Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying relief in a prisoner civil rights action. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's rejection of claims brought under Bivens and the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint filed under Section nineteen eighty-three of Title forty-two. The court found no reversible error in the district court's decision to dismiss the action without prejudice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted a stipulation filed by the parties to dismiss the appeal. Each party was ordered to bear its own costs in the matter.
The Fourth Circuit remanded a pro se civil rights appeal because the notice of appeal was filed after the mandatory 30-day deadline expired. The court treated the appellant's letters as a motion to reopen the appeal period and sent the case back to the district court to determine if the deadline should be extended.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an Equal Pay Act claim, limiting its review strictly to arguments raised in the appellant's informal brief. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's ruling and dispensed with oral argument.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se civil rights action. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's ruling after reviewing the appellant's informal brief.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Section 1983 complaint filed against a private security employee and a county deputy. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's ruling and dispensed with oral argument due to the sufficiency of the written record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment against a pro se plaintiff. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's adoption of a magistrate judge's recommendation regarding defamation and employment discrimination claims.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal because the appellant filed his notice of appeal well past the mandatory 30-day deadline. The court affirmed the district court's separate order denying the appellant's motion to remand the case to state court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a pro se plaintiff's employment discrimination claims. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's grant of the defendant's motion to dismiss.
