U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1997

Decisions

• 1997-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy E. SELF, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 1039
• 1997-12-31In re: Samuel V. PRUETT, Warden, Mecklenburg Correctional Center; Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia; Virginia State Police; The Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Hampton, Petitioners, 133 F.3d 275
• 1997-12-30BANCA CREMI, S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero Cremi; Banca Cremi Grand Cayman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ALEX. BROWN & SONS, INCORPORATED; John Isaac Epley, Defendants-Appellees. Securities & Exchange Commission; PSA The Bond Market Trade Association, Amici Curiae, 132 F.3d 1017
• 1997-12-29ELDECO, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent; NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. ELDECO, INCORPORATED, Respondent, 132 F.3d 1007
• 1997-12-29NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY CONSOLIDATED, Respondent, 132 F.3d 1001
• 1997-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roland Demingo QUEEN, a/k/a Mingo, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 991
• 1997-12-29RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, consisting of Alan Greenspan in his official capacity as chairman, and Edward W. Kelley, Jr., Lawrence B. Lindsey, Susan M. Phillips and Janet L. Yellen in their capacities as members of the Board of Governors; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees, 132 F.3d 985
• 1997-12-24Diane Sue HARRIS; Marina L. Prasky, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. L & L WINGS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant; Diane Sue HARRIS; Marina L. Prasky, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. L & L WINGS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 978
• 1997-12-23Christy BRZONKALA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY; Antonio J. Morrison; James Landale Crawford, Defendants-Appellees, and Cornell D. Brown; William E. Landsidle, in his capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Defendants. Law Professors; Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault; The Anti-Defamation League; Center for Women Policy Studies; The Dc Rape Crisis Center; Equal Rights Advocates; The Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic; Jewish Women International; The National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions; The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; The National Coalition Against Sexual Assault; The National Network to End Domestic Violence; National Organization for Women; Northwest Women's Law Center; The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated; Virginia National Organization for Women; Virginia NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated; Women Employed; Women's Law Project; Women's Legal Defense Fund; Independent Women's Forum; Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae. UNITED STATES of America, Intervenor-Appellant, and Christy Brzonkala, Plaintiff, v. Antonio J. MORRISON; James Landale Crawford, Defendants-Appellees, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cornell D. Brown; William E. Landsidle, in his capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Defendants. Law Professors; Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault; The Anti-Defamation League; Center for Women Policy Studies; The DC Rape Crisis Center; Equal Rights Advocates; The Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic; Jewish Women International; The National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions; The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; The National Coalition Against Sexual Assault; The National Network to End Domestic Violence; National Organization for Women; Northwest Women's Law Center; The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated; Virginia National Organization for Women; Virginia NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated; Women Employed; Women's Law Project; Women's Legal Defense Fund; Independent Women's Forum; Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae, 132 F.3d 949
• 1997-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James J. WILSON, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTERSTATE GENERAL COMPANY, L.P.; St. Charles Associates, L.P., Defendants-Appellants; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James J. WILSON, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James J. WILSON, Defendant-Appellant, 133 F.3d 251
• 1997-12-22George ZAHODNICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION; Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, 135 F.3d 911
• 1997-12-19UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eli WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 1111
• 1997-12-19UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Derrick JACKSON, Defendant-Appellee, 131 F.3d 1105
• 1997-12-18Anthony RISH; Larry Dolph; David H. Roberts, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and George H. Van Wagner, III; John McMahon, Plaintiffs, v. Sally JOHNSON, Doctor, in her official capacity as Associate Warden of Mental Health Services and Head of United States Public Health Services at Butner Federal Correctional Institute and individually; Cathy Hicks, in her official capacity as Unit Manager, Federal Correctional Institute Butner and individually; Wilber Lemay, Counselor, in his official capacity at Federal Correctional Institute Butner and individually, Defendants-Appellants, and Jim King, Case Manager, in his official capacity at Federal Correctional Institute Butner and individually; Michael J. Quinlan, as Director of Bureau of Prisons in his official capacity and individually; U.S. Government, Defendants, 131 F.3d 1092
• 1997-12-18Tony Albert MACKALL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ronald J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; Samuel V. Pruett, Warden, Mecklenburg State Correctional Facility; Commonwealth of Virginia, Respondents-Appellees, 131 F.3d 442
• 1997-12-17STERLING SMOKELESS COAL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Tammy AKERS; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents, 131 F.3d 438
• 1997-12-12Richard SUHRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina, Defendant-Appellee, and Board of Commissioners; The Manager of Haywood County, North Carolina, Defendants. The Rutherford Institute; Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Amici Curiae, 131 F.3d 1083
• 1997-12-10C.B. FLEET COMPANY, INCORPORATED, A Virginia corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CONSUMER HEALTHCARE, L.P., A Delaware limited partnership, Defendant-Appellee, 131 F.3d 430
• 1997-12-09Ronnie HOWARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael W. MOORE, Director of South Carolina Department of Corrections; Charles M. Condon, Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, Respondents-Appellees, 131 F.3d 399
• 1997-12-04Frankie A. ARRANTS; Danette F. Arrants, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ellsworth Allen BUCK, JR.; George E. Hubbard, Defendants-Appellants, and F.N. Wolf & Company, Incorporated, Defendant; Ernest T. COLTRAIN; Betty P. Coltrain, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ellsworth Allen BUCK, Jr.; George E. Hubbard, Defendants-Appellants, and F.N. Wolf & Company, Incorporated, Defendant, 130 F.3d 636
• 1997-12-04UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RAILWAY COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 627
• 1997-12-02UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shenita BANKS, Defendant-Appellee; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shenita BANKS, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 621
• 1997-12-02Judith D. BEALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES; Michael Maiocco; Michael Budlong, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 614
• 1997-12-02YARMOUTH SEA PRODUCTS LIMITED, a Canadian Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David SCULLY, Charterer, In Personam, Defendant-Appellant, and S/V COYOTE, her engines, boilers, tackle, furniture, equipment, freights, and apparel, In Rem; Helen Davis, Owner; The BOC Group Incorporated; International Business Machines Corporation, a/k/a IBM, Defendants, 131 F.3d 389
• 1997-11-26PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES RIVER PETROLEUM, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee, 130 F.3d 88
• 1997-11-25Sherman Elwood SKIPPER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James B. FRENCH, Warden of Central Prison, Respondent-Appellee, 130 F.3d 603
• 1997-11-24John H. PLATH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael W. MOORE, Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, in his official capacity; Charles M. Condon, Attorney General, State of South Carolina, in his official capacity, Respondents-Appellees, 130 F.3d 595
• 1997-11-13Gregory L. RICH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergeant Michael BRUCE, Defendant-Appellant, and Sewall Smith, Warden; James Sanders; James Peguese; Lieutenant Grant; Teresa Wilson-Bogans, Corporal, Defendants, 129 F.3d 336
• 1997-11-12Kenneth M. ZERAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICA ONLINE, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee, 129 F.3d 327
• 1997-11-10COMET ENTERPRISES LTD.; Comet Enterprise Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AIR-A-PLANE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Amicus Curiae, 128 F.3d 855
• 1997-11-10Vivian RICE, Guardian and next friend of Tamielle Horn; Marilyn Farmer, Co-personal representatives of the estate of Mildred Horn; Tiffani M. Horn, Co-personal representatives of the estate of Mildred Horn; Michael D. Saunders, Individually and next friend of Colin D. Saunders, a minor and personal representative of the estate of Janice Y. Saunders; Colin D. Saunders; Janice Y. Saunders, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The PALADIN ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, a/k/a The Paladin Press, Defendant-Appellee, and Peter C. Lund, Defendant. David Crump, Professor of Constitutional Law and Recipient of "Friend of the First Amendment" Award; National Victim Center; Stephanie Roper Foundation, Incorporated; Victims Rights Political Action Committee; The Horror Writers Association; The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capitol Area; American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado; ABC, Incorporated; America Online, Incorporated; Association of American Publishers; The Baltimore Sun Company; E.W. Scripps Company; Freedom to Read Foundation; Magazine Publishers of America, Incorporated; McClatchy Newspapers, Incorporated; Media General, Inc.; Media Professional Insurance; National Association of Broadcasters; Newspapers Association of America; The New York Times; The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Society of Professional Journalists; The Washington Post, Amici Curiae, 128 F.3d 233
• 1997-10-31UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 1309, Intervenor; FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Petitioner, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 1309, Intervenor, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, Respondents, 132 F.3d 157
• 1997-10-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chang Han CHEN, a/k/a # 34, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chong Chao CHEN, a/k/a # 21, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 375
• 1997-10-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard F. HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant, 128 F.3d 850
• 1997-10-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. Chemical Manufacturer's Association; Corporate Environmental Enforcement Council; National Association of Manufacturers; Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; Commonwealth of Virginia; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; Science & Environmental Policy Project; Texas Institute for Advancement of Chemical Technology Incorporated; National Society of Professional Engineers; Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), Amici Curiae; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Chemical Manufacturer's Association; Corporate Environmental Enforcement Council; National Association of Manufacturers; Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; Commonwealth of Virginia; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; Science & Environmental Policy Project; Texas Institute for Advancement of Chemical Technology Incorporated; National Society of Professional Engineers; Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), Amici Curiae, 128 F.3d 216
• 1997-10-27Bob D. MORNING, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ZAPATA PROTEIN (USA), INCORPORATED, formerly known as Zapata Haynie Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, 128 F.3d 213
• 1997-10-23CASE FARMS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent, National Poultry Workers Organizing Committee, Intervenor; The North Carolina Poultry Federation, Amicus Curiae. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. CASE FARMS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCORPORATED, Respondent. The North Carolina Poultry Federation, Amicus Curiae, 128 F.3d 841
• 1997-10-22In re K & L LAKELAND, INCORPORATED, d/b/a JKJ Chevrolet Sterling, Debtor. LOUDOUN LEASING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, Richard G. Hall, Trustee-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant; In re K & L LAKELAND, INCORPORATED, d/b/a JKJ Chevrolet Sterling, Debtor. LOUDOUN LEASING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Richard G. Hall, Trustee-Appellee, 128 F.3d 203
• 1997-10-22In re K & L LAKELAND, INCORPORATED, d/b/a JKJ Chevrolet Sterling, Debtor. LOUDOUN LEASING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, Richard G. Hall, Trustee-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant; In re K & L LAKELAND, INCORPORATED, d/b/a JKJ Chevrolet Sterling, Debtor. LOUDOUN LEASING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Richard G. Hall, Trustee-Appellee, 128 F.3d 203
• 1997-10-20Carroll Eugene SINGLETON, and Sheila Singleton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, 128 F.3d 833
• 1997-10-20PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE BLUE RIDGE; Herbert C. Jones, Jr., M.D.; Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington; Virginia League for Planned Parenthood; Hillcrest Clinic; Richmond Medical Center for Women; Thomas Gresinger, M.D.; Commonwealth Women's Clinic; Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. James L. CAMBLOS, in his official capacity as Commonwealth's Attorney for the County of Albemarle, and as a representative of all the Commonwealth's Attorneys in Virginia, Defendant-Appellant, 125 F.3d 884
• 1997-10-17HIGH COUNTRY ARTS AND CRAFT GUILD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, 126 F.3d 629
• 1997-10-17ESAB GROUP, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTRICUT, INCORPORATED; Thomas Aley, Defendants-Appellants, and John Bergen; Thomas Fitzpatrick; Gordon Thomas Aley; Linda Aley, d/b/a Corbin Consulting; Mark Lindberg, Defendants, 126 F.3d 617
• 1997-10-16Harry Allen PLYLER, et al., Petitioners-Appellees, v. Michael W. MOORE, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant, 129 F.3d 728
• 1997-10-16Allan R. POWELL; Joan K. Powell, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee; Richard J. MONTGOMERY; Adele S. Montgomery, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee, 129 F.3d 321
• 1997-10-10UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy Dennis CROPP, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clyde Garcia CROPP, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Monte Clay MOSLEY, Defendant-Appellant, 127 F.3d 354
• 1997-10-09GATES, HUDSON & ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, 141 F.3d 500
• 1997-10-06UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gene Wesley HARTSELL, a/k/a Gene Wesley Gabe Hartsell, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith Norland EIDSON, Defendant-Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHEROKEE RESOURCES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, 127 F.3d 343
• 1997-10-06Carol A. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES; Donald Oldt; Trudy Rousch-Heywood, Defendants-Appellees, 127 F.3d 337
• 1997-10-02NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. CWI OF MARYLAND, INCORPORATED, Respondent, 127 F.3d 319