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Where an inmate with a medical condition had performed various prison jobs, he successfully alleged facts showing that after he was hospitalized for a short time, prison officials regarded him as disabled and as a consequence, he could not participate ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

Fauconier v. Clarke, Appeal No. 18-6489, July 20, 2020. 4th Cir. (Niemeyer), from EDVA at Alexandria (Ellis). John J. Korzen, Hayley F. Degnan, Olivia G. Doss and Shameka C. Rolla for Appellant. Mark R. Herring, Victoria N. Pearson, Margaret O’Shea, ...

Although the homeowner appeared to allege he should have been granted a loan modification because he satisfied all of the criteria, he failed to identify any contract language or statement that would impose such an obligation. Background Ern Reynolds filed ...

Tagged with: Banking Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Reynolds v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Case No. 19-cv-799, July 14, 2020. WDVA at Roanoke (Dillon). VLW 020-3-359. 18 pp. Full-Text Opinion

A company lost its motion to withdraw a reference from bankruptcy because its litigation conduct suggested it shifted the dispute from forum to forum to stave off foreclosure as long as possible. Background This matter is before the court on ...

Tagged with: Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Tulip Thermasteel LLC v. Thermasteel Inc., Case No. 20-mc-00012, July 13, 2020. WDVA at Roanoke (Dillon). VLW 020-3-360. 4 pp. Full-Text Opinion

Bender v. Elmore & Throop P.C., Appeal No. 19-1325, July 2, 2020. 4th Cir. (Keenan) from DMD at Baltimore (Blake). E. David Hoskins for Appellants. John S. Vander Woude for Appellee. Mary McLeod, John R. Coleman, Steven Y. Bressler and ...

Two attorneys who represented a defendant in state-court criminal proceedings related to a Unite the Right rally failed to quash subpoenas served on them by plaintiffs. The subpoenas did not seek privileged documents, did not require conduct in violation of ...

Tagged with: Evidence Judge Joel Hoppe U.S. District Court - Western District

The Virginia State Bar has been around since 1938, when it was established by the General Assembly with the help of leaders of the voluntary group then known as “the Virginia State Bar Association.” The new VSB would be a ...

Covington lawyer Michael M. Collins is the 2020 recipient of the Tradition of Excellence Award, given by the Virginia State Bar General Practice Section. The award recognizes a lawyer who “…embodies the highest tradition of personal and professional excellence in ...