Week 22 (2019)
Week of May 27, 2019 through May 31, 2019
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 …
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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 …
Bennett v. Garner (Keenan 1/16/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that an employee’s action in the District Court to execute a state court judgment was not precluded …
NCO Fin. Sys., Inc. v. Montgomery Park, LLC (Niemeyer 3/15/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that a mitigation obligation does not implicate the doctrine of “mutual breach.” …
Hannah P. v. Coats (Thacker 2/19/2019): The Fourth Circuit held that a former employee of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was not unlawfully …
Williams v. Stirling (Agee 1/28/2019): The Fourth Circuit held a PCR court unreasonably denied petitioner post-conviction relief due to ineffective assistance of counsel. Counsel had an …
United States v. Ketter (Motz 11/8/2018): The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s variance from sentencing guidelines in its sentencing of a defendant, finding that the …
Day v. Johns Hopkins Health Sys. Corp. (Wilkinson 10/26/2018): The Fourth Circuit held that an expert witness protected from liability based on their testimony under the …