4th Cir.

Darling v. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

March 13, 2026 ·25-1415 ·Panel Decision · By Maria Santos

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted a motion to amend a prior opinion to correct a party name. The court changed the name from Haynie to Darling on page four of the original filing.

Background

The case involves an appeal by Michelle Marie Darling against the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. A prior opinion was filed on February nineteenth, two thousand and twenty-six.

The court’s reasoning

The court considered the appellee’s motion to amend the opinion and granted the request to correct a clerical error regarding the appellant’s name.

What it means going forward

The official record now reflects the correct name of the appellant as Michelle Marie Darling.