United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Estate of Armstrong v. Village of Pinehurst

Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising from the death of Ronald H. Armstrong after being tased by police, the district court's grant of summary...

Bauer v. Lynch

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
In an employment discrimination case challenging the FBI's use of gender-normed physical fitness standards, the district court's grant of summary...

Askew v. HFRC, LLC

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Contracts
In a debt collection action arising from a car loan, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is: 1) affirmed as to plaintiff's...

Route 231, LLC v. Commissioner

Tax Law
In a tax action, the Tax Court's determination that $3.816 million constituted gross income instead of a capital contribution is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. White

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for transmitting threats in interstate commerce with the intent to extort, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 875 (b) and (c), is affirmed...

US v. Martinovich

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud clients at defendant's investment firm is affirmed but the sentence is...

Etienne v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In an immigration action, the petition for review of the DHS's expedited order to remove petitioner is denied and the court held that petitioner's...

Rich v. US

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an injury and tort action brought by a federal prisoner who was severely beaten and stabbed in prison, the district court's dismissal for lack of...

Calderon v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

Remedies, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In an employment action brought by insurance investigators working for defendant and alleging denial of overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards...

US v. Rush

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute is reversed where the police's deliberate lie about having a search warrant does not...