North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

U.S. v. Lopez-Collazo (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-099-16, 33 pp.) (Traxler, J.) No. 15-4312, June 1, 2016; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Hollander, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Even though there was no Spanish translation of removal charges for a defendant from Mexico ...

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King v. Rubenstein (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-098-16, 37 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 15-6382, June 7, 2016; USDC at Martinsburg, W.Va. (Groh, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: An inmate who alleges defendant correctional officials threatened to keep him in administrative segregation unless ...

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Mangum v. Hallembaek (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-097-16, 12 pp.) (Davis, S.J.) No. 15-6134, May 25, 2016; USDC at Raleigh, N.C. (Flanagan, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit says a district court erred in overlooking the Bureau of Prison’s abuse ...

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Conrad v. CSX Transportation Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-096-16, 12 pp.) (Davis, S.J.) No. 15-1035, May 25, 2016; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Nickerson, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms a district court decision that plaintiff freight train conductor ...

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U.S. v. Lull (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-095-16, 27 pp.) (Duncan, J.) No. 15-4216, May 25, 2016; USDC at Raleigh, N.C. (Boyle, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Because a search warrant application failed to disclose that the confidential informant –  who was ...

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U.S. v. Graham (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-094-16, 66 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 12-4659, May 31, 2016; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Bennett, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: On rehearing en banc, the 4th Circuit says the government did not violate defendant bank ...

Tagged with: Fourth Amendment

Zoroastrian Center & Darb-E-Mehr of Metropolitan Washington D.C. v. Rustam Guiv Foundation of New York (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-088-16, 33 pp.) (Agee, J.) No. 14-1841, May 4, 2016; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (O’Grady, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: In a charitable ...

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NLRB v. Bluefield Hospital Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-087-16, 27 pp.) (Agee, J.) No. 15-1203, May 6, 2016; On Application for Enforcement; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit grants enforcement of a National Labor Relations Board order requiring two West ...

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Morva v. Zook, Warden (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-086-16, 35 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 15-1, May 5, 2016; USDC at Roanoke, Va. (Urbanski, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms denial of habeas relief for the capital murder convictions and ...

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U.S. v. Faulls (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-085-16, 31 pp.) (Diaz, J.) No. 14-4595, May 5, 2016; USDC at Charlottesville, Va. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: At defendant’s trial for kidnapping and interstate domestic violence, the trial court did not err ...

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