Sovereign immunity bars appellant’s suit to enjoin the Virginia Department of State Police from denying his application to buy firearms. Background Appellant Gobble filled out the required forms to purchase several firearms. The VSP reviewed the forms and denied Gobble ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Supreme Court of Virginia

Where a shipyard sought to admit evidence on damages arising from a proposed easement through its property for an underground natural gas pipeline, the trial court granted the gas company’s motion to exclude the evidence on two grounds: that the ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Supreme Court of Virginia

Where two grandparents seeking visitation with a minor grandchild intended to rely on a statute passed by the Virginia General Assembly providing rights for grandparents in their situation, the child’s parents failed to allege they have or will imminently suffer ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

Where plaintiff sued her employer under the Virginia Human Rights Act, she is not required to include in her pleadings a copy of the administrative complaint she filed with the state attorney general’s civil rights department. Defendant’s motion craving oyer ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Fairfax Circuit Court Judge John M. Tran Virginia Circuit Courts

Where enrollees in the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, or NCSHP, alleged that NCSHP violated the Affordable Care Act by categorically denying coverage for gender dysphoria treatments, NCSHP was not entitled to sovereign immunity. Background ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Practice Judge Roger L. Gregory

Although a doctor has third-party standing to bring an informed consent claim on behalf of his patients, he lacks standing to bring a claim under the Virginia Health Care Decisions Act. He is not entitled to a temporary injunction because ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Judge David W. Lannetti Norfolk City Circuit Court Virginia Circuit Courts

Where media entities sought to unseal existing district court docket and filings as well as any future proceedings, and to vacate a nondisclosure order blocking their state public records requests, the appeal was dismissed because the district court effectively granted ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Practice Judge G. Steven Agee

Where the district court dismissed claims against only one of several defendants, an appeal from that decision was dismissed because the order being appealed was neither final nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Background Michael Green seeks to appeal ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Practice

Where the appellant filed his notice of appeal more than 30 days after entry of the district court’s order denying relief, and he failed to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, the appeal was dismissed. Background Charles ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Practice

Where a litigant appealed the district court’s dismissal of his case for failure to inform that court of his address of record, and the district court then indicated its inclination to reconsider, the appeal was remanded to allow the lower ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Practice