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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-CO-1220 Upshur-Bey v. United States May 17, 2001 Affirmed Richter
96-CF-1700 Smith v. United States May 17, 2001 Affirmed Gardner
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
99-CF-581 Jones v. United States May 17, 2001 Affirmed Duncan-Peters
99-BG-1206 In re Alan E. Koczela. May 17, 2001
00-CM-456 Schreiber v. United States May 17, 2001 Affirmed Milliken
99-CT-519 Stroman v. District of Columbia May 17, 2001 Affirmed Hess
00-CO-981 McCollum v. United States May 16, 2001 Affirmed Alprin
99-CM-655 Hunter v. United States May 16, 2001 Affirmed Jackson
98-CF-750 Barnes v. United States May 14, 2001 Affirmed Greene
00-CM-385 King v. United States May 14, 2001 Affirmed Hess
99-CF-1397 Thomas v. United States May 14, 2001 Affirmed Morin
99-CF-1673 Kirk v. United States May 11, 2001 Affirmed Weisberg
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.
98-CF-1625 Fields v. United States May 10, 2001 Affirmed Cushenberry Jr.
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-CT-759 Filip Karamychev v. District of Columbia. May 10, 2001
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
99-CF-945 Lacy v. United States May 09, 2001 Affirmed Shuker
00-CF-253 Smoot v. United States May 04, 2001 Affirmed Turner
99-FM-1040 Herdman v. Herdman May 04, 2001 Affirmed Bush
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
01-FS-91 In re Petition of S.J. May 03, 2001
00-CO-887 Harris v. United States May 03, 2001 Affirmed Burnett
98-CV-1787 Mohammed Abdel-Kafi v. Citicorp Mortgage, Inc. May 03, 2001
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
99-CO-1691 Warren v. United States May 02, 2001 Affirmed Walton
00-CO-1208 Morgan v. United States May 01, 2001 Affirmed Walton
99-CV-768 Nyanfore II v. Whitfield Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Dixon
99-CM-1501 Thomas-Miller v. United States Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Davis
00-CM-576 Harris v. United States Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Lopez
99-CO-1491 Bailey v. United States Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Queen
98-CM-1621 James v. United States Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Washington
94-CF-1376 Patterson v. United States Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Alprin
99-CV-1342 Turkowski v. CT Management Apr 30, 2001 Affirmed Richter
99-CV-1095 Richbow v. Fisher Apr 27, 2001 Affirmed Huvelle
00-CV-402 Michael Harkins, Jr. v. Win Corporation Michael Harkins, Jr. v. Win Corporation (Order). Apr 26, 2001
98-SP-1234, 98-SP-1240, 98-SP-1261, 98-SP-1319 Maurice Delane Davis v. Margaret Moore. Apr 26, 2001
98-AA-474 Marie Clark v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. Apr 26, 2001
98-CM-1018 Lonnie Mungo v. United States. Apr 26, 2001
99-CM-1094 Ray v. United States Apr 25, 2001 Affirmed Wynn
00-CM-101 Robinson v. United States Apr 25, 2001 Affirmed Josey-Herring
00-CF-553 Pratt v. United States Apr 24, 2001 Affirmed Rankin
98-CF-1942 Borras v. United States Apr 20, 2001 Affirmed Burgess Jr.