United States Fourth Circuit - November 2016 Opinion Summaries
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Doe #1 v. CooperUnited States Fourth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an constitutional action challenging North Carolina General Statute section 14-202.3(a)(2)-(a)(3), restricting the movements of registered sex...
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11/30/2016 | 16-6026 |
Dreamstreet Investments, Inc. v. MidCountry BankUnited States Fourth Circuit
Property Law & Real Estate, Contracts
In a fraud action arising from a seller holdback agreement between plaintiff, seller of a vacant lot to a third party, and defendant MidCountry Bank,...
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11/30/2016 | 15-2104 |
NCO Financial Systems, Inc. v. Montgomery Park, LLCUnited States Fourth Circuit
Property Law & Real Estate, Landlord Tenant Law
In a landlord-tenant dispute between parties to a 12-year commercial lease of office space, in which tenant contended that it properly exercised a...
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11/29/2016 | 15-1988, 15-2071 |
Rodriguez v. BushUnited States Fourth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of a 28 U.S.C. section 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief from sentence for conviction of drug trafficking related offenses is affirmed...
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11/23/2016 | 14-7297 |
UBS Financial Services, Inc. v. PadussisUnited States Fourth Circuit
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action challenging an arbitration award that granted defendant over $900,000 in compensatory damages, the district court's refusal to disturb...
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11/22/2016 | 15-2148 |
Raplee v. USUnited States Fourth Circuit
Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), the district court's dismissal of the complaint as untimely is affirmed where; 1) because an...
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11/22/2016 | 14-1217 |
Bennett v. StirlingUnited States Fourth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Grant of habeas corpus relief from capital sentence for state conviction of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and larceny, is affirmed where the...
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11/21/2016 | 16-3 |
US v. DoctorUnited States Fourth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm, enhanced pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. section 924(e),...
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11/21/2016 | 15-4764 |
Pressl v. Appalachian Power Co.United States Fourth Circuit
Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure
In an action brought in state court by landowners seeking a declaration of their rights to build a dock on property subject to a flowage easement, the...
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11/21/2016 | 15-2348 |
US v. ClarkeUnited States Fourth Circuit
Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of attempting to persuade minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 2422(b), is affirmed where there...
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11/18/2016 | 15-4299 |