United States Fourth Circuit - May 2012 Opinion Summaries

US v. Cloud

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions, White Collar Crime
In a prosecution for crimes stemming from the defendant's leadership of a mortgage-fraud conspiracy, the Fourth Circuit holds: 1) the district court...

Delebreau v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a purported class action on behalf of borrowers holding home mortgage loans serviced by the defendant, claim that the defendant improperly added...

Starnes v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Tax Law
In a case in which former shareholders of a company filed petitions in the United States Tax Court contesting notices of transferee liability, the Tax...

Hosh v. Lucero

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In a case in which a lawful permanent resident who was subject to removal sought and was denied a bond hearing, the district court's grant of a...

Waddell v. Dep't of Correction

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed, where: 1) the department of corrections' practice of applying earned good time credits for certain...

US v. Said

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Admiralty
The district court's opinion dismissing a piracy count from the indictment is vacated and the case remanded, in light of United States v. Dire, No....

US v. Dire

Admiralty, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, International Law, Juvenile Law
In a prosecution for crimes including piracy, convictions and sentences are affirmed, where: 1) the district court correctly applied the United...

Wag More Dogs, LLC v. Cozart

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case challenging the constitutionality of a city's sign ordinance, the district court's dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where: 1) the...

US v. Powell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution for making, or aiding and abetting the making of, a false entry in a bankruptcy-related document, conviction and sentence are...

US v. Etoty

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft is affirmed, where: 1) there was no error in the two-prong test the district court...