January 25, 2022
United States v. Karlos Poole
Whether district court abused discretion in denying motion to withdraw guilty plea, failing to conduct new arraignment hearing after original judge recused without explanation.
Kevin Younger v. Neil Dupree
Whether prison's internal investigation fulfilled inmate-plaintiff's administrative exhaustion requirement under PLRA.
Keyes Law Firm, LLC v. Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP
In dispute over association agreement between law firms, whether district court erred regarding personal jurisdiction, jury instructions, and discovery sanctions; related issues.
Patrick McGraw v. Theresa Gore
Whether plaintiff's amended complaint naming new defendants relates back to the date of his original complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(c)(1)(C); other issues.
NLRB v. Constellium Rolled Products
Whether adversity of interest is required by Article III and whether it existed at the time the NLRB filed its application for enforcement, in light of the employer's consent to the NLRB order.
Jason Jordan v. T. Large
Whether magistrate judge erred in setting aside jury verdict and granting new trial on ground that verdict was irreconcilably inconsistent.
Petrona Lopez v. Merrick Garland
Whether, considering the record as a whole, substantial evidence supports the denial of deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture; related issues.
United States v. Darrell Gillespie
Whether § 924(c) conviction is valid where predicate crime of violence was based on Pinkerton theory of co-conspirator liability; other issues.
Yurvin Morales-Lopez v. Merrick Garland
Whether, under Niz-Chavez v. Garland, 141 S. Ct. 1474 (2021), the requirements of 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1) must be satisfied in a single document.
Natl Assoc Immigration Judges v. David Neal
Challenge to district court's denial of motion to preliminarily enjoin government policy restricting public speech by immigration judges; issues of subject matter jurisdiction, standing.
Johnny Timpson v. Anderson County Disabilities
Multiple issues arising from implementation and administration of services provided to intellectually disabled individual.
Alkesh Tayal v. The Bank of New York Mellon
Whether notification of dispute over loan modification agreement implicated trustee's fiduciary duty under Virginia law.
Thomas Cannon v. Calvin R. Peck, Jr.
Whether trial court erred finding individual defendants liable for defamation in case arising out of termination of employment by Village of Bald Head Island.
United States v. Robert Cisson
Whether U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) applies when the unlawfully possessed firearm is the fruit of the underlying felony offense. 15-minute case.
Dialungana Salomao v. Merrick Garland
Whether this Court possesses jurisdiction to review BIA's decision in asylum-only proceedings; whether BIA erred in affirming denial of motion to reopen proceedings.
William Thorpe v. Harold Clarke
Whether qualified immunity precludes Eighth Amendment, substantive due process, and procedural due process claims related to solitary confinement conditions.
Mayor and City Council of Balt v. BP P.L.C.
Review of district court order remanding climate-change action to state court.
January 26, 2022
Progressive Northern Insurance Company v. Y.e., a minor
Whether insurance company has standing to file declaratory judgment action regarding its duty to defend/indemnify prior to suit being filed against insured; related issues.
United States v. Francisco Villa
Whether the district court erred by denying Villa's motion to dismiss the indictment alleging due process and Speedy Trial Act violations; other issues.
Jeremiah Henderson v. City of Roanoke, Virginia
Whether district court erred in dismissing procedural due process claim based on trespass bar letter issued by police officer.
Jeremiah Henderson v. Austin McClain
Whether district court erred in granting Defendant qualified immunity and summary judgment on malicious prosecution, excessive force, and retaliatory prosecution claims.
James Warfield v. ICON Advisers, Inc
Whether district court erred in vacating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration award finding employee had been wrongfully terminated without just cause.
Rodney Koon v. State of North Carolina
Whether disabled inmate must show that library access was denied because of his disability to state a claim under the ADA and RA; related issues.
Robert Whitmire v. Southern Farm Bureau Life
Whether district court properly concluded N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-58-120 applied and required premium notice be sent only to last known address of insured.
Planned Parenthood South Atlan v. Robert Kerr
Whether law of the case doctrine precludes reconsidering interlocutory decision that Medicaid free-choice-of-provider provision creates private right of action; related issues.
Svetlana Lokhova v. Stefan Halper
Whether district court erred in ordering Rule 11 sanctions against plaintiff and counsel.
Saadiq Long v. David Pekoske
Whether this Court possesses jurisdiction to review claims related to inclusion in the Terrorist Screening Database and placement on the No Fly List.
Board of Trustees v. Four-C-Aire, Inc.
Whether district court erred by determining that appellant was bound by collective bargaining agreement and liable for exit contribution; other issues.
Jane Doe v. Dr. Scott Syverud
Whether district court erred in granting qualified immunity to medical professionals who provided unwanted medical treatment and tests to a mental health detainee.
Kinsale Insurance Company v. Jdbc Holdings, Inc
Whether policy's Pollution Exclusion excludes coverage for losses caused by fire when acetone and methane vapors erupted into flame; related issues.
Barbara Bowden v. Forest River, Inc.
Whether district court abused its discretion in finding Plaintiffs' evidence sufficient to support attorneys' billing rates in granting motion for attorneys' fees; other issues.
United States v. Francisco Palacios-Arias
Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), which proscribes illegally reentering the United States after having been previously removed, contravenes Fifth Amendment equal protection principles.
Diana Cantu-Guerrero v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.
Challenge to class counsel's attorney's fees; whether district court using lodestar method erred in considering coupon value without considering redemption value; related issues.
January 27, 2022
United States v. Keith Barnett
Whether district court erred in applying USSG § 2D1.1(b)(12) enhancement for maintaining a premises for the purpose of manufacturing or distributing controlled substances.
Evens Julmice v. Merrick Garland
Whether Petitioner is precluded from pursuing the 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(H)(i) waiver because his qualifying relative died prior to waiver adjudication in immigration court.
David Holbrook v. Tennessee Valley Authority TVA's
Whether district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims because rate-setting decisions are judicially unreviewable.
Guardian Tax SC, LLC v. Ralph Day
Whether district court erred in concluding that tax sale was made subject to and without disturbing United States tax liens.
Deborah Laufer v. Naranda Hotels, LLC
Deaullandy Coleman v. Sergeant Jones
Whether Muslim inmate had a clearly established right to a Kosher diet with meat that satisfied a Halal diet; related issues.
Byron Martz v. Day Development Company, L.C.
Cross appeals from district court's rulings on claims of breach of contract and unjust enrichment and court's calculation of damages; other issues.
Malcolm Muhammad v. L. Fleming
Whether district court erred in denying motions to withdraw consent filed before case was referred to magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Edward Gelin v. Kyle Shuman
Whether good cause existed to grant extension under FRAP 4(m); whether district court lacked discretion to grant extension absent good cause.
Claudio De Simone v. VSL Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Propriety of civil contempt order and imposition of sanctions relating to violations of permanent injunction issued in dispute over probiotic products.
United States v. Jerrell Thomas
Whether 21 U.S.C. § 848 conviction is for a covered offense under the First Step Act.
Lawrence Wiebusch v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Propriety of Appeals Council's decision to exclude claimant's new evidence from record; other issues.
Jonathan Starbuck v. Williamsburg James City County
Whether district court erred in concluding that Monell barred constitutional claims related to discipline imposed for student speech.
United States v. John Proctor
Whether Maryland's now-repealed crime of assault with intent to prevent lawful apprehension qualifies as a violent felony for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B).