2017 Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1501 - 2000 of 3076

Quentin Holt v. Bryan Stirling
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6427
Jay Aiken v. Chip Hall
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6454
US v. Leverne Silver
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6460
Andrea Person v. Angela Rawski
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6462
Gary Shortt v. Director, VDOC
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6465
Eddie Murphy v. Officer Leroy Conrad
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6515
Milton Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6532
Anthony Wright v. NC General Assembly
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6576
United States v. Sterling  
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4297

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a former CIA agent, appealed his convictions for unauthorized disclosure of national defense information, unlawful retention and disclosure of classified information, attempted unauthorized disclosure of…

James Platts v. Terry OÂ’Brien, Warden
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6514
Sawyer v. Foster Wheeler LLC  
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1530

Justia Opinion Summary: When Joseph Morris died of mesothelioma, his family and personal representative filed suit against Foster Wheeler and others in Maryland state court. After removal to federal court, the district court granted plaintiffs'…

Levi Martinez v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2304
US v. Justice Price
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4707
US v. Robert Nedd
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4789
Clarence Miller v. Kimberly Garvin
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6604
Xavier Pinckney v. Harold Clarke
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7372
William Brown, Jr. v. Tompkins Builders, Inc.
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1025
Shirley Ugbo v. The Alliance Legal Group, PLLC
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1086
Michael Cousin v. US
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1150
Grace Makau v. Louise Meyer
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1154
Katherine Robinson v. DOJ-Department of Justice
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1156
Katherine Robinson v. Chesapeake Bank of Maryland
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1217
Harley Crosby v. S.C. DepÂ’t of Public Safety
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1236
Frank Hampton v. Accredited Home Lenders, Inc.
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1241
Anthony Thomas v. Donald Trump
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1243
Reginald Evans v. York County, Incorporated
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1252
Patrick Christian v. City of Richmond
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1267
Mary Felton v. Gates County Board of Education
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1287
In Re: Vivek Shah
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1294
In Re: Richard Koonce, III
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1295
Robert Lauter v. GlaxoSmithKline
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1304
In Re: Antoine Hill
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1331
In Re: Jermaine Sims
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1338
In Re: Jermaine Sims
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1402
In Re: Roberto Darden
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1457
Lisha Austin v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1460
In Re: Celeste Broughton
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1593
Freddie Casey v. Harold Clarke
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6008
US v. Dion Williams
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6050
David Wethington, Sr. v. Walter Joyner
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6058
Brian Burmaster v. J.C. Holland
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6115
US v. Bryan Coats
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6143
US v. Harold Hall, Jr.
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4720
Brieanna Gunsay v. Troy Plummer
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1131
United States v. Mondragon  
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4139

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's 360 month sentence after he was convicted of drug-related charges. The court held that the district court did not err by applying a two-level enhancement for possession of a weapon…

US v. Thomas Waters
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4214
US v. Tron Harrison
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4341
US v. Cenin Posada
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4731
Warren Russell v. Warden Reynolds
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6694
US v. Raymon Higgs
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6288
Abella Owners’ Ass'n v. MI Windows & Doors, Inc.  
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1146

Justia Opinion Summary: A California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, Abella, sought relief from the enforcement of a final class action judgment against MI Windows entered in this multidistrict litigation. The district court rejected…

Bayer CropScience LP v. Albemarle Corporation
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1555
Rockville Housing Enterprises v. Deborah Redman
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1559
Timi Jones v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2460
Gregory Carter v. US
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6411
United States v. Pinson  
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4311

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit held that there was insufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy and government program theft. The court vacated…

United States v. Wolf  
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4560

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for three counts stemming from a mortgage fraud conspiracy occurring between 2005 and 2007. The court held that the district court did not abuse its…

United States v. Lopez  
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4573

Justia Opinion Summary: The Juvenile Delinquency Act (JDA), 18 U.S.C. 5031, is intended to ensure that at the time they are brought into the criminal justice process, juveniles will have the benefit of a system that is tailored to their special…

US v. Kimberly McIntosh
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4554
Charles Hoye v. I.T. Gilmore
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7040
US v. Damien Thomas
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4457
US v. Douglas Pittman
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4588
Elijah Clary v. Sergeant Harper
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7047
International Refugee Assistance v. Donald Trump
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1351
US v. Michael Williams
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-4256
Stella Teku v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2058
Tanyitaku Nwanna v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2238
Henry Bradley v. Robert Stevenson, III
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7387
Kelly Bertolazzi v. Baltimore Hotel Corporation
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1179
Monte Hooper v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2157
James Davis v. Western Carolina University
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1277
Cox v. Snap, Inc.  
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2166

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's conclusion that SNAP breached its contract with plaintiff by refusing to repurchase stock options the contract granted to him, and affirmed the award of damages. The court…

US v. Elroda Thompson
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3122
United States v. Cammorto  
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4280

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's 41 month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to knowingly failing to register in Virginia as a sex offender. The court held that his Georgia rape convictions satisfied the…

US v. Cameron Washington
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4737
US v. Hobart Barrett, Jr.
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6795
US v. Johnny Cooper, Jr.
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7542
Francis Mbewe v. Frank Bishop
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7760
Wilfredo Andujar v. Kenny Atkinson
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6474
EEOC v. Consol Energy, Inc.  
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-1230, 16-1406

Justia Opinion Summary: The EEOC filed suit on behalf of a Consol Energy employee, alleging that Consol violated Title VII by constructively discharging the employee instead of accommodating his religious beliefs. In this case, the employee was…

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. AMH Roman Two NC, LLC  
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1681

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of Wells Fargo's motion to set aside the bankruptcy court's order. Wells Fargo filed the motion two years after the bankruptcy court cancelled its deed of trust…

Margaret Reaves v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2017
US v. Jarelle McLean
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4673
Larry Rambert v. Heather Rose
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7614
Bristol University v. Accrediting Council
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1637
US v. Ronnie Burr, Jr.
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4384
United States v. Chikvashvili  
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4393

Justia Opinion Summary: The execution of a fraudulent scheme—not merely the submission of a false claim—may give rise to liability under 18 U.S.C. 1347 when execution of the scheme results in death. The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's…

Rickey Young v. Steve Draper
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1184
US v. John Curran, III
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7825
Payan Jaquez v. Sessions  
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1147

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen and native of Mexico, petitioned for review of the BIA's order affirming the IJ's decision finding him ineligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)(C). The Fourth Circuit denied…

Wayne Patterson v. R. Yeager
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1243
US v. Eric Appelbaum
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1949
Richard Davis, Jr. v. Nissan North America, Inc.
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1983
Kernan Manion v. North Carolina Medical Board
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2075
Reginald Evans v. Land Star Transportation
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2109
Black Water Management LLC v. Mark Sprenkle
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2261
US v. David Battle, II
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4378
US v. Saad Basha
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4530
US v. Ezekiel Gardner
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4548
US v. Walter Early
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4570
US v. Sharod Armstrong
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4708
US v. Jarvis Davis
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4741
US v. Willie Barrett
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4759
Matherly v. Andrews  
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6473

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, who is civilly committed as a sexually dangerous person, filed suit against BOP employees challenging various conditions of his confinement at FCI Butner. The district court dismissed some of plaintiff's…

US v. David Lewis
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7133
Jeffrey Cohen v. Rod Rosenstein
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7313
Joseph Coppola v. Terry OÂ’Brien
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7316
Momolu Sirleaf v. David Robinson
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7357
Jeffrey Cohen v. William Quarles, Jr.
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7412
Troy Pearson v. Cecilia Reynolds
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7464
Jeffrey Cohen v. Rod Rosenstein
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7657
US v. Jamile Byrd
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7684
US v. Roger Camp
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7735
Ronald Paul v. SC DepÂ’t of Transportations
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1057
Patrick Christian v. Attorney General of the US
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1198
Donald Hinton v. Walker
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6132
Timothy Walden v. US
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 13-6908
Westmoreland Coal Company v. DOWCP
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1708
Villa v. Cavamezze Grill, LLC  
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2543

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Cava, alleging a Title VII retaliation claim for reporting alleged sexual harassment between employees. Plaintiff's supervisor concluded, after an investigation, that plaintiff made up the…

Safar v. Tingle  
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1420

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Eshow and Safar were arrested for an allegation of fraud that was mistakenly reported and almost immediately retracted. Safar was also briefly incarcerated. Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and state…

Amnah Qaiser v. SBA
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1586
Marietta Miller-Jones v. Prince GeorgeÂ’s Cmty. Coll.
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2005
Toney Schloss v. William Abey
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2217
United States v. Bolton  
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-4077, 16-4078

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his consolidated sentence for his marijuana distribution and cocaine distribution convictions in two separate cases. The Fourth Circuit held that the district court did not err by imposing the firearm…

US v. Quinn Goffigan
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4607
US v. Dickinson Adionser
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7748
Cedric Flood v. Warden, Lieber Correctional
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6053
US v. Robert Pernell
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6104
Richard Valenciano v. Warden FCI Edgefield
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-7901
Susan Parker v. Michael Austin
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2580
United States v. Giddins  
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4039

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery following a jury trial. The Fourth Circuit held that the statements defendant gave to police during the investigation of the crime was…

N.O. v. Marc Alembik
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1567
Monica Quintana v. City of Alexandria
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1630
CX Reinsurance Company Limited v. Brayon Loyal
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2180
Robert Miller v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2433
US v. Bryan Grimes
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7643
Kenneth Bond v. Lt. Clark
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7770
Bank of America NA v. Johnson Koola
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1013
Hanes Caribe, Inc. v. Global Manufacturers
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1722
Donald Ragavage v. City of Wilmington
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2361
Franklin Jackson v. Lawrence Hogan, Jr.
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2403
US v. Kenneth Godsey
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4772
Dexter Palmer v. Cecelia Reynolds
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7471
Lewis v. Berryhill  
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2473

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. The Fourth Circuit held that the ALJ did not give appropriate weight to the opinions of plaintiff's…

Mauricio Hernandez-Mancilla v. Jefferson B. Sessions III
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2027
US v. Mahbobeh Shariati
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4527
US v. Charles Bolden, Sr.
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4579
US v. Christopher Laverne Ezekiel
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4591
US v. Eric Morrison
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6141
Donald Jones v. Joseph McFadden
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6897
Oliver M. Boling v. Warden FCI Estill
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6042
US v. David Roy Carter
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4646
United States v. Hall, Jr.  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4720

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of various drug and firearm offenses. The Fourth Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of prior convictions under FRE 404(b) where the government…

United States v. Jones  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4763

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, defendant pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine from July 2012 to August 22, 2012. In 2014, defendant was indicted in the Western District…

Kenjay Brown v. Justin Andrews
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7973
West Virginia CWP Fund v. DOWCP
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1923
Amber Ben-Davies v. Blibaum & Associates, P.A.
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2188
Sherry Eveland v. The State of Maryland
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2385
US v. Mamadou Lamarana Bah
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4171
US v. Fahd Aljahaf
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4309
US v. John Wilson
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4531
US v. William Whyte
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4856
In re: James Allen Irby, III  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-601

Justia Opinion Summary: Movant sought authorization to file a successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion, arguing that under Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015), he should be allowed to challenge his 18 U.S.C. 924(c) conviction. Section…

Martin v. Duffy  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6132

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff pro se filed suit against defendant, a prison official, alleging that plaintiff's placement in segregation violated his constitutional rights to freedom from retaliation for filing a grievance, equal…

Bernard Richardson v. Dulanes
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6906
US v. James Elmer Gross, Jr.
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7701
Sidney Jones v. Adrian Ashford
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1146
US v. Raymond Stern
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6010
Int'l Refugee Assistance v. Donald Trump
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1351
In re: George Potts, Jr.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1392
In re: George Crane, V
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1435
Althea Hughes v. Bank of America
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1453
In re: Donald Koontz
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1480
US v. Chandra Padgett
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-4013
Michael Stewart v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6047
Robert S. Ballard v. Carolee Mullins
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6061
US v. Larry Taylor
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6071
Victor Studevant v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6072
Gary Clyde Keever v. Herb Jackson
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6076
US v. Qualo Lowery
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6090
Ronnie Perry v. Frank Perry
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6092
Daniele Depaolis v. C. King
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6096
US v. Anthony Ruffin
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6107
US v. Raheem Majeed
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6109
Mark McCoy v. Warden Cartledge
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6137
Brian Hampton Watson v. Harold W. Clarke
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6138
US v. Marvin Wilburn
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6180
Gary Harris v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6185
Michael Breyan v. All Medical Staff
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6186
George Altman v. Warden Hollenbaek
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6213
Corey E. Johnson v. Loretta K. Kelly
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6215
Ray Brown v. Earl Barksdale
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6226
Roger Earl Coley v. Frank Perry
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6260
Roger Earl Coley v. Frank Perry
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6261
US v. Doretha Selby-Diggs
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6286
Dwight Charles Wishard v. US
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6310
US v. Brandon Holman
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6319
Torian Gaither v. David Zook
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6323
US v. Jose Organes-Espino
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6348
US v. James Sweets
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6354
US v. Jamell Mason
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6369
US v. Ricky Johnson
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6380
McNair v. Johnson & Johnson
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1806
Richard Rudisill v. Craig Apker
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6176
Joseph Griffith v. US
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7139
Integrated Direct Marketing v. Drew May
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1032
Margaret Cramer v. National Casualty Company
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1770
Corey Moody v. Danielle Hollandsworth
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1814
William Davis, Jr. v. Town of Cary North Carolina
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2019
Shirley Stewart v. US
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2221
Juan Ventura v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2232
United States v. Ritchie  
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4036

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's order of restitution that was imposed after defendant was convicted of making a false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the federal…

US v. Abiola Oginni
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4488
US v. Mark Bristow
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4542
US v. David Henderson
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4597
US v. Marcus McMillan
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4601
US v. Keevus Weeks
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4618
US v. Jade Jackson
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4658
US v. Toby Person
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4712
US v. Kevin Shrader
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4734
US v. James Branch
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4766
US v. Thomas Dale Sims, Jr.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4769
US v. Robert Altmann
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4780
US v. Kwame Vereen
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4830
US v. Ronald Dickerson
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4832
US v. James Williams, Jr.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4861
US v. William Abel Yates
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6785
Shain Collins v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6835
US v. Albury Francis
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6963
US v. Windsor Kessler, III
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7194
US v. Yvonne Fountain
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7505
Brandon Roberts v. Sgt. Julie Thrasher
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7580
Christopher Callaham v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7658
William Owens v. Tracy Ray
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7675
Richard Lavonte Blanks, Sr. v. Warden Graham
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7693
Donald L. Spencer v. Harold Clark
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7711
Wake County Human Services v. William Davis, Jr.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1050
Hesman Tall v. Maryland Developmental
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1066
William Davis, Jr. v. W. Earl Britt
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1119
Christopher Buckner v. UPS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1127
Dora Adkins v. Public Storage
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1141
Katherine Harris v. Cabarrus County Board of Ed.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1199
Carston Woodson v. US
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1255
Louise Biggers v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1275
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Value Place
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1310
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Motel 6
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1311
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Sam's Club
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1312
Sabrina Renee Brown v. The Walt Disney Studios
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1313
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Warner Music Group
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1314
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Toys R Us Delaware, Inc.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1315
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Universal Music Group
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1316
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Park Place Family Medical
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1317
Sabrina Renee Brown v. Toneka Thornton
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1318
In re: Beverly Hennager
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1498
US v. Justin Bunting
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-4032
Sylvester Richardson v. R.O.S.P. Medical Dept.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6087
Patrick Walker v. Warden of Broad River Corr.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6102
US v. Jamaal Robertson
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4657
Michael Lowery v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1634
Mushtaq Mohammad v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2334
US v. Francis Villeda-Fuentes
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4543
US v. Clifford Shirley, Jr.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4569
US v. Jose Romero-Ramirez
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4587
US v. Rodney Faulkenberry
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4590
US v. Marcel Wallace
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4616
Richard Foy v. US
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1447
In Re: Larry Hill, Jr.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1454
US v. Timothy Leak
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6007
Wyvonne Jones v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6013
US v. Julius Wiley
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6017
US v. Nico-Lachad Monroe
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6030
Boaz Pleasant-Bey v. The City of Baltimore
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6039
US v. Timothy Ultsch
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6046
Lord Byron Slater v. L. Cartledge
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6052
US v. Mostafa Awwad
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6065
James Sowell, Jr. v. Joshua Walsh
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6083
US v. Orlando Black
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6091
US v. Zeb Henson
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6095
US v. Elliott Brown
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6097
Olander Bynum v. Katy Poole
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6100
Flint Johnson, Jr. v. Frank Perry
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6111
US v. Eric Johnson
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6113
US v. Dione Fauntleroy, Sr.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6117
Alvin Session v. VDOC
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6118
US v. Frank Dickerson, Jr.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6119
US v. Richard Bates
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6126
US v. Tarvis Dunham
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6130
US v. Benjamin Gibbs
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6135
US v. Lorenzo Stephens
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6147
US v. Benjamin Sanjurjo
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6152
US v. Darrel Fisher
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6161
Kendinya Hall v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6172
US v. Alonzo Gardner
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6177
Kenneth Hill v. Motsumi Moja
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6240
Kane Fosnaught v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6256
US v. Obed Hoyte
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6268
US v. Tyrone Harrison
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6278
Curtis King v. Official McPherson
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6320
US v. Hugh Epps
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6335
Jimmy Reid v. Gail McCubbins
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6373
Robert Fiore, II v. Captain Milem
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6379
US v. Damon Elliott
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6430
Cheri Langehennig v. Michael Chapman
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2032
Gregory Williams v. Commissioner of IRS
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2409
Patricia Leviege v. Vodafone US Inc.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2413
James Powell v. Commissioner of IRS
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2421
US v. Faronte McDuffie
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4721
US v. Freddie Badger
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4775
US v. Maurice Hardy
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7011
US v. Danilo Aldublin-Robleto
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7191
Steven Tarpley v. Stephen Moyer
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7363
US v. Orrin Jackson
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7557
US v. Stephen Walker, Jr.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7633
US v. Daniel Buczek
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7639
US v. Susanne Helbig
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7768
Eric Streeter v. Walden University, LLC
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1004
Barry Bluefeld v. Barry Cohen
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1046
Nathan Wilson v. Fairfield Inn Suites-Marriott
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1047
Kenneth Rosemond v. Daniel Rattray
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1052
Lynda DeLellis v. Maude Rumple
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1084
Clarence Andrews, Jr. v. Ditech Mortgage Corp.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1088
Vincente Jarrett v. Hampton Roads Shipping AssÂ’n
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1120
Nathaniel Costley, Sr. v. Christina Steiner
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1128
Michael Reeves v. Hampton Forest Apts
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1135
Reginald Evans v. Carolina Richardson
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1144
Thomas Jones v. Wilbert Burial Vault Inc.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1162
In Re: Daniel Willis
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1185
Daniel Willis v. Town of Trenton, NC
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1203
In Re: Catherine Randolph
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1211
Kimberly Reath v. SSA
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1228
In Re: Daren Gadsden
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1234
Patricia Prescott v. PHH Mortgage Corporation
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1235
In Re: Alexander Matthews
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1238
In Re: Daniel Willis
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1326
International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump  
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1351

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed in substantial part the district court's issuance of a nationwide injunction as to Section 2(c) of the challenged Second Executive Order (EO-2), holding that the reasonable observer would…

In Re: Henry Miller
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1363
In Re: Russell Walker
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1383
Corry Searles v. Liberty Ins. Corp.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1400
In Re: E.W.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1645
US v. Cecelia Bradley
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4811
Rehema Musoke v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2446
United States v. Walker  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4367

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's application of a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement after pleading guilty to illegal reentry after being convicted of an aggravated felony. The Fourth Circuit affirmed, holding…

Michael Jones v. Frank Perry
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7189
US v. Michael Pearson
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7745
Temesgen Abdissa v. UNC Chapel Hill
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1078
Temesgen Abdissa v. Merck Corporate
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1079
Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA/CSS  
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2560

Justia Opinion Summary: Wikimedia and eight other organizations filed suit challenging Upstream surveillance, an electronic surveillance program operated by the NSA. First, Wikimedia alleged that the sheer volume of its communications makes it…

Woodfolk v. Maynard  
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6364

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition, alleging that his guilty plea to attempted murder and a related firearm offense resulted from his trial counsel's disabling conflict of…

Leslie Redmond v. Warden Zych
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6520
Baruchyah Hawkins v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7568
Turnbull Group, LLC v. Carfax, Inc.
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2144
Guo Yang v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2241
US v. Marcus Smith
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4568
US v. James Helms, Jr.
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4586
US v. Charley Farris
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4655
US v. Gloria Taylor
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4773
US v. John Watson, Jr.
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6955
Allah Burman v. R. A. Perdue
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6594
Maurice Hope v. Warden Cartledge  
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7367

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the denial of his habeas corpus petition, alleging that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request an alibi instruction. The Fifth Circuit held that the post-conviction relief court's…

R. DiPrete v. 950 Fairview Street, LLC
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2335
US v. Jose Zavala-Garcia
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4611
Jonathan Jordan v. Travis Bragg
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6020
US v. Kenneth Watford
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4637
Oleg Podgoretsky v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1038
US v. Deante Drake
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6086
James McCauley v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6112
Michelle Papanicolas v. Project Execution and Control
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1398
Jennifer Foster v. Amanda Fisher
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1792
US v. Mardell Johnson
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4631
Chad Williams v. David Mitchell
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6143
US v. Delfon Hare
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6732
US v. Evans Appiah
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4593
US v. Travis Bare
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4748
Gene Washington v. J. Mooney
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7529
Starsha Sewell, M.Ed. v. Westat
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1105
Starsha Sewell, M.Ed. v. Strayer University
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1107
US v. Cobey Webb
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6075
United States ex rel. Badr v. Triple Canopy  
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Numbers: 13-2190, 13-2191

Justia Opinion Summary: On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the Fourth Circuit held that the Government stated a claim under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3729(a), against Triple Canopy. The Fourth Circuit reconsidered its…

Waag v. Sotera Defense Solutions  
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2521

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against his former employer, Sotera, alleging that the company violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to…

Larry Ward v. US
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7128
US v. Jose Portillo
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4310
US v. Juan Lopez
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4612
United States v. Hale  
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4642

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for charges related to his involvement in a retail theft scheme. The Fourth Circuit affirmed, holding that the evidence was sufficient to justify the district court's…

Gilbert LLP v. Tire Engineering and Distribution
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1410
Randolph Darnell v. Darren Hart
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1915
Naresh Arora v. Captain James
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2265
Danny Irick v. A. Mansukhani
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7906
Maurice Jenkins v. Mid Atlantic Detailing
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2415
US v. Terry Speller
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4163
US v. Ray Daniels
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4351
Dreher v. Experian Information Solutions  
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2119

Justia Opinion Summary: Where an individual fails to allege a concrete injury stemming from allegedly incomplete or incorrect information listed on a credit report, he or she cannot satisfy the threshold requirements of constitutional standing.…

US v. David Purgason, Jr.
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4784
US v. Ted Doughty
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6380
Ronald Barton v. Constellium Rolled Products
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1103
Roberto Trujillo v. Landmark Media Enterprises
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1264
James Dunlap v. Cottman Transmissions Systems
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2318
Allen Barzak v. County Commissioners Worcester
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2357
US v. Tony Murphy
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4124
US v. Terrell Houston
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4340
US v. Carlos Sinclair
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4464
US v. Earl Mohammed
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6622
US v. Larry Aiken
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7192
Eugene Schuler v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7762
US v. Raymond Chestnut
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 17-6078
James McCode v. Joel Ziegler
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6651
Dillon v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A.  
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1362

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying BMO Harris's renewed motion to compel arbitration. Plaintiff filed suit against BMO Harris, alleging that BMO Harris violated the Racketeer Influenced and…

Adrian Eaglin v. McCall
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7171
David Landeck v. David Zook
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7432
US v. Calvin Winbush
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7527
Ernesto Godoy v. Director, VDOC
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7531
US v. Demetrius Harrison
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7619
Michael Gorbey v. Warden Zych
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7649
US v. Justin Strom
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7681
US v. Torry Zenon
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7754
US v. Richard Wilford
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4643
Carlson v. Boston Scientific  
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2440

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the MDL court's partial summary judgment award and denial of plaintiff's motion to reconsider. Plaintiff filed suit against Boston Scientific, alleging that the transvaginal mesh product that…

United States v. Riley  
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4317

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's classification of defendant as a career offender, holding that defendant's conviction of robbery with a dangerous weapon under Maryland law fits comfortably within the…

Frederic Simard v. Unify, Inc.
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1934
Cedric Jacobs v. UPS
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2401
US v. Sultana Siddiqui
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4504
Leonard Givens v. David Aaron
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7291
Michael Hunt, Jr. v. N.C. DepÂ’t of Public Safety
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7660
Grayson O Company v. Agadir International  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2552

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to Agadir in Grayson O's trademark and unfair competition action. Grayson O sells products designed to protect hair from heat during styling, and owns a federal…

Woods v. City of Greensboro  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1044

Justia Opinion Summary: After BNT, a minority-owned television network, was granted and then denied an economic development loan from the City, BNT filed suit alleging, among other things, claims for racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. 1981.…

Rebecca Riley v. Island Creek Coal Company
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1680
Prentis Herndon v. Alutiiq Education and Training
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1964
Joseph Crussiah v. Inova Health System
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2191
US v. Alberto Diaz-Fernandez
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4412
US v. Marcus Harris
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4431
US v. Eugene Williams
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6921
US v. Claiborne Maupin
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7103
US v. Baldwin Osuji
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7120
Kay Paschal v. Leon Lott
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7393
US v. Lee Farkas
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7559
Larry Brandon Moore v. George T. Solomon
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7653
Christopher Oden v. Eric D. Wilson
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7680
Howard White v. Eddie Pearson
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7755
Rocklyn Hodge v. US
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-6301
James Ezzell v. Nancy Berryhill
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1430
Trump Tight, LLC v. Raymond Bell
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1697
Fabio Periera v. Creative Artists Agency
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2183
US v. Ruben Ceja-Rangel
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4291
US v. Kevin Ward
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4460
US v. Gary Conway
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4614
US v. Under Seal
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6713
UhuruÂ’ Obataiye-Allah v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7413
Jimmy Taylor v. John Pate
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7497
Steven Prentice v. State of North Carolina
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7678
James Roudabush, Jr. v. D. Lawhorne
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7751
The State of North Carolina v. Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2225
Uribe v. Sessions  
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1427

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of a final order of removal, concluding that Maryland third degree burglary qualifies as a crime involving moral turpitude under 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii). The Fourth…

Woodson v. Allstate Insurance Co.  
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-1935, 16-2018

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit in state court against Allstate after it denied coverage for damages caused by Hurricane Irene to plaintiffs' waterfront home. Allstate removed to federal court, raising a statute of limitations…

Jerome Want v. Kevin Cerrone
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2105
Purna Bahadur Thapa v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2157
US v. Kevin Davis
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4430
US v. Booker Vanderhorst
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4442
US v. Jay Rivers
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4532
US v. Dione Taylor
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4651
US v. Alex Pineda-Mendez
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4717
Charles Williams v. Sgt. T. Crosson
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7231
Michael Stoffa v. Jeffery Kiser
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7327
Christopher Oxendine-Bey v. R. Mitchell
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7362
US v. Johnnie Lucas, III
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7526
US v. Walter Blair
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7609
Danny Cubbage v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7646
Leon Ferguson-El v. J. Horton
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7705
US v. Rafael Hernandez-Rodriguez
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7714
James Curry v. United States Supreme Court
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7764
Chong Yi v. Abdoulaye Diene
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1048
United States v. Kimble  
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4672

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of numerous charges stemming from her submission of fraudulent immigration and tax filings, concluding that the district court correctly admitted evidence obtained…

Middle East Broadcasting v. MBI Global, LLC
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1004
Alpha Rho Alumni Corporation v. First United Bank and Trust
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1830
United States v. Garcia  
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4224

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of defendant's post-trial motions for judgment of acquittal and a new trial, and the district court's judicial notice of a portion of the USCIS website. Defendant was convicted on…

US v. Steven Hawley
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4524
US v. Jon Thompson
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7138
United States v. Mack  
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4684

Justia Opinion Summary: Beckles v. United States held that the Sentencing Guidelines are not subject to vagueness challenges under the Due Process Clause and therefore that USSG 4B1.2(a)(2)'s residual clause is not void for vagueness. Based on…

Eve Davis v. Walmart Stores East, L.P.
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1677
Forest Capital, LLC v. David Pearsall
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1707
Jamaal Gittens v. Equifax
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2256
United States v. Davis  
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4140

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of defendant's motion to dismiss a charge under the murder-for-hire statute, 18 U.S.C. 1958, holding that the manufactured jurisdiction doctrine had no bearing in this case. The…

United States v. Kiza  
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4165

Justia Opinion Summary: Social security survivors' benefits are a thing of value of the United States that can support a conviction under 18 U.S.C. 641. Viewed in the light most favorable to the government, the Fourth Circuit concluded that…

US v. Kortne Melvin
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4561
US v. Jason Saunders
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4571
US v. Ulyssess McAllister
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4628
US v. Mark Pickreign
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4629
US v. Ramiro Ochoa
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4738
US v. Travis Foote
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6305
Darrell Harrison v. Harold Clarke
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7328
US v. Ernesto Vasquez
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7530
Booker v. South Carolina Department of Corrections  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-7679

Justia Opinion Summary: The court vacated the grant of qualified immunity to prison officials and summary judgment, concluding that a reasonable prison official had fair warning that retaliating against an inmate who filed a prison grievance…

Tatum v. RJR Pension Investment  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1293

Justia Opinion Summary: The court affirmed the district court's finding that, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., a plan fiduciary's breach did not cause substantial losses to the retirement plan…

Meridian Investments, Inc. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1384

Justia Opinion Summary: The court affirmed the dismissal of Meridian's breach of contract suit against defendants, holding that the claim was time-barred under Virginia's five-year statute of limitations for contract actions because the parties…

Bi Lin v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1905
William El v. Greensboro Police Department
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2054
David Drummond v. Sean Stackley
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2312
Younis El Sayedri v. Jefferson Sessions III
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2394
US v. Terry Langford
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4849
US v. Philip Cooper
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-6991
Gerald Lamb, Jr. v. Dr. Dicoco
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-7244

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