U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2016

Decisions

• 2016-12-30TERRY OF THE FAMILY PARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 281
• 2016-12-29EXCLAIM MARKETING, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIRECTV, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, and DirecTV Operations, LLC; DirecTV, Incorporated, Defendants; Exclaim Marketing, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DirecTV, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and DirecTV, Incorporated; Directv Operations, LLC, Defendants, 674 F. App'x 250
• 2016-12-29Roy JOHNSON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden Joseph MCFADDEN, Respondent-Appellee, and State of South Carolina; Lieber Correctional Institution, Respondents, 672 F. App'x 281
• 2016-12-29IN RE: Kunta Kenta REDD, Petitioner, 672 F. App'x 279
• 2016-12-28Billy M. THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 279
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Henry MULDROW, a/k/a William Cooper, a/k/a Willie, a/k/a Fred Washington, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Gomez, Defendant-Appellant, 844 F.3d 434
• 2016-12-27Loushonda MYERS, In Propria Persona Plaintiff, Private Attorney General, on behalf of Dameon Myers and Tyre Myers, In Propria Persona Plaintiffs, Plaintiff-Appellant, and C.M., a minor child; A.M., a minor child; M.M., a minor child; Tyre Myers; Dameon Myers, Plaintiffs, v. Sheriff Steve BIZZELL, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Captain A.C. Fish, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Detective C.K. Allen, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Detective Don Pate, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Detective J. Creech, individually and in his official capacity as Detective with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Detective A. Case, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Detective D. Daughtry, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Lieutenant Stewart, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Deputy Billis/Gillis, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Unknown Officers and Agents of the Johnston County Sheriff's Department, individually and in their official capacities; James Ger-rell; David Hildreth; State of North Carolina; Krista L. Bennet, individually and in her official capacity as Facilitator with the North Carolina State Bar; Fern Gunn Simeon, individually and in her official capacity as Deputy Counsel with the North Carolina State Bar; John Silverstein, individually and in his official capacity as Councilor-Subcommittee III with the North Carolina State Bar; Unknown Agents of the North Carolina State Bar, individually and in their official capacities; Carmen Carrae, individually and in her official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Department of Social Services; Kimberly Franklin, individually and in her official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Department of Social Services; Unknown Officers and Agents of the Johnston County Department of Social Services, individually and in their official capacities; Magistrate Keith Underwood, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the North Carolina Court System, Johnston County; Magistrate/Judge Bethany Hale, individually and in her official capacity as an employee with the North Carolina Court System, Johnston County; Magistrate/Judge Walter Stanley, individu ally and in his official capacity as an employee with the North Carolina Court System, Johnston County; Susan Doyle, individually and in her official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County District Attorney's Office; Adren Harris, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County District Attorney's Office; Attorney Aleta Ballard, individually and in her official capacities; Attorney Steven Walker, individually and in his official capacities; Donnie Harrison, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Wake County Sheriff's Office; Unknown Officers/Agents of the Wake County Sheriff's Department, individually and in their official capacities; Ballard Law Firm, PLLC; Walker Law Firm, PLLC; Johnston County, North Carolina; North Carolina Court System; Office of Indigent Services; Johnston County Public Defender's Office; Johnston County District Attorney's Office; Wake County, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services; North Carolina State Bar; Johnston County Sheriff Department; Johnston County Department of Social Services; Wake County Sheriff Department; Terrae Carmon; AT&T Inc.; AT&T Mobility LLC; Unknown Agents/employees of AT&T Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC; United States Marshal Bryan Konig; Unknown Agents/Employees of United States Marshal Service in North and South Carolina; Branch Banking and Trust, (BB&T Corporation); Detective J. Canady, individually and in his official capacity as Detective with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office; Lieutenant Danny Johnson, individually and in his official capacity as an employee with the Johnston County Sheriff's Office, Defendants-Appellees, 673 F. App'x 310
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shaniesta Kenay BANKS, a/k/a Shaniesta Keene, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 278
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrone Alphonzo WILSON, a/k/a TT, Defendant -Appellant, 672 F. App'x 277
• 2016-12-22CHAMPION PRO CONSULTING GROUP, INC.; Carl E. Carey, Jr., Ph.D., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IMPACT SPORTS FOOTBALL, LLC; Mitchell Frankel; Tony Fleming; Marvin Austin, Defendants-Appellees, and Robert Quinn; Christina White, Defendants, and North Carolina Department Secretary of State, Third Party Defendant, 845 F.3d 104
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Samuel HALL, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 276
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Charles BURGESS, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 275
• 2016-12-22Michael NEWBORN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Stephanie HOLLEMBEAK, Warden, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 274
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeannie Largent COSBY, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 273
• 2016-12-22Rodetrick Lamont GODFREY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DIRECTOR OF DEPT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 273
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kareem Lomax ROBINSON, a/k/a Black, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 272
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shane FELLS, a/k/a Quasim Yusef Johnson, a/k/a Q, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 271
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Doyle Ray MORGAN, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 270
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack Steven VANLAAR, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 269
• 2016-12-22Thomas C. WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sally Ann CHICKERING, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 269
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamal H. ALFRED, a/k/a Joshua Al Hall, a/k/a JA, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 268
• 2016-12-22Kenneth Syncere RIVERA, a/k/a Kenneth Rivera, a/k/a Kenneth D. Rivera, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bryan P. STIRLING, Director; Mr. McKie, a/k/a Bernard McKie, Warden; Mr. Pearson, a/k/a Elbert Pearson, S.I.U.; Ms. Smith, I.C.C.; Mr. Span, I.C.C., Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 267
• 2016-12-22Kenneth Syncere RIVERA, a/k/a Kenneth D. Rivera, a/k/a Kenneth Rivera, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bryan P. STIRLING, Director; Elbert Pearson, S.I.U.; Lieutenant Skipper, Contraband; Mr. McFadden, Warden; Ms. Ravenell, I.C.C.; Michael R. Matthews, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 267
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darius Lamont GALLOWAY, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 266
• 2016-12-22Ralph TAYLOR, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harold CLARKE, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 265
• 2016-12-22Kenneth Syncere RIVERA, a/k/a Kenneth D. Rivera, a/k/a Kenneth Rivera, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bryan STIRLING, Director; Joseph McFadden, Warden; Ryshema Davis, Nutritionist IV; Mr. Jones, FSS IV; Mr. Contino, Chaplain, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 264
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wyaketta Latoya WELCH, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 264
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Oneal WINFREY, a/k/a Joe, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 263
• 2016-12-22Kenneth RIVERA, a/k/a Kenneth Syncere Rivera, a/k/a Kenneth D. Rivera, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sergeant LEONARD; Officer Ponder, Defendants-Appellees, and Scotty Bodiford, Defendant, 672 F. App'x 262
• 2016-12-22George CLEVELAND, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Warden Larry CARTLEDGE, in their official and individual capacity; Officer I. Mayes, in their official and individual capacity; Officer M. Jones, in their official and individual capacity; Warden (Unknown Name), in their official and individual capacity; Lieber Correctional Institution, in their official and individual capacity; Officer Tyrell Admore, in their official and individual capacity; Contraband Lt. Charles Hartzog, in their official and individual capacity; Business Employee T. Way, in their official and individual capacity; MacDougall Correctional Institution, in their official and individual capacity; Officer Francine Bachman, in their official and individual capacity; Director Bryan Stirling, of the SCDC, in their official and individual capacity; Unknown Names of the Office of General Counsel of the SCDC, in their official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 261
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobbie Ray EDWARDS, a/k/a Tank, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 260
• 2016-12-22Alfonza Hardy GREENHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harold W. CLARKE, Director of the State of Virginia Department of Corrections; A. David Robinson, Chief of Corrections Operations of the State of Virginia Department of Corrections; Earl Barksdale, Warden of Red Onion State Prison, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 259
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl WAITES, III, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 258
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Lee SMITH, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 256
• 2016-12-22Sabrina Renee BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PANTHER II TRANSPORTATION, INC., Panther Premium Logistics, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Hire Right, Defendant, 672 F. App'x 256
• 2016-12-22Armando Despaigne ZULVETA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TC UNLIMITED INC; Tim Case, Defendants-Appellees, and State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company; Philpot Law Firm PA; Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas; Wilson Jones Carter & Baxley PA; Robert P. Restrepo, Jr.; Stephen R. Bruner; Irvin H. Philpot, III; Curtis Elliot; Wesley J. Shull, Defendants, 672 F. App'x 255
• 2016-12-22Ronnie Lee ALSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Md Arastoo YAZDANI; Dr. Arastoo Yazdani; Drs. Anton Minassian; Drs. Slavka Minassian; Md Rasheed A. Abassi; Dorthy Kenmacia, Pharmacist, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 254
• 2016-12-22Dr. Die K. BLAISE, Pharm. D, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Sandra HARRIS, Pharm. D.; Vibra Hospital of Richmond, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 253
• 2016-12-22Ronnie Lee ALSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas P. DORE, Substitute Trustees, et al.; Charles Hirsch, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 253
• 2016-12-22Sidney B. HARR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard H. BRODHEAD, President; Duke University, c/o Pamela J. Bernard, General Counsel; Associated Press; David F. Levi, Dean, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 252
• 2016-12-22Ms. Mayner J. POPE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ms. Alicia GUNS, Manager, Member Relations; AAA Club Alliance, Inc.; Mr. Kenneth Gregory Givens, Defendants-Appellees, v. Mr. Greg Givens, Damage Assessor, Member Relations; American Automobile Association Mid-Atlantic, Inc., Defendants, 672 F. App'x 251
• 2016-12-22M. Nawaz RAJA; Neelum Nawaz Raja, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MERSCORP, INC.; Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc; Lender Processing Services, Inc., now known as Black Knight Infoserv, LLC; Docx LLC, Docx; LPS Default Solutions, Inc., now known as ServiceLink Default Solutions, LLC; Indy Mac Bank FSB, now known as One West Bank NA; Indy Mac Mortgage Services, A Division of One West Bank N.A; Indy Mac MBS Inc, Indy Mac ABS Inc, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company; Deutsche Bank AG; Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.; Indy Mac Indx 2006-ARS; Surety Trustees, LLC; McCabe, Weisberg & Conway LLC; Laura H.G. O'sullivan, sued individually and in her individual capacity; Abby K. Moynihan, Sued individually and in her individual capacity; Bizhan Beiramee, sued individually and in his individual capacity; Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC; John Does 1-50; CIT Bank, N.A., Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 250
• 2016-12-22FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kyrsten E. SUTTON, M.D., Defendant and 3rd-Party Plaintiff-Appellant; and Amy Moore, As Parent and Guardian ad Litem for N. M., a minor; Richard Moore, As Parent and Guardian ad Litem for N. M., a minor, Intervenors/Defendants, v. The Medical Protective Company, Third-Party Defendant, 672 F. App'x 249
• 2016-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Louis JENKINS, Defendant-Appellant, 666 F. App'x 321
• 2016-12-21Dianne L. BUTTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellee, and United States of America; Tawnya Soltis; Kathryn Forgas, Defendants, 844 F.3d 424
• 2016-12-21IN RE: Momolu V.S. SIRLEAF; Eric L. Prosha; John King; Aaron Lewis; Peter Rosas; Ryan Sessoms; Ray Watson, Petitioners, 671 F. App'x 879
• 2016-12-21Kenneth WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXPERIAN CONSUMER FRAUD ASSISTANCE; Trans Union Consumer; Equifax Customer Accounts; Huntington Mtg Company, Defendants-Appellees, 671 F. App'x 878
• 2016-12-21Elbert SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sue BUNCH, Mailroom Clerk; Teresa Pease, Mailroom Associate; Randall C. Mathena, Warden of Red Onion State Prison; George M. Hinkle, Regional Administrator for the Western Region of Virginia; Harold W. Clarke, Director of Virginia Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees, 671 F. App'x 877
• 2016-12-21UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darrell TRAVIS, Defendant-Appellant, 671 F. App'x 877
• 2016-12-21IN RE: Charles D. IZAC, Petitioner, 671 F. App'x 876