U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1996

Decisions

• 1996-12-31Kamathene Adonia COOPER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. P. Douglas TAYLOR, Warden; T. Travis Medlock, The Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, Respondents-Appellees, 103 F.3d 366
• 1996-12-31Alan H. GASNER; Signet Trust Company, as Trustee under, Indenture of Trust dated April 15, 1993, with the Industrial Development Authority of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF DINWIDDIE, VIRGINIA, in their official capacity; Charles W. Burgess, Jr.; Dewey P. Cashwell; The Industrial Development Authority of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia; Carter Kaplan and Company, a Virginia Limited Partnership; Carkap, Incorporated, a Virginia Corporation; William P. Carter; Robert R. Kaplan; EMS Engineering, P.C., a New York Professional Corporation; Virginia Bio-Fuel Corporation, a Virginia Corporation; Funnell Industries, Incorporated, a New York Corporation; Barry H. Funnell; Harvey T. Baxter, III; Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen, P.C., a Virginia Professional Corporation; David F. Belkowitz; Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, P.C., a Virginia Professional Corporation; Daniel M. Siegel; The County of Dinwiddie, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendants-Appellees, and Frederick C. Maloney; Sharon M. Maloney, Parties in Interest, 103 F.3d 351
• 1996-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Frederic CHILDRESS, Defendant-Appellant, 104 F.3d 47
• 1996-12-30Douglas McArthur BUCHANAN, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ronald J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; Commonwealth of Virginia, Respondents-Appellees, 103 F.3d 344
• 1996-12-27Leslie A. ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE, a Nonprofit Corporation; Dwight J. Fennell, individually and in his official capacity as Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Saint Augustine's College; Gregory P. Sligh, individually and in his official capacity as Senior Class Advisor, Saint Augustine's College; James E. Burt, individually and in his official capacity as Senior Class Advisor, Saint Augustine's College, Defendants-Appellants, and Prezell R. Robinson, individually and in his capacity as President, Saint Augustine's College; Marshall W. Harvey, individually and in his official capacity as Registrar, Saint Augustine's College; Charles R. Edwards, individually and in his official capacity as Supervisor of Postal Services, Saint Augustine's College; Richard L. Moore, Jr., individually and in his official capacity as Coordinator, Division of Social Sciences, Saint Augustine's College; Unknown Persons, Defendants, 103 F.3d 338
• 1996-12-26UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darlene TURNER, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis TURNER, Defendant-Appellant, 102 F.3d 1350
• 1996-12-23John R. YARNEVIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRINK'S, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation; Thomas R. Fussner, Defendants-Appellees, 102 F.3d 753
• 1996-12-23In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, John Doe No. N-92-86, Grand Jury No. 95-1. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNDER SEAL, Defendant-Appellant, 102 F.3d 748
• 1996-12-18UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Kevin NELSON, Defendant-Appellant, 102 F.3d 1344
• 1996-12-18Walter R. RIPLEY, Donee-Transferee of Mildred M. Ripley, Donor; Melynda H. Ripley, Donee-Transferee of Mildred M. Ripley, Donor, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee, 103 F.3d 332
• 1996-12-18Eugene DUVALL; Patricia Sue Duvall, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BRISTOL-MYERS-SQUIBB COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation; Medical Engineering Corporation, a/k/a Surgitek/Medical Engineering Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, and Food & Drug Administration, Amicus Curiae; Eugene DUVALL; Patricia Sue Duvall, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BRISTOL-MYERS-SQUIBB COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation; Medical Engineering Corporation, a/k/a Surgitek/Medical Engineering Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, 103 F.3d 324
• 1996-12-18In re Lorraine B. RUNSKI, Debtor. CYPHER CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, Creditor-Appellant, v. Lorraine B. RUNSKI, Debtor-Appellee, 102 F.3d 744
• 1996-12-18In re Lorraine B. RUNSKI, Debtor. CYPHER CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, Creditor-Appellant, v. Lorraine B. RUNSKI, Debtor-Appellee, 102 F.3d 744
• 1996-12-17Michael H. HOLLAND; Marty D. Hudson; Thomas F. Connors; Robert T. Wallace, as Trustees of the Plaintiff United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; United Mine Workers Of America 1992 Benefit Plan, Plaintiffs-Appellees, United States of America, Intervenor, v. KEENAN TRUCKING COMPANY, a corporation; Eastern Energy Investments, a corporation; Cedar Trucking Company, a corporation; Darrell Keenan, individually, Defendants-Appellants, 102 F.3d 736
• 1996-12-17In re Katherine Susan LOWE, Petitioner, 102 F.3d 731
• 1996-12-17J. Ronnie JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles H. LONG, Individually, and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Buncombe County, Defendant-Appellant; Teresa A. PENLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles H. LONG, Individually, and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Buncombe County, Defendant-Appellant, 102 F.3d 722
• 1996-12-16The MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY, INCORPORATED, a District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin P. WASSERMAN, M.D., J.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene of the State of Maryland, Defendant-Appellant, and Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant; The MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY, INCORPORATED, a District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant, and Martin P. Wasserman, M.D., J.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene of the State of Maryland, Defendant, 102 F.3d 717
• 1996-12-16COYNE & DELANY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF VIRGINIA, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, and Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York, Defendant, 102 F.3d 712
• 1996-12-13SSMC, INCORPORATED, N.V., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terri STEFFEN, Defendant-Appellant; SINGER FURNITURE ACQUISITION CORPORATION, Defendant & Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, and Singer Furniture Company; Dennis Ammons; Charles Shaughnessy; William Johnson; Eugene Matthews; William Foster; Jolin Does I-XX, Defendants, v. James TING; Philip Watson; Semi-Tech Global, Limited (Bermuda); International Semi-Tech Microelectronics, Incorporated; Shinwa Company, Limited, Third-Party Defendants, 102 F.3d 704
• 1996-12-05UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary ADKINS, Defendant-Appellant, 102 F.3d 111
• 1996-12-04UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles William McHAN, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles William McHAN, Defendant-Appellee, 101 F.3d 1027
• 1996-12-04Charita D. CHALMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TULON COMPANY OF RICHMOND, Defendant-Appellee, 101 F.3d 1012
• 1996-12-03HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, d/b/a American Red Cross South Carolina Blood Services Region, Defendant-Appellee, and Aetna Insurance Company of America; Alberta Shaw; Derrick Wagner, individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of Eric Shaw, a Minor under the age of Eighteen (18) Years, Defendants, 101 F.3d 1005
• 1996-12-03UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott NALE, Defendant-Appellant, 101 F.3d 1000
• 1996-11-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Whitt NEAL, Defendant-Appellant, 101 F.3d 993
• 1996-11-27CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED, a Statutory Corporation; Charleston Area Medical Center, Incorporated; Ohio Valley Medical Center, Inc.; West Virginia University Hospital, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellant, and Bruce C. Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; Susan Hereford, Manager, Provider Audit and Reimbursement, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia, Defendants, 101 F.3d 984
• 1996-11-27AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff-Appellant, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Plaintiff, v. Jack D. MANESS, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Joseph L. Houska and Judy C. Houska, Defendant-Appellee, and Joseph L. Houska; Judy C. Houska; Cenit Bank, F.S.B., Defendants; UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, and American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, Plaintiff, v. Jack D. MANESS, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Joseph L. Houska and Judy C. Houska, Defendant-Appellee, and Joseph L. Houska; Judy C. Houska; Cenit Bank, F.S.B., Defendants; UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY; American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jack D. MANESS, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Joseph L. Houska and Judy C. Houska, Defendant-Appellant, and Joseph L. Houska; Judy C. Houska; Cenit Bank, F.S.B., Defendants, 101 F.3d 358
• 1996-11-27Robert J. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sylvia J. REDDY, Officer; Baltimore County, Maryland, a body corporate and politic, Defendants-Appellees; Robert J. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sylvia J. REDDY, Officer; Baltimore County, Mainland, a body corporate and politic, Defendants-Appellees, 101 F.3d 351
• 1996-11-27Linda WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHANNEL MASTER SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED; Channel Master Communications, Incorporated; Avnet, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amici Curiae, 101 F.3d 346
• 1996-11-27AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff-Appellant, and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Plaintiff, v. Jack D. MANESS, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Joseph L. Houska and Judy C. Houska, Defendant-Appellee, and Joseph L. Houska; Judy C. Houska; Cenit Bank, F.S.B., Defendants; UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, and American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, Plaintiff, v. Jack D. MANESS, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Joseph L. Houska and Judy C. Houska, Defendant-Appellee, and Joseph L. Houska; Judy C. Houska; Cenit Bank, F.S.B., Defendants; UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY; American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jack D. MANESS, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Joseph L. Houska and Judy C. Houska, Defendant-Appellant, and Joseph L. Houska; Judy C. Houska; Cenit Bank, F.S.B., Defendants, 101 F.3d 358
• 1996-11-22Wayne HARTER; Robert Payne, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. C.D. VERNON, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Rockingham County; Rockingham County, Defendants-Appellants, Guilford County, Movant, 101 F.3d 334
• 1996-11-20Ardith CAVALLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Lawrence Cavallo, Plaintiff, v. STAR ENTERPRISE; Texaco Refining and Marketing (East), Incorporated; Saudi Refining, Inc., Defendants-Appellees; Lawrence CAVALLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Ardith Cavallo, Plaintiff, v. STAR ENTERPRISE; Texaco Refining and Marketing (East), Incorporated; Saudi Refining, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, 100 F.3d 1150
• 1996-11-19UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Renee WITHERS, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Renee WITHERS, Defendant-Appellee, 100 F.3d 1142
• 1996-11-18CARBON FUEL COMPANY, a West Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. USX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; U.S. Steel Mining Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees, v. ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION; Arch Minerals of Kentucky; Consolidation Coal Company; Old Ben Coal Company, Third Party Defendants; CARBON FUEL COMPANY, a West Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. USX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; U.S. Steel Mining Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellants, v. ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION; Consolidation Coal Company; Old Ben Coal Company, Third Party Defendants-Appellees, and Arch Minerals of Kentucky, Third Party Defendant; CARBON FUEL COMPANY, a West Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. USX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; U.S. Steel Mining Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees, v. ARCH MINERAL CORPORATION; Old Ben Coal Company, Third Party Defendants-Appellants, and Arch Minerals of Kentucky; Consolidation Coal Company, Third Party Defendants; CARBON FUEL COMPANY, a West Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. USX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; U.S. Steel Mining Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees, v. CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, Third Party Defendant-Appellant, and Arch Mineral Corporation; Arch Minerals of Kentucky; Old Ben Coal Company, Third Party Defendants, 100 F.3d 1124
• 1996-11-18Stanley J. JAKUBIAK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. PERRY, Secretary of Defense, Defendant-Appellee, 101 F.3d 23
• 1996-11-14Harry PLYLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Gary Wayne Nelson; Les Williams; Gary Slezak, Plaintiffs, v. Michael MOORE, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee, and United States of America, Intervenor, and William D. Leeke; Board of Corrections of the State of Virginia, Defendants. The Legal Aid Society of the City of New York; The Youth Law Center; Human Rights Watch; National Women's Law Center, Amici Curiae, 100 F.3d 365
• 1996-11-14Michael Carl GEORGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ronald J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee; Michael Carl GEORGE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ronald J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant, 100 F.3d 353
• 1996-11-13PENN ADVERTISING OF BALTIMORE, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, A Municipal Corporation; Kurt L. Schmoke, in his official capacity as Mayor of Baltimore City; David Tanner, in his official capacity as the General Superintendent of Zoning Administration and Enforcement of Baltimore City, Defendants-Appellees. The American Advertising Federation; The American Association of Advertising Agencies; The Association of National Advertisers, Incorporated; The Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Incorporated; Washington Legal Foundation; The City of Cincinnati, Ohio; The Maryland Congress of Parents & Teachers, Incorporated; The Coalition for Beautiful Neighborhoods; Baltimore City Wide Liquor Coalition for Better Laws and Regulations; City and County of San Francisco; City of San Jose; United States of America, Amici Curiae, 101 F.3d 332
• 1996-11-13ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kurt L. SCHMOKE, in his official capacity as Mayor of Baltimore City; Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City; City Council of Baltimore City; David Tanner, in his official capacity as the General Superintendent of Zoning Administration and Enforcement, Defendants-Appellees, and John Joseph Curran, Attorney General of the State of Maryland, in his official capacity, Defendant. The Association of National Advertisers, Incorporated; The American Association of Advertising Agencies; The Media Institute; National Association of Broadcasters; The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression; Washington Legal Foundation; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Coalition for Beautiful Neighborhoods; Baltimore City Wide Liquor Coalition for Better Laws and Regulations, Amici Curiae; PENN ADVERTISING OF BALTIMORE, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY, A Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and John Joseph Curran, Attorney General of the State of Maryland, in his official capacity, Defendant. The Association of National Advertisers, Incorporated; The American Association of Advertising Agencies; The Media Institute; National Association of Broadcasters; The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression; Washington Legal Foundation; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Coalition for Beautiful Neighborhoods; Baltimore City Wide Liquor Coalition for Better Laws and Regulations, Amici Curiae, 101 F.3d 325
• 1996-11-12Gregory Warren BEAVER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J.D. NETHERLAND, Warden, Respondent-Appellee, 101 F.3d 977
• 1996-11-12Rebecca Courtney RENN, by and through her Guardians at Law; Michael RENN, individually and as Guardian at Law of Rebecca Courtney Renn; Rebecca Renn, individually and as Guardian at Law of Rebecca Courtney Renn, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Edward GARRISON, Director of the Pitt County Department of Social Services, individually and in his official capacity; Pitt County Department of Social Services, individually and in its official capacity; Peter Sword, individually and in his official capacity; Melanie Kee, individually and in her official capacity; Phyllis Thomas, individually and in her official capacity, Defendants-Appellants, 100 F.3d 344
• 1996-11-08Dorothy C. ELLIOTT, Individually and as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Archie Elliott, III; Archie Elliott, Jr., Individually and as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Archie Elliott, III, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jason LEAVITT, Police Officer for District Heights, MD, Defendant-Appellant, and Prince Georges County, Maryland; David B. Mitchell, Prince Georges County Police Chief; Wayne Cheney, Police Officer; City of District Heights, MD; Michael Conboy, Police Chief for District Heights, MD, Defendants; Dorothy C. ELLIOTT, Individually and as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Archie Elliott, III; Archie Elliott, Jr., Individually and as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Archie Elliott, III, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Wayne CHENEY, Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant, and Jason Leavitt, Police Officer for District Heights, MD; Prince Georges County, Maryland; David B. Mitchell, Prince Georges County Police Chief; City of District Heights, MD; Michael Conboy, Police Chief for District Heights, MD, Defendants, 99 F.3d 640
• 1996-11-08Ronald Bernard BENNETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ronald J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee, 102 F.3d 110
• 1996-11-08Nellie D. CHAMBLEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mike ESPY, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; Mike Dunn, National Administrator of Farmers Home Administration; James C. Kearney, North Carolina State Director of Farmers Home Administration; Calvin Askew, Farmers Home Administration Supervisor for Hertford County, North Carolina; Terrence Evans, in his capacity as the duly appointed commissioner for the sale of the "Cowan Farm", Hertford County, North Carolina File Number 94 SP-1, Defendants-Appellees, 100 F.3d 15
• 1996-11-05Mary Ruth SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee, 99 F.3d 635
• 1996-11-05Brian G. WEST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CLARKE MURPHY, JR. SELF EMPLOYED PENSION PLAN; Clarke Murphy, Jr., Defendants-Appellees, 99 F.3d 166
• 1996-11-04Ernestine LEWIS; Sylvester J. Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Minnetta E. Hill, Plaintiff, v. ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, including its Board of Commissioners and Board of Elections, Defendant-Appellee, 99 F.3d 600
• 1996-10-31Margaret BORING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; Charles Johnson, Chairman; Michael Anders; Terry Roberson; Bruce Goforth; Bill Williams; Grace Brazil; Wendell Begley; Dr. J. Frank Yeager, Superintendent; Fred Ivey, Principal; each in his/her individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, 98 F.3d 1474
• 1996-10-31Coleman Wayne GRAY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. J.D. NETHERLAND, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellant; Coleman Wayne GRAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J.D. NETHERLAND, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee, 99 F.3d 158
• 1996-10-31In re SOUTHEAST HOTEL PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, d/b/a Days Inn, d/b/a Howard Johnson; Florida Hotel Properties Limited Partnership Plan Trust Agreement, Debtors. Edward P. BOWERS, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, 99 F.3d 151