United States Fourth Circuit - October 2009 Opinion Summaries

Nken v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the BIA's order denying a citizen of Cameroon's motion to reopen his removal proceedings is granted and the BIA's decision...

US v. Bush

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
District court's grant of government's motion for an order permitting it to involuntarily medicate defendant to render her competent to stand trial is...

Kerns v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's lawsuit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging that the government's employee negligently caused an...

Green-Brown v. Sealand Servs. Inc.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Plaintiff's petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board of the US Department of Labor, affirming an ALJ's decision that awarded...

US v. Armel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence to thirty months in prison and three-year term of supervised release for threatening federal officials are...

In re Grand Jury Subpoena: John Doe

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Law
District court's refusal to quash a grand jury subpoena duces tecum seeking documents from a sitting Congressman's Chief of Staff is affirmed as, even...

Snider v. Lee

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
In plaintiff's Bivens action against an FBI agent and others arising from her extradition to South Korea for the murder of a fellow exchange student...