Fourth Circuit Arguments in Appeals from the District of Maryland, September 2026

Below is a list of appeals from the District of Maryland being heard during the Fourth Circuit sitting that begins September 14, 2026.

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.

25-1618 Brendan Moon v. Veritas Technologies LLC (Hurson)
CONTRACT: Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant employer on claims for breach of contract, violations of state wage laws, related claims.

22-6513 Jeremiah Sweeney v. Damean Stewart (Grimm)
POSTCONVICTION: Whether district court erred in denying 28 U.S.C. section 2254 petition alleging ineffective assistance arising out of failure to request Remmer hearing.

25-2061 Bruce Konya v. Lockheed Martin Corporation (Hurson)
ERISA: Whether district court erred in declining to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction claim challenging ERISA annuity buyout transaction.

25-2283 United States ex rel. William Coleman v. Anchorage SNF, LLC (Bredar)
CIVIL: Whether district court erred in finding first-to-file rule deprived relator of jurisdiction to file amended complaint.

25-4230 US v. Idrissa Bagayoko (Bennett)
CRIMINAL: Whether traffic stop was unnecessarily prolonged; whether individual bottles of pesticide in one box constituted a “single package” under Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.