United States Fourth Circuit - June 2011 Opinion Summaries

Bosely v. Mineral County Commission

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
In an action challenging the district court’s award of attorney’s fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. section 1988 to plaintiff-appellee, judgment and...

Botkin v. DuPont Community Credit Union

Asset Forfeiture, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute arising from an imposition of a judcial lien, district court judgment reversing bankruptcy court order ruling that the debtor could not...

Jones v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Remedies, Tax Law, Administrative Law
In a dispute involving the validity of Treasury Regulation section 1.6015-5(b)(1), which establishes a two-year limitations period within which to...

Goldman v. Capital City Mortgage Corporation

Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law
In an action by a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee to prevent the transfer of debtor's property to defendant, 11 U.S.C. section 550(b), judgment of the...

Perez v. Mountaire Farms, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Agriculture, Agriculture
In a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) dispute, 29 U.S.C. sections 201 et seq., judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed in...

DeCastro v. Branker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a petition for habeas relief from a conviction of first degree murder, judgment of the district court denying relief is affirmed where applicaton...

US v. $79,650.00 Seized from BOA

Constitutional Law, Sanctions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Asset Forfeiture
In a currency structuring dispute, 31 U.S.C. section 5317(2), post-judgment order of the district court reducing the amount of forfeiture on Eight...

US v. Broncheau

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a dispute arising from mass civil commitment proceedings under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Act), 18 U.S.C. section...

Noel v. Artson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Section 1983 action arising from a fatal shooting following a no-knock entry into a residence by police officers, judgment of the district court...

US v. Penniegraft

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction and sentencing of defendant on a multitude of drug-related offenses are affirmed where defendant's appellate challenge on the grounds of...