BELUE v. LEVENTHAL

Nos. 10-1300, 10-1438.

640 F.3d 567 (2011)

Ansel O. BELUE; Johnny Luke Little, as the duly appointed personal representative of the Estate of Linda Gail Little; Joel J. Hill; James W. Lyle, Jr., as the duly appointed personal representative of the Estate of Peggy Jean Reynolds, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Markham R. LEVENTHAL; Julianna Thomas McCabe; Irma Reboso Solares, Appellants, and Aegon USA, Incorporated; Transamerica Insurance Company; Life Investors Insurance Company of America; Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Defendants. Ansel O. Belue; Johnny Luke Little, as the duly appointed personal representative of the Estate of Linda Gail Little; Joel J. Hill; James W. Lyle, Jr., as the duly appointed personal representative of the Estate of Peggy Jean Reynolds, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Markham R. Leventhal; Julianna Thomas McCabe; Irma Reboso Solares, Appellants, and Aegon USA, Incorporated; Transamerica Insurance Company; Life Investors Insurance Company of America; Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Conrad M. Shumadine , Willcox & Savage, PC, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants. Andrew Joseph Johnston , Spartanburg, South Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Gary A. Bryant , David A. Kushner , Willcox & Savage, PC, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants. Patrick E. Knie , Patrick E. Knie, PA, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Susan F. Campbell , William E. Hopkins, Jr. , Hopkins & Campbell, LLP, Columbia, South Carolina; Gary E. Clary, Central, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge GREGORY joined.


OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Irma Solares, Julianna McCabe, and Markham Leventhal ("the attorneys") appeal an order revoking their pro hac vice admissions in connection with a putative class action suit. The suit alleged that the attorneys' clients breached supplemental cancer insurance policies that they had issued. The revocation was based on motions the defense attorneys filed in response to the plaintiffs' request for class certification. Chief...

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