Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
66,037 records in the bulk data of CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
- Short name
- Fourth Circuit
- Court type
- Federal appellate court
- Citation abbreviation
- 4th Cir.
- Court start date
- 1891-03-03
- Latest record in this index
- 2026-06-25
- Court website
- http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/
Most-cited opinions
Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.
- Rovilma Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company2005-07-25· cited 9,244×
- Rose v. Lee2001-05-24· cited 7,425×
- Garcia Jay Wright v. George Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Dr. Berry Officer Larry Donnell1985-01-07· cited 4,454×
- David E. Camby v. Larry Davis James M. Lester1983-10-03· cited 4,354×
- Quintin Orpiano v. Gene M. Johnson, Warden W. P. Rodgers, Asst. Warden (Security) R. A. Clendenen Correctional Corporal1982-09-10· cited 3,614×
- United States v. Edward Lester Schronce, Jr.1984-05-21· cited 3,499×
- Edwards v. City of Goldsboro1999-05-14· cited 2,842×
- Bruce Beaudett v. City of Hampton City Attorneys A. Paul Burton and W. Stephen Moore Judge T.H. Wilson, II and Judge Nelson T. Overton1985-11-04· cited 2,690×
- Ronda S. CRAIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee1996-02-23· cited 2,555×
- Robert Louis Roseboro v. Sam P. Garrison, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Warden of Central Prison1975-10-15· cited 2,554×
- Snyder v. Ridenour1989-11-24· cited 2,220×
- E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Industries, Inc.2011-03-11· cited 2,110×
- Samuel Jackson v. Joseph Lightsey2014-12-18· cited 2,007×
- Bonnilyn Mascio v. Carolyn Colvin2015-03-18· cited 1,975×
- Jackie L. HAYS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee1990-07-11· cited 1,914×
- Republican Party of North Carolina v. Martin1992-11-24· cited 1,890×
- Adrian King, Jr. v. Jim Rubenstein2016-06-07· cited 1,840×
- Christine Evans v. Technologies Applications & Service Company1996-04-05· cited 1,812×
- Walter Gordon v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner Joe Martin, Warden, Wayne Stephen Young v. George H. Collins, Warden1978-05-02· cited 1,807×
- Shaw v. Stroud1994-01-06· cited 1,804×
- Francis v. Giacomelli2009-12-02· cited 1,790×
- Nemet Chevrolet, Ltd. v. Consumeraffairs. Com, Inc.2009-12-29· cited 1,712×
- Philips v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital2009-07-13· cited 1,709×
- Charles M. Laws v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare1966-10-21· cited 1,608×
- Pamela D. Johnson v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security2005-12-12· cited 1,582×
- United States v. Frank Kahled Burgos, United States of America v. Alexio Burnard Gobern1996-08-23· cited 1,511×
- Gordon Goines v. Valley Community Services Board2016-05-09· cited 1,465×
- Iko v. Shreve2008-08-06· cited 1,458×
- Christina Jacobs v. N.C. Admin. Office of the Courts2015-03-12· cited 1,437×
- Stan Laber v. Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army2006-02-16· cited 1,410×
- Hancock v. Astrue2012-01-05· cited 1,405×
- United States v. Nicholas Omar Midgette2007-02-26· cited 1,370×
- George Monroe v. Carolyn Colvin2016-06-16· cited 1,348×
- United States v. David Allen Hagen Defusco, (Two Cases)1991-11-22· cited 1,300×
- United States v. David C. Hughes, the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Amicus Supporting2005-03-16· cited 1,270×
- United States v. Paul Winestock, Jr.2003-04-25· cited 1,234×
- United States v. Carter2009-04-27· cited 1,224×
- Giarratano v. Johnson2008-03-25· cited 1,208×
- Anthony Martin v. Susan Duffy2017-06-01· cited 1,183×
- Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals2010-11-10· cited 1,149×
- Adams v. Bain1982-12-30· cited 1,091×
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company v. United States1991-09-19· cited 1,078×
- In Re Diana R. Beard, (Two Cases)1987-02-11· cited 1,061×
- David Adams v. Nathan A. Rice Gary T. Dixon Hazel W. Keith1994-11-16· cited 1,055×
- Kerns v. United States2009-10-29· cited 1,050×
- United States v. Lynn2010-01-28· cited 1,047×
- Shirley Presley v. City of Charlottesville Rivanna Trails Foundation2006-09-22· cited 1,036×
- Beale v. Hardy1985-08-07· cited 1,011×
- Goodman v. Praxair, Inc.2007-07-25· cited 1,009×
- Libertarian Party of Virginia v. Charles Judd2013-05-29· cited 1,001×
Most recent records
Newest filing dates first.
- Jonathan R. v. Patrick Morrisey2026-06-04
- United States ex rel. Liesa Kyer v. Thomas Health System, Inc.2026-06-04
- West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Inc. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC2026-06-03
- James Mebane v. GKN Driveline North America, Inc.2026-06-02
- Glenda Alvarado-Paz v. Todd Blanche2026-06-01
- United States v. Gregory Gentner2026-05-28
- United States v. Richard Brasser2026-05-28
- United States v. Jonathan Revels2026-05-27
- United States v. Jaron Starkey2026-05-22
- United States v. Raquan Scott2026-05-22
- Jon Brunenkant v. Suburban Hospital, Incorporated2026-05-21
- Josselyn Rodriguez-Solis v. Todd Blanche2026-05-21
- Kenneth McPherson v. Robert Patton2026-05-21
- Catherine LaRosa v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue2026-05-18
- Donte Jackson v. Protas, Spivok & Collins LLC2026-05-18
- United States v. Monte Straite2026-05-18
- In re: Express Scripts, Inc.2026-05-15
- Retail Energy Advancement League v. Anthony Brown2026-05-15
- Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army2026-05-14
- Bethany Hall v. A. Fleming2026-05-13
- Jonathan Lewis v. Circle K Stores Inc.2026-05-13
- American Acceptance Corporation of SC v. John Gietz2026-05-12
- United States v. Rami Mhana2026-05-12
- Shannon Mullen v. Town of Sunset Beach2026-05-07
- Josh Malone v. United States Patent & Trademark Office2026-05-05
- Trokon Diahn v. Todd Blanche2026-05-05
- United States v. Hatchet Speed2026-05-05
- ColonialWebb Contractors Company v. Hill Phoenix, Inc.2026-05-04
- Lauren Spurlock v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.2026-05-04
- Poppleton Now Community Association, Inc. v. La Cite Development, LLC2026-05-04
- United States v. Steven Lefemine2026-05-01
- United States v. Andre Williamson2026-04-30
- Brittany Ruffin v. Kevin Davis2026-04-29
- Bobby Goddard v. Michael Burnett2026-04-28
- Richard Harrold v. Lewis Hagen2026-04-28
- United States v. Milton Allen2026-04-28
- Thomas Navarro v. United States Center for SafeSport2026-04-27
- Rhino Energy, LLC v. DOWCP2026-04-23
- Baby Doe v. Joshua Mast2026-04-22
- Patrick Nichols v. N. Bumgarner2026-04-22
- Rahshjeem Benson v. Warden FCI Edgefield2026-04-22
- Benjamin Sandoval Diaz v. Todd Blanche2026-04-20
- Mandriez Spivey v. Michael Breckon2026-04-20
- United States v. Preston Mills, Jr.2026-04-20
- Alan Dorrbecker v. Kevin Howard2026-04-17
- John Eichin v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC2026-04-17
- Kelly Milligan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.2026-04-17
- Margaret Byers v. Gordon Painter2026-04-17
- United States v. Nathaniel Martin2026-04-17
- United States v. Dennis Hernandez2026-04-16
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