Week 29 (2019)
Week of July 15, 2019 through July 19, 2019
Rodriguez Cabrera v. Barr (Agee 07/19/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that Virginia’s statute prohibiting participation in criminal gang activity does not categorically qualify as a crime …
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Rodriguez Cabrera v. Barr (Agee 07/19/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that Virginia’s statute prohibiting participation in criminal gang activity does not categorically qualify as a crime …
Board of Trustees v. Four-C-Aire, Inc. (Agee 7/3/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that a multiemployer pension plan’s governing agreements and a former participating employer’s collective bargaining agreement …
United States v. Furlow (King 06/27/19): Bryshun Furlow appealed the District Court’s use of enhanced sentencing guidelines which classified him as an armed career criminal and …
Harris v. Pittman (Harris 6/18/2019): The Fourth Circuit overturned the District Court’s decision to grant Defendant’s motion for summary judgment with respect to Plaintiff’s § 1983 …
L-3 Commc’n Corp. v. Serco, Inc. (Keenan 6/10/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that evidence of a long-standing business relationship may establish a business expectancy as a matter …
Muhammad v. Norfolk So. Ry. (Niemeyer 6/4/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that an injury occurring on a bridge over navigable waters does not satisfy the situs …
J.D. v. Colonial Williamsburg Found. (Diaz 5/31/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that there was a genuine dispute of material fact as to: a) whether an eleven …
Orellana v. Barr (Motz 5/23/2019): The Fourth Circuit held the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by “disregarding and distorting” immigrant’s claims for asylum and …
Sharyl Attkisson v. Eric Holder, Jr. (King 5/17/2019): The Fourth Circuit held claims against unknown surveillance agents are subject to dismissal if those defendants remain unserved ninety …
Schwartz v. J.J.F. Mgmt. Serv., Inc. (Duncan 4/29/2019): The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of appellant’s third party claim to funds in certain deposit accounts, …
Haynes v. Waste Connections (Gregory 04/23/19): The Fourth Circuit held that Haynes had pointed to sufficient disputes of fact in the record to establish a prima …
McCaffrey v. Chapman (Quattlebaum 4/9/19): The Fourth Circuit held that under the Elrod-Branti exception, a Sheriff’s decision not to re-appoint a Sheriff’s Deputy did not violate the …
United States v. Riley (Traxler 4/3/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that supervised release revocation proceedings are not criminal proceedings for constitutional purposes. Thus, introduction of unwarned …
Belville v. Ford Motor Co. (Agee 3/25/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that expert witnesses were properly excluded under Dauberteven though not all factors were considered. The …
Cabrera Vasquez v. Barr (Gregory 03/20/19): The Fourth Circuit granted Cabrera’s petition for review of her United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or …