy Scouts of America and National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights, and Roland D. Pool & Michael Geller. | Nov 07, 2002 | ||
| 01-CM-480 | Christopher L. Smith v. United States. | Nov 07, 2002 | ||
| 00-AA-1467 | US South Africa Leadership Exchange Program v. DC Columbia Department of Employment Services (See 6/24/03 order vacating opinion). | Nov 07, 2002 | ||
| 01-BG-1209 | In re: John W. Cole. | Nov 07, 2002 | ||
| 00-CV-1482 | Eileen Thoubboron, et al. v. Ford Motor Company. | Nov 07, 2002 | ||
| 01-BG-356 | In re: John L. Clark, Jr. | Nov 07, 2002 | ||
| 00-FM-505 | Wilson v. Wilson | Nov 06, 2002 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
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