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Decided: December 20, 2013
The Fourth Circuit, holding that Vernon Dale Wood (“Wood”) was a “sexually dangerous person” under the Adam Walsh Act (the “Act”), affirmed the district court’s order committing Wood to the custody …
Decided: December 20, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s application of a sentencing enhancement to the defendant’s conviction for participating in a drug conspiracy based on his role as a “manager or supervisor” …
Decided: December 18, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that Carlos Perez-Perez’s (“Perez-Perez”) prior conviction of indecent liberties with a minor, in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1, constituted a crime of violence, and warranted …
Decided: December 17, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision that the defendants’ use of plaintiff’s “Flying B” logo that was used as the Baltimore Ravens’ logo from 1996 to 1998 in historical …
Decided: December 13, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court and held that the required records doctrine superseded the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and required production of certain foreign bank records.
John and …
Decided: December 12, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s dismissal of Plaintiffs’ action under the False Claims Act (the “FCA”) against Purdue Pharma L.P. and Purdue Pharma, Inc. (together “Purdue”). …
Decided: December 12, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s determination that the defendant, deputy sheriff Christine Boczar, was not entitled to qualified immunity in defense to the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim. However, the …
Decided: December 11, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the record contained sufficient evidence to trigger Nicolas Rene Pastora-Hernandez’s (“Pastora”) burden to prove that he did not engage in persecution in his home country, and …
Decided: December 11, 2013
The Fourth Circuit upheld the district court’s decision to deny the application of naturalization for Lakshmi Injeti, finding that she was never lawfully admitted for permanent residence based on misrepresentations about …
Decided: November 14, 2013
Petition for rehearing denied.
Full Opinion…
Decided: December 10, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland did not err by denying Sheriff Robert N. Jones’s (Jones) motion for judgment as a matter …
Decided: December 6, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Darnell Black’s (“Black”) motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).
On September 14, 2006 Black pleaded guilty to …
Decided: December 6, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the National Treasury Employees Union (“NTEU”) could not amend its collective bargaining agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to provide additional grievance procedures that would …
Decided: December 3, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the government did not meet its burden of proving Jamaal Robertson (Robertson) consented to a search conducted by Durham Police Officer Doug Welch (Officer Welch). The …
Decided: December 3, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Horry County, thereby validating its Flow Control Ordinance that prohibits disposal of waste generated in Horry County …