Category: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

Grover MARKS, the Administrator of the Estates of Elaine Cleavenger and Jamie Cleavenger and Co-Administrator of the Estate of Robert Cleavenger; Page 317 Dawn Lynn Kisner, Co-Administrator of the Estate of Robert Cleavenger; Roseanna Marks, as Legal Guardian of Jessie Cleavenger, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Shelley WATTERS; Managed Care Services Mainstay Of Central Pennsylvania, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, and […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bobby Gene PERDUE, Appellant. No. 14077.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued May 4, 1970. Decided May 11, 1970. Norman B. Smith, Greensboro, N.C. (Smith Patterson, Greensboro, N.C., on brief), for appellant. Bruce B. Briggs, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Keith S. Snyder, U.S. Atty., on brief), for appellee. Before BOREMAN, […]

ATLANTIC CO. v. WEAVER et al. No. 5360.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. July 24, 1945. Page 844 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of South Carolina, at Greenville. Civil Action; Charles Cecil Wyche, Judge. Action by Johnny Weaver and others against the Atlantic Company to recover under […]

Edward R. MYERS, individually and as guardian of minor children, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendants-Appellees, and United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee, and Edgar B. Hatrick, Superintendent, Defendant. State of Alabama; State of Alaska; State of Arkansas; State of Colorado; State of Delaware; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of […]

IN THE MATTER OF VARNEY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC., BANKRUPT. GIRARD TRUST COMPANY, APPELLANT v. J. GLENWOOD STRICKLER, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY FOR VARNEY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC., APPELLEE. No. 71-1722.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. April 6, 1972. B. Purnell Eggleston, David C. Hjortsberg, Roanoke, Va., and J. B. Justice, Philadelphia, Pa., on brief for appellant. […]

C. David SWIFT, Administrator of the Estate of Berl B. Cantrell, Deceased, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee. No. 8516.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March 23, 1962. Decided August 1, 1962. Page 316 John M. Schofield, Rock Hill, S.C. (Arch Schoch, High Point, N.C., on brief), for appellant. Robert A. Collier, Jr., and […]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WARFIELD-ROHR CASKET COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-1648.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued: February 25, 2004. Decided: April 8, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, William M. Nickerson, Senior District Judge. Page 161 ARGUED: Susan Lisabeth Starr, Appellate Services Division, United States […]

ERNESTINE ROBLES ET AL., APPELLANTS v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, APPELLEE. No. 72-2470.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued April 3, 1973. Decided September 11, 1973. Page 844 Victor H. Kramer, Washington, D.C. (Richard B. Wolf, Washington, D.C., and Joel Zeldin, on brief) for appellants. Andrew J. Graham, Asst. U.S. Atty. (George Beall, U.S. Atty., on […]

AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED, a nonprofit corporation; Virginia Chiropractic Association, Incorporated; George W. Chirikinian, D.C.; Douglas M. Cox, D.C.; William R. Theisier, D.C.; John C. Willis, D.C.; Jerry R. Willis, D.C.; Sarah Elizabeth Allen; Lana Kay Ball; Margaret Byrne; Roger Dalton; Mary Sue Dean; Harvie Lee French, Jr.; Patricia Herman; Cindy Linkenhoker; Sandra Phillippi; Darlene […]

HOLT et al. v. ALBERT PICK CO. No. 2666.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. April 10, 1928. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina, at Statesville, in Bankruptcy; Edwin Y. Webb, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of the Somers Hotel System, Incorporated. Application by […]

MARYLAND CASUALTY CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES, to Use of HEYWARD et al. No. 4558.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. January 8, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Columbia; Frank K. Myers, Judge. Suit by the United States, to the use of […]

L.J. WILLIAMS and Ada W. Williams, Appellants, v. Bernard B. BLITZ, Appellee. No. 7044.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued October 13, 1955. Decided October 14, 1955. Page 464 Frank K. Sloan and Frank B. Gary, Columbia, S.C. (Randolph Murdaugh, Clyde A. Eltzroth, Hampton, S.C., and Cooper Gary, Columbia, S.C., on brief), for appellants. Arthur […]

PANELLA v. UNITED STATES. No. 5176.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. January 17, 1944. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk; Luther B. Way, Judge. J. Frank Panella was convicted of violating Cr. Code § 39, 18 U.S.C.A. § 91, in bribing a Chief Commissary […]

PATRICIA STRICKLER, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK R. STRICKLER, DECEASED, AND PATRICIA STRICKLER, AN INDIVIDUAL, APPELLEE v. NEFF TRAILER SALES, INC., A CORPORATION, ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 75-1603.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued December 4, 1975. Decided July 21, 1976. Certiorari Denied December 13, 1976. Page 891 Lewis F. Jolly, Harrisonburg, Va. (Clark, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DENNIS MARTIN BROWN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 88-5005.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued May 6, 1988. Decided September 20, 1988. Page 711 Anthony R. Triplett (J. Gary Vannoy, Vannoy, Moore, Colvard, Triplett Freeman, Wilkesboro, N.C., on brief), for defendant-appellant. Kenneth D. Bell, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Thomas J. Ashcraft, U.S. Atty., […]

Lillian FIELDS, Administratrix of the Estate of Parvin Hinzman, deceased, Appellee, v. EAZOR EXPRESS, INC., a corporation, Appellant. No. 10857.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued February 9, 1967. Decided February 16, 1967. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Charleston; John A. Field, Jr., Chief District […]

UNITED STATES ex rel. LOHRBERG v. NICHOLSON, Warden, et al. UNITED STATES ex rel. FALBO v. KENNEDY, Superintendent, et al. Nos. 5229, 5233.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. March 17, 1944. No. 5229: Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond; Robert N. Pollard, Judge. No. […]

DENIS J. O’CONNELL HIGH SCHOOL BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, APPELLEE, v. THE VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 78-1064.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March 8, 1978. Decided August 7, 1978. Page 82 John A. Dezio, Charlottesville, Va., for appellants. William G. McMurtrie, Falls Church, Va., for appellee. Appeal from the […]

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS COMPANY, Appellant, v. LYLES LANG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Appellee. No. 7097.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued November 17, 1955. Decided December 1, 1955. Lionel Kestenbaum, Atty., Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., N. Welch Morrisette, U.S. Atty., Columbia, S.C., and Paul A. Sweeney, Atty., Department […]

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. ESTATE of Joseph L. ANTRIM, Jr., Deceased, State-Planters Bank of Commerce and Trusts and Betty Taylor Antrim, Executors, and Betty Taylor Antrim, Respondents. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. Richard H. CARDWELL, Jr. and Annie Belle T. Cardwell, Respondents. Nos. 11943, 11944.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March […]

W.E. NESMITH, Plaintiff in Error, v. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION, Defendant in Error. No. 2559.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. November 24, 1926. In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Charleston; Ernest F. Cochran, Judge. Phillip H. Arrowsmith, of Florence, S.C., for plaintiff in error. […]

WILLIAMS et al. v. NEW YORK, P. N.R. CO. No. 2377.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. January 12, 1926. In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk; D. Lawrence Groner, Judge. Action begun in state court by W.F.D. Williams and others, partners in trade under […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. WILLIAM R. ATKINS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 87-5179.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March 9, 1989. Decided April 11, 1989. Page 95 William Eric O’Brian, Jr. (Newman T. Halvorson, Jr., Covington Burling, Washington, D.C., on brief) for defendant-appellant. William Graham Otis, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, […]

POTOMAC GREENS ASSOCIATES PARTNERSHIP; S/F POTOMAC GREENS, INCORPORATED; RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG POTOMAC PROPERTIES, INCORPORATED, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA; PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA; CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. POTOMAC GREENS ASSOCIATES PARTNERSHIP; S/F POTOMAC GREENS, INCORPORATED; RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG POTOMAC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG POTOMAC PROPERTIES, […]

EARL CARPENTER, APPELLANT, v. WEST VIRGINIA FLAT GLASS, INC., AND LOCAL NO. 524, UNITED GLASS AND CERAMIC WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA, DEFENDANTS, AND UNITED GLASS AND CERAMIC WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA, APPELLEE. No. 84-1435.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Submitted December 4, 1984. Decided June 4, 1985. Page 623 Robert M. Bastress, Morgantown, W. Va., […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. BEHROZ BAGHERI, A/K/A BEN BAGHERI, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 92-5554.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued April 2, 1993. Decided June 28, 1993. Amended by Order Filed July 14, 1993. Page 81 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT […]

MARYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Transitional Care Center, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tommy G. THOMPSON, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 01-2012.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued May 7, 2002. Decided October 9, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, William M. Nickerson, J. Page […]

Peter A. HUFF, Bankrupt, Appellant, v. Furman B. WHITESCARVER, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Peter A. HUFF, Appellee. No. 3413.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. January 10, 1933. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Virginia at Roanoke, in Bankruptcy. Marion L. Bergman, of Salem, Va., for appellant. B.E. Estes, […]

MELVIN I. UROFSKY; PAUL SMITH; BRIAN J. DELANEY; DANA HELLER; BERNARD H. LEVIN; TERRY L. MEYERS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JAMES S. GILMORE, III, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendant-Appellant. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS; THE AUTHORS GUILD; THE THOMAS JEFFERSON CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF FREE EXPRESSION, Amici Curiae. No. […]

Teddy Gray SHANKLIN, Appellant, v. ALLIS-CHALMERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellee. No. 10887.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March 10, 1967. Decided October 3, 1967. Page 820 Wade H. Ballard, III, Peterstown, W. Va. (Ballard Ballard, Peterstown, W. Va., on the brief), for appellant. Joseph M. Sanders, Bluefield, W. Va. (Sanders, Sanders Bivens, Bluefield, W. Va., […]

ANTHONY LEON VANN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. RONALD ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. No. 95-6471United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued: November 1, 1995 Decided: January 9, 1996 Page 520 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge, (CA-94-852-R). ARGUED: Gerald Thomas Zerkin, […]

MASSACHUSETTS MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE. No. 4248.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. April 5, 1938. Page 798 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Charleston; Elliott Northcott, Judge. Action on life policy by the National Bank of Commerce against the […]

THE TEMPLE BAR. CONTINENTAL INS. CO. v. TEMPLE STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd. No. 5048.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. July 29, 1943. Page 294 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; William C. Coleman, Judge. In Admiralty. Proceeding for exemption from liability, combined with proceeding for limitation […]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, APPELLANT, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, APPELLEE, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AMICUS CURIAE. No. 76-2452.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued February 7, 1978. Decided April 18, 1978. Page 1174 William H. Ng, Atty., E. E. O. C., Washington, D.C. (Abner W. Sibal, Gen. Counsel, Joseph T. Eddins, Associate Gen. Counsel, Beatrice […]

UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, APPELLANT, v. NORFOLK WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, APPELLEE. No. 84-1728.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued January 8, 1985. Decided February 14, 1985. Pamela D. Walker, Little Rock, Ark. (Norton N. Newborn; Norton N. Newborn, Co., L.P.A., Beachwood, Ohio, Ilana Horowitz, Cleveland, Ohio, on brief), for appellant. William C. Beatty, Huntington, W.Va. (Huddleston, […]

MARY CARROLL SMITH, APPELLEE, v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL; JOHN H. SCHUTZ; RUEL W. TYSON, JR., APPELLANTS. MARY CARROLL SMITH, APPELLANT, v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL; JOHN H. SCHUTZ; RUEL W. TYSON, JR., APPELLEES. Nos. 79-1221, 79-1222.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued February 6, 1980. Decided September 30, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. PATRICK LEE PILLOW, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 98-4516.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued April 9, 1999. Decided September 7, 1999. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Parkersburg. Robert C. Chambers, District Judge. (CR-97-169) Page 404 ARGUED: Hunt Lee Charach, Federal Public […]

Timothy Lanier ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. R.C. LEE, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina, Respondent-Appellee. No. 02-5.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Filed: June 4, 2004. ORDER On the Respondent’s Petition for Rehearing by the en banc panel, Judges Wilkinson, Page 403 Niemeyer, Luttig, and Williams voted to grant the petition, and Chief Judge Wilkins […]

T. IVONNE MARTIN, APPELLANT, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, APPELLEE. No. 81-1245.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued October 8, 1981. Decided December 11, 1981. Peter J. Messitte, Chevy Chase, Md. (Messitte Rosenberg, P. A., Chevy Chase, Md., A. J. Spero, Rutland, Vt., on brief), for appellant. Robert B. Cave, Washington, D.C. (Vincent H. […]

KENNETH O. BESS, APPELLANT v. AGROMAR LINE, APPELLEE. No. 74-2221.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued May 6, 1975. Decided July 7, 1975. Page 739 C. D. Hopkins, Jr., North Charleston, S.C. (E. Graydon Shuford, Decatur, Ga., on brief) for appellant. B. Allston Moore, Jr., Charleston, S.C. (Buist, Moore, Smythe McGee, Charleston, S.C., on brief) […]

CLIFTON D. MAYHEW, INC., Appellant, v. W. Willard WIRTZ, Secretary of Labor, United States Dept. of Labor, Appellee. W. Willard WIRTZ, Secretary of Labor, United States Dept. of Labor, Appellant, v. CLIFTON D. MAYHEW, INC., Appellee. Nos. 13015, 13016.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March 7, 1969. Decided July 3, 1969. Page 659 Philip […]

D.G. RESTAURANT CORPORATION, D/B/A PT’S SHOW CLUB, A SOUTH CAROLINA CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. The CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH; FRANCIS M. SAUVAGEAU, AS ACTING DIRECTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH; THOMAS E. LEATH, AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF MYRTLE BEACH; J. STANLEY BIRD, AS CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE […]

BURT EISMAN, APPELLEE v. BALTIMORE REGIONAL JOINT BOARD OF AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA ET AL., APPELLANTS, AND AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA, DEFENDANTS. No. 73-1644.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued April 4, 1974. Decided June 3, 1974. Bernard W. Rubenstein, Baltimore, Md. (Bernard P. Jeweler, and Edelman, Levy Rubenstein, Baltimore, Md., on brief) […]

COLONNA’S SHIPYARD, Inc. et al. v. O’HEARNE. No. 6499.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued November 17, 1952. Decided December 9, 1952. Page 221 Lester S. Parsons, Norfolk, Va. (Venable, Parsons, Kyle Parsons, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellants. Herbert P. Miller, Atty., U.S. Department of Labor, Employees’ Compensation Division, Washington, D.C. (A. Carter […]

Robert L. THOMAS, Appellant, v. WARDEN, MARYLAND PENITENTIARY, Appellee. No. 9934.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued July 2, 1965. Decided July 6, 1965. Benjamin L. Brown, Baltimore, Md. (Court-assigned counsel) [Howard Hargrove, Baltimore, Md., on brief], for appellant. Robert F. Sweeney, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Maryland (Thomas B. Finan, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, on […]

HERNDON v. UNITED STATES. No. 6676.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued October 5, 1953. Decided October 9, 1953. No attorney or brief for appellant. Milford L. Gibson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kingwood, W. Va. (Howard Caplan, U.S. Atty., Clarksburg, W. Va., on the brief), for appellee. Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Durrell Gene “Skipper” SMITH, Appellant. No. 11924.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued March 4, 1968. Decided March 21, 1968. Claud N. Sapp, Columbia, S.C., for appellant. William B. Long, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. (John C. Williams, U.S. Atty., on brief), for appellee. Before BRYAN, WINTER and BUTZNER, Circuit […]

ROBERT A. JOHNSTON COMPANY, Appellee, v. SOUTHLAND DAIRY DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, Chef’s Kitchen, Inc., John H. Tasker, Frederic E. Schluter, Jr., and Dorothy O. Schluter, Appellants. No. 10778.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued October 6, 1966. Decided October 27, 1966. Page 994 Harry Frazier, III, Richmond, Va. (Stedman H. Hines, Hines Dettor, Greensboro, N.C., and […]

William C. GROVE, Sr., and Rozalia Miller, Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Grove, Jr., deceased, Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. No. 7901.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued October 15, 1959. Decided November 3, 1959. Page 919 Howard I. Legum and Louis B. Fine, Norfolk, Va. (Fine, Fine, Legum, Weinberg Schwan, […]

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING DRY DOCK CO. et al. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 4390.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. February 28, 1939. Page 842 On Petition for Review and on Request for Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations Board. Proceeding by National Labor Relations Board against Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock […]

BARKLEY v. UNITED STATES. No. 3507.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. June 21, 1933. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Washington, Criminal. James A. Barkley was convicted of conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws, and he appeals. Affirmed. Thomas J. Markham, of Edenton, N.C., […]

MARTY’S FLOOR COVERING CO., INC., APPELLANT v. GAF CORPORATION, APPELLEE. No. 78-1603.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued June 4, 1979. Decided July 19, 1979. Page 267 Christopher M. Kerns, Washington, D.C. (J. Thomas Burch, Jr., Leslie Yu Burch, Kerns Klimek, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellant. John D. Field, III, Washington, D.C. (Catherine T. […]

CAROLYN BELL AND MARYLAND WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION (INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED), APPELLANTS, v. RUTH MASSINGA, SECRETARY, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES (INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY) AND RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY), APPELLEES. No. 83-1227.United States […]

FRANCES C. WHEELER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DYNAMIC ENGINEERING, INCORPORATED, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND OFFICE OF CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (CHAMPUS), DEFENDANT. FRANCES C. WHEELER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DYNAMIC ENGINEERING, INCORPORATED, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND OFFICE OF CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (CHAMPUS), DEFENDANT. Nos. 94-1587. 94-1996.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Argued: […]

PATRICIA B. ALLEN, SYLVESTER J. VAUGHNS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL PERSONS SIMILARLY SITUATED, APPELLANTS v. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION; DONALD H. WEINBERG, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PERSONNEL OFFICER; PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD; THOMAS J. WESSEL, CHAIRMAN, EVELYN J. BATA, M. JAMES EVANS, JEROME F. BYRNES, AND ALTON THOMAS, JR., MEMBERS, APPELLEES. […]