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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CV-397 | Samuel v. 1344 U Street | May 30, 2002 | Dismiss | Zeldon |
| 99-CF-1153 | Benton v. United States | May 30, 2002 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 01-CF-72 | Council v. United States | May 23, 2002 | Affirmed | Terrell/Morin |
| 00-CV-1494 | Board of Directors of the Washington City Orphan Asylum v. Board of Trustees of the Washington City Orphan Asylum. | May 23, 2002 | ||
| 94-CO-1681, 97-CO-1346, 97-CO-1910, 98-CO-1428 | Wei Hua Wu and Hung Yui Yee v. United States. | May 23, 2002 | ||
| 01-AA-1135, 01-AA-1176 | Richard Milburn Public Charter Alternative High School v. Peggy Cooper Cafritz, et al. and World Public Charter School, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Education. | May 23, 2002 | ||
| 00-BG-221 | In re: James S. Maxwell. | May 23, 2002 | ||
| 98-CM-1246 | Garcia v. United States | May 23, 2002 | Affirmed | Mencher |
| 00-CF-1369 | McCutchen v. United States | May 23, 2002 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 01-BG-853 | In re: Christos G. Ladas. | May 23, 2002 | ||
| 00-AA-99 | Lockett-Evans v. DC Board of Medicine | May 23, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CM-1605 | Ventura v. United States | May 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Washington |
| 00-CF-364 | Thomas v. United States | May 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Edwards |
| 99-CM-1748 | Stancil-Davis v. United States | May 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Morrison |
| 01-CO-543 | Smith v. United States | May 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Winfield |
| 00-CV-64 | Ibrahim v. District of Columbia | May 22, 2002 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 99-CF-69 | Proctor v. United States | May 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 01-CO-812 | Cannon v. United States | May 21, 2002 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 99-SP-1557 | McClurkin v. DC | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | Smith |
| 00-AA-501 | Scott v. DC Department of Employment Services and Washington Hospital Center | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 01-CV-1004 | Technical Land v. Firemen's Insurance Co. of Washington, DC | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 00-CM-1001 | Serrano v. United States | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 00-AA-1586 | Smith v. DC DOES | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 01-CV-717 | Sindram v. Borger Management | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 98-CF-1279 | Flowers v. United States | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 00-CF-30 | Gatlin v. United States | May 17, 2002 | Affirmed | King |
| 00-CF-1178 | Marquies Parker v. United States. | May 16, 2002 | ||
| 00-BG-1374 | In re: Michael A. Ceballos (order). | May 16, 2002 | ||
| 96-CF-374, 00-CO-682 | Jerry J. Bennett v. United States. | May 16, 2002 | ||
| 99-CM-1694 | Brice v. United States | May 15, 2002 | Affirmed | Satterfield |
| 00-FM-751+ | Ladson v. Hardy | May 10, 2002 | Dismissed/Affirmed | Byrd/Lopez |
| 00-CM-412 | Giles v. United States | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 00-CM-441+ | Coley v. United States | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Davis |
| 01-FM-631 | Young v. Young | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 01-CM-468 | Copeland v. United States | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 00-SP-143 | Massenberg v. DC Bd. of Parole | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Barnes |
| 01-CM-267 | Plummer v. United States | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 99-CM-1709 | Covington v. United States | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 01-CV-777 | Cooper-Cafritz v. DC Arena | May 10, 2002 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 98-CF-1125 | Jacqueline C. Newby v. United States (modified 5/14/02). | May 09, 2002 | ||
| 00-AA-1580 | Schliefsteiner v. DOES | May 03, 2002 | Affirmed | |
| 95-CF-1809, 00-CO-262, 95-CF-1815, 98-CO-499 | Ronald W. Robinson and Ricky Bailey Jr. v. United States. | May 02, 2002 | ||
| 01-AA-572 | Office of the Peoples Counsel v. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia and Verizon Washington, DC Inc. | May 02, 2002 | ||
| 99-FM-1582 | Karl H. Fritz v. Jennifer L. Grise. | May 02, 2002 | ||
| 01-BG-1592 | In re: William A. Borders, Jr. | May 02, 2002 | ||
| 00-AA-874 | Carillon House Tenants Assoc. v. DC Rental Housing Commission and Carillon House, L.P. (order). | May 01, 2002 | ||
| 99-CM-1267 | Weimer v. United States | May 01, 2002 | Affirmed | Satterfield |
| 99-CF-427 | Crews v. United States | Apr 30, 2002 | Affirmed | Reid-Winston |
| 00-CT-1360 | Monroe v. DC | Apr 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 01-CM-362 | Morton v. United States | Apr 26, 2002 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
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