19-1350·CIVIL RIGHTS

Loren Varner v. Michael Roane

Affirmed

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether district court properly concluded that police-citizen encounter was consensual and that officers did not manufacture probable cause for search.

Argument Date

October 28, 2020

Argument Time

9:30 a.m.

Panel

Lower Court Judge

Dillon

Panel

Chief Judge Gregory

Judge Wilkinson

Judge Keenan

Citation

CaseLoren Varner v. Michael Roane, No. 19-1350 (4th Cir. Dec. 2, 2020)

PanelGregory, C.J., Wilkinson & Keenan, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Dallas LePierre

per CA4 audio archive

Carlene Johnson

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

4 of 4 cases argued October 28, 2020 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

19-1350· This case

Loren Varner v. Michael Roane

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Wilkinson

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Michael Tinsley v. City of Charlotte

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Keenan

19-1910

John Doe 4 v. Shenandoah Valley Juvenile

Opinion Issued

Authored by Chief Judge Gregory

19-4277

United States v. Stephen McGrath

Opinion Issued

Authored by Chief Judge Gregory

Opinions

Majority
by Wilkinson
December 2, 2020
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Disposition

Affirmed

December 2, 2020