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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-CV-1800, 97-CV-269 | Payne-Ali v. St. James Mutual Homes | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-1102 | Tran v. US | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-FM-1441 | McPherson v. McPherson | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-781 | Hopkins v. US | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-1824 | Mobley v. US | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CV-1145 | Collison v. 500 C St. Assoc. | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 94-CF-449, 97-CO-1063, 99-CO-64 | Alexander v. US | Dec 14, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-120 | Crumety v. US | Dec 10, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 95-BG-875 | In re: Annette Regent. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 97-FS-1784 | In re: J.M.C. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 99-BG-650 | In re: Leonard L. Casalino. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 97-CV-1402 | Kevin Word, et al. v. Potomac Electric Power Company. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 98-CV-737 | Anne V. Sherman v. Adoption Center of Washington, Inc., et al. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 99-BG-735 | In re: Floyd W. Anderson. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 98-FS-305 | In re: S.S. | Dec 09, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 93-CF-621, 97-CO-228, 97-CO-1834 | Fred L. Frederick v. United States. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 97-CV-598 | Jeffrey Mayberry v. James Antonio Dukes. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 98-SP-1234, 98-SP-1240, 98-SP-1261, 98-SP-1319 | Maurice Delane Davis, Randall Patrick Martin, Mark Edward Childs v. Margaret Moore. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 99-CV-1302 | In re: Wojceich M. Turkowski. | Dec 09, 1999 | ||
| 98-CV-983 | Thorpe v. Independence Federal Savings Bank | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-1944 | Atkins v. US | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CO-1404 | Peoples v. US | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-1745 | Hines v. US | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-2010 | Taylor v. US | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-300 | Pritchett v. US | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CV-410 | Griffin v. DC | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 93-CF-140, 98-CO-668 | Lattimore v. US | Dec 08, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-173 | Mack v. US | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-910 | Whitehead v. US | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CV-33 | Hoffring v. Vangsnes | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-527 | McCormick v. US | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-926 | Murray v. US | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-1857 | Smith v. US | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 93-CF-226, 97-CO-61, 98-CO-237 | Burris v. US | Dec 03, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-1493 | Young v. US | Dec 01, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-206, 98-CO-9231 | Gida v. US | Dec 01, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-355 | Cavanaugh v. US | Dec 01, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 96-CF-430 | Hicks v. US | Dec 01, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 93-CV-425 | Andrew Newell, et al. v. DC, et al. | Nov 30, 1999 | ||
| 97-CV-460 | Bessie Cross v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority. | Nov 30, 1999 | ||
| 94-CO-58, 97-CO-184 | Roger H. Corley, Jr., v. US 97-CO-184. | Nov 30, 1999 | ||
| 98-AA-314 | B. Brenda Joyce v. DC Rental Housing Commission. | Nov 30, 1999 | ||
| 96-CV-1316, 96-CV-1317 | Diane Mizrahi v. Katherine Schwarzmann. | Nov 30, 1999 | ||
| 97-CF-836 | Cline v. US | Nov 19, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-PR-707 | Pearlstein v. Fentress | Nov 19, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CM-179 | Giron v. US | Nov 19, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-603, 98-CO-1629 | Morris v. U.S | Nov 19, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-CF-1559, 99-CO-660 | Bnoden v. US | Nov 19, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-FM-64 | Wright v. Wright | Nov 19, 1999 | Affirmed | |
| 97-FM-693 | Sarah Clyburn v. DC | Nov 18, 1999 |
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