2015 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 2001 - 2500 of 3865

USA V. JULIO CASTELLANOS-SALAMANCA
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50005
Chess v. Dovey  
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16516

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against eight prison medical staff, alleging that they denied him constitutionally adequate medical care while he was incarcerated in the prison. On appeal, plaintiff argued that…

Bear Valley Mut. Water Co. v. Jewell  
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57297

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, the FWS promulgated a Final Rule designating particular areas as critical habitat for the Santa Ana sucker, a small freshwater fish. In a subsequent 2005 Final Rule and in a 2009 Proposed Rule, the FWS excluded…

LANELL JONES V. CITY OF OAKLAND
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15673
ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. V. ALEXANDER YIN
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15991
Kaady v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co.  
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35036

Justia Opinion Summary: Kaady, a mason, filed suit against Mid-Continent after Mid-Continent denied Kaady's claim for indemnification under its commercial liability insurance policy. The district court granted summary judgment to Mid-Continent…

DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL V. CHOICE CASH ADVANCE
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35607
USA V. JOHN CARPEGNA
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36149
USA V. JAIME BIBO-LOPEZ
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50602
RICHARD YOCUM V. ROCKWELL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55919
FUCHS & ASSOCIATES V. ELKE LESSO
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60077
CALIXTO SEGURA-MENDOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70155
JOHN ARCE-PACHECO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70799
LUIS ORDAZ-LEYVA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70943
USA V. BENITO LEDESMA-SANCHEZ
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10263
USA V. OMAR INIGUEZ
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10274
USA V. ADAM KANE
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10328
USA V. KWAN CHOI
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10376
USA V. MELVIN FLORES-ORTIZ
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10404
RICHARD WILLIAMS V. CHERYL PLILER
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16393
USA V. ROBERT HIPPLE, III
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30016
USA V. JAMES SORRELL
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30159
USA V. JORGE BETANCOURT MENDOZA
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30182
USA V. CANDELARIO GONZALEZ-GARCIA
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50250
USA V. IRVIN TORRES GUZMAN
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50353
USA V. CRISTOBAL FIGUEROA-MAGANA
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50420
ANGEL JET SERVICES V. GIANT EAGLE INC
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15956
USA V. DAVID OVIST
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30256
CHERYL WARD V. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE CO
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35628
TAMMY WALLIS V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35777
JUANITA SMALLWOOD V. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55304
K. B. V. HARTFORD CASUALTY INS. CO
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55511
JUAN TORRES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70742
United States v. Rodriguez  
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10122

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted for willful attempt to interfere with the operator of aircraft with reckless disregard for human life and was sentenced to fourteen years in prison. The court concluded that there is insufficient…

SURINDER KAUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73603
DEWAND CHAND V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 11-70835
LARY FEEZOR V. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17388
MENA BISHARA V. U.S. BANK HOME MORTGAGE
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17611
USA V. THOMAS GROSSI, SR.
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15487
GEMINI INSURANCE CO. V. INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE CO.
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16643
GORDON DAVENPORT V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35722
GABRIEL ROMAN V. LA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55480
ARLEEN CABRAL V. SUPPLE LLC
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55943
MICHAEL AMBERS V. BUY.COM
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55953
EUGENE GENCHEV V. DETROIT DIESEL CORP
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56025
Ass'n of Irritated Residents v. EPA  
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73398

Justia Opinion Summary: AIR petitioned for review of the EPA's promulgation of 40 C.F.R. 52.245, a regulation that revised the scope of a previous EPA decision. The EPA promulgated the regulation under section 110(k)(6) of the Clean Air Act, 42…

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE V. MICHAEL PLANET
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56444
ANA SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 10-72260
Robinson v. Jewell  
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17151

Justia Opinion Summary: The Tribe and its elected chairperson filed suit alleging claims asserting title to the Tejon Ranch. The district court granted the government's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The court concluded that…

WildEarth Guardians v. USFS  
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35434

Justia Opinion Summary: WildEarth challenged the Forest Service's decision to designate over two million acres of public land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest for use by winter motorized vehicles, principally snowmobiles. The court…

DONALD DUNLAP V. ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35991
RANDEL LANE V. CLARK COUNTY
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15471
JAMES TATE, JR. V. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15736
CALVIN PHILLIPS V. RAY MABUS
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16923
CINDY BRAGGS V. MAXINE JONES
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55557
YVETTE GREEN V. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56093
RENE MEZA-BARHONA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71405
USA V. JAIME MORENO
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50065
USA V. JAVIER MORALES-LANDA
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50460
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73868
Mitchell v. United States  
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 11-99003

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of eleven counts including two counts of first degree murder, appealed the denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion for habeas corpus relief, alleging that his team of defense lawyers rendered…

NARVIEZ ALEXANDER V. STATE OF NEVADA
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16618
USA V. TARYN JOHNSTON
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-50213
DON SUSIL WIJESINGHE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70539
DIANE MAGGI V. CREATIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15479
DAVID NICHOLS V. JEFFREY BEARD
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17043
ALADS V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55751
PATRICIA STOCKMAN-SANN V. ROBERT MCKNIGHT, JR.
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55892
EDUL AZEEZ, II V. MATTHEW CATE
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-57027
MICHAEL SHOWALTER V. J. HOPPER
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60045
USA V. HUMBERTO GOSTELOS-FUENTES
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10332
USA V. THOMAS LEWIS
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10399
USA V. RODRIGUEZ MADDEN
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10432
Marsh v. Colvin  
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17014

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the denial of her application for social security disability benefits. In this case, where the ALJ did not even mention a treating physician’s opinion that plaintiff’s chronic bursitis rendered her…

Seeboth v. Allenby  
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17062

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed suit claiming that California’s Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code 6600–6609.3, is unconstitutional on its face. Petitioner contended that the absence of a provision setting…

Walker v. Beard  
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17460

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a devout racist and an Aryan Christian Odinist, challenged the State's classification of him as eligible to occupy a prison cell with an individual of a different race, alleging that such a placement would…

JOAN KEARNEY V. FOLEY & LARDNER
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57334
MEDICAL ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY V. USEPA
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73386
USA V. UIKI TEAUPA
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10388
USA V. PACIANO LIZARRAGA-TIRADO
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10530
United States v. Lizarraga-Tirado  
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10530

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction under 8 U.S.C. 1326 as a previously removed alien who entered and was found in the United States. At issue was whether a Google Earth satellite image and a digital “tack” labeled with…

Benko v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp.  
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15185

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against the defendant companies, alleging that they engaged in illegal debt collection practices in the course of carrying out non-judicial foreclosures. Defendants removed the action to federal…

NAOMI HENEAGE V. DTE ENERGY
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15345
EL PUEBLO PARA EL AIRE Y AGUA V. LISA JACKSON
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15633
USA V. MICHAEL PAUCKERT
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30274
ROLANDO LEMUS V. DENNY'S INC.
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55623
USA V. MICHAEL LAWRENCE, JR.
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50013
Washington v. Ryan  
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Numbers: 05-99009, 07-15536

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a death row inmate, appealed the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254 and the denial of his motion to vacate the judgment under F.R.C.P. 60(b). The court dismissed the habeas…

Coquico v. Lynch  
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 09-73867

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of the Philippines, sought review of the BIA's dismissal of his appeal of the IJ's order of removal. The BIA concluded that petitioner's conviction under Cal. Penal Code 417.26 for "unlawful laser…

Toor v. Lynch  
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73212

Justia Opinion Summary: In Matter of Armendarez-Mendez, the BIA held that the regulatory departure bar survives the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(6)(A), 1229a(c)(7)(A). At…

Ruiz-Vidal v. Lynch  
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73433

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, sought review of the BIA's decision finding him removeable based on his no contest plea to a methamphetamine-related crime. Petitioner was charged with sale of methamphetamine…

BRUCE SCHOGGEN V. HAWAII AVIATION CONTRACT SVCS
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17733
YAM SHREESH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73664
LEANNA SMITH V. BANNER HEALTH SYSTEMS
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15413
ERICA SOLTERO V. MACY'S, INC.
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16971
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. U.S. Forest Service  
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35624

Justia Opinion Summary: The Forest Service initiated consultation with FWS under Section 7 of the ESA, 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2), and the FWS determined that the Forest Service’s standards and guidelines did not jeopardize the Canada lynx. FWS…

Pavoni v. Chrysler Group  
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55761

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, the three surviving children of Rose Coats, filed suit against Chrysler, contending that Chrysler is liable for the deaths of Rose and her husband under the theories of strict liability, negligent design and…

VALERIE WITHROW V. BACHE HALSEY STUART SHIELD
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55812
JASON DESCHAINE V. INDYMAC MORTGAGE SERVICES
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15345
USA V. MARIO SANCHEZ-SOTO
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50007
USA V. JESUS RIVERA-PAREDES
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50044
USA V. MARTHA JAMES
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50241
USA V. JOSE CASTILLO
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50341
DAWINDER SINGH SIDHU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71683
HENRY TAPPER V. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16569
ANTONIO GARCIA-VIRREY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70213
JOHN SENDER V. FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15502
ANTHONY AMERSON V. KINDREDCARE
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16235
ROBERTA BRAFMAN V. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INS CO
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16470
KIRK WILLIAMS V. MARK NOOTH
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35343
PAULA RAMSUM V. WALTER FRENZEL
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35371
JOYCE RYAN-WERRY V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35753
Newman v. Wengler  
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36185

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of attempted rape, appealed the district court's denial of his federal habeas petition. Petitioner claimed that the Idaho trial court violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment right to be free…

MARWAN ABOULHOSN V. MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55840
MARK PRAY V. CRAIG FARWELL
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15698
TAO WU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 11-70906
SHERWIN RINTON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71350
MIGUEL ROMO-JIMENEZ V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73647
USA V. RICHARD ROSS
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10158
USA V. ROYLAND RICE
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10416
XCENTRIC VENTURES V. LISA BORODKIN
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15544
Flores v. Huppenthal  
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15805

Justia Opinion Summary: The Flores Plaintiffs appealed the district court's order granting the State Defendants Rule 60(b)(5) relief from a judgment for alleged violations of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA), 20 U.S.C. 1701–21.…

VIERRAMOORE V. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15981
THOMAS HOWARD V. SHOSHONE-PAIUTE TRIBES
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16118
United States v. Macias  
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50211

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his convictions for being a removed alien found in the United States and for making a false claim of United States citizenship. The court concluded that the admission of Border Patrol agents' affidavit…

Naffe v. Frey  
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55666

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a conservative political activist, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and related state law causes of action, alleging that defendant, a L.A. County Deputy District Attorney, acted under color of state law when…

VU NGUYEN V. AURORA LOAN SERVICES
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55737
MICHAEL NATHAN V. FRY'S ELECTRONICS INC.
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55920
DIANE BREITMAN V. BRETT STETTNER
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55987
USA V. ANTHONY CASIAS
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50125
ALBERT CUNNINGHAM V. KEVIN CHAPPELL
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55883
United States v. Yamashiro  
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 12-50608

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a registered investment advisor and securities agent, appealed his conviction and sentence for wire fraud and money laundering. Defendant's conviction stemmed from his involvement in a scheme to defraud his…

OLEKSNDR PETRUK V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 12-74152
Dreyfuss v. Cory  
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15432

Justia Opinion Summary: The chapter 7 trustee paid the 2005 federal income taxes of a bankruptcy estate without first providing notice to a creditor of the estate, requesting a hearing to determine the appropriate amount of those taxes, or…

ROYAL KIEFE V. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15531
JEANETTE LANSBURG V. FHLMC/FREDDIE MAC
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15545
DANIEL HERBISON V. CHASE BANK USA
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15637
KEVIN JONES V. CITIMORTGAGE
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15976
NHIA VANG V. STEVEN DECKER
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16272
KEVIN DOAN V. NIRMAL SINGH
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16980
Teamsters Local Union No. 117 v. WA Dep't of Corr.  
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35331

Justia Opinion Summary: The prison guards' union filed suit challenging Washington state's designation of female-only correctional positions as discrimination based on sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.…

USA V. JUAN DIAZ
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50433
MATT BARTELL V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56027
NICHOLAS REGTER V. STRYKER CORP.
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56089
JOSE RICO-BALLESTEROS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-74196
USA V. KARIM BAYYOUK
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10271
BOLORSUKH MUNKHTUMUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 11-70740
United States v. Alcantara-Castillo  
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 12-50477

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Defendant contended that the government engaged in improper questioning or vouching during his trial. The court concluded that the…

Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56040
USA V. JACOREY TAYLOR
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10572
PETER TURNER V. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15099
Turner v. City & Cty. of San Francisco  
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15099

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the City retaliated against him for engaging in protected speech in violation of the First Amendment. Plaintiff alleged that the statements he made to his…

VOLVO CONSTR EQUIPMENT RENTS V. NRL RENTALS
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15408
IBEW LOCAL 595 V. B-SIDE INC.
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15441
ROBERT CRITCHLOW V. KATE CRITCHLOW
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15572
MAURICE UNDERWOOD V. ANDREW MACKAY
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16313
FTC V. GLEN BURKE
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17448
RICHARD HAYNES V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35724
Alaska Wilderness League v. Jewell  
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35866

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) acted unlawfully in approving two of Shell’s oil spill response plans (“OSRPs”). The district court granted summary judgment…

SHIREE SEEDS V. ERA ALASKA
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36113
USA V. LEROY MACK
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10192
YEOTA CHRISTIE V. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55012
JOHN DOE I V. NESTLE, USA
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 10-56739
Fuentes v. Lynch  
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73131

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, sought review of the BIA's finding of removeability based on the ground that she was convicted of an aggravated felony. Petitioner's conviction for conspiracy to commit money…

USA V. MIGUEL OSUNA-ALVAREZ
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50636
United States v. Osuna-Alvarez  
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50636

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028A, contending that he did not use his twin brother's passport "without lawful authority" because he had permission to use it.…

ARAMID ENTERTAINMENT FUND V. RONALD TUTOR
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55029
VICTORIANO GAUNA-SALAZAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72488
USA V. MARTIN LAMBARENA-JAIME
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50290
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK V. USEPA
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-72794
Zapata v. Vasquez  
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17503

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder, appealed the denial of his habeas corpus petition, arguing in part that his trial counsel’s failure to object to egregious prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument…

Lee v. Jacquez  
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56258

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder, appealed the denial of her habeas corpus petition. At issue are eleven claims that the state court found to be procedurally barred under the Dixon rule, which prohibits…

HARVEY SALAZAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70001
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSI V. USEPA
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70079
Nat'l Parks Conservation Ass'n v. EPA  
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73710

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners filed suit challenging the EPA's regional haze regulations for the State of Montana. Petitioner PPL Montana operates and partially owns the Colstrip Steam Electric Generating Station and the J.E. Corette…

TERRY BEMORE V. KEVIN CHAPPELL
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-99005
Bemore v. Chappell  
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-99005

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, appealed the denial of his habeas corpus petition. Petitioner sought relief based on the ineffective assistance of counsel, claiming that counsel presented a flawed…

ANGEL MEDRANO V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15004
USA V. ROBERTO LOPEZ-GUTIERREZ
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50512
TIPHANI NI V. ROYAL BUSINESS BANK OF L.A.
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56018
USA V. FILIBERTO HERNANDEZ-GARCIA
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10253
WILLIE CARPENTER V. A. PFEIL
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15739
USA V. JULIAN ARQUELAO
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50134
ANGOV V. HOLDER
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 07-74963
CHRISTOPHER JONES V. E. MCDANIEL
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 11-15579
Flam v. Flam  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17285

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from a dispute related to the division of pension assets after a divorce. At issue is whether a magistrate judge is empowered to issue an order remanding a removed case to state court, and whether such…

Slone v. CIR  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Numbers: 12-72464, 12-72495, 12-72496, 12-72497

Justia Opinion Summary: Slone Broadcasting sold essentially all of its assets to Citadel Broadcasting for $45 million. The shareholders of Slone Broadcasting then sold all their shares to Berlinetta for $33 million. The IRS concluded that the…

Garcia-Mendez v. Lynch  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73430

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, sought review of the the BIA's dismissal of his challenge to a decision by an IJ denying his application for special rule cancellation of removal for batter spouses under 8…

NORKA BLACKWELL-HILL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 12-74009
JULIET ERICKSON V. COUNTY OF NEVADA
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15624
United States v. Crooked Arm  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Numbers: 13-30297, 13-30316

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Vance and Shane conditionally pled guilty to knowingly and willfully conspiring to kill, transport, offer for sale, and sell migratory birds, including bald and golden eagles, in violation of the Migratory…

GARY LOWE V. TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE CO
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35620
ANTHONY BALL V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35760
USA V. SABIL MUJAHID
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36173
USA V. AUGUSTUS OHEMENG
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50347
SANJESH SHARMA V. CARMEN SALCIDO
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60075
USA V. LANCE KELLOW
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10134
Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters v. Allegiant Air  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16465

Justia Opinion Summary: The Teamsters filed suit against Allegiant, an airline operating from Las Vegas, seeking a preliminary injunction that would prevent Allegiant from making any policy changes to the Pilot Work Rules while they negotiated…

USA V. KEITH CUNNINGHAM
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30077
United States v. Gonzalez-Flores  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50067

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a citizen of Mexico, appealed the denial of his motion to dismiss an information charging him with being an alien found in the United States after he was removed in 2004. The court concluded that because…

JOSE MEDINA-NUNEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70657
Medina-Nunez  
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70657

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, sought review of the BIA's denial of his application for cancellation of removal, holding that petitioner did not meet the statutory seven-year residency requirement because,…

RONALD TAYLOR V. MATTHEW CATE, SECRETARY CDCR
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 11-55247
EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC. V. RICHARD ARMSTRONG
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35382
JARED VILLERY V. KIM HOLLAND
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57217
HUGO PETERSEN-PALMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72776
Sam K. v. Hawaii Dept. of Educ.  
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Numbers: 13-15486, 13-16452

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, parents of a disabled student, filed suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., seeking reimbursement by the DOE for the costs of attending a private program.…

NORTHBAY WELLNESS GROUP V. MICHAEL BEYRIES
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17381
Northbay Wellness v. Beyries  
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17381

Justia Opinion Summary: After attorney Michael Beyries stole $25,000 from his client, Northbay, he filed for bankruptcy and Northbay sought a determination that the debt was nondischargeable. The bankruptcy court applied the doctrine of unclean…

JENNY HOYT V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35682
THOMAS CAMPBELL V. USA
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55442
FRESNO COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RET. V. ALPHATEC HOLDINGS
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55661
GEORGIA ALEXANDER V. CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55726
K.W. v. Armstrong  
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35296

Justia Opinion Summary: The Department appealed the district court’s order expanding a preliminary injunction forbidding the Department from decreasing the individual budgets of a class of participants in and applicants to Idaho’s Developmental…

BIG LAGOON RANCHERIA V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 10-17803
Escobedo v. Apple American Grp.  
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16244

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a pro se complaint charging Apple Nevada with sexual harassment and discrimination, as well as an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). The district court dismissed the complaint based on…

EDUARDO LARIN V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57288
ARGELIO GUERRERO-RENOVATO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70936
MARIA RODRIGUEZ-DEL TORO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71970
Kohn Law Grp. v. Auto Parts Mfg.  
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55023

Justia Opinion Summary: Kohn Law filed suit against APMM, alleging that it was entitled to payments APMM owed to a third party. The district court stayed the proceedings, finding the question presented was already being litigated by the same or…

HECTOR AGUIRRE V. JEFF MACOMBER
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56165
ANTHONY TAYLOR V. RON RACKLEY et al
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-57087
USA V. SAMUEL EATON
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50103
MUKESH PATEL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73804
JOHNNY AMARO V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17634
USA V. RYAN MASTERS
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10581
DENIZ BOLBOL V. FELD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15484
USA V. JORGE CORONADO-IBARRA
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50614
USA V. DAVID BUSBY
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10149
KULWANT KAUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71522
Pensinger v. Chappell  
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Numbers: 12-99006, 13-99000

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of kidnapping and first-degree murder and sentenced to death. Both parties appealed the district court's grant in part and denial in part of petitioner's federal habeas petition. The court upheld…

DARYL GREGORY V. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INS CO
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15161
BRIAN BROWN V. ATTY GEN NVR
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16435
CHENTILE GOODMAN V. LVMPD
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16751
ROBERT JAMTAAS V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35490
Britton v. Colvin  
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35626

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the denial of her Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The court concluded that there was substantial evidence in the record to support the ALJ’s determination that plaintiff was not…

USA V. ISRAEL MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50389
Allen v. Bedolla  
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56685

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants, objectors to a class action settlement between day laborers and Labor Ready, appealed the district court’s final approval of the settlement, as well as the district court’s denial of their motion to…

TOYRRIFIC V. EDVIN KARAPETIAN
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55825
CALOP BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC. V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56992
USA V. PABLO MARTINEZ-GUTIERREZ
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50122
USA V. LARRY AMARO
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 11-10284
MARCO SARINANA GURIDI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71532
JOSE RAMOS-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73749
USA V. ANTHONY MCGEE
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10363
USA V. MYEONG KIM
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10585
USA V. CARLOS POOM-MEDINA
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10586
Guam Indus. Servs. V. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.  
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17005

Justia Opinion Summary: Guam Industrial owned a dry dock that sunk during a typhoon in Guam. Guam Industrial filed a claim under two insurance policies to cover the cost of damage to the dock and the clean up of oil barrels. The district court…

USA V. JARED BOWERS
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30304
ITC TEXTILE V. WAL-MART STORES
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55361
CARMEN BOZA V. US BANK
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55663
D.B. V. SANTA MONICA-MALIBU USD
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55665
JOHN LEICHT V. SOUTHWEST CARPENTERS PENSION
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55715
USA V. MICHAEL CONNELLY, SR.
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30134
JOHN BRAY V. JEFF PREMO
Date: June 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35011
SANDRA LOPEZ-GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 09-73862
SCOTT FELIX V. MICHAEL HENNESSEY
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 10-16984
NORMA MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71180
JAMES JOHNSON V. USA
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16304
Stankova v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.  
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17575

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Metropolitan after the insurance company denied coverage for the loss of her home. After a wildfire swept through Northern Arizona in 2011, flooding and mudslides in the area destroyed…

KAREN CARLSON V. CIR
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72030
MARIO OROZCO GUTIERREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73504
RANDEL LANE V. CLARK COUNTY
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15471
RICHARD BARBER V. REMINGTON ARMS CO.
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35336
McCormack v. Herzog  
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35401

Justia Opinion Summary: Jennie McCormack filed suit alleging that Idaho Code Title 18, Chapters 5—the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (“PUCPA”)—and 6, which regulate the performance of abortions, violate various provisions of the…

USA V. JULIE CHOI
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50324
YOON YOO V. MATTHEW ARNOLD
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55670
GILBERTO MENDOZA CALMO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71079
ERIC GUERRA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72619
ROSS FIORANI V. HEWLETT-PACKARD CORP.
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15178
QUINN WILSON V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15960
AUCTION BLOCK COMPANY V. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Date: May 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-72609
NYAMDELGER TOMSUREN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71777
BENJAMIN PUENTES V. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-15911
Nettles v. Grounds  
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Numbers: 12-16935, 13-15050

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners Nettles and Santos appealed the district court's dismissal of their habeas petitions. At issue was the appropriate standard for determining whether a claim is cognizable under the federal habeas statute.…

United States v. Martinez  
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-30185

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss an indictment alleging that he was found in the United States subsequent to an order of removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. The court concluded…

LeGras v. AETNA Life Ins. Co.  
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56541

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against AETNA under the civil enforcement provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1132. AETNA had denied plaintiff's application for continued long-term disability…

SYLVIA ROSALES VELIZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73551
WILMER RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73666
MITCHELL FIELDS V. CHERYL BURSON
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15963
BRAD EDWARDS V. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35591
USA V. JOSE GOMEZ-PARRA
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10249
DAVID SCHUBERT V. BERNARD WARNER
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35182
RICHARD POSTMA, JR. V. STEPHEN GOOR
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35447
PEBBLE LP V. USEPA
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35845
LUIS PLATAS-HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73590
Sierra Club v. BLM  
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15383

Justia Opinion Summary: Sierra Club appealed the district court's upholding of the BLM's decision to grant a right-of-way over federal land (Road Project) for a wind energy project (Wind Project) developed on private land by North Sky. The…

SERGEI PORTNOY V. CITY OF WOODLAND
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16384
SERGEI PORTNOY V. COUNTY OF YOLO
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17321
ERIC REIBER V. CITY OF PULLMAN
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35370
SHEILA RAU V. UPS
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35809
CHRISTINE MURRAY V. COUNTY OF ORANGE
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55682
NARVIEZ ALEXANDER V. JAMES KEENER
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15660
CARLOS JAIMEZ REYES V. G. ELLIS
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16094
RAYMOND BOLT V. MARK NOOTH
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35083
CHRISTINA SAJOR-REEDER V. J. CAVAZOS
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55021
JOHN DOE V. ROBERT AYERS, JR.
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-99006
TELMA SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 08-72206
STEVE HARRIS V. AMGEN, INC.
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 10-56014
NOE ORTEGA-ORTEGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 10-72679
RUBEN MEJIA-CELAYA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73136
DARWIN MAZARIEGOS-DIAZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73581
PRAVEEN KHURANA V. NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35587
DOUG LAIR V. STEVE BULLOCK
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35809
DANNY KIM V. W. L. MONTGOMERY
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56894
MAURICIO LOPEZ-CRUZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73421
United States v. Johnston  
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10097

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of possession and receipt of child pornography, as well as conspiracy to produce child pornography and to travel internationally to engage in illicit sex. The court reiterated, in light of United…

USA V. ALBERT HERNANDEZ, JR.
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10428
JOHNNY WOODS, JR. V. CITY OF CHANDLER
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16626
USA V. SABIL MUJAHID
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-36173
PALM FINANCE CORP. V. CHRISTOPHER EBERTS
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55691
LYNDA BUTLER V. WINCO FOODS, LLC
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55862
ARTHUR SARKISSIAN V. CIR
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70121
CHARLES BECKLES V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71370
USA V. CRAIG OGANS
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10237
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSIT V. SUSAN SKALSKI
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16948
SHIGE TAKIGUCHI V. JUNZO SUZUKI
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-17061
ROBERT JOHNSON V. SARA DI VITTORIO
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35089
USA V. SELENE LUGO
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50271
PUBLIC POWER COUNCIL, et al v. US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 08-74811
JOHN DOE I V. NESTLE, USA
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 10-56739
PEDRO GASPAR-JUAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71985
USA V. BILL CARROLL
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-50068
CHARLES RUCKER V. WELLS FARGO BANK N.A
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-55333
MERIDIAN TEXTILES V. TOPSON DOWNS OF CALIFORNIA
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57190
CARLOS HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73787
CARLOS ESQUIVEL V. AL RAMIREZ
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35859
A LOR INTERNATIONAL, LTD. V. TAPPERS FINE JEWELRY, INC.
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55816
ERIC NICHOLS V.
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60093
SACHIDANAND SINHA V. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60100
Mtoched v. Lynch  
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70295

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Palau and resident of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), petitioned for review of an order of removal based on his conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon under CNMI…

DERRYEL LEE V. BRIAN BELLEQUE
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35005
USA V. ARTHUR HOLLIS
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35074
KELLY GETTLING V. JEFF PREMO
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35152
ERIC HOOD V. SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35256
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55826
MAYNOR ZUNIGA-ORTEGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72500
MARIO CAVINAL VILLATORO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70267
KARLA MOREIRA-DE SANABRIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70927
OSCAR ROSAS-GRIJALVA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71613
SUBAS SHARMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71889
ANIBAL MARTINEZ-VASQUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72141
DANIEL GUERRA-REGALADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72191
JULIO GUTIERREZ-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73472
USA V. BENJAMIN MCCHESNEY
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30318
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIF. V. KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55297
JEFFREY KUNS V. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55562
LINDA ZAGON V. AMERICAN AIRLINES
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55866
MELVIN MORAGA ALVAREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70097
JAIME HERNANDEZ LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70134
RIGOBERTO LOPEZ ORELLANA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70216
LESLIE GASCA-GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70461
JOSE AGUIRRE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72832
CRISTOBAL CABRERA-FLORES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73269
ARMANDO SANABRIA-VALDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 13-73625
FRANCISCO MERCHAN ROCHA V. VERONICA FLOREZ
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16045
USA V. MARY MCCULLEY
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30099
USA V. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50029
MAURICIO MAGDALENO-MONTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 09-73099
JOSE SEBASTIAN LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71014
CESAR LOPEZ-CHILEL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 11-72678
Garcia v. Lynch  
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73406

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of the Philippines, was incorrectly advised by an IJ that his prior conviction was for an aggravated felony and that he was therefore ineligible for relief from removal. Based on that…

JOSUE TSE SIO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 11-73889
Comm. for a Better Arvin v. EPA  
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Numbers: 11-73924, 12-71332

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged California's plans to improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley. At issue was whether the EPA erred in approving California's State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to comply with National Ambient…

A-1 A-Lectrician v. Snipes  
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Numbers: 12-15913, 12-17845

Justia Opinion Summary: A-1 filed suit challenging the constitutionality of four provisions of Hawaii's campaign finance laws under Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. On appeal, A-1 challenged the district court's grant of summary…

JIMMY YAMADA V. WILLIAM SNIPES
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17845
SILVIO ORELLANA-FRANCO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71452
ESTEBAN CHAVEZ AMADOR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-72502
JUAN MEJIA-URIZAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-73222
JOUTJE PANTOUW V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 12-74105
USA V. ANDREW AGARD
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10571
JUAN FALCON V. M. FARLEY
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15173
USA V. BRUCE EAGLEMAN, JR.
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30306
BELINDA GOULART V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35754
USA V. JUAN MEDRANO-HERNANDEZ
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50504
ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. V. ELLERY CHACKSFIELD
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55854
ADRIAN RAY-DURAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70301
PASANG LAMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70488
ARMEN SOGHBATYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70673
JINYI YANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71151
JOSE SALCIDO-RIOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71265
HOVHANES KARABEKIAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71698
JEISON PULIDO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71807
PEDRO LAMADRID-CASTILLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71821
SALOME MALDONADO-RODAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72219
LIXIN WANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72268
BIKRAM SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-72628
United States v. Evans  
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10024

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States appealed the district court's grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence of illegal drugs and a firearm found in a search of his car after a traffic stop. Applying Rodriquez v. United States, the…

KATHLEEN THRASHER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35739
HECTOR SOTO V. USA
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55270
PHU NAY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55701
USA V. ELVEN SWISHER
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 11-35796
USA V. NANCY MAGENO
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-10474
United States v. Pickle  
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-16590

Justia Opinion Summary: Byron Pickle appealed the district court's default judgment and final judgment of forfeiture of real property. The judgment was entered after the district court granted the government's motion to strike Pickle's claim…

LESLIE MARKS V. TREVNOR ASKEW
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17707
Ryan v. Editions Ltd. West  
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Numbers: 12-17810, 13-15061

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff, an artist, prevailed on a contributory copyright infringement claim against ELW, a publisher of her artwork, the district court awarded her attorney fees under a fee-shifting provision contained in the…

JOHN RAMIREZ V. USA
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56896
JOSE VIVANCO-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 12-71254
PINPOINT HOLDINGS V. VEZER INDUSTRIAL PROFESSIONALS
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15399
ROMEO DE FERNANDEZ V. US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15526
DEREK TODD V. TRILLA BAHRKE
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16366
SEC V. DANIEL CHAPMAN
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16532
IDA FOSTER V. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16567
LETICIA ROMERO V. COUNTY OF WASHOE
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17202
DEREK TODD V. KEIRITH BRIESENICK
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17593
CARL BROWN V. JOE DRIVER
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35026
LEWIS PRICE, III V. LEROY KIRKEGARD
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35155
PRENTISS DAVIS V. USA
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35233
PHILLIP WATKINS V. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35510
USA V. KENNETH SPRATT
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50254
USA V. JOSE CHAVEZ
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50552
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55766
UNOCH V. RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL -SD
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56032
JOHN RAMIREZ V. USA
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56088
WINCOR NIXDORF INC. V. DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56202
JOHN GUIDICE V. JAMES PRIEST
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56240
ALEX LANGE V. TIM NICKERSON
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56593
MAXCIUM HERRING V. L. MCEWEN
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56710
LA CUNA DE AZTLAN, ETC. V. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56799
KEVIN MIRCH V. CIR
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70312
ESBIN REVOLORIO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70823
JORGE HERNANDEZ-ZARRAGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71262
USA V. JULIO ROCHA-MIRANDA
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10083
USA V. ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ-MATIAS
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10287
USA V. SALVADOR NIETO-GONZALEZ
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10317
MARCUS HARRISON V. D. MILLIGAN
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15022
MARCUS HARRISON V. E. SMITH
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-16962
USA V. JASON CAVEZZA
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30111
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. V. INT'L LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35200
SHARON BURT V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35618
ERIC GREGORY V. ANN BOLLAY
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-55599
JOHN RAMIREZ V. USA
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56604
JESSICA GESSELE V. JACK IN THE BOX, INC.
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-35262
ROBERTO MALDONADO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 09-71491
LEANNA PRUITT V. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35399
CAROLYN RYGG V. DAVID HULBERT
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35753
RICKY MOORE V. J. SOTO
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56766
DANIEL DYDZAK V. TANI CANTIL-SAKAUYE
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-56960
MARK PIERCE V. SANTA MARIA JOINT UNION HSD
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57296
CINDY GARCIA V. GOOGLE, INC.
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-57302
NOEL SARMIENTO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70181
SHU CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70756
United States v. Boykin  
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10248

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of five counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of distribution of cocaine, and one count of conspiracy to distribute. On appeal, defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence…

USA V. JOSE VARGAS-FRIAS
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10347
USA V. SCOTT HOLMBERG
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10578
USA V. DARRYL BURTON
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10612
GARR OOLEY V. CITRUS HEIGHTS POLICE DEPT
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15893
RONALD PORTER V. DONALD C. WINTER
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16208
CESAR SANCHEZ-RAMIREZ V. THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXIC
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-16791
MONIQUE MANCHOUCK V. MONDELEZ INT'L
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-17029
CLAYTON HOWARD V. ODOC
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35964
USA V. JOSE ZEPEDA-GONZALEZ
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50406
USA V. RUDY SOTO
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50434
USA V. ADAN ROCHA
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50451
Zavala v. Ives  
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-56615

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2241 habeas corpus petition, challenging the district court's conclusion that his detention by immigration authorities never constitutes "official detention" within the…

JOSE MUNIZ-ALVARADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71455
ZAGFLY, INC. V. CIR
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 13-71566
USA V. WILSONIS AYALA-VILLANUEVA
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10061
USA V. PETER WONG
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10184
USA V. GELACIO ORTIZ-DOMINGUEZ
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10229
USA V. DANIEL SICAIROS
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10258
USA V. LUIS MEJIA-CALDERON
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10292
USA V. JAMES BARBER
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30050
USA V. JWC, JUVENILE MALE
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30058
CAROLYN RYGG V. DAVID HULBERT
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-35080
USA V. SPIROS ROMENSAS
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50153
USA V. FENG XIAN
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50323
USA V. JOSE DE LA TORRE-VENTURA
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50397
USA V. ADALBERTO RIVERA
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50430
USA V. DANIEL CARREON-ORTIZ
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50532
ANTHONY MARINO V. COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP
Date: May 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-56206
GAGANDEEP SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71362
MARCO GALDINO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 11-71865
Riley v. McDaniel  
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 11-99004

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of robbery and murder, appealed the denial of his habeas corpus petition. Petitioner argued, inter alia, that one of the guilt-phase instructions given at his trial violated his due process rights…

JAMES DEFAZIO V. HOLLISTER INC.
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 12-15973
PTF FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS V. YAHOO! INC.
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17080
ALAN BRINKER V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 12-17565
VAN HENRY JORDAN, JR. V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15371
WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT V. USFS
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15421
CHARLES MIKICH V. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-15535
USA V. MATTHEW HUTCHESON
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30218
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS V. PMC BANCORP
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55671
M. G. V. CHARLES SAMUELS
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55764
INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO. V. WALTER BINDER
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-55914
USA V. CHANGA LAKE
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10179
JOSE LEON V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15341
JAMES OFELDT V. NEVADA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-15911
USA V. ANTHONY JASSO
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50060
USA V. PERLA PEREZ
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50263
USA V. CAZARES
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 06-50677
EXCEPTIONAL CHILD CENTER, INC. V. RICHARD ARMSTRONG
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 12-35382
JANET SMITH V. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35441
FRED SALAS V. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRAC
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35504
ROCKY BIXBY V. KBR, INC.
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-35513
USA V. VICTOR ALBA-SUAREZ
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10043
USA V. MAX BUDZIAK
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10304
USA V. DACOTA ROGERS
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30031
USA V. FREDY FIGUEROA-MONTES
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30071
JOSE SALAZAR-ROJAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 13, 2015
Docket Number: 10-73678
DANIEL ABARCA-PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 13, 2015
Docket Number: 11-74009

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