2019 Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 2501 - 2596 of 2596

City of New York v. DOD  
Date: January 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1699

Justia Opinion Summary: Three municipalities who use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to carry out their obligations under state law filed suit against the DOD and its constituent military departments, seeking to…

Dick Malmgren v. Lisha Malmgren
Date: January 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-2200
US v. Mario Waiters
Date: January 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4052
US v. Marc Collett
Date: January 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4294
US v. Richard Shusterman
Date: January 16, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6969
Jamal Reyes v. Warden Kirby
Date: January 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 14-7485
Nikki Thomas v. Nancy Berryhill
Date: January 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2215
Juan Sanmartin Prado v. Matthew Whitaker
Date: January 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2371
US v. Eric Scott
Date: January 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-4458
Sally Boarman v. Nancy Berryhill
Date: January 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1519
US v. Martin Saldana
Date: January 15, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6414
Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc. v. Michael E. Criden, P.A.
Date: January 14, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2090
Minnieland Private Day School v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co.  
Date: January 14, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2385

Justia Opinion Summary: A Reinsurance Participation Agreement (RPA) executed by AUCRA and Minnieland was an insurance contract under Virginia law. The Fourth Circuit held that the district court did not violate the court's prior mandate by…

United States v. Ross  
Date: January 14, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-4242

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence for two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The court held the district court failed to address defendant's…

US v. Rickie Atkinson
Date: January 14, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-4589
Appalachian Voices v. State Water Control Board  
Date: January 14, 2019
 Docket Numbers: 18-1077, 18-1079

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners challenged the Board's decision certifying that it had reasonable assurances that activities related to the construction of a natural gas pipeline would not degrade the state's water resources. The Fourth…

US v. Verdon Taylor
Date: January 14, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4041
Mary David v. Winchester Medical Center
Date: January 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1141
US v. Rahsaan Pearson
Date: January 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4063
US v. Gabriel Moreno-Farfan
Date: January 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4232
US v. Rashem Perry
Date: January 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4268
US v. Samuel Ray
Date: January 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4467
US v. Marlon Pettaway
Date: January 11, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6654
Creadell Hubbard v. Christopher Zych
Date: January 10, 2019
 Docket Number: 15-6280
Creadell Hubbard v. Charles Ratledge
Date: January 10, 2019
 Docket Number: 15-7883
US v. Susan Masse
Date: January 10, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4376
Robert Foster v. Warden of Tyger River Corr
Date: January 10, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-7080
Elton Williams v. Eric Wilson
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 13-6995
Brian Davison v. Phyllis Randall
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2002
Marion Fowler v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2278
6th Congressional District Republican Committee v. Alcorn  
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1111

Justia Opinion Summary: Virginia's Incumbent Protection Act, Va. Code Ann. 24.2-509(B), violates the First Amendment of the Constitution. Subsection 24.2-509(B) limits the broad authority recognized by subsection A, which empowers the duly…

Genger Poole v. W.P. Downey
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1162
Samantha Coleman v. Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1265
William Smith, Jr. v. Amazon.com.kydc, LLC
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1800
Youri Beitdashtoo v. Nationwide Registry & Security
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1803
Charles Armstrong v. Nancy Berryhill
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1862
US v. Brad Ford
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4066
US v. Joseph Young
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4212
US v. Rosemberg Majano
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4227
US v. Christopher Partlow
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4356
US v. Muhammed Abdullah
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6504
US v. Carlos Nogales
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6849
US v. Patrick Artis
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6855
Jimmy Bowman v. Harold Clarke
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6964
US v. Steve Joseph
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6986
US v. Ronnie Everett
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6995
US v. Robert Sampson
Date: January 9, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-7010
US v. George Jefferson, III
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 14-7171
Torry Lewis v. US
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 14-7579
Desa Ballard v. Diane Combis
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 16-2057
Manuel Perez-Colon v. Terry O'Brien
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 16-7446
Stewart v. Iancu  
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-1815

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court's determination that plaintiff was required to wait longer than 180 days to commence a civil action under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act after amending his initial…

Larry Hurlburt v. Juliet Black
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2449
Battle v. Ledford  
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-6287

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment holding that the statute of limitations barred plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit. The court explained that Congress did not provide fixed timing rules in section…

United States ex rel. Oberg v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency  
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1028

Justia Opinion Summary: Relator brought a qui tam action against four student loan corporations, including PHEAA, alleging that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by defrauding the Department of Education. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the…

South Carolina v. United States  
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1684

Justia Opinion Summary: South Carolina filed suit to enjoin the United States and others from terminating the construction of a mixed-oxide fuel nuclear processing facility located in the state. The Fourth Circuit held that South Carolina…

Terrida Monroe v. Victoria Fire & Casualty
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1892
United States v. Slager  
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4036

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's 240 month sentence for willfully shooting and killing the victim while he was unarmed and fleeing arrest. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in making its…

Aziz Mateen-El v. W. Bell
Date: January 8, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6725
Preston Lewis v. Angela Dunbar
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 14-6439
US v. Issac Brown
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 14-6519
Cortez-Mendez v. Whitaker  
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 16-2389

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen and native of El Salvador, challenged the BIA's dismissal of his appeal of the IJ's denial of his application for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).…

Davison v. Randall  
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Numbers: 17-2002, 17-2003

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment concluding that defendant, chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, violated the First Amendment rights of one of her constituents, Brian Davison, when…

United States v. Lynn  
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-4232

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the district court sentenced him to 120 months in prison. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment and held that the district…

Mikhael Dorise v. Warden Bragg
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-7560
Leroy Jackson v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1393
Atenas Violeta Ramirez-Viscarr v. Matthew Whitaker
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1673
US v. Britney Robinson
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4399
James Burks, Jr. v. Timothy Stewart
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6732
Reginald Fullard v. Frank Perry
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6819
Reginald Fullard v. Daniel Horne, Jr.
Date: January 7, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6896
Charleene Novic v. Credit One Bank, National
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2168
United States v. Hammond  
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-4702

Justia Opinion Summary: The offense of New York first-degree robbery, in violation of New York Penal Law 160.15, qualifies as a crime of violence for purposes of the USSG 4B1.1 career offender enhancement. The Fourth Circuit affirmed…

Zhi Chen v. Matthew Whitaker
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1563
John Burnley v. Alfred Durham
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1842
US v. Kashif Rhodes
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4142
US v. Justin Milam
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4221
US v. Travis Wright
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4432
James Jessup v. Harold Clarke
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6834
Jackie Moorehead v. State of North Carolina
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-7031
US v. Rodney Burrell
Date: January 4, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-7032
US v. Saiydin Muhammad
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 16-4508
Charles Gregg-El v. John Doe
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-6493
Griffin v. Department of Labor Federal Credit Union  
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1312

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action challenging various aspects of the Credit Union's website under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Plaintiff, a blind individual, alleged…

Seny Ane v. Matthew Whitaker
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1702
Dorarena Boyd v. Norfolk General District Court
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-1947
US v. William Woodberry, Jr.
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4257
US v. Marvin Blanks, Jr.
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-4430
US v. Dwane Washington
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6016
Angela Linnon v. Harold Clarke
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6281
Robert Moore v. Bishop
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6663
Kevin Frazier v. Eric Wilson
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6778
US v. Jermaine McKiver
Date: January 3, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-6863
Michael Billioni v. Bruce Bryant
Date: January 2, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-1854
Coalition for Equity v. Maryland Higher Education
Date: January 2, 2019
 Docket Number: 17-2418
In re: Jermaine Tart
Date: January 2, 2019
 Docket Number: 18-2000

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