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Decided: January 9, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Army. The Army satisfied its burden of showing that disclosure of the documents requested by Pinnacle under the …
Decided on: January 9, 2013
Kimberly Laing appealed the district court’s award of summary judgment to Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx”). The Fourth Circuit held that the district court’s summary judgment award was proper because Laing …
Decided: January 9, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to United Parcel Service (UPS), Young’s employer, regarding claims of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act …
Decided: January 4, 2013
A jury found Harold Ford guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Based on a post-trial change in law effected by United States v. Simmons, 649 F.3d 237 …
Decided: January 3, 2013
This case involved an appeal brought by six defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”) convicted of various counts related to their participation in a conspiracy to steal cocaine from the stash house of …
Decided: January 3, 2013
The issue in this appeal involved the in-court identification of a defendant charged with armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. During …
Decided: January 2, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s decision to deny a motion to suppress defendant’s statement. The Court held that defendant’s three-hour detention violated his Fourth Amendment Rights, …
Decided: January 2, 2013
On remand from the Court of Appeals for resentencing, the district court entered an amended restitution against George Pileggi, which he appealed. On appeal, the court vacated the district court’s amended …
Decided: December 31, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the district court in denying Fugit’s motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Fugit …
Decided: December 31, 2012
The Fourth Circuit held that the felon-in-possession prohibition for felons in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) does not violate the Constitution, even for non-violent felons such as Pruess.
Pruess has been convicted …
Decided on: December 31, 2012
Lawing was convicted of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). On appeal, Lawing argued that the district court committed reversible …
Decided: December 31, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint based on a lack of standing. The plaintiffs are individuals and an organization called the Second …
Decided: December 28, 2012
Gary Lee Gillion was convicted of four counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiring to commit mail fraud. Gillion appealed his convictions alleging that the district court erred in …
Decided: December 28, 2012
This matter arose out of an action brought by the trustee in bankruptcy of Beach First National Bancshares, Inc. (the “Trustee” and “Bancshares,” respectively) against the former directors and officers of …
Decided: December 26, 2012
In this case, the Fourth Circuit considered whether a federal statute, the National Bank Act (“NBA”), preempted a Maryland law, the Credit Grantor Closed End Provisions (“CLEC”), with respect to a …