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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
00-PR-991 In re: Estate of Boyd Jan 28, 2003 Affirmed Long
01-CM-742 Anthony v. US Jan 28, 2003 Affirmed Mitchell-Rankin
01-CM-863 Long v. US Jan 28, 2003 Affirmed Morrison
99-CF-1012 Fears v. US Jan 28, 2003 Affirmed Morin
01-CM-1591 Ney v. US Jan 27, 2003 Affirmed Dorsey
00-CF-643, 02-CO-362 Locker v. US Jan 27, 2003 Affirmed Satterfield
01-CV-1545 Ginger v. Fishkin Jan 27, 2003 Affirmed Mize
02-CM-318 Lewis v. US Jan 27, 2003 Affirmed Weisberg
00-CM-634 Calvin H. Dyson v. US Jan 23, 2003
02-BG-716 In re: James S. Maxwell. Jan 23, 2003
00-CO-243, 01-CO-319 Sherman W. Dobson v. US Jan 23, 2003
99-CF-524, 01-CO-1279 Vincent Benton v. US Jan 23, 2003
02-BG-1392 In re: Ronald L. Klingenberg, Esquire (order). Jan 23, 2003
02-CV-154 Crotwell v. Hard Rock Cafe International Jan 22, 2003 Affirmed Bayly
02-CO-488 Quaco v. US Jan 22, 2003 Affirmed Zeldon
02-BG-18 In re: Christopher Trikeriotis . Jan 16, 2003
98-CF-1170 Bnoden v. US Jan 16, 2003 Affirmed Milliken
01-CV-1151 Angela Warrick & Mark Warrick v. A.L. Walker. Jan 16, 2003
98-BG-1472 In re: Michael Abbell. Jan 16, 2003
99-CV-805 Montgomery v. Krieger Jan 16, 2003 Affirmed King
01-CM-1431 Simmons v. US Jan 16, 2003 Affirmed Weisberg
01-CV-1349 Walter G. Herndon v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Jan 16, 2003
00-CM-1539 McGill v. US Jan 16, 2003 Affirmed Walton
00-CM-1203 Mack v. US Jan 16, 2003 Affirmed Gardner
00-CV-247, 00-CV-275 John Doe v. Medlantic Health Care Group, Inc. Jan 16, 2003
01-CM-1441, 01-CM-1442, 01-CM-1449 Hewett, Farrell, Kirby v. US Jan 13, 2003 Affirmed Blackburne-Rigsby
01-CV-1297 Paget Wilson Hinch v. Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries Conducting Sibley Memorial Hospital. Jan 09, 2003
01-CM-18 Findley v. US Jan 08, 2003 Affirmed Lopez
01-CO-1087 Watts v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Morrison III, Puig-Lugo
00-CO-568,00-CO-569,00-CO-577,01-CO-1251,01-CO-1261,01-CO-12 Green v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Richter
01-CM-464 Williams v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Hess
99-CM-783 Williams v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Jackson
02-FM-37 Evans v. Evans Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Mitchell-Rankin
98-CF-1239 Jensen v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Shuker
00-CM-340 Telleria v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Walton
01-CO-417 Lampkin v. US Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed Eilperin
99-CV-1315 Moinifar v. Georgetown University Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed O'Regan Keary
02-AA-329 Heart & Soul Food Services, Inc. v. DC Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Jan 07, 2003 Affirmed none
01-AA-643 Sanders v. DC Department of Employment Services Jan 03, 2003 Affirmed none
01-CO-1127 Corbin v. US Jan 03, 2003 Affirmed Queen
00-FM-997 Hill v. Hill Jan 03, 2003 Affirmed Davis
01-CV-1224 Armstrong v. Lincoln Condominiums, LLC Jan 02, 2003 Affirmed Davis
01-AA-869 Koppleman v. DC Department of Employment Services and Sidley & Austin and Chubb Insurance Group Jan 02, 2003 Affirmed none
00-CV-200 Bonnie Murchison v. DC Department of Public Works. Dec 31, 2002
97-CF-1697 Vanessa R. Agnew v. US Dec 31, 2002
00-CF-1169 Gerald H. Smith v. US Dec 31, 2002
01-FS-912, 01-FS-913, 01-FS-1170 In re: Z.C., A.C., AX.C. Dec 31, 2002
00-FS-1403 In the Matter of: W.T.L. Dec 31, 2002 Affirmed Christian
98-CV-372 Jones v. Medlantic Healthcare Group D/B/A Washington Hospital Center Dec 31, 2002 Affirmed Levie
98-CF-1612 Michael Plummer v. US Dec 31, 2002