2016 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1501 - 2000 of 4162

MOHSEN REIHANIFAM V. FRESENIUS MED. CARE N. AMER.
Date: August 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55310
ALFREDO RAMIREZ-ESQUIVEL V. USA
Date: August 22, 2016
Docket Number: 16-50118
NLRB V. TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL #70
Date: August 22, 2016
Docket Number: 71-01092
CHARLEY ZACHARIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 10-72739
JIE MA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71606
Bibiano v. Lynch  
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71735

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a Mexican citizen and transgender woman, was apprehended in South Carolina and removed under a Ninth Circuit in absentia removal order. After returning to the U.S. unlawfully, she was apprehended and a…

USA V. LJO, JUVENILE MALE
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10340
USA V. MARIA FERRO
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56425
LEONARD LLOYD V. VINCENT ADAMS
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56239
JAMUL ACTION COMMITTEE V. JONODEV CHAUDHURI
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16021
LORRAINE PETERSON V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35419
EMIR SEHIC V. WILLIAM VAN ANDERSON
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17205
GEOFFREY MOYLE V. LIBERTY MUTUAL RETIREMENT PLAN
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56330
JORGE MERCADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70662
JERRY VIERRA V. JAMES NUTI, JR.
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15650
Friedman v. Live Nation Merchandise  
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55302

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff suit against Live Nation asserting claims for copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and removal of copyright management information (CMI) under 17 U.S.C. 1202. Live Nation stipulated in the…

LARRY BROWN V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55731
Polo v. Innoventions Int'l  
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55916

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit in state court against Innoventions, alleging several causes of action, including four class claims. The gravamen of her complaint was that Innoventions had marketed a product called DiabeStevia with…

United States v. Harmon  
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10034

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her convictions for money laundering, arguing that the prosecutor’s errors before the grand jury constitute structural error, requiring reversal. Defendant also argues that the government’s failure to…

USA V. JOSEPH PUGH, JR.
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10587
USA V. LUIS MARTINEZ-SANCHEZ
Date: August 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50088
ADRIAN REYES V. GREG LEWIS
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56650
USA V. FLOYD HARSHMAN
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30030
USA V. CAMERON HARRISON
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10535
USA V. ETIENNE DEVOE
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30163
EDWARD GARDNER V. FRANK LUNA
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35644
USA V. YIJUN ZHOU
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50288
MUSTAFA WRIGHT V. N. GRANNIS
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56643
USA V. JOHN MERCHBERGER, III
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30147
CATHOLIC BISHOP OF N. ALASKA V. UNAATUQ, LLC
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35197
JAMES LIEBSACK V. USA
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35300
USA V. KEJUAN MOORE
Date: August 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50491
LARRY DAWSON V. AKAL SECURITY INC.
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 12-16789
DANIEL HANSEN V. ROBINSON NEVADA MINING CO.
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16116
EUGENE DEBONS V. GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56455
LETICIA OSEGUEDA DE ALFARO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72679
SANTOS BENITEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73614
United States v. Mendoza-Padilla  
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10051

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant pled guilty to one count of illegal reentry after deportation, the district court applied a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement to defendant's base offense level because of his prior manslaughter…

United States v. McIntosh  
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Numbers: 15-10117, 15-10122, 15-10127, 15-10132, 15-10137, 15-30098, 15-71158, 15-71174, 15-71179, 15-71225

Justia Opinion Summary: In these ten consolidated cases, appellants moved to dismiss their indictments for infractions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq., or to enjoin their prosecutions on the grounds that the DOJ is…

USA V. CRAIG FRAZIER
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30135
USA V. STACY LAULU
Date: August 16, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30152
WASHINGTON V. RYAN
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 05-99009
JONATHON CASTRO V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56829
Democratic Party of Hawaii v. Nago  
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17545

Justia Opinion Summary: The Party brought a facial First Amendment challenge to Hawaii’s open primary system, seeking to limit the participants in its primary elections to its formal members or to voters who are otherwise willing publicly to…

USA V. LONNIE VERNON
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30005
NCU Admin. Bd. v. Nomura Home Equity Loan  
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56620

Justia Opinion Summary: The NCUA filed suit under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq., against Wachovia and Nomura for making false and misleading statements in their offerings of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)…

GURJIT SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72436
Center for Bio. Diversity v. BLM  
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15836

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2013, BLM adopted a new Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) where the 26,098-acre North Algodones Dunes Wilderness tract would remain closed to off-road vehicles, as would 9,261 acres of milkvetch critical habitat.…

DANA COWARD V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16378
CHARDE EVANS V. WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16566
PATRICK BAILEY V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17304
SHAWN STEVENS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35153
DAVID OLSON V. MARK O'BRIEN
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35795
JANETTE DUNKLE V. JENNIFER DALE
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-36039
USA V. JOSE NEVAREZ
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50242
USA V. GILBERTO MARTINEZ
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10251
USA V. BRANDON PAILLET
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10378
SLIM MANAI V. ELVIN VALENZUELA
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16000
United States v. Romero  
Date: August 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30023

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Defendant argued that the district court improperly excluded 81 days that he maintains amounted to an “unreasonable” delay under the Speedy…

El-Shaddai v. Wang  
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56104

Justia Opinion Summary: Adonai El-Shaddai, while incarcerated in California, filed at least eleven lawsuits against prison officials prior to filing this case. At issue is whether these previous cases amount to at least three “strikes” under…

Washington v. LA Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't  
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56647

Justia Opinion Summary: William Washington, a California state prisoner, filed suit against defendants, alleging violations of his Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care and safe prison conditions. At issue is the application of the…

DIMARIO PICKFORD V. GERALD JANDA
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16627
USA V. JUAN MARTINEZ-GOMEZ
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50427
HERMOSA ON METROPOLE, LLC V. CITY OF AVALON
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56433
ILIR OSMANI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70291
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK V. USEPA
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72794
USA V. FREDRICK THOMAS
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10000
USA V. GENARO RUBIO-RIOS
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10213
USA V. MAGDALENE DIXON
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10229
Bourne Valley Court Trust v. Wells Fargo  
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15233

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arises out of an action to quiet title to real property purchased at a homeowners’ association foreclosure auction in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada Revised Statutes section 116.3116 et seq. strips a mortgage…

US EX REL. ARLENE COHEN V. CITY OF PALMER, ALASKA
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35236
United States v. Herrera-Rivera  
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50141

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and his 120-month sentence. The court rejected defendant's contention that the district court erred by denying his request for…

USA V. ANTONIO AMBROSIO-RUBIRA
Date: August 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50308
Hardy v. Chappell  
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56289

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of two counts of first degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder to collect life insurance proceeds, challenged the district court's denial of his petition for habeas relief. While…

JOSHUA GONZALES V. CONNIE GIPSON
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56498
RANDEE VENSOR V. TONYA SCHELL
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16408
MARIAN ORR V. NEVADA STATE BD OF OSTEOPATHIC
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16445
USA V. RONALD GARCIA
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50575
FRIEDERICH KOENIG V. TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56608
SANTOS SANDOVAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73749
USA V. CHRISTOPHER DARRELL
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10301
USA V. JOHN GODFREY
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10316
USA V. JOSEPH ECHEVARRIA
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10395
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. V. DAVID COUCH
Date: August 11, 2016
Docket Number: 15-17092
Demirdjian v. Gipson  
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 09-56453

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murdering two teenage boys with intent to inflict torture, appealed the denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition for habeas relief. Petitioner committed the murders when he was 15 years old.…

MEDL ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY AIR V. EPA
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 12-70630
ABDULLAH AL-FAKIH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71397
Swoben v. United Healthcare  
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56746

Justia Opinion Summary: Relator filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733, alleging that defendants submitted false certifications under 42 C.F.R. 422.504(l)(l)2), by conducting retrospective reviews of medical…

JUAN TAMARA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72345
JOHANNA VON SCHOENEBECK V. KLM
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16061
TERRY DOUBT V. NCR CORP.
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16530
USA V. KENNETH DOOR
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30170
RONALD GODWIN V. ROGUE VALLEY YOUTH CORR. FAC.
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35042
USA V. RASHAAD LAWS
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50031
United States v. Zhou  
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50288

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to one count of unauthorized use of access devices for his use of fraudulent credit cards at a Target store in Colorado and at Nordstrom stores in California to buy items worth almost $150,000. The…

AYMAN FARRAJ V. DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55091
Rivera v. Orange Cnty. Prob. Dept.  
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60044

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor is the mother of a minor who was held in juvenile detention in Orange County for more than a year. At issue is whether a mother’s debt to Orange County arising from her son’s involuntary juvenile detention is a…

KATHLEEN SIMPSON V. CIR
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72372
USA V. ADRIAN JEMISON
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10284
Glacier Fish Co. v. Pritzker  
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35103

Justia Opinion Summary: Glacier challenges the fee imposed on it by the NMFS pursuant to the agency’s cost recovery program developed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1853(a). The final regulations…

USA V. RAMON MARTINEZ-ALCAZAR
Date: August 10, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50172
ALESIA KAZAKEVICH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 11-71611
LANCE REBERGER V. RENEE BAKER
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17135
US EX REL. SCOTT DRISCOLL M.D. V. TODD SPENCER M.D. MED'L GRP
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17624
THOMAS BOOTHE V. CITY OF VANCOUVER
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35131
Kobold v. Good Samaritan Reg'l Med. Ctr.  
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Numbers: 13-35528, 13-35590, 13-35265

Justia Opinion Summary: The three cases in this consolidated appeal involve employees represented by labor unions who seek remedies under state law against their employers. The cases were initially filed in state court, but then removed to…

Daniels v. MSPB  
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73913

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, an employee of the SSA, seeks review of a Board order dismissing his individual right of action (IRA) appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The court concluded that the Board did not err in dismissing petitioner's…

USA V. MARTIN NEZ
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10104
United States v. Doe  
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10147

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to soliciting the murders of two of his associates. The district court granted the government's motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) to reduce defendant's sentence because he…

LISA CRAIG V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15930
DEBRA MARCH V. MERS
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17136
RHONDA LEDFORD V. SHARON HARRIGFELD
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35185
MITSUI SUMITOMO INS. USA V. TOKIO MARINE NICHIDO FIRE INS.
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56337
USA V. ADOLFO GUZMAN, JR.
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10049
USA V. GERALD TATE
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10283
NATHAN MANUELITO V. USA
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16239
USA V. MICHAEL BUTLER
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30061
USA V. ALFONSO VILLA GUILLEN
Date: August 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50286
USA V. BRENT LOVETT
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10297
Fox v. Johnson  
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56704

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 years to life. Petitioner successfully petitioned to withdraw her guilty plea about five years later when she established that the sentencing…

Bodi v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians  
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16121

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a member of the Tribe, filed suit against the Tribe in California state court for employment-related claims. The Tribe timely removed to district court and then moved to dismiss based on tribal immunity. The…

Davis v. Hollins Law  
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16437

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, a law firm and debt collection agency, alleging claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1692(e)(11). Plaintiff alleged that defendant was attempting…

LIA LINGO V. CITY OF SALEM
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35344
CA COALITION FOR FAM/CHILDREN V. SAN DIEGO COUNTY BAR ASSN.
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56140
ALAN FEIMAN V. CITY OF SANTA MONICA
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56299
Reis-Campos v. Biter  
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15683

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition for habeas relief, challenging his 2007 second-degree murder conviction. The court concluded that petitioner correctly alleged that the prosecution concealed evidence that…

USA V. GERMAN CORRALES-FELIX
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50202
USA v GARCIA
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50207
USA V. PABLO AYALA-YUPIT
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50282
MARLON CORDON-CORDON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70804
GLENN TIBBLE V. EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 10-56406
JOSUE BLANCO MALDONADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71182
JAN SAMZELIUS V. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSO
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15115
SCOTT SMITH V. ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC.
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17318
USA V. RENE SANCHEZ-GOMEZ
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50561
FLABIO FUENTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71535
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15024
ALEXANDER MARN V. MCCULLY ASSOCIATES
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15169
RONNIE STILWELL V. CITY OF WILLIAMS
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15540
Stilwell v. City of Williams  
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15540

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the City for retaliation, alleging that he was terminated for planning to testify against the City in a lawsuit relating to age discrimination. Plaintiff alleged that his termination violated…

STEPHEN EDWARDS V. CHARLES SCHWAB BANK
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16114
JOSEPH JONES V. SAGE CLIENT 327 LLC
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16441
United States v. Pridgette  
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30223

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of transporting a stolen vehicle, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing counterfeit credit cards and possessing counterfeiting devices. Defendant was sentenced to 137 months in…

JULIA REIN V. NORTHWEST MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35383
MIKO KERR V. CAMILLE BODEN
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55901
MIGUEL DIMAS-PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72357
RAVINDER KUMAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73142
SUREN AVAGYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73350
RONY GOMEZ-FUENTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73475
KRISHNA PRADHAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73613
BILLY CEPERO V. DOUGLAS GILLESPIE
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15039
DARIO CANNON V. GERALD JANDA
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15374
TERRY MILLER V. CRAIG APKER
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15649
NOEL WATKINS V. BICK
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15817
JEREMY STROHMEYER V. K. BELANGER
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16147
WILLIE CLAY, II V. MARK PETERSON
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16320
DION ANDERSON V. EDMUND BROWN, JR.
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16408
ROOSEVELT HOGG V. COX
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16465
VALENTINE UNDERWOOD V. F. GONZALEZ
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16481
DION ANDERSON V. M. KIMBRELL
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16720
DION ANDERSON V. L. CAHLANDER
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-17145
USA V. CLAUDIA BASTIDAS
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50242
STEVE KASSAB V. WILLIAM GORE
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56191
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. USA
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56836
DOMINIC LAGUER CABANES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70790
STEVEN FUE V. MARTIN BITER
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55307
SAUL CUEVAS V. JAMES HARTLEY
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55807
STEVEN STANWYCK V. CIR
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73136
GEOFFREY LAWSON V. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35345
FRANK BUSH V. JAMES ZIRUL
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35950
USA V. PETER POCKLINGTON
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50461
VERNON RISBY V. USA
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57035
RAJ SINGH V.
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-60043
HONGE LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72601
USA V. CHRISTOPHER JACKSON
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10441
ARCHIBALD CUNNINGHAM V. MICHAEL COOMBS
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15266
C. AMSTERDAM V. NEIL ABERCROMBIE
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15377
MARK HAYNIE V. KAMALA HARRIS
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15531
KEVIN FERNANDEZ V. BERT JACKSON
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15804
R. PATTERSON V. UNITED STATES SENATE
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15899
Gragg v. United States  
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16053

Justia Opinion Summary: I.R.C. 469 restricts taxpayers’ ability to reduce their taxable income using passive rental losses. At issue is whether section 469 entitles real estate professionals like petitioner to deduct rental losses without…

Preap v. Johnson  
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16326

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, lawful permanent residents who have committed a crime that could lead to removal and are subject to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. 1226(c), filed a class action petition for habeas relief. At issue is…

Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16485
EDGAR PERRY V. CASHCALL, INC.
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16581
ROBERT WILLIAMS V. CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17389
BASSAM KHOURY V. NATHALIE ASHER
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35482
USA V. GERARD SMITH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50440
United States v. Smith  
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-50440, 14-50441, 14-50442, 14-50446, 14-50449, 14-50455, 14-50583

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Smith, Long, Thompson, Manzo, Craig, Leavins (collectly, the "Joint Appellants"), and Sexton each appealed their convictions for obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Long and Craig also…

USA V. CHERY GONZALEZ
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50478
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55156
TOM CASAULT V. ONE WEST BANK FSB
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55494
ANIBAL SILVA V. CYNTHIA GONZALES
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55898
LESLIE JAMES V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56285
Gingery v. City of Glendale  
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56440

Justia Opinion Summary: The City of Glendale installed a public monument in 2013 commemorating the “Comfort Women,” an unknown number of women that South Korea asserts, but Japan disputes, were forced to serve as sexual partners to members of…

JERMAURA WRIGHT V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56782
EDGAR MAGANA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70268
HENDRI PHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71371
JULIO VELASQUEZ HUANCA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71562
CARLOS GUILLEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71716
CRISOFORO GARCIA-FERIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73412
USA V. HECTOR LOPEZ-BANUELOS
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10056
ARCHIBALD CUNNINGHAM V. KEVIN SINGER
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15166
ERIC K'NAPP V. ARLITZ
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15281
DANIEL DIXON V. S. LAROSA
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15812
CESAR ENCISO V. ALCATAR
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15956
RAYMOND BALDHOSKY V. V. SANCHEZ
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15983
EDWARD RONJE V. AUDREY KING
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16125
DAVID WILSON V. K. LASSITER
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16129
USA V. SUN HWANG
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16334
KARRIEM SHAHEED V. CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL HEALTH
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16432
GEOFFREY LAWSON V. BERNARD WARNER
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35577
SHERMAN HAWKINS V. DAVID PENTLAND
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35725
BENJAMIN GIBBS V. C. HERNANDEZ
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55462
LANCE MARTIN V. T. HARRINSTON
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56152
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC V. FERC
Date: August 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-73836
USA V. MICHAEL BRYANT, JR.
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-30177
JUAN ZAPATA V. UST - UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, S
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-60081
ALEKSANDR FEDOSEEV V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-70278
MOHAMMED JEWEL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71832
USA V. ARTEMIO PENA-TORRECILLAS
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10444
ALDF V. FDA
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17131
Woods v. U.S. Bank  
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36037

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against USB and Recon challenging the complete foreclosure sale of their residential property. Plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that the trustee’s sale was invalid under the Oregon Trust…

RUBEN HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72087
EDGAR GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72340
ABDI ALI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73620
JEREMY NYUWA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74265
Pacific Dawn LLC v. Pritzker  
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15224

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs challenge the NMFS's decision to calculate the amount of their initial share of the total allowable catch of Pacific whiting based on their participation in the fishery prior to 2003 and 2004, respectively,…

DAVID TEECE V. KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE (BAHRAIN)
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16439
VERONICA GUTIERREZ-HOWERTON V. NICOLE GONZALEZ
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17035
RICHARD AGUIRRE V. R. LOPEZ
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17060
AHMED RHUMA V. STATE OF LIBYA
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17511
GLORIA ROMANI V. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35018
X2 BIOSYSTEMS V. FEDERAL INS CO
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35125
RODNEY PLANT V. SPACKMAN
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35133
RANDY LIU V. FNMA/FANNIE MAE
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35202
CHRISTINA GREENFIELD V. CITY OF POST FALLS MUNICIPALIT
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35394
RODNEY PLANT V. KIM SPAULDING
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35846
RODNEY PLANT V. KRISTY SKEEM
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-36113
TIMOTHY STAUDENMAIER V. ORANGE COUNTY DEPT OF EDUCATIO
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55392
Travelers Cas. Ins. Co. v. Hirsh  
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55539

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the denial of his special motion under the California anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation (“anti-SLAPP”) statute, Cal. Civ. Proc. Code 425.16, to strike the second amended complaint…

BRUCE ALLEN V.
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60001
SILTHIA JIMENEZ RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70235
JOSE ZAPATA-SUSTAITA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70317
BO LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70357
MIGUEL LOPEZ-VELEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70499
JOSE VILLELA MIRANDA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71949
HEPING ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72179
NAPOLEON HERNANDEZ GALLARDO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72417
SALVADOR ZARATE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72434
VICTOR AGUILAR-ORELLANA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72683
MARCOS MENOCAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72755
OSCAR RODRIGUEZ-VAZQUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72761
JOSE CARILLO-DAVALOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72806
XIAOZHEN WENG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72848
BALJINDER CHEEMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73089
MOISES FORTIN MIRALDA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73115
JOSE CONTRERAS-CASTRO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73568
ERNESTO MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73751
JOSE TORRES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73900
JOSE GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-74039
USA V. ALFREDO GOMEZ-MARTINEZ
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10288
KEITH ARLINE, JR. V. R. GOWER
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15293
ROBERTO JUAREZ V. R. ROCAMORA
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15642
ROBERT MACHLAN V. DWIGHT NEVEN
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15700
KELVIN SIMS V. SHERRY LOPEZ
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15759
ROCKY BIXBY V. KBR, INC.
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35702
KEITH ARLINE, JR. V. G. JANDA
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55294
PIETER JAYASAPUTRA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70270
EDGAR QUIX V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70303
OLADEJI OMOJUWA V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: August 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-73276
MARK BROWN V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 11-71458
Weeping Hollow Ave. Trust v. Spencer  
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16060

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerns a dispute between the parties over who has priority ownership of property located in Las Vegas. Nevada has a statute that gives a homeowners’ association lien priority over “all other liens and…

LORI PONCE V. U.S. GOVERNMENT
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36192
JOSE FLORES-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72634
JOSE HUERTA-CARILLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72789
JESUS GUTIERREZ-NEYOY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72979
GINA SAMUELS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15989
USA V. MICHAEL SNYDER
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50190
LESLIE MIRISSAGE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70113
ISAAC PERAZA MEJIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70822
KEVIN CHICAS-MARENCO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70898
MUDIAGA URIE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71039
LUIS MEJIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71461
MARIA BUSTAMANTE-ANAYA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71672
DINA RABANALES-FUENTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71737
AMPARO RIVAS-BAHENA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71931
BERNABE LOZANO VALVERDE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73065
JATINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73200
VITALII TRUBNIKOV V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73266
CONGLIN ZHONG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73315
JOSE BARAJAS-PRECIADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73442
CHRISTIANH SUTTON V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73472
ROCAEL MENDOZA GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73552
JAVIER RAMIREZ SALASAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73562
GILBERTO FLORES CORTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-74029
USA V. SCOTT SUMMERHAYS
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10267
USA V. DOMINGO MATIAS-PEREZ
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10341
USA V. THOMAS HOOVER
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10358
United States v. LaMott  
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30012

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of assault by strangulation in violation of 18 U.S.C. 113. At issue is whether the jury was properly instructed to disregard defendant’s voluntary intoxication, which requires the court to…

USA V. ROBERT WHITE
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30172
USA V. ERIC MARCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30211
USA V. RAY SHORT
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30224
USA V. SUSAN LAFORGE
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30240
USA V. BUFORD TERWILLEGER
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30321
USA V. ROSHAUN PORTER
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50084
USA V. WILLIAM SLATTERY
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50335
USA V. ALFREDO SANCHEZ
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50351
GERARDO GARCIA-PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70019
SANTOS EUSEBIO PIZANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70120
CIRILO RAMIREZ RODAZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70441
MINERVA AVILES-OCAMPO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70859
GEORGINA MARTINEZ QUEZADA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70874
HYUN YOO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71070
DANIEL LIMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71116
ROBERTO GARIBO-SOSA V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71304
ANDY RIVERA-MANCIA V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71696
VICTOR ARGUETA V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: August 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-72122
USA V. EDGAR ALVIREZ, JR.
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 11-10244
Hernandez v. Lynch  
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 11-72286

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a legal permanent resident, seeks review of the BIA's decision finding him removable and ineligible for cancellation of removal. The court concluded that petitioner's conviction for attempted criminal…

Salim v. Lynch  
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71833

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Indonesia, seeks review of the BIA's denial of his motion to reopen his asylum and withholding of removal proceedings. The court concluded that the BIA improperly evaluated…

USA V. CARLOS GONZALEZ
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10188
USA V. JOE BENALLY
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10452
United States v. Benally  
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10452

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for involuntary manslaughter and for using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence. In this opinion, the court addressed whether involuntary manslaughter can be considered a…

GARY WILLIS V. JOSEPH MULLINS
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16071
USA V. EDWARD MALLORY
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17239
USA V. HERBERT ZENO
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30019
USA V. WILLIAM GREEN
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50563
DEL MONTE INT'L GMBH V. DEL MONTE FOODS, INC.
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55908
ABIGAIL ALFANO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70608
IBRAHIM AOUN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70623
MENGYA HUANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70830
CATHERINE PALPAL-LATOC V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72520
GARFIELD GREENWOOD V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72731
PASTOR VEGA-RAYO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72812
PAWAN SINGH-CHAUHAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72856
SONG ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73727
USA V. JOSE MARTINEZ-MARTINEZ
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10142
USA V. RAFAEL RIOS-BARRAZA
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10200
USA V. EDISON SHINO
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10208
USA V. DARLING MONTALVO
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10212
USA V. JUAN DE LOS SANTOS-OROZCO
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10286
USA V. SHERI BULACAN
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10311
USA V. ALFREDO LOPEZ
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10423
USA V. ALVARO DOMARCO-SANCHEZ
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10498
USA V. BENNY PANGELINAN
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10499
USA V. PENG LI
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10503
NENG PHA V. GARY SWARTHOUT
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16028
USA V. JARRETT WALKER
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30009
USA V. TOMAS ALVARADO
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30199
USA V. MALEEK JAMES
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30220
USA V. JOHN OGBURN
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30319
USA V. ELISEO LOPEZ MARTINEZ
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30362
USA V. MARCOS COVARRUBIAS
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50027
USA V. JOSE HERNANDEZ
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50148
USA V. CESAR GONZALEZ-OROZCO
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50175
USA V. RAMIRO LOPEZ-AQUIRRE
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50219
MOHAMMED ISLAM V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-73798
USA V. MARIO VALENCIA-OCHOA
Date: August 1, 2016
Docket Number: 16-50007
BARBARA SCOLES V. INTEL CORP. LTD PLAN
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36167
RAYMOND VALLEJO V. M. MCDONALD
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55689
MARIA GUTIERREZ V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35231
USA V. MICHAEL LUSTIG
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50549
United States v. Lustig  
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50549

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States Supreme Court held in Riley v. California, that the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant before they may search an arrestee’s cell phone. The court held that binding…

PESTMASTER SERVICES, INC. V. TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56294
NORMAN DILLARD V. HYATT CORPORATION
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56380
United States v. Prigge  
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10260

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for various drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. The court joined its sister circuits in holding explicitly that Luce applies to in limine rulings under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b).…

USA V. GEORGE RAMIREZ, JR.
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10523
USA V. HOWARD BONIFANT
Date: July 29, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30048
JOSE MUNOZ SANTOS V. LINDA THOMAS
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56506
United States v. Thomsen  
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50235

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, then a 67-year-old retired engineer turned tax preparer, was convicted of 32 federal offenses arising from a tax fraud scheme. Defendant was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and ordered to pay just over…

VICTOR SANDOVAL-ARREGUIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73349
ISABEL VARELA V. DEBRA JOHNSON
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15885
CHERI SERLIN V. ALEXANDER DAWSON SCHOOL
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15937
ADEMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. WACKER CHEMICAL CORP.
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16618
TRACY DAVIS V. KENNETH MACWAY
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16680
MONTANA TRUCKS V. UD TRUCKS N. AMERICA
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35004
USA V. DANIEL GARCIA
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10326
USA V. DEAN CHANDLER
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50234
ELINOR OTTO V. EMPLOYEE RET. INCOME PLAN
Date: July 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55987
USA V. DONALD WANLAND, JR.
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10170
United States v. Wandland  
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10170

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for tax related charges. The court concluded that ample evidence supported the guilty verdicts on the levy counts where the jury found that defendant's partnership draws…

Lifeng Wang v. Rodriquez  
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15779

Justia Opinion Summary: After petitioner, a lawful permanent resident, was convicted of one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2320(a), USCIS denied petitioner her application for naturalization. USCIS concluded…

In the matter of Heller Ehrman LLP
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-16314, 14-13615
CABELA'S WHOLESALE INC V. HAWKS PRAIRIE INVESTMENT LLC
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35157
CHANDA SMITH V. LAUSD
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55224
STEVEN BERNS V. SENTRY SELECT INS. CO.
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55996
US EX REL. BRIAN HASTINGS V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56314
BRIAN O'KEEFE V. ROBERT LEGRAND
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15519
R. KLEIN V. TIMOTHY COOK
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16230
Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals  
Date: July 27, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35228

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs' fouth amended complaint alleged that, in addition to dumping hazardous substances into the Columbia River, Teck also emitted hazardous substances into the air, in violation of the Comprehensive Environmental…

DAMOUS NETTLES V. RANDY GROUNDS
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 12-16935
DANIEL BERRY V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36108
ANA RAMIREZ-GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70255
RAYMUNDO PEREZ SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72788
USA V. LUIS VILLEGAS-LUGO
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10423
ALTA GOLD MINING CO. V. AERO-NAUTICAL LEASING CORP.
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16102
USA V. JOHN HOM
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16214
MONTE LAW V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16496
USA V. SF GREEN CLEAN, LLC
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16588
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16590
CHEUK YAN V. LOMBARD FLATS, LLC
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16624
ARCHWAY INS. SERVICES V. JAMES HARRIS
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16695
MONIQUE KOTH V. US DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35203
SHERRI SCHRUDER V. ARCHIE BANBURY
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35840
RAYMOND ROBLES V. ELVIN VALENZUELA
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55803
SHERMAN BAHR V. CANON USA, INC.
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56292
USA V. ROBERT LUONG
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10271
USA V. FEDERICO GONZALEZ-HERNANDEZ
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10364
Van Dusen v. Swift Transportation  
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15257

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit alleging that Swift misclassified her and others as independent contractors, as well as alleging violations of federal and state labor laws. On appeal, plaintiff objected that section 1 of the…

Rollins v. Dignity Health  
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15351

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a putative class action against her former employer, Dignity Health, alleging that the company has not maintained its pension plan in compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974…

USA V. JAMAAL BOMBER
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30043
In re Swift Transportation  
Date: July 26, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70592

Justia Opinion Summary: In this companion case to Van Dusen v. Swift, No. 15-15257 (“Van Dusen III”), Swift seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the district court to vacate its case management order and decide the petition to compel arbitration…

FREDDY CURIEL V. AMY MILLER
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 11-56949
RUTILIO ZALDANA-MORALES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73999
PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION V. U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15514
CURTIS LEE V. ING GROEP, N.V.
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15848
Lee v. ING Groep  
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-15848, 14-15936

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff's long term disability benefits were terminated, plaintiff filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(1), against his former employer, ING, seeking statutory…

MICHAEL GRADY V. JONATHAN LEVIN
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16457
DENNIS TALLMAN V. CPS SECURITY (USA), INC.
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16508
DEAN HALE V. KIM HOLLAND
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17462
Manzari v. Associated Newspapers  
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55329

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Leah Manzari, famous under her professional name, Danni Ashe, for her groundbreaking work in monetizing online pornography, filed a defamation suit claiming that the Daily Mail Online, an online news outlet,…

EXECJET CHARTER, INC. V. MICHAEL HUERTA
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71735
PHYS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY V. EPA
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73362
USA V. IVAN BUGAKOV
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10238
USA V. JOSE GARCIA-CORONADO
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10334
USA V. JOHN PENITANI
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10394
USA V. VINCENCIO PALMA-SALAZAR
Date: July 25, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30203
FARIBA AMIRI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 11-71989
USA V. KIL LEE
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50422
Jones v. Harrington  
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56360

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of charges related to his involvement in a gang shooting that left one person dead and two injured. Defendant contends that officers were wrong to continue to interrogate him after he invoked his…

MARCUS BORGES V. DAVE DAVEY
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57156
SHUAI SU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71990
LEONEL RIVAS-DURAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72245
Russell Road Food & Beverage v. Spencer  
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16096

Justia Opinion Summary: The mark “Crazy Horse” has been associated with adult entertainment since the 1950's. In this appeal, at issue is whether Russell Road’s use of the mark “Crazy Horse III” for its Las Vegas strip club infringes defendants…

LAURA TORIELLO V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16431
PAMELA WOOD V. UNIV. PHYSICIANS HEALTHCARE
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16635
JANINE CONNORS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35015
YELLOWSTONE MOUNTAIN CLUB V. BRIAN GLASSER
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35395
MARK MCQUINN V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56038
STEVEN GRONLUND V. KARL ANDERSON
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60053
RAVALLI COUNTY REPUBLICAN V. LINDA MCCULLOCH
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35967
USA V. LUIS RODRIGUEZ-MUNOZ
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50092
USA V. WILLIAM MOORE
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50113
NGOLI NYIRENDA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70105
PETER DEACON V. PANDORA MEDIA
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-17734
USA V. CAVON CLARK
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-30377
BRUCE ALBERTSON, JR. V. CAROLYN W. COLVIN
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56245
ALAA OBEID V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70693
BEST ODDS CORP. V. IBUS MEDIA LTD.
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16235
USA V. HUGO MONTES DE OCA
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50135
RODERICK WRIGHT V. RENZENBERGER, INC.
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55944
HARRY OBEDIN V. CIR
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70487
USA V. LUIS SAIZ
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10061
BEST ODDS CORP. V. IBUS MEDIA LTD.
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15159
DAVID COUCH V. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC.
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16749
USA V. MARIA GONZALEZ-TORRES
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30138
Martin v. Yasuda  
Date: July 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55696

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, individuals who enrolled in a cosmetology program at Milan Institute, filed a class action against the college and its President, alleging that defendants violated state labor laws and the Fair Labor…

Ayala v. Chappell  
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 13-99005

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of triple homicide and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's denial of his petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The court concluded that the procedural bar doctrine does not…

Hernandez v. Williams, Zinman & Parham PC  
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15672

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a putative class action, alleging that WZP violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1692(g)(a), by sending a debt collection letter that lacked the disclosures required by…

REBECCA FLUGSTAD V. USA
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35136
JOSHUA MARSING V. JEFF PREMO
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-36098
USA V. REBEKAH FOUQUET
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10309
USA V. FERMIN ALMANZAR
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30065
USA V. FERNANDO ARMENTA-ROMERO
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50061
USA V. VICTOR IGBOANUGO
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50185
KIRAN KAUR V. THINGS REMEMBERED, INC.
Date: July 20, 2016
Docket Number: 16-80060
ANDREW MACKEY V. WILLIAM MUNIZ
Date: July 19, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17260
ROSINA HAAGENSON V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 19, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35175
TAMER SALAMEH V. 5TH ROCK LLC
Date: July 19, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56387
ARTURO BARRIENTOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 19, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73178
ARTURO BARRIENTOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 19, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73178
USA V. APOLINAR GUTIERREZ-HERNANDEZ
Date: July 19, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50163
SUSAN POLK V. JOHN POLK
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16584
ROBERT HACKWORTH, JR. V. G. TORRES
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16688
LMPERS v. Wynn  
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15695

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, shareholders of Wynn Resorts, challenged two actions the board took on behalf of its subsidiary Wynn Macau: a 2011 decision to donate $135 million to the University of Macau Development Foundation, and a 2012…

BRANDON SMITH V. CITY OF CHANDLER
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15969
TRACEY BROWN V. GARY TORSKY
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16358
DONALD LOEN V. SNOHOMISH COUNTY
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35135
MARC KIRSCHNER V. TIMOTHY BLIXSETH
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56182
JANE ROES V. SFBSC MANAGEMENT, LLC
Date: July 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15437
ERIC MANN V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 09-99017
DJENEBA SIDIBE V. SUTTER HEALTH
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16234
NRDC v. Pritzker  
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16375

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal concerns the Navy’s peacetime use of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active sonar (LFA sonar). At issue is whether NMFS correctly authorized the incidental take of marine mammals in…

KIMBERLY CREPEA V. COCHISE COUNTY
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16694
United States v. Pimentel-Lopez  
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30210

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. Principally at issue is whether the district judge was entitled to make a drug…

L. ANDERSON V. MICHAELS STORES INC
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56726
JAMUL ACTION COMMITTEE V. JONODEV CHAUDHURI
Date: July 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16021
JL Beverage v. Jim Beam Brands  
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17382

Justia Opinion Summary: JL Beverage filed suit against Jim Beam, alleging trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition. The district court granted summary judgment for Jim Beam. In its summary judgment ruling, the…

FATHER M V. VARIOUS TORT CLAIMANTS
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36105
United States v. Torres  
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10210

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to unlawful possession in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and then appealed the denial of his motion to suppress evidence of a handgun that was found during an inventory search in the air filter…

ROBERT THOMAS V. OREGON STATE POLICE
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35229
PAUL ZINTER V. PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35287
USA V. ISRAEL ORNELAS
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50533
LUIS LOPEZ V. J. TAYLOR
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35422
IN RE COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT
Date: July 14, 2016
Docket Number: 16-90034
GARY OZENNE V. CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 11-60039
Lkhagvasuren v. Lynch  
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71778

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mongolia, seeks review of the BIA's decision to deny his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Petitioner…

Smith v. IRS  
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15857

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff failed to timely file his 2001 tax forms and filed a Form 1040 seven years after it was due, and three years after the IRS assessed a deficiency against him. Plaintiff later filed for bankruptcy and sought to…

TRUTHOUT V. DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16288
RICHARD HOFF V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16291

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