United States v. Hernandez
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
12-50585
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography and was convicted of two counts of distribution of child pornography. On appeal, defendant challenged his 262 month sentence. The court held that…
GUOQING ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72336
France v. Johnson
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15534
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a border patrol agent, filed suit against DHS, alleging violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 623(a)(1), because the agency did not promote him based on his age. The district…
RANDAL DUNKLIN V. NOAH MALLINGER
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15728
WildEarth Guardians v. USDA
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16071
Justia Opinion Summary: WildEarth filed suit to enjoin the government's participation in the killing of predatory animals in Nevada. The district court dismissed the suit based on lack of standing, holding that WildEarth had not shown that its…
SAUL PEREZ V. DILL
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16135
HOMER PREYER V. N. SAUKHLA
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16425
OSCAR VILLANUEVA V. M. BITER
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16935
BOB BEJARANO V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16952
WINDY PAYNE V. JODI COY
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35921
BROADWOOD INVESTMENT FUND V. USA
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55626
GEARY TURNER V. C. TAMPKINS
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56713
ROBERTO GAMA V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-57007
SANJEEV KUMAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70062
EVARISTO LEON-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70211
ILDER ARRIAZA-PACHECO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72814
USA V. UBALDO CARRILLO
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10354
GEORGE VASQUEZ V. AUDREY KING
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15499
WILLIAM GRAY V. F. DIAZ
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35049
WILLIAM GRAY V. M. GEISEL
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35087
ANTHONY HERBERT V. CARYN VERTUCCI
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35496
ANTHONY HERBERT V. WALTER LOVELL
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35562
Mollett v. Netflix, Inc.
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17045
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against Netflix under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. 2710, and California Civil Code 1799.3, alleging that Netflix violated these statutes by permitting certain disclosures about…
T.B. V. San Diego Unified Sch. Dist.
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
12-56060
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit claiming that the school district had violated T.B.’s civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12131, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794. The…
United States v. Mark
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10579
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for charges related to a mortgage-fraud scheme. At issue was whether defendant breached an immunity agreement and thus made himself amenable to prosecution. The court concluded that, in…
NORMAN KATZ V. JACOB J. LEW
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15654
FREDERICK BATES V. CITY OF SAN JOSE
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16397
HAROLD CORREOS V. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16496
DONNIE SCHROEDER V. USA
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16563
EDWIN COHENS V. ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16830
DOUGLAS PRESTIDGE V. USA
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16848
DARIN GREENE V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16859
ANNA QUINATA V. RHONDA NISHIMURA
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17023
PHILLIP SANDERS V. MAGIC METRO TACTICAL TEAM
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17285
MICHAEL HARKE V. ADA COUNTY SHERIFFS
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35993
MICHAEL BILLBERRY V. PATRICK DONAHOE
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55385
The Ray Charles Found. v. Robinson
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55421
Justia Opinion Summary: The Foundation, the sole beneficiary of Ray Charles' estate, filed suit to challenge his heirs' purported termination of copyright grants that Charles conferred while he was alive. The district court dismissed the suit…
name.space, Inc. V. ICANN
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55553
Justia Opinion Summary: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) creates and assigns top level domains (TLDs), such as “.com” and “.net.” Plaintiff, a registry specializing in “expressive” TLDs, filed suit alleging that…
MUNCHKIN, INC. V. PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, LLC
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56214
United States v. Winkles
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56376
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant filed a Rule 60(b) motion for relief from judgment following the denial of his section 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. The court concluded that a certificate of appealability (COA) is…
NOE LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72800
RUSSELL RODGERS V. GREG MUNKS
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15167
EDDIE YOUNG V. A. MARTINEZ
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15649
CRAIG COOPER V. SYNTHIA SELY
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15655
LEE RIELS V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16271
USA V. SAMANTHA HEADCARRIER
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30203
LARRY HOAK V. ATTORNEY GENERAL
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35198
FERNANDO RIVERA LEYVA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-71382
TIRSO MILIAN-ERISA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-72803
USA V. GEORGE RAMIREZ, JR.
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10603
MARIA RODRIGUEZ-DEL TORO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71970
Bos v. Board of Trustees
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15604
Justia Opinion Summary: After Gregory Bos and his spouse filed a joint petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Board filed a complaint against Bos and his spouse contesting the dischargeability of a $504,282.59 debt. An arbitrator had awarded…
City & Cnty. of San Francisco v. U.S. D.O.T.
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15855
Justia Opinion Summary: After PG&E's natural gas pipeline ruptured in San Bruno, killing and injuring several people, San Francisco filed suit against the Agency, alleging that the Agency failed to comply with the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety…
AIMEE GREENE V. BUCKEYE VALLEY FIRE DEPT
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16102
Novak v. United States
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16383
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, individuals and a corporation who reside in Hawaii, filed suit alleging that the Jones Act's cabotage provisions, 46 U.S.C. 12112(a)(2)(A) and 55102(b)(1), which prohibit foreign competition in the domestic…
COUNTRY STEVENS V. DAVID MAR
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16834
JAMES BORER V. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35566
MORGAN CHIKOSI V. WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56031
DUE TRAN V. HOUSING AUTH. COUNTY OF LA
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56420
DAVID EDWARDS V. CLAREY
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15638
DWAYNE SWEARINGTON V. CDCR
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16172
DANNY RAVIART V. JOSEPH MCGRATH
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16462
USA V. HARDEEP SINGH
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30054
USA V. WAYNE PARTIN
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30119
DIMITAR DERMENDZIEV V. STATE OF WASHINGTON
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35012
BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN RANCH CO., V. LINDA JONAS
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35302
Microsoft, Corp. v. Motorola, Inc.
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35393
Justia Opinion Summary: Microsoft, a third-party beneficiary to Motorola’s reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) commitments, filed suit against Motorola for breach of its obligation to offer RAND licenses to its patents in good faith.…
USA V. JOSE JIMENEZ-ORTIZ
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50295
Yocupicio v. PAE Grp.
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
15-55878
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Arch based upon allegations of numerous violations by Arch of the California Labor Code. On appeal, plaintiff challenged the denial of her motion to remand this matter to the Superior Court…
ORGANIZED VILLAGE OF KAKE V. AGRI
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
11-35517
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
11-73884
USA V. EDWARD SULLIVAN
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10196
DIMAS O'CAMPO V. CHICO CROSSROADS
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-16483
AGUSTIN MENDOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70550
BRADLEY PROULX V. P. BRAZELTON
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17484
USA V. SID WILLIS, JR.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30376
United States v. Willis, Jr.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30376
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant challenged his 60-month sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release. The court held that before a district court concludes that a defendant committed a Grade A violation of supervised release by…
VINCENT BURROUGHS V. USA
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35793
JENNIFER LANE V. GRANT COUNTY
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35954
PETER BRONSON V.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-60088
PETER BRONSON V.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-60089
TORNIK HOVSEPYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70914
SALVADOR RAMIREZ-DIAZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72091
USA V. AMADOR LEON-QUINTERO
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10260
USA V. MARCOS VELAZQUEZ
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10312
Minden Pictures v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15267
Justia Opinion Summary: Minden, a stock photography company, filed an infringement suit under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 501(b), against Wiley, a textbook publisher, alleging that Wiley had substantially exceeded the scope of the licenses…
POINTE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES V. A. T.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16679
ARCHIE CRANFORD V. PAM AHLIN
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-17473
USA V. GARRETT LAFROMBOISE
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30082
USA V. CECILIA GARDIPEE
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30181
USA V. ALEJANDRO TINOCO
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50010
USA V. SATURNINO PINEDA-FLORES
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50256
USA V. PEDRO MAURICIO-TRUJILLO
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50339
HELEN DE LEON ANGEL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
09-73380
NELSON MEJIA MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
10-72703
MARIA MORALES-ESPANA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
11-70720
Orthel v. Yates
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17165
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder, appealed the district court's grant of the State's motion to dismiss as untimely petitioner's habeas petition. The court concluded that the district court did not clearly err…
CELIA BENAVIDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70109
RAJWINDER KAUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70801
JORGE PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70932
RONEEL SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70941
ISIDORO PABLO-PABLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71054
YOU YUAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72091
RAUL BORBA-CARDOSO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72154
HO YIM V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-73079
HOVIK SATAMYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-73290
USA V. GONZALO JUSAINO-GOMEZ
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10331
USA V. AURELIANO NAVARRO-AMAVIZCA
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10402
USA V. EZEQUIEL ESPINOSA-JIMENEZ
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10553
USA V. LOGAN STORM
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30258
Mayo v. PCC Structurals, Inc.
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35643
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of PCC, his former employer, on his claim of discrimination in violation of Oregon disability law. The court joined its sister circuits in…
United States v. Carter
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50164
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to distributing crack cocaine and subsequently filed a direct appeal, claiming that the district court failed to ensure that he entered his plea knowingly and voluntarily. The court concluded that…
USA V. RYAN GOMEZ
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50468
USA V. MARK BOTTA
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50539
WENDI BERNDT V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56142
JULIANA LU V. CENTRAL BANK OF REP. OF CHINA
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56212
CHARANJIT KAUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71538
ARMANDO BELTRAN-PRADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71548
AMALIA MENDOZA ARTIGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71688
ALEXANDER ROMERO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71746
SANTOS ECHEVERRIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72554
EVARISTO GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72973
EDVIN ECHEVERRIA-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73260
USA V. ALFONSO MENDOZA TRUJILLO
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10285
USA V. JESUS RODRIGUEZ-ALVARADO
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10536
Robinson v. Lewis
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15125
Justia Opinion Summary: In the absence of guidance from California courts, courts in the Ninth Circuit have struggled to discern how California courts would rule on the issue of timeliness of habeas petitions, particularly when there is no…
USA V. CHARLES PREE
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30221
USA V. DAVID RICO
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50141
YOUFU QIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-71912
ARVIN ALCON MARQUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-73672
GUILLERMO LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
11-73405
JOSE GUTIERREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
11-73709
Chadd v. United States
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
12-36023
Justia Opinion Summary: Robert Boardman was attacked by a male goat while hiking in the Olympic National Forest. The goat gored Boardman's leg with its horns and severed his femoral artery. Boardman died of the wound and Park officials…
ANTHONY GUGLIOTTA V. SILVIA GARCIA
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
12-55246
XIN HE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71648
SERGEY ZURABOV V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71704
DONGLIANG WANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
12-73103
YESENIA GUITRON V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16023
USA V. WINSTON BONTRAGER
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30339
SARAH BLAIR V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35717
Tulalip Tribes v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35773
Justia Opinion Summary: The Tulalip invoked the district court's continuing jurisdiction by filing a request for determination of the scope of the Suquamish's usual and accustomed fishing grounds and stations (U&A). Ruling on cross motions for…
USA V. JULIO GARCIA-ROSAS
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50482
USA V. TAYO OGUNBANKE
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50600
GEVORK PAYASLYAN V. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY CO.
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55858
JOSE CEVALLOS-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70576
ARMANDO GRIJALVA CUEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70970
JOSE AYALA-AGUILAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71919
HARBANS LEHRA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71961
ADRIAN SOSA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71985
JESUS LIRA-HUERTA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72231
CARLOS COLOCHO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72372
ANA GOMEZ-ROMO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72679
ANDRES ORTEGA-FLORES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73228
USA V. JOHN ABELL
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10165
DARRYL HAWKINS V. LOUIS WINN, JR.
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15201
JOHN MONTALVO V. CDCR
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15768
Chinatown Neighborhood Ass'n v. Harris
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15781
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit challenging California's Shark Fin Law, Cal. Fish & Game Code 2021(b), which makes it unlawful to possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin in the state. Plaintiffs alleged…
RICHARD BRYAN V. PAT GLEBE
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35747
USA V. EFRAIN ARMENTA-AGUILAR
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50218
USA V. FRANK CUTLER
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50291
USA V. HUGO CASTELLON
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
15-50051
SARA SANCHEZ-RESENDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
09-71588
CHETWYN ARCHER V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
09-73951
ABELARDO VALLE-CORTEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
11-70567
ERIK DOLUKHANYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71942
LESTER ESPINOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72153
USA V. JOSEPH CAROZZA
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10172
JEFFREY CHURCH V. CITY OF RENO
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16062
USA V. MARK NEUMAN
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30372
ROCKY DIETZ V. HILLARY BOULDIN
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35377
Dietz v. Bouldin
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35377
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a negligence suit against defendant, alleging injuries resulting from a car accident. After the jury returned a verdict, the district court discharged them and recessed. After realizing that the verdict…
AMAL GUSTAFSON V. SUNTRUST MORTGAGE
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56270
AMAL GUSTAFSON V. U.S. BANK
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
13-57053
LEANNA SMITH V. STATE OF ARIZONA
Date: July 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15390
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
10-71562
ZHONGXIANG ZHOU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
11-71492
SCOTT BIZAR V. JEFFREY DEE
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17826
Stormans, Inc. v.Wiesman
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Numbers:
12-35221, 12-35223
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, the owner of a pharmacy and two individual pharmacists who have religious objections to delivering emergency contraceptives, challenged the Commission's rules requiring the timely delivery of all prescription…
USA V. GARY WHITE
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
12-50589
LAMONT SHEPARD V. BASS
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15032
JOSEPH CORNETT V. DOMINGO URIBE, JR.
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16174
MARK LANE V. MARION FEATHER
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35427
NATHAN MCKINNEY V. KEVIN CHAPPELL
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55032
USA V. HONG WONG
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10276
USA V. ERNESTO SANTOS-FLORES
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-10289
RENZO CHIARELLA-CERRON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
11-71832
ROBERTO SERRANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70568
Double Bogey LP v. Enea
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15809
Justia Opinion Summary: Appian was created by the Enea brothers, who were its only shareholders and officers. Appian managed real estate development projects, including Monticello, of which Appian was a General Partner, and Monterrosa, of which…
USA V. VEGAS CALDER
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30335
United States v. Torres
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50553
Justia Opinion Summary: Torres was convicted of knowingly transporting 73 kilograms of cocaine across the U.S.-Mexico border concealed in a specially constructed compartment of his pickup truck, 21 U.S.C. 952, 960. At his first trial, which…
ARCH INSURANCE CO. V. NIZAR KATBI
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56135
State of Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene TribeRIBE
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35753
Justia Opinion Summary: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) divides gaming on Indian lands into three classes and provides a different regulatory scheme for each class. “Non-banking” card games (including poker) can be either Class II or…
USA V. FELIPE MEDINA-NAVEJAR
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50056
MILTON LOMELI-CAPETILLO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
10-70944
RODRIGO SORIA-GARIBAY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72310
LAMONT SHEPARD V. R. PEREZ
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15985
RANGER PIPELINES V. LEXINGTON INS CO
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16080
GARY KREMEN V. MICHAEL COHEN
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16101
JESSICA BIXLER V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35864
KELLY YOUNG V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35904
SUSAN BURNAROOS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35952
ROBERT SCOTT V. RAY MABUS
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55277
WILLIAM BELL V. ROB PERSSON
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35536
USA V. ERICK HERRERA
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50231
USA V. DENNIS MAHON
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10273
United States v. Mahon
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10273
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction under 18 U.S.C. 844(i) for the pipe bomb explosion of the Diversity Office in which three people were injured and property was damaged. Section 844(i) makes it a crime to damage or…
Haeger v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Numbers:
12-17718, 13-16801, 13-16861, 13-16862
Justia Opinion Summary: Sanctionees Hancock, Musnuff, and Goodyear appealed from the district court's award of sanctions, arguing that the district court abused its discretion in relying upon its inherent power to impose sanctions, and in…
Baker v. Microsoft Corp.
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
12-35946
Pit River Tribe v. BLM
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16961
Justia Opinion Summary: Pit River appealed the district court's order granting judgment on the pleadings of its action challenging BLM's continuation of geothermal leases. The court concluded that the district court incorrectly treated Pit…
CORA BUCKLIN V. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56085
TIANGANG LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70069
Gage v. Chappell
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73438
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, applied for permission to file a second or successive habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. 2254, seeking to bring a Brady
claim and an ineffective assistance of…
United States v. Aquino
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10360
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant challenged the district court’s finding that she lied to her probation officer when she denied using any “illicit drugs” (Standard Condition No. 3) and a special condition of supervised release that prohibits…
MEBO INTERNATIONAL, INC V. SHINYA YAMANAKA
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15359
TIRATH SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71387
United States v. Gonzalez-Corn
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50480
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for illegally reentering the United States after deportation, arguing that his deportation violated due process because the IJ incorrectly determined he had previously been convicted of…
USA V. JOSE DUARTE
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10189
USA V. MUSAB MASMARI
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30155
USA V. QUAN HOWARD
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
15-10259
JEETENDRA SHARMA SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
08-74272
Rogers v. McDaniel
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Numbers:
11-99009, 11-99010
Justia Opinion Summary: The State appealed the district court’s grant of partial habeas corpus relief to petitioner, a death row inmate. Petitioner cross-appealed the district court's decision not stay habeas corpus proceedings and challenged…
Torres v. Goddard
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17096
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that the money that was seized via Western Union transfers was unconstitutional. At the time, Arizona officials executed warrants to seize wire transfers that they claimed were highly…
ROBERT CRITCHLOW V. KATE CRITCHLOW
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15572
Ranza v. Nike, Inc.
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35251
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against her former employer NEON and NEON's parent company (Nike, Inc.), alleging sex and age discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2, 2000e-3, and…
Schroeder v. United States
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35479
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed his dismissal from a qui tam suit concerning the billing practices of government contractor CH2M Hill. The court held, as a matter of first impression, that the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C.…
Centurion Properties v. Chicago Title
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-35692, 13-35725
Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose from a dispute between plaintiffs and Chicago Title over whether Chicago Title breached a duty of care to plaintiffs, causing damages, when it recorded unauthorized liens on Plaintiff CPIII's property.…
SANDRA BENNETT V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35821
USA V. DEAN YOUNGQUIST
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35829
Boyer v. Chappell
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-99006
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of two murders, appealed the denial of his federal habeas petition. The court concluded that the state court did not unreasonably apply clearly established Supreme Court precedent when it determined…
USA V. ERNESTO HERNANDEZ
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10232
USA V. ROBERTO BELLO-URQUIZA , JR.
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50292
Akebia Therapeutics v. FibroGen
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
15-15274
Justia Opinion Summary: FibroGen, a biotechnology company and owner of two patents at issue, appealed the district court's order granting an ex parte application filed by Akebia under 28 U.S.C. 1782 for discovery in aid of foreign proceedings.…
JAIRO MEJIA VEGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
11-70161
Velazquez v. City of Long Beach
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
12-56933
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the City and several police officers under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and California law, alleging unlawful arrest and excessive force claims. The court concluded that there was sufficient evidence on…
MARIO ARREDONDO FIERRO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70131
CHARLOTTE SURVINE V. MICHAEL COTTLE
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15900
CLUB LEVEL, INC. V. CITY OF WENATCHEE
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35781
CHARLES ELMORE V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35831
FRANK HARRIS V. MARTIN D. BITER
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55473
Knudsen v. Commissioner
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72077
Justia Opinion Summary: The Tax Court issued its final order and decision, granting taxpayer relief from joint and several income tax liabilities and denied taxpayer’s motion for attorney’s fees and litigation costs. At issue was whether a…
USA V. MAURICIO ORTEGA-CAZARES
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10414
JESSICA HOLMES V. DEBORAH JOHNSON
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15530
USA V. WILLIAM DAVIS, JR.
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30025
USA V. JOSE BIRRUETA
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30136
ANDREW USHER V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-71734
Foley v. Biter
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17724
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder and related charges, appealed the district court's order denying his motion for relief from judgment pursuant to F.R.C.P. 60(b)(6). Petitioner properly filed a petition for…
KYUNG RYU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70456
HUGO HURTADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71916
EDU-HI V. PATRICK P.
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16123
Johnson v. FHLMC
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35596
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a homeowner, appealed the dismissal of his action against Freddie Mac, for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty where Freddie Mac purchased plaintiff's mortgage from Taylor Bean, the loan…
LAUREN PAULSON V. OREGON STATE BAR
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35672
KRISTINA DENNIS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35840
FLOYD SPENCE V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35911
AMARA MANSARE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70640
USA V. AMANDA RICHTER
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30142
KWAI WONG V. DAVID BEEBE
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
10-36136
KENNETH GRIFFIN V. J. BAL
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
11-17848
LARRY COX V. USDA
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15225
JOHN WILLIAMS V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15842
USA V. KARL MODDERMAN
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17374
Amity Rubberized Pen Co. v. Market Quest Grp.
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55796
Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal stems from a patent dispute involving Amity's patent for a device that dispenses both toothpicks and tablets and Market Quest's alleged infringement of the patent. The court concluded that this case arises…
USA V. JOSE JIMENEZ-PALACIO
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10266
USA V. JOSEPH MCCLENDON
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10450
DIMICOE WHITFIELD V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15849
USA V. KEVIN DEVEREAUX
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30112
USA V. DONALD STREICH
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30171
QING LIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
10-73897
USA V. AIFANG YE
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10576
United States v. Aifang Ye
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10576
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her convictions relating to the provision of false information on a passport application in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1542, arguing that the district court’s jury instructions erroneously failed to…
Kirkpatrick v. Cnty. of Washoe
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-15080
Justia Opinion Summary: WCDSS took B.W. into protective custody when she was two-days old and placed her with a foster parent without obtaining prior judicial authorization. Plaintiff, B.W.'s biological father, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983…
ASARCO v. Celanese Chem. Co.
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-16832
Justia Opinion Summary: ASARCO appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment for CNA in ASARCO's suit for contribution under section 113(f)(3)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42…
NAOMI MARSH V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17014
PARMINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72334
JIMMY MCDONALD V. GREG CLARK
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17006
United States v. Watson
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30084
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, convicted of a sex crime, appealed the district court's denial of his motion to order DNA testing of the victim's clothing. At issue was whether new DNA tests that make previously useless DNA capable of…
USA V. JESUS ELIZONDO
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30093
USA V. BRANDON FARRELL
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30133
GRIGOL ABROYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70563
JULIO NAVAS V. JAMES BACA
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16218
BENJAMIN CANNON V. CITY OF PETALUMA
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16609
LAUREN PAULSON V. MATT ARBAUGH
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35077
JEREMY GUGINO V. GREATER ROME BANK
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35903
SUDAN JONES V. DEBRA DEXTER
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56527
Olive v. Commissioner
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70510
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the Tax Court's decision assessing deficiencies and penalties for tax years 2004 and 2005, which arose from petitioner’s operation of a medical marijuana
dispensary in San Francisco. The court…
JULIO LUIS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70524
ZENON PONCE-HIDALGO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71000
HISRAEL RIVERA ORTIZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71620
USA V. ESMERALDA SEGOVIA CONTRERAS
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30121
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30144
United States v. Chan
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-55239
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, convicted of three counts of perjury, brought a petition for writ of error coram nobis in the district court, seeking to withdraw her guilty plea. Defendant supported her petition with one claim of ineffective…
HORACE CHAMBERS V. CIR
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-70104
BIG LAGOON RANCHERIA V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
10-17803
ROBERT KONOP V. HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
11-17706
XI JIANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72466
USA V. RALPH MORENO
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10660
DANE JENSEN V. U.S. BANK
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35703
THOMAS HUBBARD V. PHIL'S BBQ OF POINT LOMA
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55861
USA V. JOSE ORTEGA-GUTIERREZ
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10330
JEANNIE BRUESCH V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35124
ALAN VAN ORDEN V. HEATH DOWNS
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35904
United States v. Roach
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50260
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, owner of All Metals Processing Company, appealed his conviction of one count of storing and causing the storage of hazardous waste without a permit in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act…
JOEL DE LA CERDA V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-55414
USA V. DAMIEN ZEPEDA
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
10-10131
JESSE BUSK V. INTEGRITY STAFFING SOLUTIONS,
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
11-16892
USA V. MARK ANDERSON
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
12-10115
USA V. RONALD MCGREGOR
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10384
Building Indus. Ass'n v. U.S. Dep't of Commerce
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15132
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs appealed the district court's conclusion that the agencies' procedures leading to the designation of critical habitat for a threatened species - the southern distinct population segment of green sturgeon -…
Arce v. Douglas
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-15657, 13-15760
Justia Opinion Summary: The school board of Tucson developed the Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in Tucson public schools to provide a culturally relevant curriculum for students by incorporating historical and contemporary Mexican…
Maes v. Chavez
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16523
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of failing to provide notice of a change of address as a registered sex offender, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the state superior court two days before the one year statute of…
Williams v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins.
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55719
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against National Union under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., which permits a beneficiary of an employee benefit plan to bring a civil action to recover…
JUAN MIRANDA-SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70833
OMAR FUNES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72477
JOSE MALTEZ PADILLA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72942
SUKHNAND SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73833
JAMES GREEN V. ROMEO ARANAS
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16249
RICHARD ABERCROMBIE V. RICHARD KAUT
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16675
USA V. TARVUELL CLARK
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50148
USA V. MICHAEL BRYANT, JR.
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
12-30177
CBE V. EPA
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
12-72358
Gradillas v. Lincoln General Ins.
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15638
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against Lincoln seeking to recover damages for the injuries they incurred from the insured. The court certified the following question to the Supreme Court of California: When determining whether an…
APRIL WEST V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15741
Meridian Joint Sch. Dist. v. D.A.
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-35329, 13-36200
Justia Opinion Summary: MSD appealed the district court's determination that Mathew, who has Asperger's Syndrome, was entitled to the preparation of an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense under the Individuals with…
ANGELS ALLIANCE GROUP V. RECONTRUST CO.
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35632
Multi Time Machine v. Amazon.com
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55575
Justia Opinion Summary: MTM filed suit against online retailer Amazon under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., alleging that Amazon had infringed MTM's trademark. MTM argues that initial interest confusion might occur because Amazon lists…
USA V. BASSAM SALMAN
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10204
United States v. Salman
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10204
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for conspiracy and insider trading, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction under United States v. Newman. The court determined that defendant has not waived…
D. A. V. MERIDIAN JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35081
United States v. Guzman-Ibarez
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50142
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after deportation or removal. The court concluded that the new definition in section 321(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant…
VACHIRAPORN VIVORAKIT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-70972
CORINA REYES-VILLEGAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
11-73860
SEC V. BELLWETHER VENTURE CAPITAL
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
12-56753
CINDY MINER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15790
ROBERT GAMEZ, JR. V. UNKNOWN NORRIS
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16404
JASON GIDDINGS V. GREYHOUND BUS LINES INC
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35807
United States v. Pocklington
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50461
Justia Opinion Summary: The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. 3565(c), conditions the “power of the court” to adjudicate probation violations after the probation period expires on the issuance of “a warrant or…
US BANK V. PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE CO.
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55767
QIN ZHANG V. GOOGLE, INC.
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56362
HECTOR ROBLES-ROJAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73060
ALLAN MORGAL V. EDWARD WILLIAMS
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15490
LAWTIS RHODEN V. STEPHEN MAYBERG
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15523
KEITH BRIDGEWATER V. SWEENY
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15782
JORGE RUBIO V. RUSH CARD
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16795
LAKEITH MCCOY V. M. GARIKAPARTHI
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-17387
ANDREW LAWHORN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35658
LAKEITH MCCOY V. TONI O'NEILL
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-56334
VICTOR GONZALES-CORNEJO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
10-72637
JPMCC 2007-C1 Grasslawn Lodging v. Transwest Resort Properties
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17176
Justia Opinion Summary: Lender challenged the district court's denial of Lender's appeal from the bankruptcy court's order confirming a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization based on equitable mootness grounds. At issue was whether a lender that…
DAMON CAMPBELL V. MANUEL PORTILLO
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17820
Bastidas v. Chappell
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-55024
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner moved to stay and abey his petition while he exhausted a claim that was not yet a part of his federal habeas petition. The court held that petitioner’s motion was likewise dispositive of that new unexhausted…
Mitchell v. Valenzuela
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-55041
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder, appealed the denial of his motion to stay and abey his 28 U.S.C. 2254 habeas corpus petition while he exhausted some of his claims in state court. The court held that, in the…
ERICK BAUTISTA-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70003
MEI ZHU-HONG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71856
MAMIKON MELIKSETYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71987
GREGORY PELLERIN V. NEVADA COUNTY
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15860
USA V. 2.739 ACRES OF LAND
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15953
USA V. MILES JULISON
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30330
United States v. Garcia-Gonzalez
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50369
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant conditionally plead guilty to being a previously removed alien illegally found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326(a). On appeal, defendant contended that the district court erred in concluding…
PHILIP BIKLE V. TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR MARTHA
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-56504
CHRISTOPHER WELLS V. JOE ACOSTA
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-57176
GUSTAVO MOLINA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70478
MARTHA CALMO PABLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72909
THERESA GARNER V. PENNY PRITZKER
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15422
TIMOTHY WATTS V. R. RAMOS
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15783
MANSE SULLIVAN V. NORM KRAMER
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15872
MICHAEL WILLIAMS V. VICKIE MADRID
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15907
MANSE SULLIVAN V. PAM AHLIN
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16245
ROBERTO HERRERA V. HUU NGUYEN
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16371
RICHARD BRYAN V. TERRIE MATSEN
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35493
TERRANCE IRBY V. BERNIE WARNER
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35630
PHILIP BIKLE V. A. SANTOS
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-55077
ANGEL MONTES MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-71406
DOLORES DE GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
10-56542
VOLODYMYR KUZMENKO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
10-73154
MILTON GUERRA-MORALES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
11-72885
Pistor v. Garcia
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17095
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, applying advantage gambling techniques, won a significant amount of money on video blackjack machines at a casino owned and operated by the Tonto Apache Tribe on tribal land. Plaintiffs filed suit against the…
McBride v. Lopez
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17682
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming violation of his Eighth Amendment rights by use of excessive force by prison guards. At issue was a claim that a threat of retaliatory action by a prison…
RICK SOVEREIGN V. DEUTSCHE BANK
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
12-35449
RAUL CENTENO-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70799
USA V. RICHARD COOKE
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10677
SAZAR DENT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17213
Vietnam Veterans of America v. CIA
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-17430, 14-15108
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, veterans' organizations and individuals subject to U.S. military chemical and biological weapons experiments, filed an individual and class action complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against…
GAIL HOLMES V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55821
NESLIHAN YILDIZHAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70427
FRANCISCO LUGO-GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71076
ANGELICA MEJIA RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71166
DANIEL O'CONNOR V. CIR
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71413
TEJINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71912
LUSINE MELIK OHANYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71988
JOSE AVILA-AVILA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72458
JOEL DIAZ-ARANGO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72544
ADRIANA MARIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72781
KHALIL HASSAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73685
HARVEY GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-74348
USA V. PAULINO LOPEZ-RIVAS
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10034
USA V. MARTIN NAVARRO-PUERTA
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10101
USA V. SERGIO BARAHONA
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10388
ROBERT KRONCKE V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-15618
DEWAYNE THOMPSON V. M. HERNANDEZ
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16338
USA V. NOE MUNGUIA-DIAZ
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30032
USA V. ROBERT BURSHIA
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30122
DALE FOSSEN V. CARING FOR MONTANANS, INC.
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35077
USA V. FERNANDO ZATARAIN-PENA
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50163
JOSE ESTRADA HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-71422
EPIGMENIO RIOS-SIERRA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-72503
DOLORES DE GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
10-56542
HEYDI SOMOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
11-73525
Ward v. Apple, Inc.
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17805
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed a putative class action against Apple, alleging that Apple conspired with ATTM to violate federal antitrust laws by entering into an exclusivity agreement in which ATTM would be the exclusive provider of…
MAYRA CARDENAS MENDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70242
ALBA RAMOS-BARRIOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-70476
MELVIN PALMA SANDOVAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71022
USA V. LI YANCHUN
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10104
USA V. YSIDRO VALDEZ
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10533
JOHN SABA V. TIMOTHY CORY
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15576
JOHN SABA V. TIMOTHY CORY
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15630
HUGO LUA V. NANCY ADAMS
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16670
SAZAR DENT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-17213
USA V. PATRICK LAVERDURE, JR.
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-30298
CHMM v. Freeman Marine Equip.
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-35163
Justia Opinion Summary: CHMM, owner of a luxury yacht, filed suit against Freeman, manufacturer of a "weathertight" door for installation on the yacht, alleging five tort claims arising out of the door's alleged malfunction. The court applied…
United States v. Esparza
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50033
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for importing marijuana where he attempted to enter the country by driving a car that had multiple packages of marijuana hidden in the gas tank and dashboard. At the time of defendant's…
USA V. RAUL VILLARREAL
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50295
USA V. MAYEL PEREZ-VALENCIA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50598
USA V. CESAR GONZALEZ-GARCIA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50599
GAIL HOLMES V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55821
ANDREA HEATH V. CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55946
Angelotti Chiropractic v. Baker
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-56996, 13-57080
Justia Opinion Summary: California enacted Senate Bill 863 to combat an acute “lien crisis” in its workers’ compensation system. Plaintiffs filed suit claiming that SB 863 violates the Takings Clause, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal…
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Comm'n v. EPA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70633
Justia Opinion Summary: AEWC petitioned for review of the Beaufort Permit issued by the EPA under the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1342, 1343, which authorizes the…
ZHONGGUI CAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-71494
JULIO MEDINA-HERRERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-72991
YONG LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-73004
USA V. PAULINO LOPEZ-RIVAS
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10034
USA V. JULIO RAMIREZ-GALICIA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10273
USA V. URIEL TORRES-CISNEROS
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10297
USA V. ALY CONTEH
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10486
USA V. CHRIS SAGE
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30098
USA V. MATTHEW COMBS
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-30225
DALE FOSSEN V. CARING FOR MONTANANS, INC.
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35077
WILLIAM POFF V. USA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-35595
USA V. HAOREN MA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50215
USA V. TERRY SOMMERVILLE
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50216
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50344
USA V. ADELMO ROSALES-VELASQUEZ
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50360
USA V. GARY HADLAND
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50361
USA V. PONCIANO MATA
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50386
USA V. USDC-NVR
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-70486
Justia Opinion Summary: The United States filed a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging a district judge’s policy restricting the pro hac vice admission of government attorneys. After the petition was filed, the district judge reversed…
USA V. USDC-NVR
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-71408
Benvin v. USDC NVR
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-72181
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, charged in a fifty-count indictment, petitioned for a writ of mandamus, seeking an order directing the district court not to condition its acceptance of the parties’ plea agreement on the government’s…
MICHAEL OGIN V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
12-17232
Jones v. Williams
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
12-35131
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a former inmate at the Penitentiary, as well as a Muslim and a member of the Nation of Islam, appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of fifteen employees of the Department on several civil rights…
CECIL ZELAYA REYES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
12-71233
USA V. JUAN ALVAREZ-ARROYO
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10498
USA V. ANTHONY DECUIR
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10647
USA V. JOSE VARGAS
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-10649
Rosati v. Igbinoso
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-15984
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a transgender inmate, filed a pro se suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that prison officials violated the Eighth Amendment through deliberate indifference to her serious medical needs. Plaintiff alleged that…
Carlson Sr. v. Attorney General
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16535
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of willful infliction of harm or injury to a child, appealed the denial of his federal habeas petition. The district court denied the petition, concluding that the trial court’s determination that…
STEVEN WILHELM V. ANTHONY ENENMOH
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-16798
USA V. ROGELIO NAVARRO
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50530
United States v. Jefferson
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-50647
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his ten-year mandatory minimum sentence for knowingly and intentionally importing a controlled substance into the United States. The court affirmed the judgment, rejecting defendant's argument that…
DEREK ANCRUM V. GARY SWARTHOUT
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-55827
ELSTON CASTILLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
13-70160
USA V. RODNEY JOSEPH, JR.
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-10377
Addington v. US Airline Pilots Ass'n
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Numbers:
14-15757, 14-15874, 14-15892
Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from a dispute over an integrated seniority list of pilots after US Airways merged with America West Airlines. East Pilots and West Pilots were both represented by the ALPA where East Pilots advocated a…
SERGIO PABLO V. W.L. MONTGOMERY
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16128
CHARLES WOOLSEY V. USA
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-16384
USA V. SACRAMENTO DIAZ
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50338
USA V. SIJIFREDO DELGADILLO-RAMIREZ
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50437
USA V. JOHNNY BONDS
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-50487
