Wake Forest Law Review

12Oct

Murky Claims Surrounding Marsh Rendered Moot Under the United States Constitution

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By Taylor Anderson On June 17, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion regarding the civil case S.C. Coastal Conservation League v. United States Army Corps of Eng’rs. The appellant, the South Carolina Costal Conservation League (“League”), appealed the district court’s dismissal of its various federal law claims against various appellees, including the Army […]

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10Oct

Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Qualified Immunity Grounds

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By Sarah Saint On June 15, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Hunter v. Town of Mocksville, North Carolina. Plaintiffs Keith L. Hunter (“Hunter”), Rick A. Donathan (“Donathan”), and Jerry D. Medlin (“Medlin”)—officers of the Mocksville Police Department (“MPD”) in Mocksville, North Carolina—were concerned about corruption in the […]

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8Oct

Fourth Circuit Vacates Sentence in Firearm Possession Case

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  By George Kennedy On June 12, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case of United States v. Shell. The Fourth Circuit vacated the sentence imposed by the district court, holding that the district court erred in finding that Defendant’s prior second-degree rape conviction was a crime of violence under […]

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8Oct

Fourth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Action by Additional Insured Party Seeking Defense from the Insurer in Underlying Tort Claim

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 By Whitney Pakalka The Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion on June 10, 2015 in the civil case of Capital City Real Estate, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London. Capital City Real Estate (Capital City) filed a declaratory action against Underwriters at Lloyd’s London (Underwriters) seeking a declaration that the Underwriters had a duty […]

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7Oct

Fourth Circuit Holds that Litigants Cannot Bring Public Sector Discrimination Claims Under Title II

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  By Sarah Walton On June 15, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Reyazuddin v. Montgomery Cnty., Maryland. The Fourth Circuit held that genuine disputes of material fact precluded summary judgment for Montgomery County on the plaintiff’s failure to accommodate and disparate treatment claims. The court affirmed the district […]

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7Oct

The Fourth Circut Finds for a United Airlines Employee on a Title VII Violation

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  By: Mikhail Petrov On July 1, 2015, in the civil case of Pryor v. United Air Lines, Inc., the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion vacating the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and remanding the case for further proceedings. The case concerned the question of when […]

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6Oct

Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for School District in ADA Case

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By Anthony Biraglia In a published opinion released on June 15, 2015, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a Maryland district court’s dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim and grant of summary judgment in the civil case of Adams v. Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Plaintiff Andrew Adams (“Adams”) alleged that Defendant Anne […]

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5Oct

Fourth Circuit Affirms Revocation of Supervised Release

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By Blake Stafford On June 9, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case of United States v. Padgett.  In this case, the district court revoked the two concurrent supervised release sentences of Defendant Robert L. Padgett (Padgett) after he was found to have violated the terms and conditions of his […]

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5Oct

Limited Evidence Sources and Preponderant Evidence Standard Are Required For Enhanced Sentencing Under Armed Career Criminal Act

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By Taylor Ey On June 8, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case United States v. Span.  The United States prosecuted Defendant Gary Span in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, and Span was sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years in prison pursuant […]

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2Oct

Fourth Circuit Finds Statutory and Article III Standing in ERISA Violation Claim

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By Paige Topper On June 8, 2015, in the civil case of Pender v. Bank of America Corp., a published opinion, the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of the case for lack of standing. The Fourth Circuit found that William Pender and David McCorkle (“Plaintiffs”) had both statutory and Article III standing for […]

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2Oct

Fourth Circuit Upholds Declaration of School District’s Unitary Status

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By Kayleigh Butterfield On June 3, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Everett v. Pitt County Board of Education. A group of parents and the Pitt County Coalition for Educating Black Children (“Plaintiffs”) appealed the district court’s decision for the defendant, the Pitt County Board of Education (“Board”). The […]

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