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Decided: February 15, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to exclude evidence that was obtained during a warrantless search. The government argued that the exigent circumstances exception applied to …
Decided: February 11, 2013
After a jury trial, Holness was convicted of interstate domestic violence and attempted witness intimidation. On appeal, Holness alleged that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain …
Decided: February 8, 2013
This case involved a sea vessel chartering company’s attempt to reach the assets of two shipping companies—entities claimed to be controlled by the corporate owner of a certain vessel that had …
Decided: February 8, 2013
Petitioner Bruce C. Bereano appealed the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of coram nobis in which Bereano sought coram nobis relief to vacate his seven mail fraud …
Decided: January 18, 2013
Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) and West Virginians for Life (WVFL), both organizations that engage in election-related speech, and a West Virginian resident, Zane Lawhorn, who wants to receive WVFL’s communications, …
Decided: January 16, 2013
Defendant Irvin Bumpers appealed the district court’s denial of his pre-trial motion to suppress the firearm that served as the basis of his conviction of being a felon in possession of …
Decided: January 16, 2013
In this case, the parents of an eighth grade student suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) brought suit against the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioner (“BCBSC”) in federal district …
Decided: January 14, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of all claims against Bank of America brought by representatives of a putative class of plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were participants …
Decided: January 14, 2013
The bankruptcy trustee (the “Trustee’) for debtor Total Realty Management Company (“TRM”) appealed the district court’s dismissal of his adversary action against R.A. North Development, Inc. and R.A. North Development I, …
Decided: January 11, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the district court to dismiss relator’s action under the False Claims Act. The court of appeals found that the district court …
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 …