September 19, 2023
David Thurston v. Kevin Frye
Whether district court correctly denied qualified immunity to officers based on lack of probable cause to arrest for sex offender registration offenses.
Sharon D. Delesline-meggett v. Commissioner of Social Security
Whether substantial evidence supported ALJ's determination that claimant had sufficient residual capacity to return to her past sedentary job. 15 mins.
Diana Roesinger v. Pohanka of Salisbury, Inc.
Whether crude conduct created hostile work environment; whether district court erred in granting summary judgment to employer on retaliation and discriminatory termination claims.
United States v. Diana Toebbe
Multi-issue challenge to above-guidelines sentence; whether appellate waiver in plea agreement precludes this appeal.
Charles Short v. J. Hartman
Whether the district court properly granted Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings on deliberate indifference claim for pretrial detainee's death by suicide.
United States v. Reggie Pettus
Whether district court correctly applied Sentencing Guidelines enhancement for obstruction of justice based on defendant's hiding firearm near scene while police were searching area. (15 mins.)
Brennen Smith v. J. Streeval
Whether Smith's release from incarceration renders this appeal moot; whether district court erred in determining that the Bureau of Prisons correctly computed Smith's sentence.
John Doe v. Jane Doe
Challenge to district court's denial of leave for plaintiff to proceed pseudonymously in defamation action against sexual assault accuser.
Angelia James v. City of Monroe
Whether the district court abused its discretion by finding James was unlikely to succeed on the merits of her First Amendment claims.
Kristin Cosby v. South Carolina Probation, Parole & Pardon Services
Whether district court properly rejected comparator evidence; other issues.
United States v. Daniel Kemp, Sr.
Whether the Government forfeited its argument regarding the timeliness of appeal by not raising that issue in its initial motion to dismiss; other issues.
Siobhan James v. RPS Holdings, LLC
Whether the district court erred in concluding that Appellant was not signatory to arbitration agreement; other issues.
Calvin Hoagland v. David Bennett
Whether the district court erroneously granted summary judgment on First Amendment retaliation claim arising from state litigation initiated by public officials; related issues.
Erie Insurance v. James Cooper
Whether district court erroneously expanded uninsured motorist coverage from employer's policy to appellee who occupied a vehicle not owned or insured by employer.
Elvi Lopez-Reyes v. Merrick Garland
Whether immigration judge erred by directing Government to question petitioner during hearing despite credibility stipulation and by later making adverse credibility finding.
United States v. Keith Long
Whether there is reversible Rogers error in terms of Defendant's duty to report to probation upon release from custody; standard of review.
United States v. Juan Ortiz-Orellana
Constitutionality of § (d) of Stored Communications Act regarding cell phone location information; admission of summary charts and testimony; other issues.
Therl Taylor v. Levern Cohen
Whether warden is entitled to qualified immunity on inmate's failure-to-protect claim; other issues.
United States v. Quotez Pair
Propriety of district court's denial of motion to dismiss indictment based on violation of Speedy Trial Act due to COVID-related trial delays; other issues.
United States v. Jonathan Jenkins
Whether Appellant was denied a fair trial after a two-hour video recorded statement was admitted into evidence; related issues.
United States v. Maurice Wiley, Jr.
Whether district court erred in rejecting Batson challenge; whether jury instruction constructively amended indictment; sufficiency of evidence regarding interstate commerce nexis; other issues.
September 20, 2023
Sean Rambert, Sr. v. City of Greenville
Challenge to denial of qualified immunity in case arising out of officers' use of force.
United States v. Martin Hamilton
Whether attempt to commit North Carolina robbery with a dangerous weapon is a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
United States v. Re'Shaun Wilborne
Whether district court erred in denying motion to suppress based on finding that police would have inevitably discovered firearm in backpack through inventory search.
United States v. Antonio Lightfoot
Whether Michigan bank robbery, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.531, qualifies as a serious violent felony for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c).
Quentin Freeman v. Daniel Deas
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment to correctional officer on inmate's excessive force claim.
Matthew Gibson v. Louise Goldston
Whether judicial immunity applies to conduct of judge who directed, observed, and ordered video recording of home search during divorce settlement proceedings.
Gregory Kelly v. Town of Abingdon
Whether the district court erred by dismissing claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and by denying leave to amend.
United States v. Heverth Castellon
Whether defendant may waive his right, under Rule 43 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to be present at resentencing.
Elegant Massage, LLC v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Propriety of class action certification for insurance claims arising out of Virginia executive orders regarding COVID-19.
Cameron Lewis v. Kevin Caraballo
Whether this Court has jurisdiction over the district court's denial of qualified immunity to officer regarding Plaintiff's excessive force claims.
United States v. Theodore Carrington, Jr.
Whether Court has jurisdiction over appeal from unrestorability order; impact of lapses in authorized § 4241(d) commitment periods on certification under § 4246.
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Netchoice; Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Brooke E. Lierman
Whether action challenging pass-through provision of Maryland Digital Advertising Gross Chamber of Commerce of the United States Revenues Tax Act is barred by the Tax Injunction Act.
Robert Frazier v. Prince George's County, Maryland
Whether judge's delegation of pretrial detention determinations to county's Pretrial Division violates United States and Maryland constitutional due process guarantees.
Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education
Aaron Ellis v. Daniel I. Werfel
Whether the district court abused its discretion by severing incarcerated plaintiffs' claims under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 20 and 21.
United States v. Antonio McDaniel
Whether conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111(b) constitutes a crime of violence under the elements clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); other issues.
Lonnie Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School
Whether sex discrimination claim by gay teacher against religious school is barred by Title VII, RFRA, and/or First Amendment.
September 22, 2023
United States v. Treadway Manning
Whether mandate rule bars challenge to multiplicity of punishments; if not, whether firearm's uninterrupted possession precludes consecutive sentences for § 922(g)(1) offenses; other issues.
Abrar Omeish v. Stacey Kincaid
Whether district court erred in denying attorney's fees to partially prevailing plaintiff in § 1988 litigation.
Abrar Omeish v. J Patrick
Challenge to district court's grant of summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds related to officer's use of force.
Abrar Omeish v. Stacey Kincaid
Challenge to injunctive relief awarded by district court upon finding that ongoing retention of booking photograph violated RLUIPA; mootness.
United States v. Laura Gallagher
Propriety of waiting until end of trial to rule that Appellants did not misrepresent marital status; whether "prejudicial spillover" affected verdict; § 2L2.1(b)(5)(A) enhancement.
United States v. Glenda Taylor-Sanders
Whether Appellant's appeal waiver bars her challenges to the district court's restitution order; related issues.
United States v. Richard Carter
Whether Appellant's claim of violation of Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination is a valid constitutional claim that falls outside the scope of appeal waiver.
United States v. Martrey Newby
Whether Newby can appeal supervised release conditions in his amended judgment that he did not challenge in his first appeal.
United States v. Jahsir Claybrooks (Tilley) light of Supreme
Whether finding that defendant is "unlawful drug user" requires evidence of temporal proximity of habitual use to firearms possession; vagueness challenge to § 922(g)(3). Appellant also raises constitutional challenge in
United States v. Brent Brewbaker
Whether per se rule was properly applied to antitrust prosecution; as-applied constitutionality of § 1 of the Sherman Act; other issues.
United States v. Jamaal Curtis
Whether the district court erred by concluding that Curtis' predicate ACCA offenses were committed on occasions separate from one another; other issues.
United States v. Claudio Rodriguez
Whether the federal statute criminalizing illegal reentry, 8 U.S.C. §1326, violates the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment.
United States v. Jorge Sanchez-Garcia
Whether the federal statute criminalizing illegal reentry, 8 U.S.C. §1326, violates the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment.
Bikachi Amisi v. Lakeyta Brooks
Whether district court erred in denying qualified immunity to Defendants on Plaintiff's claims that she was unreasonably seized and searched; other issues.
Steven Bixby v. Bryan Stirling
Whether district court lacked jurisdiction to consider Rule 60(b)(6) motion, whether motion constituted a successive habeas petition.
United States v. Ali Amin
Multi-issue challenge to conditions of post-release supervision.
Patricia Blair v. Bestwall, LLC
Whether contempt and sanctions orders entered in bankruptcy proceeding are final for purposes of appellate jurisdiction.
United States v. James Roane, Jr.
Whether appellant's prior convictions qualify as crimes of violence under § 924(c)(3)(A); whether jury instruction error was harmless.
United States v. Richard Tipton
Whether appellant's prior convictions qualify as crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes; whether § 924(c) conviction rested on valid predicates.