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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-1040 | Brooks v. United States | Jun 20, 2001 | Affirmed | Winston |
| 99-AA-1708 | McShain v. DOES | Jun 20, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 99-CT-624 | Davis v. District of Columbia | Jun 19, 2001 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 00-AA-809 | Glee v. DC DOES | Jun 18, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 00-CV-1188+ | Atraqchi v. McDonald's Corp. | Jun 18, 2001 | Affirmed | Mize |
| 97-CV-57 | Affordable Elegance Travel, Inc. v. Worldspan, L.P. | Jun 14, 2001 | ||
| 00-BG-967 | In re John H. McDonald. | Jun 14, 2001 | ||
| 98-CF-110, 98-CF-519 | Robert A. Barton & Joseph J. Gray v. United States (Order). | Jun 14, 2001 | ||
| 99-CV-338 | Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran and Donald J. Enright v. Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. | Jun 14, 2001 | ||
| 99-CF-1165 | Hizell v. United States | Jun 13, 2001 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 00-CM-354 | Landecho v. United States | Jun 13, 2001 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 99-CO-1492+ | Carter-El v. United States | Jun 13, 2001 | Affirmed | Shuker Greene |
| 00-CO-980 | McKee v. United States | Jun 12, 2001 | Affirmed | Beaudin |
| 00-FM-922 | Wallace v. Wallace III | Jun 12, 2001 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 98-CF-954+ | Hager v. United States | Jun 12, 2001 | Affirmed | Washington |
| 99-CF-1057 | Okumodi v. United States | Jun 12, 2001 | Affirmed | Morrison |
| 99-CF-363 | Bundy v. United States | Jun 12, 2001 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 94-CF-532+ | Stanley v. United States | Jun 12, 2001 | Affirmed | Urbina Graae |
| 99-CV-333 | Howard v. Jamison | Jun 08, 2001 | Affirmed | Huvelle |
| 98-CF-607 | Cooper v. United States | Jun 08, 2001 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 99-CF-1667 | Perry v. District of Columbia | Jun 08, 2001 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 01-BG-298 | In re Claude W. Roxborough. | Jun 07, 2001 | ||
| 00-BG-123, 00-BG-1577 | In re Robert C. Freed. | Jun 07, 2001 | ||
| 00-BG-1465 | In re Clinton A. Jackson. | Jun 07, 2001 | ||
| 00-BG-1058 | In re Edward Gonzalez. | Jun 07, 2001 | ||
| 98-CV-629 | Jubilee Housing, Inc. v. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. | Jun 07, 2001 | ||
| 00-AA-958 | Woodland v. DC DOES | Jun 07, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 99-BG-1440 | In re Kenneth H. Bernstein. | Jun 07, 2001 | ||
| 00-CO-724 | Banks v. United States | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 00-CV-477 | Barnardo D. Nelson v. District of Columbia (Originally released as MOJ on 3/16/01). | May 31, 2001 | ||
| 00-CO-601 | Upshur v. United States | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 97-CF-1778 | Riley S. Walls v. United States. | May 31, 2001 | ||
| 00-CV-476+ | Battle v. Davis | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Burgess Jr. |
| 97-CF-1953+ | McDowell v. United States | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Washington |
| 98-CF-1110 | Aurtrey v. United States | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 95-CF-1821+ | Middleton v. Davis | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Canan Kollar-Kotelly |
| 98-PR-31 | In re Estate of Clements | May 31, 2001 | Affirmed | Christian |
| 99-CV-455 | Dadd v. Zaslow | May 30, 2001 | Affirmed | Burgess Jr. |
| 00-CM-356 | Jackson v. United States | May 30, 2001 | Affirmed | Broderick |
| 00-CO-437+ | Pleasant v. United States | May 30, 2001 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 96-CF-773+ | Anderson v. United States | May 30, 2001 | Affirmed | Burgess Jr. |
| 00-CV-1186 | Atraqchi v. Platinum Financial Srvs. Corp. | May 29, 2001 | Affirmed | Reid-Winston |
| 00-CO-1286 | Mobley, Jr. v. United States | May 29, 2001 | Affirmed | Edwards |
| 00-CF-267 | LeBlanc v. United States | May 29, 2001 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 00-CO-1317 | Holt v. United States | May 29, 2001 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 99-CV-79, 99-CV-80 | Carolyn Dingwall v. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (Order). | May 25, 2001 | ||
| 97-CF-2058 | Castaneda v. United States | May 24, 2001 | Affirmed | Gardner Jr. |
| 00-BG-765 | In re Chris H. Asher. | May 24, 2001 | ||
| 99-FS-797 | In re L.D.H., J.P.S. | May 24, 2001 | Affirmed | Queen |
| 97-CF-280+ | Marin v. United States | May 23, 2001 | Affirmed | Kollar-Kotelly |
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