Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a sentence reduction motion. The court found the case moot after the appellant received an executive grant of clemency and was released from imprisonment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision regarding the defendant's request for compassionate release.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a class certification order, ruling that the district court failed to account for significant variations in employee duties and legal standards. The court held that overly generalized common questions masked disparate individual claims, preventing a class-wide resolution.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking restitution rights for a Dutch insurance company. The court held that the company failed to sufficiently connect its financial losses to the defendant's criminal conduct under the Crime Victims Rights Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a pro se plaintiff's motion to amend his complaint. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's refusal to consider untimely objections to a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Matthew Jason Hutton. The court found the petition moot because the district court had subsequently denied Hutton's motion under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. two thousand two hundred fifty-five.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying motions to seal a complaint and to reconsider that denial. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the case after the parties settled and dismissed the action with prejudice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a pro se civil action. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision to dismiss the amended complaint under federal statute.
The Fourth Circuit denied a motion for a stay pending review of a Virginia water quality certification for the Southgate Project. The court found that petitioners failed to make a strong showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their administrative law challenges.
The Fourth Circuit denied a motion to stay a North Carolina water quality certification for the Southgate Project pipeline. The court held that the petitioners failed to make a strong showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their challenge to the agency decision.