Fourth Circuit Arguments in Appeals from the District of Maryland, December 2025

Below is a list of appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland being heard during the Fourth Circuit sitting that begins December 9, 2025. When available, we include the Clerk’s synopsis of the issues.

You can visit the Court’s argument calendar for more information on the appeals, including dates for each argument, PACER links to the briefs, and links for audio livestreams. On the morning of each argument day, the Clerk will update the argument calendar to disclose the composition of the three-judge panels.  

To compile this list, we’re going only by the district judge’s name, which can be overinclusive (if a Maryland-based judge was sitting by designation elsewhere within the Circuit) or underinclusive (if an outside judge was sitting by designation in the District of Maryland). Feel free to leave a comment if we’ve missed anything.

23-6775 Eric Rich v. Daniel Hersl (Copperthite)
CIVIL RIGHTS: Whether the magistrate judge erred in granting summary judgment to former police officer on 42 U.S.C. section 1983 false arrest and imprisonment claims.

25-1312 International Painters and Allied Trades Industry v. Florida Glass of Tampa Bay, Inc. (Gallagher)
ERISA: Whether district court erred granting summary judgment in favor of multi-employer pension plan in action to collect withdrawal liability and additional statutory damages under ERISA.

23-1235 Randy Richardson v. Prince George’s County (Hazel)
CIVIL: Whether district court correctly dismissed equal protection claims related to plaintiff not receiving business permit for lack of Article III standing and unripeness.

25-1121 Garnell Walls v. Prince George’s County (Boardman)
CIVIL: Whether district court erred in dismissing Fifth Amendment takings claim on ripeness grounds, concluding Burford abstention would apply if claim was ripe.

25-1430 Kristin Simmons v. UM Capital Region Health, Inc. (Maddox)
CIVIL: Whether district court erred granting summary judgment for employer on claims under ADA for disability discrimination, under FCA and MFCA for retaliatory discharge.

25-1288 Beltway Paving Company, Inc. v. Pruco Life Insurance Company (Hurson)
CIVIL: Whether district court erred granting summary judgment for defendants on unjust enrichment claims related to $1 million insurance payout.

25-1221 Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC (Griggsby)
CIVIL: Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant employer on disability discrimination claim.

24-4422 US v. Michael Brandon (Hollander)
CRIMINAL: Whether officer had reasonable suspicion to stop Defendant’s vehicle based on window tint or license plate; application of good faith exception.

21-4541 US v. Clifton Mosley (Hazel)
CRIMINAL: Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain Mosley’s various witness-murder convictions; other issues.