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Anthony M. Sesay; Mabinty Sesay v. United States of America; Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting United States Attorney General; Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State; Maria E. Brewer, Ambassador of the United States in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Number 1 Jane Doe, Employee of U.s. Government and Adjudicating Officer at U.s. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Affirmed
Status
  1. Scheduled
  2. Argued
  3. Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented

Applicability of the doctrine of consular nonreviewability; propriety of district court's "bad faith" analysis under this doctrine; other issues.

Argument Date
December 10, 2020
Panel
IV
Lower Court Judge
Chasanow

Panel

Judge Wilkinson
Judge Floyd
Judge Groh*

Citation

CaseAnthony M. Sesay; Mabinty Sesay v. United States of America; Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting United States Attorney General; Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State; Maria E. Brewer, Ambassador of the United States in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Number 1 Jane Doe, Employee of U.s. Government and Adjudicating Officer at U.s. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, No. 19-2146 (4th Cir. Jan. 5, 2021)
PanelWilkinson, Floyd & Groh, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Parva Fattahi
per CA4 audio archive
Alan Lazerow
per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

5 of 5 cases argued December 10, 2020 before this panel have been decided.

Decided
18-7315
David Goodman v. Z. Diggs
Opinion Issued
Authored by Wynn
19-1621
Darek J. Kitlinski; Lisa M. Kitlinski v. United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration As to Privacy Act Claims; Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Opinion Issued
Authored by Judge Floyd
19-1975
Michael Jones v. Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Opinion Issued
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
19-2146· This case
Anthony M. Sesay; Mabinty Sesay v. United States of America; Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting United States Attorney General; Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State; Maria E. Brewer, Ambassador of the United States in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Number 1 Jane Doe, Employee of U.s. Government and Adjudicating Officer at U.s. Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Opinion Issued
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
19-2212
United States v. 269 Acres Located in Beaufort
Opinion Issued

Opinions

Disposition

Affirmed
January 5, 2021