Claims by an unaccompanied minor and his relative that the Office of Refugee Resettlement policy violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the plaintiffs’ procedural due process rights, proceed to discovery. Background Plaintiffs/petitioners in this putative class action are four minors ...

Tagged with: Immigration Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A subcontractor cannot rely on a teaming agreement with a contractor as binding, as such agreements imply the parties intend to negotiate in the future. Background InDyne Inc. submitted a proposal to the Air Force in which it proposed Beacon ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Plaintiff was granted judgment on liability on a number of consumer claims as a sanction for defendant auto dealer’s misconduct during discovery, and he is entitled to more than $164,000 in damages. Background In this civil action, plaintiff brings a ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The plaintiff Precision Tune franchisor showed that the manner in which the franchisee sold assets and real property and its failure to make advertising expenditures breached the parties’ franchise agreement. Background Plaintiff is the franchisor of the Precision Tune Auto ...

Tagged with: Contract Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A defendant convicted of various conspiracy charges related to his involvement with violent jihad groups overseas successfully challenged certain convictions via a § 2255 motion, arguing that offenses invoking the use of force under 18 U.S.C. § 924 lacked proper ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Salvadoran immigrant, detained for the past 14 months while he challenges removal, deserves an individual bond hearing to determine whether flight risk or danger to society justifies his prolonged detention. Background Petitioner Jose Rodriguez Portillo first unlawfully entered the ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Criminal Immigration Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Salvadoran immigrant, detained for the past 14 months while he challenges removal, deserves an individual bond hearing to determine whether flight risk or danger to society justifies his prolonged detention. Background Petitioner Jose Rodriguez Portillo first unlawfully entered the ...

Tagged with: Administrative Constitutional Criminal Due Process Immigration Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Claims against a U.S. military contractor for its involvement in abuse of Abu Ghraib prison detainees can proceed and are not affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s April decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank PLC. Background This civil action arises out ...

Tagged with: Constitutional International Law Judge Leonie Brinkema Tort U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An immigrant’s conviction for unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell constitutes a conviction of both an aggravated felony and a crime involving moral turpitude. Therefore, the court lacks jurisdiction to review the Board’s rulings on ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Administrative Immigration Judge Leonie Brinkema

The Plaintiffs’ decade-old judgment of over $1 million, which they sought to enforce, was vacated due to the court’s lack of subject-matter jurisdiction over the action. The court declined to drop dispensable parties that destroyed jurisdiction, finding that the Plaintiffs ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Corporate Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District