DOE v. SIDAR

No. 23-1151, No. 23-1177.

93 F.4th 241 (2024)

Jane DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cenk SIDAR, Defendant-Appellee. Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cenk Sidar, Defendant-Appellee. Professor Eugene Volokh, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 21, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Walter E. Steimel, Jr. , STEIMEL COUNSELORS LAW GROUP PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Mariam Wagih Tadros , WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Tysons, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas F. Urban, II , FLETCHER, HEALD & HILDRETH, PLC, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Eugene Volokh, UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae.

Appeal in No. 23-1151 dismissed. Order in No. 23-1177 vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge Heytens wrote the opinion, which Judge Wilkinson and Judge King joined. Judge Wilkinson wrote a concurring opinion.


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