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074619.P . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Blake
Published opinion after argument: Affirmed
District of Maryland 1:06-cr-00394-WMN William M. Nickerson
Criminal


075101.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Joy
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 4:06-cr-01317-TLW-6 Terry L. Wooten
Criminal


081449.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 Ladd v. Research Triangle Institute
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:06-cv-00399-BO Terrence W. Boyle
Civil Private


065094A.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Bellamy
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 4:03-cr-00474 C. Weston Houck
Criminal


075091.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Soles
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:00-cr-00285-NCT-2 N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.
Criminal


082056.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 Bongo v. Holder
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Petition denied
Board of Immigration Appeals
Petition for Review Immigration


082089.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 Perry v. Peters
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:07-cv-01256-GBL-TCB Gerald Bruce Lee
Civil U.S.


082092.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 Soto v. Holder
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Petition denied
Board of Immigration Appeals
Petition for Review Immigration


082291.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 Anderson v. Duke Energy Corporation
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of North Carolina 3:06-cv-00399-MR-DCK Martin K. Reidinger
Civil Private


084504.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Randall
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 4:05-cv-02439-TLW-1 Terry L. Wooten
Criminal


084695.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Britt
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of North Carolina 1:07-cr-00101-LHT-1 Lacy H. Thornburg
Criminal


084753.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Pittman
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:07-cr-00308-D-1 James C. Dever III
Criminal


084839.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Washington
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of Virginia 3:00-cr-00063-nkm-14 Norman K. Moon
Criminal


084854.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Jones
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 4:07-cr-00029-D-1 James C. Dever III
Criminal


084874.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Kern
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Northern District of West Virginia 5:08-cr-00014-FPS-JES-1 Frederick P.
Stamp, Jr.
Criminal


084951.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Puryear
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:08-cr-00077-HEH-1 Henry E. Hudson
Criminal


085061.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Marsett
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed in part;
dismissed in part
Northern District of West Virginia 3:07-cr-00098-JPB-DJJ-3 John Preston
Bailey
Criminal


085071.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Gillespie
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:08-cr-00023-WO-1 William L. Osteen, Jr.
Criminal


085238.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Taylor
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:08-cr-00279-LO-1 Liam O'Grady
Criminal


088078.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 McClary v. Fowlkes
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:07-cv-01080-LO-TCB Liam O'Grady
Civil Rights


088381.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Gee
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:03-cr-00394-JRS-11 James R. Spencer
Other federal


094003.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Wyatt
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:07-cr-00322-NCT-1 N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.
Criminal


096301.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Ezzat
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:05-cr-00336-GBL-1 Gerald Bruce Lee
Other federal


096425.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Harris
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 4:04-cr-00762-TLW-1 Terry L. Wooten
Other federal


096469.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 Brown v. Virginia Dept of Corrections
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:08-cv-00065-MHL M. Hannah Lauck
Habeas Corpus


096512.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/02/2009 US v. Davis
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of South Carolina 6:03-cr-01092-HMH Henry M. Herlong, Jr.
28 USC Section 2255


081973.P . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Muffley v. Spartan Mining Company
Published opinion after argument: Affirmed
Southern District of West Virginia 2:08-cv-00073 Joseph R. Goodwin
Civil U.S.


081307.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Lake Ridge Apartments, LLC v. BIR Lakeridge, LLC
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 4:07-cv-00008-RAJ-JEB Raymond A. Jackson
Civil Private


081476.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Breezewood of Wilmington Condominiums v.
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 7:07-cv-00050-D James C. Dever III
Civil Private


074103.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Jackson
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed in part,
vacated in part, and remanded
Western District of Virginia 6:04-cr-70118 Norman K. Moon
Criminal


084713.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Eason
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:07-cr-00262-FL-1 Louise W. Flanagan
Criminal


087020.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Squillacote
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:98-cr-00061-CMH-2 Claude M. Hilton
28 USC Section 2255


088138.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Casto
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Northern District of West Virginia 1:06-cr-00041-IMK-JSK-1 Irene M. Keeley
28 USC Section 2255


096091.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Rochelle
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:05-cr-00112-UA-1 Thomas D. Schroeder
Other state


096368.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Kennerly v. State of SC
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of South Carolina 3:08-cv-00736-CMC Cameron McGowan Currie
Habeas Corpus


096405.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Harris
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 4:03-cr-00100-RAJ-FBS-2 Raymond A. Jackson
Other federal


096418.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Carroll
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:94-cr-00519-1 Albert V. Bryan, Jr.
Other federal


096432.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Mott
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of North Carolina 5:00-cr-00046-RLV-3 Richard L. Voorhees
Other federal


096435.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Sylvester
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of Maryland 1:04-cr-00156-JFM-1 J. Frederick Motz
28 USC Section 2255


096461.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Bansal
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:07-cr-00177-CMH-1 Claude M. Hilton
28 USC Section 2255


096467.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Druitt
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of Virginia 5:06-cr-00052-sgw-1 Samuel G. Wilson
Other federal


096490.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Jeffus
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Middle District of North Carolina 6:92-cr-00184-NCT-2 N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.
28 USC Section 2255


096520.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Hughes
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 2:08-cv-00266-RAJ Raymond A. Jackson
28 USC Section 2255


096550.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Hicks
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:03-cr-00233-REP-1 Robert E. Payne
Other federal


096584.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Washington
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of North Carolina 1:04-cr-00063-LHT-1 Lacy H. Thornburg
Other federal


096593.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 US v. Pegram
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:03-cr-00407-REP-1 Robert E. Payne
Other federal


096669.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Walker v. Eagleton
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of South Carolina 4:09-cv-00214-PMD Patrick Michael Duffy
Habeas Corpus


096682.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Taylor v. SC Dept Social Services
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 4:09-cv-00455-HMH Henry M. Herlong, Jr.
Civil Rights


082041.U . . . . . . . . . . . 07/01/2009 Sharp v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Amending order and amended unpublished opinion



0814.P . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Stephens v. Branker
Published opinion after argument: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:06-hc-02097-BO Terrence W. Boyle
Prisoner death penalty


081385.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Baker v. Adidas America, Incorporated
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:07-cv-00168-FL Louise W. Flanagan
Civil Private


082137.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Adepoju v. Holder
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Petition denied
Board of Immigration Appeals
Petition for Review Immigration


084618.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Goin
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Western District of Virginia 6:07-cr-00031-nkm-5 Norman K. Moon
Criminal


084662.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Levy
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed in part,
vacated in part, and remanded
Eastern District of Virginia 1:07-cr-00265-JCC-1 James C. Cacheris
Criminal


084976.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Phillips
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Southern District of West Virginia 3:04-cr-00083-4 Robert C. Chambers
Criminal


084985.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Terry
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:03-cr-00299-NCT-1 N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.
Criminal


085069.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Jones
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:08-cr-00007-WO-1 William L. Osteen, Jr.
Criminal


088278.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Williams v. McBride
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Northern District of West Virginia 2:06-cv-00124-REM-JSK Robert E. Maxwell
Habeas Corpus


088318.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Carrizoza
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Western District of North Carolina 1:02-cr-00045-LHT-1 Lacy H. Thornburg
28 USC Section 2255


091543.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 In Re: Lee
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Petition denied
Northern District of West Virginia 5:94-cr-00096-FPS-JES-1 Frederick P.
Stamp, Jr.
Petition for Writ of Mandamus


096079.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Richardson
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:06-cr-00039-BO-1 Terrence W. Boyle
28 USC Section 2255


096230.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Speight
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 2:93-cr-00090-RBS-7 Rebecca Beach Smith
Other federal


096232.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Coles v. Everett
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 2:08-cv-00493-RGD-FBS Robert G. Doumar
Habeas Corpus


096243.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Johnston v. Allen
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:09-cv-00046-UA-WWD Wallace W. Dixon
Habeas Corpus


096247.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Goode
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:00-cr-00223-REP-1 Robert E. Payne
Other federal


096273.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Lassiter
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:03-cr-00041-HEH-1 Henry E. Hudson
Other federal


096316.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Green
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 4:00-cr-00046-H-1 Malcolm J. Howard
Other federal


096341.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Arrington v. Hinkele
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:08-cv-01145-LMB-IDD Leonie M. Brinkema
Habeas Corpus


096342.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Jones
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:02-cr-00155-2 William L. Osteen, Jr.
28 USC Section 2255


096343.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Smith
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 8:85-cr-00166-GRA-1 G. Ross Anderson, Jr.
Other federal


096361.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Gadd
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Southern District of West Virginia 1:02-cr-00240-1 David A. Faber
28 USC Section 2255


096380.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Okera v. Ozmint
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of South Carolina 8:07-cv-01272-TLW Terry L. Wooten
Civil Rights


096382.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 US v. Carmichael
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 7:01-cr-00078-F-1 James C. Fox
Other federal


096398.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/30/2009 Wiggins v. Johnson
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:07-cv-00211-MHL M. Hannah Lauck
Habeas Corpus


081782.P . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Hunsberger v. Wood
Published opinion after argument: Reversed and remanded
Western District of Virginia 7:07-cv-00087-SGW-MFU Samuel G. Wilson
Civil Private


075055.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Akins
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed
District of Maryland 1:06-cr-00152-JFM-1 J. Frederick Motz
Criminal


084180.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Adams
Unpublished opinion after argument: Affirmed in part, vacated in part,
and remanded for resentencing
Western District of Virginia 7:06-cr-00112-jct-1 James C. Turk
Criminal


081897.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Yacoub v. Holder
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Petition denied
Board of Immigration Appeals
Petition for Review Immigration


082041.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Sharp v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of Maryland 8:08-cv-02271-AW Alexander Williams, Jr.
Civil Private


084434.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Atwell
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 6:07-cr-00393-GRA-1 G. Ross Anderson, Jr.
Criminal


084552.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Conejo
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed in part;
vacated and remanded in part
Western District of North Carolina 3:07-cr-00092-RJC-4 Robert J. Conrad, Jr.
Criminal


084724.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Terry
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Vacated and remanded
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:99-cr-00102-BO-1 Terrence W. Boyle
Criminal


085096.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Brown
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 2:07-cr-01117-SB-1 Sol Blatt, Jr.
Criminal


085249.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Chaparro
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Northern District of West Virginia 3:08-cr-00012-JPB-DJJ-2 John Preston
Bailey
Criminal


091311.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 El Kassemy v. Telvista, Incorporated
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Western District of Virginia 4:08-cv-00018-jlk-mfu Jackson L. Kiser
Civil Private


091320.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Hines v. Spartanburg County Dept Social Services
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 7:07-cv-03375-GRA G. Ross Anderson, Jr.
Civil Private


091331.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Kula v. US
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Northern District of West Virginia 3:07-cv-00114-REM-JES Robert E. Maxwell
Civil U.S.


091402.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Ladicos v. Old Dominion University
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 2:09-cv-00120-RBS-TEM Rebecca Beach Smith
Civil Private


094037.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Bellamy
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of South Carolina 4:05-cr-01036-TLW-1 Terry L. Wooten
Other federal


094183.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Martin
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:03-cr-00330-REP-6 Robert E. Payne
Other federal


096002.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Bassett
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 4:03-cr-00069-RGD-TEM-1 Robert G. Doumar
Other federal


096026.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Coor v. Stansberry
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: No. 09-6026 dismissed;
No. 09-6214 affirmed
Eastern District of Virginia 3:08-cv-00061-REP Robert E. Payne
Habeas Corpus


096032.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Baccus v. Wilson
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 9:08-cv-00326-DCN David C. Norton
Civil Rights


096049.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Hill
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Remanded
Eastern District of Virginia 1:01-cr-00191-CMH-1 Claude M. Hilton
Other federal


096143.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Pcelinski v. Johnson
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
Eastern District of Virginia 1:08-cv-00767-LMB-TCB Leonie M. Brinkema
Habeas Corpus


096160.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Bonds
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of South Carolina 9:04-cr-00294-SB-4 Sol Blatt, Jr.
Other federal


096164.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Robinson v. Walser
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:07-ct-03039-D James C. Dever III
Civil Rights


096172.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Lyons
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Eastern District of North Carolina 4:01-cr-00020-H-1 Malcolm J. Howard
Other federal


096225.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Chase v. The Prior and Present DOC Commissioners
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
District of Maryland 1:08-cv-00834-CCB Catherine C. Blake
Civil Rights


096561.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 Wardrick v. US
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
District of Maryland 1:09-cv-00121-JFM J. Frederick Motz
Civil Rights


096705.U . . . . . . . . . . . 06/29/2009 US v. Williams
Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Affirmed
Middle District of North Carolina 1:03-cr-00023-NCT-1 N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.
Other federal