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Decided: May 31, 2012
The Delebreaus appealed the district court’s judgment that the one year statute of limitations under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act barred their claims against Bayview. The sole issue …
Decided: May 25, 2012
Waddell was sentenced to life imprisonment, but sought habeas corpus relief in the Western District of North Carolina, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Waddell claimed that the North Carolina Department …
Decided: May 23, 2012
On appeal to the Fourth Circuit, Defendants challenged their convictions of the crime of piracy and their resulting life-plus-eighty-year sentences. The Fourth Circuit affirmed all of the defendants’ convictions, as well …
Decided: May 22, 2012
Plaintiff Wag More Dogs, LLC, a “doggy daycare” business located in Arlington County, Virginia, (“County”) filed a lawsuit against the County seeking a declaratory judgment and an injunction after the County …
Decided: May 16. 2012
Paulette Etoty appealed the sentence imposed for her convictions of Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft, specifically challenging the district court’s application of the “vulnerable victim” enhancement under § 3A1.1(b) …
Decided: May 15, 2012
DeLeon appeals his conviction for the murder and assault of Jordan Peterson, asserting that the District Court erred in regards to certain evidentiary issues and in making a factual finding at …
Decided May 14, 2012
In this case the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of the Defendants’ 12(b)(6) motion, holding that the plaintiff’s adequately alleged that the defendant real estate brokerages conspired to restrain …
Decided: May 14, 2012
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (“Network”) appealed an order of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), which found that Time Warner Cable Inc. (“Time Warner”) provided legitimate and non-discriminatory reasons for declining to carry …
Decided: May 11, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal in this case for lack of appellate jurisdiction upon rehearing en banc. In the previous panel decision, the Fourth Circuit held that …