U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1994

Decisions

• 1994-12-30Daniel J. PODBERESKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William E. KIRWAN, President of the University of Maryland at College Park; University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP); Monica Green; Maudlyn George, on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter Allison George; Eileen Heath; Richard A. Dalgetty; Gerard W. Henry; Maisha Herren; Aletha S. McRae, on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter Daletha McRae; Charles L. Smith, III, on his own behalf and on behalf of his son Charles Smith, IV, Defendants-Appellees, Equal Opportunity Foundation; American Council on Education; Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund; William Julius Wilson, Doctor; Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; United States of America, Amici Curiae; Daniel J. PODBERESKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William E. KIRWAN, President of the University of Maryland at College Park; University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP); Monica Green; Maudlyn George, on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter Allison George; Eileen Heath; Richard A. Dalgetty; Gerard W. Henry; Maisha Herren; Aletha S. McRae, on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter Daletha McRae; Charles L. Smith, III, on his own behalf and on behalf of his son Charles Smith, IV, Defendants-Appellees, Equal Opportunity Foundation; American Council on Education; Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund; William Julius Wilson, Doctor; Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; United States of America, Amici Curiae, 46 F.3d 5
• 1994-12-30Benjamin F. CADES, individually, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. H & R BLOCK, INCORPORATED; Beneficial National Bank, Defendants-Appellees. State of West Virginia; State of Michigan; State of Kentucky; State of Connecticut; Iowa Division of Banking; Arkansas State Bank Department; American Bankers Association; American Financial Services Association; Consumer Bankers Association; Delaware Bankers Association; Maryland Bankers Association; North Carolina Bankers Association; South Carolina Bankers Association; Virginia Bankers Association; Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies; Delaware State Bank Commissioner; State of Ohio; Commissioner of the Nevada Division of Financial Institutions; Commissioner of Financial Institutions of the State of Utah; South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, Amici Curiae, 43 F.3d 869
• 1994-12-29E. J. SEBASTIAN ASSOCIATES, a South Carolina General Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION, as receiver of Standard Federal Savings Bank, Columbia, South Carolina, Defendant-Appellee, and Standard Federal Savings Bank, formerly known as Standard Federal Savings & Loan Association, Defendant, 43 F.3d 106
• 1994-12-29Virginia Elaine SUMMERVILLE, Successor Personal Representative for the Estate of Robert R. Driscoll, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICROCOM CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, and G. William Barsby, Defendant, 42 F.3d 891
• 1994-12-29Todd Douglas FLEMING, individually and by his next friend Kenneth L. Fleming, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Kenneth L. Fleming, individually and on behalf of his son Todd Douglas Fleming, Plaintiff, v. Mary Ann ASBILL; John Earl Duncan, Defendants-Appellees, and South Carolina Department of Social Services; Mattie R. Hall; Brenton H. Hall; Brenton Lee Hall, a mature minor; Lexington County Department of Social Services, Defendants, 42 F.3d 886
• 1994-12-22Thomas J. MERLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED WAY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee, and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Defendant, 43 F.3d 96
• 1994-12-22In re CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, Petitioner. Commonwealth of Virginia, Amicus Curiae, 42 F.3d 881
• 1994-12-22JEWELL SMOKELESS COAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Junior STREET; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents, 42 F.3d 241
• 1994-12-21UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Van Scott KEITH, Defendant-Appellant, 42 F.3d 234
• 1994-12-20In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS NO. 92-4: John Doe No. A93-155. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNDER SEAL; Under Seal, Defendants-Appellees, 42 F.3d 876
• 1994-12-20UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Esteban Leyva ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant, 42 F.3d 228
• 1994-12-20Clay Vance CONNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kerry DONNELLY, M.D., Defendant-Appellee; Clay Vance CONNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kerry DONNELLY, M.D., Defendant-Appellee, 42 F.3d 220
• 1994-12-14In re A. H. ROBINS COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Debtor. (Three Cases.) Alexia ANDERSON, et al., Claimants-Appellants, Laura L. Fisher, on her own behalf and on behalf of at least 10,000 Dalkon Shield claimants, Intervenor, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Respondent-Appellee; Alexandra KAHN, Claimant-Appellant, Laura L. Fisher, on her own behalf and on behalf of at least 10,000 Daikon Shield claimants, Intervenor, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Respondent-Appellee; Debra AGAPITO, et al., Claimants-Appellants, Laura L. Fisher, on her own behalf and on behalf of at least 10,000 Daikon Shield claimants, Intervenor, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Respondent-Appellee, 42 F.3d 870
• 1994-12-14In re A. H. ROBINS COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Debtor. (Three Cases.) Alexia ANDERSON, et al., Claimants-Appellants, Laura L. Fisher, on her own behalf and on behalf of at least 10,000 Daikon Shield claimants, Intervenor, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Respondent-Appellee; Alexandra KAHN, Claimant-Appellant, Laura L. Fisher, on her own behalf and on behalf of at least 10,000 Daikon Shield claimants, Intervenor, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Respondent-Appellee; Debra AGAPITO, et al., Claimants-Appellants, Laura L. Fisher, on her own behalf and on behalf of at least 10,000 Daikon Shield claimants, Intervenor, v. DALKON SHIELD CLAIMANTS TRUST, Respondent-Appellee, 42 F.3d 870
• 1994-12-13HILLSON PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADAGE, INCORPORATED; Donald F.U. Goebert; Robert H. Cahill; Robert T. Holland; Robert L. MacDonald; Philip B. Ryan; Buck Scott; Ralph R. Whitney, Jr., Defendants-Appellees, 42 F.3d 204
• 1994-12-12Susan M. POWER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARLINGTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellant, and Alexandria Physicians Group, Limited; Benedict J. Semmes, M.D.; Robert M. White; General Internal Medicine Group, PC; Arthur A. Rubin; Mary J. Major, Defendants. Virginia Hospital Association; American Hospital Association, Amici Curiae, 42 F.3d 851
• 1994-12-07NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACCIDENT & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR; Insurance Company of Florida; Southern American Insurance Company; Northwestern National Insurance Company of Milwaukee; Bellefonte Insurance Company; California Union Insurance Company; The Insurance Company of North America; Employers Insurance of Wausau; American Reinsurance Company; Yosemite Insurance Company; General Reinsurance Corporation; United National Insurance Company; Protective National Insurance Company; Central National Insurance Company of Omaha; American Centennial Insurance Company; First State Insurance Company; Highlands Insurance Company; Royal Indemnity Company; Southeastern Fidelity Insurance Company; Argonaut Insurance Company, Inc.; Mead Reinsurance; Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Company; The American Insurance Company; The Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; National Surety Corporation; The Federal Insurance Company; Allstate Insurance Company; Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance Company; Employer's Mutual Casualty Company; Employer's Surplus Lines Insurance Company; Harbor Insurance; Casualty Insurance; The Home Insurance Company; Transamerica Premier Insurance Company; International Surplus Lines Insurance Company; Stonewall Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. Illinois Central Railroad Company; Southern Pacific Transportation Company; CSX Transportation, Incorporated; Burlington Northern Railroad Company; American Home Assurance Company; Audubon Indemnity Company; Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania; Granite State Insurance Company; Landmark Insurance Company; Lexington Insurance Company; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New Hampshire Insurance Company; The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania; Fenn and London Market Companies, Amici Curiae, 41 F.3d 928
• 1994-12-05REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce U. KOZLOWSKI, Director of Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, Defendant-Appellant, and Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant; REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant, and Bruce U. Kozlowski, Director of Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, Defendant, 42 F.3d 1444
• 1994-12-05Dennis Waldon STOCKTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edward MURRAY, Respondent-Appellee, 41 F.3d 920
• 1994-12-05Abraham REID, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNIVERSAL MARITIME SERVICE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Amicus Curiae, 41 F.3d 200
• 1994-12-05UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant, 41 F.3d 192
• 1994-12-05BRISTOL STEEL & IRON WORKS, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, 41 F.3d 182
• 1994-12-01UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond L. WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant, 41 F.3d 917
• 1994-12-01Sylvester Lewis ADAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James AIKEN, Warden, Central Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee, 41 F.3d 175
• 1994-11-29Otha ROWLAND, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. B.M. PERRY, Individually and as Police Officer, City of Raleigh Police Department; City of Raleigh, a municipal corporation organized under and pursuant to the laws of the State of North Carolina, Defendants-Appellants; Otha ROWLAND, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.M. PERRY, Individually and as Police Officer, City of Raleigh Police Department; City of Raleigh, a municipal corporation organized under and pursuant to the laws of the State of North Carolina, Defendants-Appellees, 41 F.3d 167
• 1994-11-23APAC CAROLINA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA; Town of Fairfax, South Carolina; Welco Construction and Utilities Company, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, v. CRS SIRRINE, INCORPORATED, Third Party Defendant; APAC CAROLINA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOWN OF ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA; Town of Fairfax, South Carolina, Defendants-Appellants, and Welco Construction and Utilities Company, Incorporated, Defendant, v. CRS SIRRINE, INCORPORATED, Third Party Defendant, 41 F.3d 157
• 1994-11-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Delbert MOBLEY, Defendant-Appellant, 40 F.3d 688
• 1994-11-22William DIONNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE; Joyce Jefferson-Daniels, Defendants-Appellees, 40 F.3d 677
• 1994-11-21The CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA; Bell Atlantic Video Services Company; Bell Atlantic Corporation; Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company; C & P Telephone Company of Maryland; the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia; the Diamond State Telephone Company; the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania; New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America; Federal Communications Commission; Janet Reno, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants-Appellants, and The National Cable Television Association, Incorporated, Defendantl; Consumer Federation of America; Virginia Citizens Consumer Council; Newspaper Association of America; Virginia Press Association; Computer & Communications Industry Association; Mets Fans United/Virginia Consumers for Cable Choice, et al.; Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation; the American Legislative Exchange Council; the Competitive Enterprise Institute; the United States Telephone Association; Ameritech Corporation; Bellsouth Corporation; GTE Service Corporation, on behalf of its affiliated domestic operating companies; NYNEX Corporation; Pacific Telesis Group; Rochester Telephone Corporation; Southwestern Bell Corporation; US West Incorporated; Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae. The CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA; Bell Atlantic Corporation; Bell Atlantic Video Services Company; Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company; the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland; the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia; the Diamond State Telephone Company; the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania; New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The NATIONAL CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, and United States of America; Federal Communications Commission; Janet Reno, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants. Consumer Federation of America; Virginia Citizens Consumer Council; Newspaper Association of America; Virginia Press Association; Computer & Communications Industry Association; Mets Fans United/Virginia Consumers for Cable Choice, et al.; Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation; the American Legislative Exchange Council; the Competitive Enterprise Institute; the United States Telephone Association; Ameritech Corporation; Bellsouth Corporation; GTE Service Corporation, on behalf of its affiliated domestic operating companies; NYNEX Corporation; Pacific Telesis Group; Rochester Telephone Corporation; Southwestern Bell Corporation; US West Incorporated; Telecommunications Industry Association, Fiber Optics Division, Amici Curiae, 42 F.3d 181
• 1994-11-16David ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nathan A. RICE; Gary T. Dixon; Hazel W. Keith, Defendants-Appellees, 40 F.3d 72
• 1994-11-15UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Judy A. WILEY-DUNAWAY, Defendant-Appellant, 40 F.3d 67
• 1994-11-15Brenda PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McLEAN CREDIT UNION, Defendant-Appellee. Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus Curiae, 39 F.3d 515
• 1994-11-09UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis T. MANCUSO, Defendant-Appellant (Two Cases); UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert S. SCHMIDT, Defendant-Appellant (Two Cases); UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Susan L. MANCUSO, Defendant-Appellant (Two Cases); UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. R. Philip HARTMAN, Defendant-Appellant (Two Cases); UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARTMAN RACK PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis T. MANCUSO, Robert S. Schmidt; Susan L. Mancuso; R. Philip Hartman; Hartman Rack Products, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, 42 F.3d 836
• 1994-11-09David Allen HENDRICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, 39 F.3d 507
• 1994-11-04UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reginald BOONE, a/k/a Reggie, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred CALDWELL, a/k/a Big Al, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey WOODHOUSE, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin McLAUGHLIN, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrance BRAXTON, a/k/a Dink, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward CALLOWAY, a/k/a Stink, Defendant-Appellant, 39 F.3d 1262
• 1994-11-04Jack L. THOMAS, Individually, on behalf of the Tru-Tech, Incorporated Pension Plan, and as a representative of a class of plaintiffs similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D. Grant PEACOCK, Defendant-Appellant, and Alan H. Finegold, Defendant; Jack L. THOMAS, Individually, on behalf of the Tru-Tech, Incorporated Pension Plan, and as a representative of a class of plaintiffs similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D. Grant PEACOCK, Defendant-Appellant, and Alan H. Finegold, Defendant; Jack L. THOMAS, Individually, on behalf of the Tru-Tech, Incorporated Pension Plan, and as a representative of a class of plaintiffs similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRU-TECH, INC.; D. Grant Peacock, Defendants-Appellants, and Grant Peacock and Company, Inc.; Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Defendants, 39 F.3d 493
• 1994-11-04Lloyd C. ASHE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Phillip STYLES, Superintendent of the State of North Carolina; Michael F. Easley, Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Respondents-Appellants; Lloyd C. ASHE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Phillip STYLES, Superintendent of the State of North Carolina; Michael F. Easley, Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Respondents-Appellees, 39 F.3d 80
• 1994-11-03UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard M. MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant, 39 F.3d 465
• 1994-10-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy WALKER, Defendant-Appellant, 39 F.3d 489
• 1994-10-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ira Nathan HEAPS, Defendant-Appellant, 39 F.3d 479
• 1994-10-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Toy Burton MADDEN, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Toy Burton MADDEN, Defendant-Appellant, 38 F.3d 747
• 1994-10-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gordon Ronnell HINES, Defendant-Appellant, 39 F.3d 74
• 1994-10-27MARTIN MARIETTA CORPORATION, AERO & NAVAL SYSTEMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARYLAND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS, Defendant-Appellee, 38 F.3d 1392
• 1994-10-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Amir James ATTAR, Defendant Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PERFECT VIEW, INC., Defendant-Appellant, 38 F.3d 727
• 1994-10-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose P. FLORESCA, Defendant-Appellant, 38 F.3d 706
• 1994-10-27Daniel J. PODBERESKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William E. KIRWAN, President of the University of Maryland at College Park; University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP); Monica Green; Maudlyn George, on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter Allison George; Eileen Heath; Richard A. Dalgetty; Gerard W. Henry; Maisha Herren; Aletha S. McRae, on her own behalf and on behalf of her daughter Daletha McRae; Charles L. Smith, III, on his own behalf and on behalf of his son Charles Smith, IV, Defendants-Appellees. Equal Opportunity Foundation; American Council on Education; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; William Julius Wilson, Doctor; Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; United States of America, Amici Curiae. (Two Cases), 38 F.3d 147
• 1994-10-25UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marvin Joe PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Charles LAYTHE, Defendant-Appellant, 38 F.3d 139
• 1994-10-24The COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION, a Virginia non-stock corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The KITTINGER COMPANY, a North Carolina corporation; Michael P. Carlow; Nicholas J. Defino, Defendants-Appellants, and Ladd Furniture, Inc.; Maytag Corporation, Defendants, 38 F.3d 133
• 1994-10-21Joseph P. GAMBLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GROUP HOSPITALIZATION & MEDICAL SERVICES, INCORPORATED, Excess Benefit Plan; Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, Incorporated, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, Defendants-Appellees, 38 F.3d 126
• 1994-10-21UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Peter DARBY, Defendant-Appellant, 37 F.3d 1059