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Decided: December 2, 2015
In a case about continuing or closing an immigration removal proceeding for petitioner Madiagne Diop to receive a mental health evaluation, the Fourth Circuit found no error in the Immigration Judge’s …
Decided: December 1, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the ruling of the district court.
Plaintiff, Tommy Davis Construction, Inc. (“Davis Construction”), while developing a residential subdivision named Becker Woods, arranged to have Aqua NC provide …
Decided: November 25, 2015
In a murder case, the Fourth Circuit found that the Supreme Court of Virginia considered the petitioner’s evidence, and did not make an unreasonable determination of facts under the Antiterrorism and …
Decided: November 24, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the ruling of the district court.
Industrial Carriers, Inc. (“ICI’) breached numerous contracts during its last few months of operation. Among those contracts breached were Plaintiffs, …
Decided: November 24, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed.
Rose Lorenzo (“Lorenzo”) was a “solutions specialist” at Prime Communications (“Prime”) and was then promoted to store manager. She brought an action against Prime alleging that …
Decided: November 20, 2015
The Fourth Circuit denied Hernandez-Zavala’s petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (BIA’s) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ’s) pretermission of Hernandez-Zavala’s application for cancellation of removal.
On March …
Decided: November 18, 2015
The Fourth Circuit held that, in deciding whether a prior conviction qualifies as a predicate for federal sentence enhancement, the standard is what sentence might have been imposed for the prior …
Decided: November 17, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the Defendants’ convictions, but vacated their sentences, remanding for resentencing.
In 2010 and 2011, Defendant Kamal Zaki Qazah (“Qazah”), along with other conspirators, began purchasing thousands of …
Decided: November 13, 2015
The Fourth Circuit reversed and vacated the injunction.
Gavin Class (“Class”), who had been a member of the Towson University (“Towson”) football team, suffered heatstroke during practice, which resulted in numerous …
Decided: November 13, 2015
The Fourth Circuit held that the judgment of the district court involving the calculation of damages and late fees was appropriate.
In accordance to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CoreTel and …
Decided: November 6, 2015
In a black lung benefits case, the Fourth Circuit found that the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision applying the fifteen-year presumption to the claim did not reopen an earlier claim, and …
Decided: November 5, 2015
The Fourth Circuit reversed and vacated the district court’s ruling.
Defendant, Anthony Palomino-Coronado was convicted of knowingly employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing a minor in sexually explicit conduct, for …
Decided: November 3, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order dismissing the indictment.
Marshall Vinson (“Vinson”) was charged with “possession of a firearm by a prohibited person” after police officers found a rifle …
Decided: October 30, 2015
The Fourth Circuit concluded that the evidence the government offered with respect to at least four of the defendant’s five burglary convictions did not show that the convictions qualified as “violent …
Decided: October 30, 2015
In an armed robbery case, the Fourth Circuit found that the District Court properly applied a sentence enhancement against Andrews for obstruction of justice. On that basis, the Fourth Circuit upheld …