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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-CV-660 | Zier v. Zawalich | May 23, 2001 | Affirmed | Mize |
| 97-CF-280+ | Marin v. United States | May 23, 2001 | Affirmed | Kollar-Kotelly |
| 99-CF-1178 | Mathis v. United States | May 22, 2001 | Affirmed | Shuker |
| 97-CF-1644 | Battle v. United States | May 21, 2001 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 00-CO-541 | Watts v. United States | May 21, 2001 | Affirmed | Morrison Puig-Logo |
| 99-CF-1226 | Lopez v. United States | May 21, 2001 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 99-CF-15 | Cousart v. United States | May 21, 2001 | Affirmed | Tignor |
| 99-FS-254 | In re S.V.E.B. | May 21, 2001 | Affirmed | Campbell |
| 98-CF-1579 | Hurst v. US | May 19, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-1579 | Hurst v. US | May 19, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-1579 | Hurst v. US | May 19, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 98-CF-1579 | Hurst v. US | May 19, 2001 | Affirmed | |
| 99-BG-1206 | In re Alan E. Koczela. | May 17, 2001 | ||
| 00-CO-1220 | Upshur-Bey v. United States | May 17, 2001 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 99-CF-581 | Jones v. United States | May 17, 2001 | Affirmed | Duncan-Peters |
| 00-FS-881 | In re E.D.R. S.S.R. & I.E.R. | May 17, 2001 | ||
| 99-CO-1401 | Lorenzo A. Roye v. United States. | May 17, 2001 | ||
| 99-CT-519 | Stroman v. District of Columbia | May 17, 2001 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 94-CF-744, 96-CO-1266, 96-CO-1764, 99-CO-1232 | Charles A. Thomas v. United States. | May 17, 2001 | ||
| 99-CV-679 | Charles B. Angulo v. Lois A. Gochnauer. | May 17, 2001 | ||
| 00-CM-456 | Schreiber v. United States | May 17, 2001 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 96-CF-1700 | Smith v. United States | May 17, 2001 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 99-CM-655 | Hunter v. United States | May 16, 2001 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 00-CO-981 | McCollum v. United States | May 16, 2001 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 00-CM-385 | King v. United States | May 14, 2001 | Affirmed | Hess |
| 99-CF-1397 | Thomas v. United States | May 14, 2001 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 98-CF-750 | Barnes v. United States | May 14, 2001 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 99-FS-26 | In re D.H., L.H. | May 11, 2001 | Affirmed | Campbell |
| 99-CF-132 | Dixon v. United States | May 11, 2001 | Affirmed | Burgess Jr. |
| 99-CF-1673 | Kirk v. United States | May 11, 2001 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 00-CV-161 | Earl A. Johnson v. Bounlab Leuthongchak. | May 10, 2001 | ||
| 99-BG-1074, 99-BG-1287 | In re Bridgette Harris-Smith. | May 10, 2001 | ||
| 00-CV-38 | HEW Federal Credit Union v. Sharon L. Battle. | May 10, 2001 | ||
| 99-CF-1611 | Cornell G. Mack v. United States. | May 10, 2001 | ||
| 98-CF-1625 | Fields v. United States | May 10, 2001 | Affirmed | Cushenberry Jr. |
| 98-CT-759 | Filip Karamychev v. District of Columbia. | May 10, 2001 | ||
| 99-CF-945 | Lacy v. United States | May 09, 2001 | Affirmed | Shuker |
| 99-FM-1040 | Herdman v. Herdman | May 04, 2001 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 00-CF-253 | Smoot v. United States | May 04, 2001 | Affirmed | Turner |
| 00-CV-901 | Fox v. MCI Worldcom | May 03, 2001 | Affirmed | Gardner Jr. |
| 99-CM-1019 | Witherspoon v. United States | May 03, 2001 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 98-CV-1787 | Mohammed Abdel-Kafi v. Citicorp Mortgage, Inc. | May 03, 2001 | ||
| 00-CO-887 | Harris v. United States | May 03, 2001 | Affirmed | Burnett |
| 00-CV-64 | Ibrahim v. District of Columbia | May 03, 2001 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 99-CF-1494 | Willis v. United States | May 03, 2001 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 01-FS-91 | In re Petition of S.J. | May 03, 2001 | ||
| 99-CO-1691 | Warren v. United States | May 02, 2001 | Affirmed | Walton |
| 00-CO-1208 | Morgan v. United States | May 01, 2001 | Affirmed | Walton |
| 98-CM-1621 | James v. United States | Apr 30, 2001 | Affirmed | Washington |
| 94-CF-1376 | Patterson v. United States | Apr 30, 2001 | Affirmed | Alprin |
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