MONROE v. COLVIN, NO. 15-1098
Decided: June 16, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the administrative law judge’s decision.
In 2007, George Monroe filed for disability insurance benefits (DIB) and supplemental security income (SSI) for problems related to uveitis …
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LAWSON v. UNION CNTY. CLERK OF COURT, NO. 14-2360
Decided : July 7, 2016
The Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s ruling.
Appellee Gault terminated the Appellant Lawson from her position as a deputy clerk in the Clerk of Court’s Office in …
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MCFEELEY v. JACKSON ST. ENTM’T., LLC, NO. 15-1583
Decided : June 8, 2016
The Fourth Circuit determined that the Plaintiffs were employees, and therefore affirmed the judgment of the district court.
Plaintiffs, exotic dancers who worked at Fuego Exotic Dance Club (“Fuego”) and …
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MANGUM v. HALLEMBAEK, NO. 15-6134
Decided: May 25, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part, vacated and remanded in part the district court’s decision.
Mangum was arrested in Oklahoma on drug charges on February 9, 2006, and released on bond …
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UNITED STATES v. LULL, NO. 15-4216
Decided: May 25, 2016
Because the search warrant application omitted material information about the reliability of the confidential informant who was the primary source of the information used to establish probable cause, the Fourth Circuit …
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UNITED STATES v. FOSTER, NO. 15-4319
Decided: May 24, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Foster’s motion to suppress evidence recovered after a stop-and-frisk.
On August 11, 2014, police in Wheeling, West Virginia received a 911 call …
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NDIBU v. LYNCH, NO. 14-2250
Decided: May 19, 2016
The Fourth Circuit denied Ndibu’s petition for review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which affirmed the immigration judge’s conclusion that Ndibu filed …
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KERR v. MARSHALL UNIV. BD. OF GOVERNORS, NO. 15-1473
Decided: May 24, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order granting Appellees’ motion to dismiss Kerr’s civil action pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
After practicing law for more …
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CONRAD v. CSX TRANSP., INC., NO. 15-1035
Decided: May 25, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court decision granting of summary judgment in favor of CSX, in which the district court concluded that Conrad had failed to show that any CSX …
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LAWRENCE v. LYNCH, NO. 15-1834
Decided: June 17, 2016
The Fourth Circuit dismissed in part and denied in part a petition.
In 1996, Garfield Lawrence was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. Lawrence, who is originally …
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KING v. RUBENSTEIN, NO. 15-6382
Decided: June 7, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed, vacated, and remanded in part the district court’s decision.
Prior to his incarceration on March 23, 2012, Adrian F. King, Jr. had marbles implanted …
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JONES v. CHANDRASUWAN, NO. 15-1110
Decided : April 28, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court.
The plaintiff, Stanley Jones, was under supervision for probation in Georgia for a crime he was convicted of in North …
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IN RE MCFADDEN, NO. 15-206
Decided: June 20, 2016
The Fourth Circuit denied the motion.
In December 2006, a Virginia state jury convicted John McFadden of eleven offenses, including multiple counts of robbery and use of a firearm in the …
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IN RE CREADELL HUBBARD, No. 15-276
Decided : June 8, 2016
The Fourth Circuit granted movant’s request for authorization to file a successive § 2255 motion for Habeas relief.
On July 19, 1988, Mr. Creadell Hubbard was indicted, and later convicted …
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HUNTER LABS. v. VIRGINIA, NO. 15-1484
Decided: July 7, 2016
The Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s ruling.
Under Virginia law a relator may institute “for the person and for the Commonwealth” a qui tam civil action alleging violations …
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