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DC Court of Appeals Opinions and MOJs

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
02-CM-271 Angelo D. Jones v. US Jul 24, 2003
02-TX-403 DC v. Cato Institute. Jul 24, 2003
03-BG-622 In the Matter of Abdoulai A. Swareh. Jul 24, 2003
01-CV-482 W.H.H. Trice & Company v. El-Hadi Faris. Jul 24, 2003
02-CV-893 1618 Twenty-First Street Tenants' Association, Inc. v. The Phillips Collection (corrected 8/6/03). Jul 24, 2003
97-CF-36, 00-CO-1458 Jesse Roy Redmond v. US Jul 24, 2003
00-CV-664 James E. Sullivan v. DC, et al. Jul 24, 2003
01-CM-1474 Lynch v. US Jul 23, 2003 Affirmed Dorsey
02-CV-1001 Mitchell v. Federal National Mortgage Association and Essex Home Mortgage Servicing Corp. Jul 23, 2003 Affirmed Rankin
02-CO-996 Ford v. US Jul 23, 2003 Affirmed leibovitz
02-CO-1145, 02-CO-1275 Hairston v. US Jul 23, 2003 Affirmed Winfield, Dorsey
02-CM-989 Holmes v. US Jul 23, 2003 Affirmed Leibovitz
02-CM-313 Muller v. US Jul 22, 2003 Affirmed Campbell
02-FS-1148 In re: V.S.G. Jul 22, 2003 Affirmed Vincent
01-SP-1440 Bnoden v. DC Jul 22, 2003 Affirmed Barnes
02-CM-532 Alkabbani v. US Jul 22, 2003 Affirmed Edwards
99-CV-1345, 99-CV-1725 Whitehead v. Swygert, et al. Jul 22, 2003 Affirmed Winfield
01-CM-901 Clark-Ross v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Mitchell-Rankin
01-CF-1411 Moore v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Campbell
00-CO-807 Claybrook v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Richter
98-CV-1837, 98-CV-1838 District Cablevision Limited Partnership v. Robert Bassin and Sherl Weems. Jul 17, 2003
00-AA-1381 Link v. DC Department of Employment Services Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed none
01-CF-1260 Harris v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Kramer
01-CV-773 Sylvia J. Rolinski v. Michael J. Lewis. Jul 17, 2003
02-CO-994 Upshur-Bey v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Alprin
00-FM-1491 Liuksila v. Stoll Jul 17, 2003 Remanded Puig-Lugo
02-CV-1249 Middleton v. DC Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Graae
02-CV-464, 02-CV-554 Howard University v. Harold E. Lacy, Jr. (see 10/10/03 opinion amending opinion). Jul 17, 2003
00-CM-322, 00-CM-232 Gilbert v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Walton
00-CM-86 Landell v. US Jul 17, 2003 Affirmed Bowers
02-FS-335 In re: Petition of J.B.D. & E.D. Jul 15, 2003 Affirmed Burnett
01-AA-1343 Captiol Hill Restoration Sociiety, Inc. v. DC Board of Zoning Adjustment and Fields Jul 15, 2003 Affirmed none
01-CM-640, 01-CM-641 Hicks v. US Jul 15, 2003 Affirmed Weisberg
02-FS-680, 02-FS-681 In re: V.S. Jul 15, 2003 Affirmed Burnett
99-CF-996 Hunt v. US Jul 15, 2003 Remanded King
02-BG-660 In re: Horace H. Perez. Jul 10, 2003
98-CF-1857 Stacy N. Jones v. US Jul 10, 2003
00-FS-802, 00-FS-803, 00-FS-804 In re: CA.S., CH.S., K.S. Jul 10, 2003
02-CM-307 Jeffrey Cook v. US Jul 10, 2003
01-CV-1593 Mary A. Harris v. Joyce A. Ladner, et al. Jul 10, 2003
02-CT-1347 DC v. Carlos O. Cruz. Jul 10, 2003
99-CF-151, 02-CO-853 Pressley v. US Jul 07, 2003 Affirmed Burgess
00-FM-1101 Burns v. Burns Jul 07, 2003 Affirmed Abrecht
00-FM-488 Henneghan v. Henneghan Jul 07, 2003 Affirmed Edwards
02-CM-950 Ingraham v. US Jul 07, 2003 Affirmed Campbell
02-CM-985 Stewart v. US Jul 07, 2003 Affirmed Campbell
01-CV-770 Bartley v. Providence Hospital Jul 03, 2003 Affirmed Diaz
00-BG-28 In the Matter of Kevin M. Sabo, Esquire. Jul 03, 2003
02-CF-1426 Alfred O. Reed v. US Jul 03, 2003
02-CV-675 Josephine Mourning v. APCOA Standard Parking, Inc., et al. (See 8/8/03 order correcting Opinion). Jul 03, 2003