United States Fourth Circuit - January 2005 Opinion Summaries
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ARGAW v. ASHCROFTUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration LawPlaintiff's order of removal is reversed where his possession of khat, a plant whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant, is not a criminal offense since... |
01/31/2005 | 03-2436 |
COLL. LOAN CORP. v. SLM CORP.United States Fourth Circuit
Education Law, Banking Law, Constitutional Law, ContractsIn a dispute between two lenders of student loans, the district court erred in ruling that plaintiff's state law breach of contract claims were... |
01/31/2005 | 03-1867 |
O'BRIEN v. MOOREUnited States Fourth Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas CorpusThe Equal Access to Justice Act does not contain the unequivocal expression of congressional intent to waive sovereign immunity to authorize the... |
01/27/2005 | 04-6473 |
US v. SMITHUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDefendant's conviction for driving with a suspended license is reversed where such a conviction requires that an individual drive on a "highway." |
01/27/2005 | 03-4957 |
BURRELL v. VIRGINIAUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort LawPlaintiff's complaint, alleging that a summons to appear in court for refusing to provide evidence of automobile insurance at the scene of an accident... |
01/27/2005 | 02-2347 |
IN RE: MATTHEWSUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real EstateThe district court's order granting ownership and possession of a historic document, seized by federal agents, to the State is vacated where the... |
01/26/2005 | 04-1113 |
DEAN v. PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP.United States Fourth Circuit
Civil ProcedureWest Virginia's savings statute, which conditionally gives a plaintiff a year to refile a lawsuit, applies only where a dismissal is the result of a... |
01/26/2005 | 04-1054 |
MYRICK v. PRIME INS.United States Fourth Circuit
Contracts, RemediesIn a breach of contract action, the award of punitive damages is reversed where defendant's conduct was not willful or in reckless disregard of... |
01/26/2005 | 00-1726 |
MOORE v. ASHEVILLEUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort LawA defendant to a coercive state administrative proceeding must exhaust his state administrative and judicial remedies, and may not bypass them in... |
01/25/2005 | 04-1003 |
US v. SHANKUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingFed. R. Crim. P. 35(c) divests a district court of jurisdiction to correct sentencing errors more than seven days after sentencing. |
01/25/2005 | 02-4899 |
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