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 filed by a North Carolina prisoner. The court found it lacked jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not filed within the required thirty-day window.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a nine-month prison term after a defendant traveled to an unauthorized district. The court held that the district court acted within its broad discretion in weighing statutory factors to determine the sentence was substantively reasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying relief in a civil complaint filed by a pro se prisoner. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision to accept the magistrate judge's recommendation.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a district court order denying a habeas corpus petition. The court found the petitioner failed to obtain a certificate of appealability required for such appeals.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by Willie Darnell Deramus. The court found no reversible error in the district court's ruling that the complaint failed to state a claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking relief under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the appellant failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Toccara Puller against Judge Fiore. The court ruled that the appeal was dismissed because the notice of appeal was not filed within the required thirty-day window.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a North Carolina prisoner seeking relief under a habeas corpus petition. The court found that the petitioner failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's petition challenging the execution of her sentence. The appellate court found that the petitioner failed to exhaust her administrative remedies and did not demonstrate that exhaustion would have been futile.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Curtis Green regarding a magistrate judge's order. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the underlying order was not a final decision.