For example, "per curiam affirmed" (PCA) refers to a decison of a court, without identifying any judges by name, finding that the decision of a lower court was correct. Such a decision is often made without rendering an opinion.
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08-3241 RICHARD PIERRE-LOUIS, v. STATE OF FLORIDA AFFIRMED 10/09/2009 ... 08-5341 TIMOTHY W. TURNER, v. SARGENT R. ODOM, et al. AFFIRMED 10/09/2009 ... 09-0085 ELIZABETH BENT, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION and BEALL'S INC. AFFIRMED 10/09/2009...
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Per Curiam Affirmed Committee Members; The Honorable Monterey Campbell, III, Chair The Honorable Bernie McCabe; District Court Judge State Attorney; Second District Court of Appeal Sixth Judicial Circuit; The Honorable Peter Webster Mr. Brian Onek;
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U.S. Supreme Court ... JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ET AL. v. KING ; COUNTY HOSPITAL UNIT NO. 1 (HARBORVIEW) ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ... The judgment is affirmed, Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158 .
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Should appellate court judges have to explain their decisions when they uphold a trial court's ruling? ... Nearly half of all civil appeals and close to 70% of all criminal appeals end in rulings that are called PCAs -- Per Curiam Affirmed. The rulings mean the appellate court has decided to uphold the decision of the...
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Jun 2, 2008 ... UNITED STATES USCFC Per Curiam Affirmed 2008-3026 CONNIE M. FIORI v. ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MSPB Per Curiam Affirmed OTHER ACTIONS ...
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Affirmed Per Curiam Legislation & Laws ... It shows the dates of notice of appeal filed, initial brief on merits, letter A.G. will not be filing brief, and the final thing says 10-19-05 Affirmed-Per Curiam-Affirmed; He has not received anything back from the courts yet, I just found this online tonite by chance.
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A "per curiam" decision is a decision delivered via an opinion issued in the name of the Court rather than specific judges. Most decisions on the merits by the Supreme Court (and other appellate courts in the U.S.) take the form of one or more opinions signed by individual justices (and joined in by others).
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As someone who looks at far too many appellate court rulings, I've often wondered what causes appellate judges to designate an opinion as "per curiam" -- a Latin phrase meaning "by the court" -- instead of identifying by name the particular judge who wrote the decision.
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