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Decided: June 25, 2011
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the 15 year mandatory minimum sentence for Ronald Colson who pleaded guilty to six counts of receiving movies depicting actual female minors engaged in …
Decided: June 22, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of Anthony and Harriet Jinwright, former co-pastors of Greater Salem Church (“GSC”) in North Carolina, for conspiracy to defraud the United States …
Decided: June 21, 2012
On appeal to the Fourth Circuit, Gwyniece Hutchins challenged the district court’s determination that federal law required her to reimburse the Department of Labor (“DOL”) for compensation that she received after …
Decided: June 21, 2012
In this declaratory judgment action, the Fourth Circuit held that a securities brokerage firm was subject to arbitrate the claims of certain investors who alleged that their financial advisor, a person …
Decided: June 19, 2012
The Plaintiff in this case, Carolyn Snydor, appeals the district court’s dismissal of her discrimination claim. In January 2009, Snydor, a public health nurse in Fairfax County, underwent surgery on her …
Decided: June 18, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that four corporate entities created by four states, were not “state agencies,” and were therefore subject to suit under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) …
Decided: June 18, 2012
A developer proposed building a mooring facility and concrete boat ramp (the “Project”) about 3,000 feet back from the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (the “Refuge”) in Virginia Beach. The approved …
Decided: June 15, 2012
The District Court held that Section 8(i)(1) applies to completed voter registration applications, and as such, defendants violated the National Voter Registration Act (“NVRA”) by refusing to disclose completed voter registration …
Decided: June 15, 2012
On appeal, defendants challenged the district court’s denial of their petition for habeas corpus, arguing that the sentencing judge erred by making comments that reflected an impermissible religious bias which infected …
Decided: June 14, 2012
In this case, the Fourth Circuit resolved a longstanding division among bankruptcy and district courts, holding that the “absolute priority” rule remains applicable to individual debtors who file a Chapter 11 …
Decided: June 12, 2012
The Real Truth About Abortion appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the FEC. Real Truth brought this action against the FEC contending that it was …
Decided: June 7, 2012
Wilson, a recruit for the Fire Department, died during a “live burn” training exercise. Officials created debris, stuffed walls with highly flammable materials, and lit fires at multiple locations in a …
Decided: June 6, 2012
At the outset, note that the Appellate Court refers collectively to Tire Engineering & Distribution, LLC; Bearcat Tire ARL, LLC; Bcatco A.R.L., Inc.; and Jordan Fishman as “Alpha.” It refers collectively …
Decided: June 5, 2012
Inmate Jonathan Lee Henslee appealed the district court’s dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted and moved to proceed in forma pauperis …
Decided: May 31, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed William Roosevelt Cloud’s money laundering convictions applying State v. Santos, 553 U.S. 507 (2008). Cloud’s convictions all stemmed from a complex mortgage-fraud scheme where …