ZOROASTRIAN CTR. OF WASH., D.C. v. RUSTAM GUIV FOUND. OF N.Y., NO. 14-1841
Decided : May 4, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The parties entered into a ninety-nine year lease in an effort to construct a …
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MORVA v. ZOOK, NO. 15-1
Decided: May 5, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment.
In 2006, William Charles Morva was in jail in Virginia on several charges. He was in jail for a year before escaping prison …
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U.S. v. SAUNDERS, NO. 15-4498
Decided : July 5, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of the indictments and remanded the district court’s ruling for further proceedings.
On January 15, 2015, Appellees, Gaston Saunders, Bryan Daniels, Michael …
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U.S. v. LOPEZ-COLLAZO, NO. 15-4312
Decided: June 1, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s decision.
Sometime before 2005, Agustin Lopez-Collazo, a native Spanish speaker who understood little, if any, English, illegally entered the United States from …
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U.S. v. GRAHAM, NO. 12-4659
Decided: May 31, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision.
In 2015, a panel of the Fourth Circuit affirmed convictions of defendants Aaron Graham and Eric Jordan related to their part in a …
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U.S. v. MCFADDEN, NO. 13-4349
Decided: May 19, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings.
In July 2011, law enforcement in Virginia began investigating the distribution …
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U.S. v. SERAFINI, NO. 15-4383
Decided : June 10, 2016
The Fourth Circuit determined that the district court had the authority to issue a restitution order under 14 U.S.C. § 88(c), and therefore affirmed the judgment of the district court.…
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U.S. v. MURILLO, NO. 15-4235
Decided : June 14, 2016
The Fourth Circuit determined the defendant’s prosecution in the United States did not contravene the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, therefore the Court affirmed the defendant’s convictions.
Defendant Edgar Javier …
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U.S. v. FAULLS, NO. 14-4595
Decided: May 5, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment.
Thomas Faulls separated from his wife in June 2012. Following this separation, there were several violent episodes between them. The final of these …
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U.S. v. WARNER, NO. 15-4316
Decided : April 27, 2016
The Fourth Circuit vacated the defendant’s sentence and remanded the case.
Xavier Warner, the defendant, stole a .40 caliber pistol after breaking into 19 motor vehicles in a parking deck. …
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THANA v. BD. OF LICENSE COMMRS. FOR CHARLES CNTY., MD., NO. 15-1660
Decided : June 28, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s Rooker-Feldman ruling and remanded for further proceedings.
In 2009, Plaintiffs, owner of Thai Palace, a restaurant and lounge, sought an alcoholic beverage license …
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RALEIGH WAKE CITIZENS ASS’N v. WAKE CNTY. BD. OF ELECTION, NOs. 16-1270 & 16-1271
Decided : July 1, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling and remanded in part and affirmed in part.
In 2013, the General Assembly passed Session Law 2013-110 making numerous changes to the …
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NICHOLAS v. GRAHAM, NO. 15-6616
Decided : April 27, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the judgment of the district court.
Richard Nicholas, the defendant, was convicted of killing his daughter in 1997. At trial, Nicholas stated that he was in …
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NLRB v. NAT’L NURSES ORG. COMM., NO. 15-1203
Decided: May 6, 2016
The Fourth Circuit granted an application for enforcement of an order of the National Labor Relations Board.
This case involved a labor dispute between Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Greenbrier Valley …
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NAAMJP v. LYNCH, NO. 15-1982
Decided: June 17, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court in granting the motion to dismiss.
The National Association for the Advancement of Multijurisdictional Practice (NAAMJP) challenged the conditions placed on the admission to …
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