United States Fourth Circuit - April 2008 Opinion Summaries
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BB&T Corp. v. U.S.United States Fourth Circuit
Tax Law, Tax-exempt OrganizationsIn a suit against the government for a tax refund originating from a "lease-in/lease-out" (LILO) transaction, summary judgment for the government is... |
04/29/2008 | 07-1177 |
Orem v. RephannUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort LawIn a civil rights action alleging excessive force, denial of summary judgement for defendant-deputy is affirmed where: 1) the use of a taser against... |
04/28/2008 | 07-1696 |
U.S. v. CurryUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA 36-month sentence for mail and wire fraud is affirmed over a reasonableness challenge based on a claim that the sentencing judge had expressed a... |
04/28/2008 | 07-4152 |
U.S. v. BentonUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDenial of defendant's motion to withdraw his plea is affirmed where: 1) magistrate judges possess the authority to bind defendants to their plea so... |
04/28/2008 | 07-4211 |
Piney Run Pres. Ass'n v. County Comm'r of Carrol County, MarylandUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water LawIn a citizen suit filed under the Clean Water Act (CWA) against defendant-county commissioners, a ruling finding that plaintiffs were barred from... |
04/23/2008 | 07-1348 |
Allnutt v. Comm'r of IRSUnited States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Tax LawIn a petition before the Tax Court, petitioner claimed that a notice of deficiency was barred by the three-year limitations period established by... |
04/23/2008 | 06-1477 |
Sewell Coal Co. v. Dir., Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsUnited States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' CompensationIn proceedings arising from a claim for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the BLBA), an order of the Benefits Review Board affirming an... |
04/22/2008 | 06-1592 |
DIRECTV, Inc. v. RawlinsUnited States Fourth Circuit
Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Media Law, RemediesIn a suit by a satellite television provider against a purchaser of illegal decryption devices, denial of statutory damages under the Wiretap Act is... |
04/21/2008 | 06-1430 |
Green v. City of RaleighUnited States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government LawIn a suit challenging the constitutionality of city ordinances requiring those who wish to picket on public ways to provide the city with prior notice... |
04/16/2008 | 07-1351 |
US v. ReidUnited States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureConviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and murder through the use of a firearm in the course of a drug trafficking crime is affirmed... |
04/16/2008 | 06-4826 |
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