2015 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 3865

United States v. Dixon  
Date: November 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10318

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court found that defendant had three prior convictions for violent felonies pursuant to the Armed Career…

USA V. ERIC CHRISTIAN
Date: November 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10373
USA V. JASEN DUSHANE
Date: November 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10436
USA V. DANIEL ERNST
Date: November 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30094
T.B. V. SAN DIEGO USD
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56060
SEROZH NAZARI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73813
USA V. DOMINGO AGUSTIN-SIMON
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10036
SALVADOR REZA V. RUSSELL PEARCE
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15154
SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK V. CESAR CABALLERO
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15411
ATAIN SPECIALTY INS V. HOMER SAVARD
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16638
LENCE FAMILY TRUST V. ELMER CHRISTENSEN
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35841
DESERT PROTECTIVE COUNCIL V. DOI
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55561
VERA DRAGICEVICH V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56568
Bringas-Rodriguez v. Lynch  
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72682

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Mexico and a gay man, challenged the BIA's decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), and denying his motion…

United States v. Garcia-Jimenez  
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10484

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to illegal reentry into the United States. The district court increased defendant's base offense level because of a prior aggravated assault conviction in New Jersey.…

CHARLES FAULTRY V. K. ALLISON
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15841
MAXIMILLIANO CISNEROS V. RENEE BAKER
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16839
USA V. JORDAN GRAHAM
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30062
USA V. JESUS LOPEZ-TRUJILLO
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30169
USA V. BRIAN BLURTON
Date: November 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50301
DAKAI YE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70255
LUIS MORALES-MUNOZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70589
ALAN JONES V. DALLAS NEUROLOGICAL AND SPINE
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15488
JASON HATHAWAY V. E. COTE
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35630
JOHN YOUNG V. ARON WOLFE
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56438
RUBEN GONZALES V. UNUM LIFE INS CO OF AMERICA
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56543
LUIS SANDOVAL V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56752
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. V. LAWRENCE SAKS
Date: November 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56796
GALICIA V. COUNTRY COACH, INC.
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 07-56359
TIRATH SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72748
KARAMAN KEVLISHVILI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72801
TAMMY SHERIDAN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16029
I.R. v. L.A. U.S.D.  
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56211

Justia Opinion Summary: California Education Code 56346(f) requires school districts to initiate a due process hearing if the school district determines that a portion of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) to which a parent does not…

CRISTINA GUTIERREZ V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56951
USA V. RIO YOUNG
Date: November 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50317
SUKHINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73516
RUIPING LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71731
VARDANUSH GRIGORYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71734
KIMBERLY LUONG V. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16305
ROBERT RANSTROM V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35943
LAW OFFICES OF BRUCE ALTSCHULD V. WILLIAM WILSON
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56316
AHMAD ARIAN V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56529
NELSON YUDINI GUADRON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72517
MALEEK JAMES V. USA
Date: November 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35792
NLRB v. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Mkt.  
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-55828

Justia Opinion Summary: The Union seeks enforcement of a subpoena duces tecum it served on Fresh & Easy before a hearing before the Board. The Board issued the subpoena at the Union’s request in connection with charges that Fresh & Easy engaged…

MIHRAN SMBATYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72458
ZHIYAN JIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72654
MINGDA WANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-74116
QUILLER BARNES V. AT&T PENSION BENEFIT PLAN
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16005
STEVEN GARCIA V. JEH JOHNSON
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16409
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES V. JAMES CLARK
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16527
DOUGLAS POWELL V. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16529
EUGENIO COLON V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35875
DIMITRIA CANDELARIA V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35961
ELIZABETH NICHOLS V. CITY OF PORTLAND
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35987
MARIA ROS V. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56300
DENNIS BECVAR V. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56534
CHRISTOPHER CURTIS V. ABB INC.
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56976
ANDREW RALPH BELLO, SR. V.
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60087
CHRISTINE HARRISON V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16130
USA V. JAMES HERMOSILLO
Date: November 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50211
ZHONGLIN SUN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72379
JOSE ENRIQUEZ-HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72718
KRISTEN WILSON V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17526
JUAN CORLETO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72250
EMMANUEL MANDUJANO DOMINGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72843
USA V. MAURICE HUNT
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10583
DONALD ENO V. SALLY JEWELL
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15166
ROBERT WASHINGTON V. D. ADAMS
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15616
USA V. ULICES MONTIEL
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50609
BARBARA HUBBARD V. FLAVA ENTERPRISES
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56571
POLLINATOR STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL V. USEPA
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72346
USA v FRANCISCO JAVIER GASCA-RUIZ
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50342
Jones v. Davis  
Date: November 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56373

Justia Opinion Summary: The State appealed the district court's grant of petitioner's habeas petition. Petitioner argued that California’s post-conviction system of judicial review creates such a long period of delay between sentencing and…

YESAYI INDIKUSHAYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73336
VICTOR HERNANDEZ-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71209
IYABO WILLIAMS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71571
ILBIR CAMPOS-MEJIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71586
JAGTAR SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72584
ALLEN RUDE V. INTEL CORP LTD BENEFIT PLAN
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15834
LAURA BREESER V. THE MENTA GROUP
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16512
CARLA MORGAN V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16537
DOUGLAS VANDERPOL V. STEVE SWINGER
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35417
USA V. DAVID MEDNANSKY
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55662
MARIA OCEGUEDA V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56463
USA V. JAMES MOLEN
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10532
Public Integrity Alliance v. City of Tucson  
Date: November 10, 2015
Docket Number: 15-16142

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, five Tucson voters and a non-profit corporation called PIA, filed suit challenging the constitutionality of Tucson’s hybrid system for electing members of its city council. The Supreme Court has held that the…

Zapien v. Martel  
Date: November 9, 2015
Docket Number: 09-99023

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. The court rejected petitioner's argument that he was denied due process…

JEFFREY HERSON V. CITY OF RENO
Date: November 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17102
United States v. Falcon  
Date: November 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16588

Justia Opinion Summary: The government filed suit to collect unpaid federally reinsured student loans from defendant. The Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991 (HETA) eliminated all statutes of limitations on actions to recover on…

LIZHEN ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70115
LANCE HAWES V. JACK PALMER
Date: November 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15805
DENA WHITE V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55958
USA V. JAMES WALLIS
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 09-10472
Tohono O'odham Nation v. Arizona  
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Numbers: 11-16811, 11-16833

Justia Opinion Summary: The Nation filed suit against defendants challenging the constitutionality of H.B. 2534, a law passed by the Arizona legislature that allows a city or town within populous counties to annex certain surrounding,…

USA V. DOUGLAS JOHNSON
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10320
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION V. DOC
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16480
DIMAS O'CAMPO V. RAGHBIR GHOMAN
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16750
EDWARD SAGER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36084
Z. R. V. OAK PARK USD
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56660
RIZWAN IRSHAD V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71220
USA V. ANGELEDITH SMITH
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30080
STEVEN RITCHIE V. LEROY KIRKEGARD
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35532
USA V. LOUIS DOWDELL, III
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50046
USA V. HECTOR CERVANTES-TORRES
Date: November 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50331
TENACE KNIGHT V. CDC
Date: November 5, 2015
Docket Number: 11-17350
RUBICON GLOBAL VENTURES V. CHONGQUING ZONGSHEN GROUP
Date: November 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35879
MAURICE NAILS V. L. MCEWEN
Date: November 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15643
PABLO MORA V. GREG LEWIS
Date: November 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15820
USA V. JAVIER JUANCHI
Date: November 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50045
USA V. BENJAMIN BARRERA
Date: November 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50136
JOSAIA SARO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73598
USA V. MICHAEL DREYER
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30077
JIN RUI GROUP V. SOCIETE KAMEL BEKDACHE & FILS
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56311
JOSE MARTINEZ V. WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56626
USA V. HECTOR ORTIZ-TARAZON, SR.
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10313
ROBERT ALLEN V. JIM BENEDETTI
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16671
United States v. Galan  
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30145

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted for distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's restitution order. The court agreed that the district court erred…

United States v. Kowalczyk  
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Numbers: 14-30198, 14-30219

Justia Opinion Summary: After the district court conducted two competency hearings, the district court found defendant incompetent to stand trial and referred defendant to a federal medical center for further evaluation. On appeal, defendant…

USA V. LIZBETH GUTIERREZ
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50383
LONGXING GUO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72944
KIM BROWN-HUNTER V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15213
USA V. ULICES MONTIEL
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50609
JAMES WILKINSON V. DOUG GINGRICH
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56952
USA V. MARCOS CHAVEZ-REYES
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50404
ZHAO LEE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71094
RIYAZ MOGLOO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71230
JULIET DAVIDIAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71966
MOHAMMAD BUTT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73237
Mancilla-Delafuente v. Lynch  
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73469

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitioned for review of the BIA's finding of removeability and determination that he was ineligible for cancellation of removal because he had been convicted of a crime…

JAMES GRINOLS V. ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16359
USA V. LEONARDO CORNEJO-REYNOSO
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16370
DENNIS BARNETT V. BRIAN DUFFEY
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16564
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16581
ANTHONY UCKELE V. JOE A. LIZARRAGA
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17329
RICARDO GOMEZ V. QUICKEN LOANS
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56084
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST V. R & S ST. ROSE
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16605
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST V. R & S ST. ROSE LENDERS
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16976
MOISES SANCHEZ-LLAMAS V. ROB PERSSON
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35481
USA V. KARINA SEVILLA
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50390
USA V. MIKHAIL FELDMAN
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50448
USA V. AARON SOTO
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50582
JESUS MORENO-AVENDANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70998
UPPER SOUTH EAST COMMUNITIES V. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 15-16205
JOSE MUNOZ GODINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 09-71644
GURDIAL SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 10-72315
MAUREEN RIVERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71693
USA V. VALENTIN GONZALES
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30348
BRIAN ROSS V. US BANK
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56291
USA V. PILIALOHA TEVES
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10105
C.M.D. V. FACEBOOK, INC.
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15603
USA V. CURTIS BROWN
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30064
COREY PRITCHETT V. STEVE FRANKE
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35654
MARTINEZ-BEATA v LYNCH
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72086
JERRY LARA V. DWIGHT NEVEN
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15476
DAVID ROBERTS V. PAYPAL
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16304
CHRISTOPHER SCHNEIDER V. AMADOR COUNTY
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16387
NICHOLAS BOROVAC V. CHURCHILL CNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16546
ALMA YADIRA V. JESUS FERNANDEZ
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17083
CHARLES SUNG V. MISSION VLY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35896
OLIVIA MORA V. EILEEN ELY
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36092
USA V. DENNIS CLINTON
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50579
ERNESTO MEJORADO V. ANTHONY HEDGPETH
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55200
DAVID RUBEN V. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMIN.
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72577
USA V. DANIEL LOPEZ-BETANCOURT
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10406
MISAEL QUINTANA V. CONNIE GIPSON
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17202
USA V. SABRINA HANSON
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50194
USA V. IRWIN MONJE-RAMIREZ
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50232
USA V. MICHAEL CHARLNOES
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50304
CHRISTOPHER SCHNEIDER V. SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-15017
KHIN SOE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73945
JARSHINIO VARGAS-RUANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70784
LUIZ SANTANA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72041
BAGGA SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72132
USA V. LLOYD MYERS
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10580
CHARLES BRISSETTE V. ENTRUST GROUP
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16393
CHRISTINA LOPEZ V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35718
BRENTLEY FOSTER V. PATRICK FLAHERTY
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35825
ENEIDA ARGUETA V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56355
FRANK GALLARDO V. AIG DOMESTIC CLAIMS, INC.
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56358
FOURTH AGE LIMITED V. WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56392
ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ V. TIMOTHY ROBBINS
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56706
USA V. HECTOR SANTOS
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10488
USA V. STEVEN GARCIA
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10556
SEAN O'BRIEN V. LELAND MCEWEN
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15753
USA V. RAMON GARCIA-YEPEZ
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30192
GEORGE LEROY V. BRIAN BELLEQUE
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35117
GONZALO SALGADO V. RICK COURSEY
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35517
YULIN WANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71208
BIN CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71367
MANDEEP SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72058
NORMA ROMERO-HEREDIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72851
DANI KURNIAWAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73437
INDERJEET BRAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73500
EEOC V. McLane Co.  
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15126

Justia Opinion Summary: The EEOC brought a subpoena enforcement action against McLane where the EEOC was investigating a charge of sex discrimination filed against McLane by one of its former employees. At issue was whether the district court…

JENNIFER GATES V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55214
JONI SEQUIRA V. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56921
USA V. WALEED AHMED
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50123
RICHARD SHIRROD V. PACIFIC RIM ENVIRON. RESOURCES
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-73291
NUAN CARRANZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 11-70495
AMANDEEP KAUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70442
AI HE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70978
REGOR AGUILAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72174
JUN LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73113
MUHAMMAD KASHIF V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73441
SONA STEPANYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-74229
A. COPELAND V. RAYMOND LANE
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16251
INSOLVENCY SERVICES GROUP V. MERITAGE HOMES CORP
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16290
MILILANI GROUP V. O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16447
CATHERINE JONES V. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16478
Crittenden v. Chappell  
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17327

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of two murders and sentenced to death. Petitioner's first habeas petition, arguing that the prosecutor excluded an African-American prospective juror on account of her race, was denied by the…

MOISES VELASQUEZ-MEDINA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70281
ALVARO VARGAS-PALACIOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72114
JOSE COREAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72667
EDUARDO FLORES-CASTRO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73410
ARACELY IRAHETA-DE PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74067
USA V. JESSE FOX
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10243
USA V. JOHN WASSON
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30104
ROBIN GRESSER V. STEVE FRANKE
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35412
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians v. California  
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Numbers: 14-56104, 14-56105

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal stemmed from a dispute between Pauma and the State over Tribal-State Gaming Compacts. Pauma filed suit against the State based on the court's prior decision in Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa…

RAJINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73366
Hajro v. USCIS  
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Numbers: 11-17948, 12-17765

Justia Opinion Summary: After the district court found that USCIS engaged in a pattern or practice of violating the Freedom of Information Act’s (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(A), (B), (C), time limits, USCIS challenged the district court’s grant…

HRACH GEVORGYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73498
RICHARD BLAISDELL V. HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SA
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17793
Costa Brava P'ship v. ChinaCast Educ. Corp.  
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57232

Justia Opinion Summary: ChinaCast founder and CEO Ron Chan embezzled millions from his corporation and misled investors through omissions and false statements. At issue was whether Chan’s fraud can be imputed to ChinaCast, his corporate…

ADRIAN GURROLA V. MIKE MCDONALD
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57242
MOHAMMED FIROZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71653
KURT STRODE V. CIR
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73656
DIANA MENDOZA V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16325
CLIVE PACE V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16602
NICOLE WEBER V. ALLERGAN, INC.
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17017
DEBRA STEFANO V. CITY OF LONG BEACH
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56156
LAWRENCE SALONE V. USA
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56228
OPUS BANK V. LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56231
AGUSTIN SANTOS-PINEDA V. KERI AXEL
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56298
GREGORY DIXON V. ROBERT AYERS, JR.
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-57109
STEPHAN BRENNAN V. CIR
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72437
LEE QUILLAR V. D. SHANKLAND
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15587
USA V. TIMOTHY DORAN
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30209
PHILLIP COLLICOTT V. SNAKE RIVER DEPARTMENT OF CORR
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35272
USA V. VICTOR VICTORIO
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50132
ARMEN OGANYAN V. GEORGE NEOTTI
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55086
LAFONZO TURNER V. B. M. CASH
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56504
BILLY DRIVER, JR. V. L. ZAMORA
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56519
JEREMIAH THOMASSON V. JEFF PREMO
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-35007
ELLINGTON DANIELS V. COMUNITY LENDING, INC.
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-55794
WILBER BONILLA-FLORES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73832
JASWINDER GREWAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 11-74012
SANTOS V THOMAS
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56506
TRAVIS MIDDLETON V. INDYMAC MORTGAGE SVC.
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57324
SANTIAGO AMAYA-CRUZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70485
ANTONIO SERPA-ESPINOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71228
GUN CHUNG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71330
JORGE GRACIANO-CALDERON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73059
BARBARA SHERRILL V. REBECCA BLANK
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17670
THOMAS GLENN V. CITY OF PORTLAND
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35764
USA V. JONATHAN MERLOS
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50536
TRAVIS MIDDLETON V. MARTINGALE INVESTMENTS, LLC
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55271
PETER LANO V. CARNIVAL CORPORATION
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56528
ESTEBAN LEON-JUAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71895
TERESA LUNA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72033
XINAI HE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72309
MINGQIANG XIE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72361
GUSTAVO PEREZ-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73277
FRANCISCO VILLA-VARGAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73447
MISAEL VENCES MAYA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73496
DEE STOTTS V. CIR
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73940
JORGE CERVANTES-HERRERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74133
HARIDAS CHAKRABORTY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74426
United States v. Ochoa  
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10124

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his two-year sentence for violating his supervised release conditions. The court held, consistent with the rule adopted by other circuits, that “a sentence is not final—and Federal Rule of Civil…

JOVAN'Z SMITH V. KEN CLARK
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15162
BARBARA SHERRILL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15763
IVAN KILGORE V. KAREN KELLY
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16023
RODERICK HIMES V. CONNIE GIPSON
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16659
United States v. Eyraud  
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50261

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to bank fraud after stealing $264,824.10 from her employer, RBS. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's restitution order. The court concluded that the textual reach of 18 U.S.C.…

GREGORY KRUG V. EVELYN CASTRO
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55549
MINGLONG LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70236
STEVEN PARKS V. E. MCEVOY
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-15334
BARBARA SHERRILL V. LAUREATE EDUCATION INCORPORATE
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-15558
SANDRA ARCHILA-MENDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-70158
RENATO MAGNAYE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-70251
SANTOS LOPEZ DE LEON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72307
NAMSRAIDORJ MIJID V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70208
JULIANA PIO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71487
FATIMA RIVAS MIER Y TERAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72594
MULTI TIME MACHINE V. AMAZON.COM
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55575
JOSE JAIMEZ LLANEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71302
FNU JOKO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72174
JULIO PEDRO-SIMON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72429
NORBERTO LEANO, JR. V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72702
KWET LIONG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73033
YATENDER SHARMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73227
USA V. IMRAN MIR
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10010
USA V. HERNAN GOMEZ-GUTIERREZ
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30150
United States v. Conti  
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30232

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his convictions and sentence for bankruptcy fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, scheme to commit wire fraud against the United States and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and conspiracy to…

MAEDA-GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 07-75039
SALVADOR RODRIGUEZ-ROSALES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73600
AUGUSTIN SANTOS-SANTOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 11-70650
USA V. DENNIS MAHON
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-10273
MARCUS YANO V. GEICO
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17479
ANTHONY GUGLIOTTA V. SILVIA GARCIA
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-55246
YORDY GRADOS-HINOJOSA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-74096
CINDY LEE V. GEICO
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15524
CARLOS PEREZ-ANDRADE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70937
SUKHWINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71139
VANIK VOSKANYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71293
ARMEN ARAKELYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71624
CHRISTOPHER GIL-ORTIZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71667
JOSE RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71753
SANDRA ZELAYA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71857
ALEJANDRA LIZARRAGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71946
ELELTA BERHE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72066
AVTAR SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72454
JUAN LOPEZ-ORTIZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73619
OSCAR MADRIGAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73925
RIGOBERTO TORRES-SALGADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74014
SEMEN ABRAMIAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74033
MARC NADEAU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74162
VIRGILIO SANCHES-SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74436
USA V. OSWALDO IBARRA-MEZA
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10077
USA V. JAY CRISOLO
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10248
USA V. MATTHEW ZMUDA
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10348
USA V. CARLOS VELASQUEZ-REYES
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10537
USA V. ANTONIO CERVANTES-PERALTA
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10548
USA V. DULTON JOHNSON
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30247
JESSIE PAGE V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35243
USA V. RICHARD WUERFEL
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50305
ARTURO MENDEZ-LEMUS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70213
Dimaya v. Lynch  
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71307

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of the Philippines, seeks review of the BIA's determination that a conviction for burglary under California Penal Code Section 459 is categorically a “crime of violence” as defined by 8…

BETTY JOHNSON V. JANET MARATITA
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17241
USA V. JONATHAN VERGNETTI
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10154
USA V. HOWARD COTTERMAN
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10454
USA V. MIGUEL GUTIERREZ-VICENTE
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10455
USA V. JUAN ELISEA-GONZALEZ
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10459
NICHOLAS QUEEN V. H. RIOS, JR.
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16739
JAMEL STEVENS V. RON BARNS
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17216
USA V. JAMES ELLIOTT
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30107
USA V. EDWIN COSTON
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30129
USA V. JOSE GUEVARA
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50024
USA V. CHARLES WILLIAMS
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50363
USA V. OSWALDO SAUCEDA
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50373
USA V. HECTOR RAMIREZ
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50389
USA V. FABIAN MONDRAGON-AYALA
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50421
USA V. GEYEN AVILA-CORREA
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50436
USA V. DANIEL REYES-ZARATE
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50450
USA V. CARLOS RAMIREZ-RODRIGUEZ
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50486
USA V. GUSTAVO GAYTAN-SALIM
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50493
USA V. CHRISTIAN VALLE-MENDIVIL
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50502
USA V. JOSEPH FERGUSON
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50571
USA V. RAMIRO OROZCO-GODINEZ
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10239
USA V. STEVEN GREGORY
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30010
USA V. GABRIEL ANDREW
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30017
USA V. ZEUS GUZMAN-AGUILAR
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30019
USA V. MARCO HURTADO-BOTELLO
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50043
USA V. MARCUS WILLIAMS
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50187
USA V. ROBERT ENRIQUEZ
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50196
USA V. VICTOR VILLALOBOS-ESTRADA
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50208
USA V. RODERICK BOLDS
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10397
USA V. ANDREW NEWMAN
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30095
USA V. PAUL BELL
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50162
USA V. RENE MENDEZ
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50255
USA V. MARCOS QUINONES
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50322
USA V. JAVIER SOLIS
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50546
USA V. KHUSAR MOBLEY
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10561
United States v. Mobley  
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10561

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant and his two cousins were convicted of various crimes arising out of their attempt to rob a federal officer, who was posing as a buyer of illegal firearms. The court rejected defendant's contention that no…

AMERICA'S SERVICING CO. V. IRENE SCHWARTZ-TALLARD
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 12-60052
JOHN FRANCE V. JEH JOHNSON
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15534
DAVID ABARA V. RENEE BAKER
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16712
JEFFREY LANNES V. FLOWSERVE U.S.
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56391
FELIPE LOPEZ-GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72099
MARVIN SANTOS-MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71715
JORGE MOSCOSO-CASTELLANOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72693
Moscoso-Castellanos v. Lynch  
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72693

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision finding him statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal for failure to accrue the requisite period of continuous physical…

Stanislaus Food Products v. USS-POSCO Indus.  
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15475

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a tomato cannery, filed suit under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. 1, alleging claims that it pays artificially high prices as the result of an illegal market allocation agreement among the…

RHONIQUE GREEN V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56023
USA V. HUMBERTO GONZALEZ-FLORES
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50067
NO MEMORANDUMS FILED TODAY
Date: October 12, 2015
Docket Number: 00-00000
MUSA SULE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 10-71339
JOSE RUIZ-VIDAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73433
USA V TAVARES CHANDLER
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-10331
JERRY FUENTES V. MARIO SPEARMAN
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15246
ASSE Int'l, Inc. v. Kerry  
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56402

Justia Opinion Summary: ASSE, a third-party Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) sponsor, challenged the Department's sanctions decision. The district court dismissed the suit as unreviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.…

ASAL NAZI v LYNCH
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 08-70851
AMILCAR FUENTES AGUILAR V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 10-70851
Bikram's Yoga College v. Evolation Yoga  
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55763

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against defendants, alleging, inter alia, that defendants infringed “Bikram’s Copyrighted Works through substantial use of Bikram’s Copyrighted Works in and as part of Defendants’ offering of yoga…

Swoger v. Rare Coins Wholesalers  
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56501

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendants, owners of a rare coin known as a "Brasher Doubloon," alleging claims for quantum meruit, fraud, breach of contract, constructive trust, and misappropriation of trade secrets.…

DORIS AMPONSAH V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71311
JUAN CASTILLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73005
DJB Holding Corp. v. Commissioner  
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Numbers: 12-70574, 12-70575, 12-70576

Justia Opinion Summary: WCI was owned by WB Acquisition, which was owned by WBPartners, which in turn was owned by Daren Barone’s and Gregory Watkins’s holding corporations. WCI and WB Partners formed a joint venture called the NTC Joint…

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL V. COLIN FRIEDMAN
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15954
SHERAL SAMONS V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16231
ANTHONY TAYLOR V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16944
Glick v. Edwards  
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35230

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, convicted for sexually assaulting the 13-year-old daughter of his girlfriend, filed a number of civil suits against various federal and state officers and institutions, and some private persons alleging a…

JERRIE ARCHER V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35659
MAHMUD HUSSEIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71492
USA V. CLAUDIO BURGOS
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50309
USA V. SUNDEEP DHARNI
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 11-16438
PING DONG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72165
Chavez-Solis v. Lynch  
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73958

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, seeks review of the BIA's decision holding that his conviction for possessing child pornography under California Penal Code 311.11(a) is an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C.…

BRIAN MCMONAGLE V. DON MEYER
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 12-15360
ZUO ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71269
USA V. KAVEH VAHEDI
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50629
United States v. Moser  
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55266

Justia Opinion Summary: Claimant appealed the district court's fee award after he prevailed against the federal government in a civil asset forfeiture action and became entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under the Civil Asset Forfeiture…

WILLIE SAMPSON V. JACK PALMER
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15648
ALI EL SAID V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72011
NICOLAS MORAN V. DEBBIE HILL
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16484
USA V. NICOLAS MUNOZ-CANDELARIO
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10616
MALIK AUSTIN V. BRADLEY BAKER
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15400
FTC V. BENJAMIN HOSKINS
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16052
USA V. VALANCE SMITH, SR.
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10231
USA V. ANGELO CIBRIAN
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10310
JOAQUIN CIRIA V. BLACKWELL
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15858
STEPHEN HENRY V. PRISON MEDICAL PROVIDERS OF CA
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16516
RICHARD CALDARONE V. JOE OTTING
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17072
GEORGE NELSON, III V. CHRISTOPHER AIOSA
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35748
KAVIN RHODES V. GIGI GORDON
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55314
Norsworthy v. Beard  
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 15-15712

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a transgendered woman, petitioned the CDCR for sex reassignment surgery when she was incarcerated in the California prison system. After the petition was denied, plaintiff filed suit alleging that the denial…

USA V. MARIO BENITEZ
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10171
MICHAEL CHAVEZ V. TIME WARNER CABLE
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56017
ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ V. TIMOTHY ROBBINS
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56706
USA V. MICHAEL OHAYON
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10215
KEVIN SCHRUBB, SR. V. A. LOPEZ
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15681
KENNETH NOGLE V. BEECH STREET CORP
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15635
Penrod v. AmeriCredit Fin. Serv.  
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16097

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor filed a motion in the bankruptcy court seeking to recover from AmeriCredit all of the attorney’s fees she incurred in opposing AmeriCredit’s objection to confirmation of her Chapter 13 plan. The court noted that a…

HSBC Bank v. Blendheim  
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Numbers: 13-35354, 13-35412

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtors are "Chapter 20 debtors" who filed for Chapter 7 and then Chapter 13 relief. The court concluded that the bankruptcy court properly voided HSBC’s lien under section 506(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, confirmed…

ANTHONY WAFER V. ANTHONY HEDGPETH
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56933
JOSE ALFREDO CHIGUIL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72221
HAYK ARAKELYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70750
USA V. CARLOS MIRANDA-GODOY
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10288
O'Bannon v. NCAA  
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16601

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff O'Bannon filed suit against the NCAA and CLC, alleging that the NCAA’s amateurism rules, insofar as they prevented student-athletes from being compensated for the use of their names, images, and likenesses…

USA V. JOSEPH SCOTT
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30162
USA V. ARTAK MOSKOVYAN
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50247
ROSALIA RIOS REY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73384
Zumel v. Lynch  
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70724

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of the Philippines, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision ruling that petitioner is inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(I) for having engaged in terrorist activity, and…

PAUL GUIDRY V. MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15597
DONALD TURNER V. DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15742
C. SALAZAR V. EDMUND BROWN, JR.
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16488
JOHN SUTTON V. WILLIAMSBURG WINERY, LTD.
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17093
TARAH SAHLBERG V. P.S.C. INC.
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35651
MARLON BLACHER V. B. DIEBALL
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56998
MARLEY CASTRO V. ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-16627
HAIQING ZHU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 08-70865
USA V. MARK FOWLKES
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 11-50273
Pena v. Lynch  
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72099

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of El Salvador, petitioned for review of the IJ's affirmance of an asylum officer's negative credible fear determination. The court dismissed the petition for review based on lack of…

TERRY MEIER V. ERIK SHINSEKI
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16264
LUIS ACOSTA V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16993
ROBERT SANCHEZ LOPEZ V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17165
RICHARD FLEMING V. USA
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17230
CEDRIC ALLEN V. J. RIVERA
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17467
LAWTIS RHODEN V. MICHAEL CARONA
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55103
Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail N. Am.  
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55184

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a putative class action against Luxottica asserting four causes of action arising out of his employment with Luxottica, including (1) unlawful business practices, (2) failure to pay overtime compensation,…

Hughes v. Tower Park Props.  
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56045

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the bankruptcy court's order approving a settlement agreement in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of debtor. At issue was whether a beneficiary of a trust who disagrees with the way the trust was administered…

SERGIO SALGADO-SALINAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71243
MARIO MORENO-TOSCANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72134
USA V. DRAGOMIR TASKOV
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10437
USA V. CHARLES BELGARDE
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10490
SHAWNCEY BLAKE V. SANTA CLARA DEPARTMENT OF CORR
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17205
SCOTT HERD V. JAMES HARTLEY
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17382
USA V. NICHOLAUS JAMES
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50152
USA V. RONALD HENDERSON
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50413
MEDARDO RIVAS-CAMPOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70374
MARYIA GAPANOVITCH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70413
ROSENDO VILLATORO-ALVAREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-71209
EMILIO AGUIRRE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 10-72564
JANET WINTER V. STEARNS LENDING, INC.
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 12-15576
CHARLES MCBARANGO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73176
JOSE MARTINEZ-MEZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73177
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15208
JOSEPH ORTEGA V. KURT RODENSPIEL
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16207
HEATHER LUKASHIN V. SUTTELL & HAMMER PS
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35353
IGOR LUKASHIN V. ALLIANCEONE RECEIVABLES MANAGE
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35429
MICHAEL SCHAGUNN V. SHERLY GILLAND
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35493
GORDON SEES THE GROUND, JR. V. C. EMERSON
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35733
L. THOMAS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36162
Hinojosa v. Davey  
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56012

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and participation in criminal-street-gang activity. Petitioner subsequently appealed the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, claiming that the application…

MARIA MEZA V. BLADIMIR MEZA
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56146
NAVDEEP SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70349
OLIVERIO ORTEGA-SORIANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73460
CRISTOBAL CAMPOS-AVALOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74279
USA V. ADOLFO LOPEZ
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10465
USA V. JOSE QUINTERO-SANCHEZ
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10470
USA V. BENITO LOAIZA-PARRA
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10492
USA V. MIGUEL RIVERA-LEZAMA
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10550
ALVIN RANKIN, JR. V. JACK PALMER
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15634
CHARLES ROGERS V. N. EMERSON
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16490
SUKIT KUMVACHIRAPITAG V. BARACK OBAMA
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17084
RONALD STEVENSON V. COUNTY OF CHURCHILL
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17422
USA V. ANGELLA PARKER
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30245
Bradford v. Scherschligt  
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35651

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff served his full ten-year sentence, the State of Washington vacated his residential burglary and rape conviction based largely on newly-available DNA testing. Plaintiff subsequently filed suit under 42…

USA V. CRISTOBAL ESCOBAR-VASQUEZ
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50398
USA V. ALAN RICHARDS
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50547
USA V. MARIO HARO
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50562
USA V. HEATHER VILLA
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50587
USA V. JULIO GONZALEZ-ZAMUDIO
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30003
USA V. LARRY HILL
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30014
WAYNE MERKLEY V. STATE OF IDAHO
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-35087
Int'l Franchise Ass'n v. City of Seattle  
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-35209

Justia Opinion Summary: IFA appealed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction which IFA sought in order to prevent the City from enforcing a provision in its recently enacted minimum wage ordinance. The court rejected IFA's…

KARAMJIT SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71323
YINHUI SHI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72549
DANIEL GUTIERREZ V. RICHARD BOCK
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16849

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