Richmond, VA
March 18–21, 2025
March 18, 2025
Thomas Sheppheard v. James Justice, Jr.
Whether district court erred in dismissing appellants' putative class action challenging conditions at West Virginia correctional facilities for lack of standing.
Owners Insurance Company v. Jeffrey Walsh
Whether the district court erred in finding that insurance policy and South Carolina law did not allow stacking of underinsured motorist coverage.
James Brady v. City of Myrtle Beach
Whether district court erred in granting directed verdicts to Appellees in jury trial of consolidated cases related to business license suspensions.
United States v. Samuel Joseph
Whether the district court adequately considered the police officers' failures to activate their body cameras when denying the defendant's motion to suppress evidence.
United States v. Arley Johnson
Propriety of rulings limiting examination of postal inspector and permitting witness to testify in uniform; other issues.
J.H. v. Harford Mutual Insurance Group, Inc.
Whether the magistrate judge erred in finding the plain language of the policy covered a claim for negligent entrustment of automobile; other issues.
United States v. Stanislav Yelizarov
Whether the district court erred in finding defense counsel did not render ineffective assistance during plea negotiations; other issues.
United States v. Carlos Bariola
Whether Western District of Virginia was proper venue for drug distribution charges where the drugs were mailed to that district from Florida; other issues.
Mary Herkert v. Martin O'Malley
Challenge to district court's dismissal of Rehabilitation Act discrimination, retaliation, and failure to accommodate claims.
United States v. Joseph Dadisman
Whether 10-minute traffic stop concluding with K-9 open-air sniff of motorcycle violated Fourth Amendment.
Maurice Wells, Jr. v. Terry Johnson
Whether North Carolina district court conviction precludes § 1983 action for First Amendment retaliatory arrest.
United States v. Bernard Breeland, Jr.
Whether Appellant was denied opportunity to cross-examine Government witnesses about key evidence during Government's case-in-chief; whether Appellant waived this issue.
United States v. David Milam
Whether district court abused its discretion in denying Appellant's motion to withdraw guilty pleas based on Government's partial nondisclosure of search warrant; other issues.
Yasmin Rivas De Nolasco v. Pamela Bondi
Whether threats made to petitioner's son constituted persecution; whether petitioner established nexus between past or feared future persecution and family-based particular social group.
Hobet Mining, Incorporated v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.
Whether liability insurer has standing to appeal order confirming joint plan of reorganization; whether appeal is equitably moot.
Sulma De Jesus Guandique-De Romero v. Pamela Bondi
Whether Board abused its discretion in denying motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
United States v. Cedric Benton
In a combined sentencing proceeding, whether district court committed reversible procedural error in not addressing some of Defendant's arguments for lower sentences.
Mountain Island Day Community Charter School v. Inspire Performing Arts Company, LLC
Whether the district court erred in declining to preliminarily enjoin dance company's use of certain marks and Mountain Island Day Community Charter other alleged infringements on school's trademark rights.
United States v. Brandon Chavis
Whether the district court erred by permitting expert witness to testify about probabilistic genotyping software program; whether sufficient evidence supported convictions; other issues.
March 19, 2025
United States v. Arlington County, Virginia
Dispute over just compensation for land taken by federal government from county.
United States v. Reginald Twitty
Whether order authorizing collection of defendant's cellphone location data violated the Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2523; other issues.
Alan Hicks v. Donnie Ames
Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petitioner's failure to exhaust his state court remedies should be excused given the delay in his state habeas proceedings.
United States v. Tyrone Davis
In denying § 3582(c)(2) motion pursuant to USSG Amendment 821, Part A, whether the district court adequately considered and addressed mitigating factors.
Travelers Casualty v. Jeld-Wen Holding, Inc.
Whether insurance policy's preceding claim or prior notice exclusions apply to securities claim, precluding coverage.
Clarence Davis v. Capital One N.A.
Whether court abused its discretion by misapplying Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 to deny class certification and by excluding Plaintiff's expert.
Ana Hernandez Guardado v. Pamela Bondi
Whether the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion in not reconsidering that the proposed particular social groups were not cognizable.
Vincent Mona v. David McKay
Multi-issue appeal, including challenge to jury instructions, district court's denial of judgment as a matter of law, other issues.
Snowshoe Mountain, Inc. v. Ruby Dog Holdings, LLC
Whether the Recreation Covenant is a real covenant running with the land or whether it is a personal covenant.
United States v. Edin Solis-Rodriguez
Whether the district court imposed a procedurally unreasonable sentence by failing to adequately address Solis-Rodriguez's arguments for a more lenient sentence.
Knockout Holdings, LLC v. Arvinder Kakar
Challenge to grant of summary judgment on defamation and declaratory judgment claims.
United States v. David Nutter
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), prohibiting firearms possession by persons convicted of domestic abuse, violates Second Amendment following Supreme Court's decision in Bruen.
Juanita Cavendish v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
United States v. Brayan Contreras-Avalos
Whether erroneous oral jury instructions created fatal variance in violation of the Fifth Amendment when the written instructions corrected the error; other issues.
Extra Energy, Incorporated v. Glen K. Lawson
Kevin Hsieh v. Pamela Bondi
Whether conviction for coercion and enticement of a minor constitutes aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor and crime of child abuse.
United States v. William Wilson
Whether Government breached plea agreement by arguing for upward departure or variance based in part on defendant's leadership role in offense.
Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina, an Indiana Company v. Adam C. Duffy; Lydia Duffy
Whether the district court erred in finding, under North Carolina law, that insurance policy was coverage for nonfleet private passenger motor vehicles.
Wheeling Power Company - Mitchell Plant, as successor to Kentucky Power Company - Mitchell Plant v. Local 492, Utility Workers Union of America, Afl-cio
Whether district court should have dismissed this action pursuant to complete arbitration rule; whether arbitrator exceeded his authority under collective bargaining agreement. 492 Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO
Tim Landholt v. Kendall Corley
March 20, 2025
First Protective Insurance Company v. Lewis O'Leary
Whether denial of motion to dismiss based on arbitral immunity is final, appealable order under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
Garten Trucking Lc v. National Labor Relations Board
Martin Misjuns v. City of Lynchburg
Multi-issue challenge to dismissal of claims alleging First Amendment violations, conspiracy, wrongful termination, and breach of contract related to city employee's Facebook posts.
T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation
Whether district court lacked jurisdiction to enter declaratory judgment on constitutionality of state court consent order; other issues.
Demmerick Brown v. Karen Stapleton
Whether fifteen dollar fine implicates a property interest and requires procedural due process protections; related issues.
Laquita Oliver v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Whether district court erred in sua sponte striking class allegations regarding racially disparate impact of credit union policy.
Louise Trauma Center LLC v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Challenge to district court's dismissal of claims related to agency's failure to respond to FOIA request.
Amanda Watts v. Maryland CVS Pharmacy, LLC
Whether court properly granted motion to strike expert's errata sheet in negligence action; scope of Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(e).
Sharise Parker v. Children's National Medical Center,Inc.
Whether district court correctly granted summary judgment on Plaintiff's Title VII and ADA claims premised on Plaintiff's pregnancy related medical condition; other issues.
Alex Zalaya Orellana v. Pamela Bondi
Whether 8 C.F.R. § 1240.21(c) and the timing provisions of OPPM 17-04 are binding on immigration courts.
Yamilet Garcia Chavez v. Pamela Bondi
Whether Petitioner demonstrated persecution was perpetrated by private actor that the government was unable or unwilling to control to qualify for asylum; claim exhaustion.
United States v. Melvin Myrick
Whether the district court erred in its computation of the speedy trial clock; procedural reasonableness of calculated Sentencing Guidelines range; other issues.
March 21, 2025
United States v. Jose Ordonez-Zometa
Whether district court erred in denying motions to suppress evidence; whether evidence was sufficient to show racketeering offenses affected interstate commerce; other issues.
United States v. Julio Alvarado Dubon
Whether officers who are lawfully present on the defendant's property may conduct a protective sweep not in conjunction with an arrest; other issues.
Lolakshi Kale v. Kika Scott
Whether jurisdiction exists to review hold policy regarding adjustment of status eligibility for EB-2 or EB- 3 visa based on retrogression of cut-off date.