United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

McDaniel v. Blust

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a suit regarding conduct by members of a law firm and an accountant during bankruptcy proceedings, the district court's dismissal of claims for...

Richardson v. Branker

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
On a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 USC section 2254, the district court's judgment is: 1) reversed, insofar as it granted the petition,...

US v. Mahin

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution on two counts of possessing a firearm or ammunition while subject to a domestic violence protective order in violation of 18 USC...

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. Roberts

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit brought by an insurer seeking a declaratory judgment that it was required to indemnify its insured for no more than 40 percent of a state...

US v. Rivera-Santana

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
In a sentencing challenge after the appellant was convicted of illegal reentry into the United States after being removed for a conviction of an...

Gentry v. Siegel

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In bankruptcy proceedings in which former employees of the debtor filed claims for unpaid overtime wages, the district court's judgment affirming the...

Phan v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a case in which USCIS denied an application for naturalization on the grounds that the applicant could not show good moral character because he was...

McBurney v. Young

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a case brought by non-Virginia residents seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 USC section 1983 against Virginia officials because of...

Prudencio v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In removal proceedings against a lawful permanent resident who was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in violation of Virginia...

Sennett v. US

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a suit by a photojournalist seeking money damages against the federal government for FBI agents' alleged violations of the Privacy Protection Act...