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 affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and did not establish that such exhaustion should be excused.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a one hundred month sentence for a convicted felon possessing a firearm. The court held that any potential error in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines range was harmless because the district court would have imposed the same sentence regardless.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Mesuron Taylor regarding his federal habeas corpus motion. The court found that Taylor failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court found no error in the lower court's application of the Sentencing Guidelines and its consideration of statutory factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court found the petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking relief under Section twenty-eight of the United States Code, Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the prisoner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Robert K. Decker. The court found no evidence of undue delay by the district court in ruling on his habeas corpus petition.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court held that the defendant was ineligible for relief under Amendment Eight Hundred Twenty-One because he possessed a firearm during the underlying offense.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a pro se plaintiff's motion to reopen a case. The court held that the motion was properly treated as a Rule sixty point B motion because it was filed more than twenty-eight days after the dismissal order.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order staying a civil rights action due to a bankruptcy court injunction. The appellate court found no reversible error because the bankruptcy order explicitly barred the plaintiff from prosecuting the case in federal district court.