PUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 22-1619

MARCO A. FERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff – Appellee,

v.

RENTGROW, INC.,

Defendant – Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. James K. Bredar, Senior District Judge. (1:19-cv-01190-JKB)

Argued: October 26, 2023 Decided: September 11, 2024

Before NIEMEYER, QUATTLEBAUM, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Quattlebaum joined. Judge Niemeyer wrote a concurring opinion.

ARGUED: Maura K. Monaghan, DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant. Matthew W.H. Wessler, GUPTA WESSLER PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kristin D. Kiehn, Emilia N. Brunello, DEBEVOISE & PLIMPT