2016 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 2001 - 2500 of 4162

KHAMLA SIHABOUTH V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60046
In re Grand Jury Subpoena  
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35434

Justia Opinion Summary: In the midst of a federal investigation into activities of the former Governor of Oregon, John Kitzhaber, a grand jury subpoena seeks a broad range of information from the State of Oregon. For several years before…

USA V. CHARLES DAVIS
Date: July 13, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50244
Bonilla v. Lynch  
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73853

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was deported to El Salvador following a misdemeanor firearms conviction. Petitioner subsequently reentered the United States without inspection and then filed a motion to reopen, his second, on the ground that…

Facebook, Inc. v. Vachani  
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Numbers: 13-17102, 13-17154

Justia Opinion Summary: Facebook filed suit against Power over a promotional campaign where Power accessed Facebook users’ data and initiated form emails and other electronic messages promoting its website. The court concluded that Power did…

LINDELL BROWN V. CRAIG APKER
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17357
BEIJING ZHONGYIZHONGBIAO ELEC. V. MICROSOFT CORP.
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36102
Equity Income Partners v. Chicago Title Ins.
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15388
STEVEN PECK V. MARGARET HINCHEY
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15526
MANDANA FARHANG V. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15601
USA V. CRISTIAN BERRELLEZA-VERDUZCO
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30211
Cal. Sea Urchin Comm'n v. Bean  
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55580

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that the FWS violated its statutory authority under Public Law 99-625 by terminating a translocation program for the southern sea otter. The district court dismissed the complaint,…

MARY SMITH V. HERITAGE RANCH OWNERS ASSN
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55988
BAHMAN REZAIPOUR V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56180
RONALD WEEKLEY, JR. V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56210
BARBARA SCHRAMM V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56284
USA V. RAMON BONILLA-GALEAS
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10374
GLENN DEAN V. DWIGHT NEVEN
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15630
USA V. JOSEPH KALAC
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30153
USA V. BASIL DONEY, JR.
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30205
USA V. ERIKA BROWN
Date: July 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30231
ESG Capital Partners v. Venable LLP  
Date: July 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56684

Justia Opinion Summary: ESG was a group of investors formed to purchase pre-Initial Public Offering (pre-IPO) Facebook shares. ESG’s managing agent negotiated the purchase with a man he believed to be "Ken Davis." "Ken Davis" was an alias for…

PUREVDORJ RAGCHAA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71910
USA V. RAMIRO SUAREZ
Date: July 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10316
JOHN WINTERS V. USA
Date: July 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16460
USA V. JOSE HERNANDEZ
Date: July 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50225
USA V. TERRY CHRISTENSEN
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 08-50531
ROBERT HOLLENBACK V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17464
Pacific Maritime Ass'n v. NLRB  
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35818

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arises out of a longstanding jurisdictional dispute between two unions representing workers at Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland. In this appeal, the Board challenges the district court’s ruling that it had…

ALEC FISHER V. MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57094
SURESH VYAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72044
EDWARD RAY, JR. V. JEFFREY BEARD
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15607
BATAA/KIERLAND LLC V. JPMCC 2007-CIBC 19 E. GREENWAY
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16419
USA V. MARIBEL RINCON
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50273
Aguayo v. Jewell  
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56909

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs are descendants of Margarita Britten (Margarita), a Pala Band of Mission Indian who was born in 1856. After the Executive committee disenrolled more than 150 of Margarita's descendants, the Assistant Secretary…

USA V. ARMANDO CAZAREZ-SANTOS
Date: July 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50039
DENNIS OBADO V. QUIXTAR, INC.
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17141
NELSON ANDRADE-GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74115
SAMMY ZAMARO V. R. MOONGA
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15518
Brooks v. Clark County  
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16424

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Brooks and Smith, bail enforcement agents, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, against various defendants after they were removed from a court room by a courtroom marshal at the request of a judge. The court…

TIMOTHY SHEPARD V. ERIC SHINSEKI
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16447
ROBIN ROY V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35162
Lone Star Sec. & Video v. City of Los Angeles  
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-55014, 14-55050

Justia Opinion Summary: In these consolidated appeals, appellants challenged the constitutionality of five city ordinances that regulate mobile billboards. One of the ordinances limits the type of sign that may be affixed to motor vehicles…

Silva-Pereira v. Lynch  
Date: July 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70276

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner is a Salvadoran citizen and national who was a former Salvadoran professional soccer player and then government official. The IJ concluded that petitioner was ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal…

United States v. Phillips  
Date: July 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10448

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to distribute, as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm, and was sentenced to 57-months in prison. The court concluded that the district court did…

JUAN SOLIS-DIAZ V. SCOTT TOMPKINS
Date: July 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16402
Flores v. Lynch  
Date: July 6, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56434

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff class and the government entered into a settlement agreement in 1997 which “sets out nationwide policy for the detention, release, and treatment of minors in the custody of the INS.” In 2015, the plaintiff…

Garmon v. County of Los Angeles  
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55109

Justia Opinion Summary: When plaintiff testified at her son's trial, LA County Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee published all of plaintiff's medical records that she had subpoenaed from Kaiser without redacting them for the sole purpose…

JEFFREY ALSBORG V. GARY SWARTHOUT
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55248
ROSEMARY GARITY V. APWU NATIONAL LABOR ORG.
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15195
Garity v. APWU  
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15195

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed two complaints against APWU in federal court, alleging a contractual breach of APWU’s duty of fair representation in the first, and alleging a series of violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act…

United States v. Nosal  
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10037

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant conspired with former Korn/Ferry employees whose user accounts had been terminated, but who nonetheless accessed trade secrets in a proprietary database through the back door when the front door had been firmly…

GEORGE LONDAH-EVERT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71249
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK N.AM. V. EPA
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71514
USA V. HAKOP GAMBARYAN
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50258
NEEDBASEDAPPS, LLC V. ROBBINS RESEARCH INT'L
Date: July 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55105
RICHARD VELOZ V. PG&E
Date: July 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16047
ANNA HABETLER V. SYLVIA BURWELL
Date: July 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56422
USA V. ROBERT PETROZZINO
Date: July 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10314
Cuero v. Cate  
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55911

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged the denial of his petition for habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner pleaded guilty to one felony count of causing bodily injury while driving under the influence and one felony count…

DENYS CERRITOS MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72100
Attmore v. Colvin  
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36048

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff was awarded social security disability benefits due to her bipolar disorder. Plaintiff was disabled as of April 15, 2007, but had medically improved to the point she was no longer disabled beginning on March…

FREDRIC SANAI V.
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35039
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. V. NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA SAINTS
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55838
U.S. PHILIPS CORP. V. KBC BANK N.V.
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56199
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. V. P. BRIMBERRY
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56209
GHOLWAN MECHAMMIL V. CITY OF SAN JACINTO
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56308
GABRIELA QUINONEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70159
ELINOR SHAPIRO V. HASBRO, INC.
Date: June 30, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56661
JOSE PRIETO-HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70874
AGUSTIN NAJARRO-REVOLORIO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73595
SABINA FRANCOIS V. JEH JOHNSON
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16211
CECILIA FRAHER V. DR. R. MITCHELL
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16228
LORD ABBETT MUNI. INCOME FUND V. JOANN ASAMI
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16532
JOSEPH GAXIOLA V. M. SAYRE
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16548
PAMELA BACK V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35013
MANDREEL SMITH V. ELIN VALENZUELA
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56064
BALUBHAI PATEL V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56581
USA V. JORGE AGUILAR CAMPAS
Date: June 29, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10321
USA V. MYRA HOLMES
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10537
PETER ELVIK V. RENEE BAKER
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17530
USA V. NICHOLAS LINDSEY
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10004
United States v. Lindsey  
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10004

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a former mortgage loan officer and real estate broker, appealed his convictions and sentence for nine counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated theft. Defendant's convictions stemmed from his…

USA V. BRENDEN VERMILYEA
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10495
XCENTRIC VENTURES V. MEDIOLEX LTD.
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16155
LATONYA FINLEY V. THOMAS REARDON
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16474
USA V. ROGELIO LEMUS
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50355
USA V. MARISELA CASTRO-JUAREZ
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56080
GARY ATKINS V. RAYMOND MABUS, JR.
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56087
SO. CALIF. COUNSELING CENTER V. GREAT AMERICAN INS. CO.
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56169
MICHAEL BITTON V. GENCOR NUTRIENTES, INC.
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56381
ARJUNA FERNANDO V. MANU SAREEN
Date: June 28, 2016
Docket Number: 16-15237
JAVIER SERRANO-CEBALLOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 11-70115
ERIC ARDOIN V. ERIC ARNOLD
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15854
United States v. Washington  
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35474

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1854 and 1855, Indian tribes relinquished large swaths of land in the Case Area under the Stevens Treaties. In exchange for their land, the tribes were guaranteed a right to off-reservation fishing. In 2001,…

RAJINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71376
USA V. CAMERON MUHLENBERG
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10566
LECG V. SANJAY UNNI
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16148
DAVID BORUCHOWITZ V. ROBERT BETTINGER
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16299
Lingo v. City of Salem  
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35344

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff was charged with two counts of child endangerment under Or. Rev. Stat. 163.575 after officers smelled the odor of marijuana from her home but she refused to allow them to search inside the residence. Plaintiff…

USA V. BILLY NELMS, SR.
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50475
MARCO DAMIAN V. J. OCHOA
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55533
USA V. VINCENT CANTU
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55940
JACQUIE CHANDLER V. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60036
SSA TERMINALS V. RONNIE BELL
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70201
RAYMOND BRADFORD V. M. MARCHAK
Date: June 27, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15071
ARMANDO MARROQUIN V. T. GRADY
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15580
DIANA ANDERSON V. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17594
REYNALDO JIMENEZ-MORATAYA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70664
AKWINDER KAUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72680
MARIO DE LA FUENTE MANRIQUEZ V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15811
ROBERT LUCIANO, JR. V. USA
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16167
RODNEY EMIL V. RENEE BAKER
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17177
GUY MITCHELL ETC FAMILY TRUST V. ARTISTS RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35046
ROBERT JOHNSON V. RAYMOND MADDEN
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55905
FELIX PALENCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70105
VICTOR BALOGUN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70703
SHELIN CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70801
ZHEN PAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70981
JULIAN TORRES-MENDOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71784
REN WU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71817
PETAR BAKALOV V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71856
FRANS BUNYAMIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72036
USA V. ABDUL HOWARD
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10042
USA V. RYAN HAMBURG
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30146
ROBERT ALEXANDER V. MAX WILLIAMS
Date: June 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35181
OSCAR VALERO V. BANK OF AMERICA HOME LOANS
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16163
WILLIAM ROUSH V. C. HAYES
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16390
DEZARIE TAYLOR V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36221
ARAM DIPLOSHYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72824
EITAN LEASCHAUER V. NTSB
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73818
KENT TERRY, SR. V. WILLIAM NEWELL
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15284
DELANEY SMITH, JR. V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55189
SUSANNA MONTANTE V. ANTHONY FOXX
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55340
SHMUEL ERDE V. JOHN TAYLOR
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55536
AARON RAISER V. CITY OF UPLAND
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55615
JUN-EN ENTERPRISES V. PETER LIN
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56613
AARON RAISER V. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56805
LUKE BRUGNARA V. CIR
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70325
EITAN LEASCHAUER V. FAA
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71167
MK Hillside Partners v. Commissioner  
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71504

Justia Opinion Summary: Marcus Katz contributed stock to MK Hillside, a partnership between him and his wholly owned corporation. After the IRS issued a Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment (FPAA) to MK Hillside on January 2, 2008,…

EITAN LEASCHAUER V. MICHAEL HUERTA
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72214
JOHN RYSKAMP V. CIR
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73059
VICTOR ROGEL-NAJERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73723
ROBERT HOLMES, III V. FRANK DREESEN
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15468
USA V. STEVEN GROVO
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30016
United States v. Grovo  
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Numbers: 15-30016, 15-30027

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Grovo and Petersen challenge aspects of their convictions for charges related to their roles in an online bulletin board dedicated to discussing and exchanging child pornography. The court held that the…

QUINTON BROWN V. LARRY ADAMS
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35194
TELLY HEATH V. GREG JONES
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35211
TIMOTHY DUNLAP V. DENNIS FRICK
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35225
QUINTON BROWN V. FITZPATRICK
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35435
HAROLD HUNTER V. KAMALA HARRIS
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55707
CARLOS CAP V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70584
HAROLD HUNTER V. DANIELLE HEMPLE
Date: June 23, 2016
Docket Number: 16-55021
XUEJUN ZHAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 09-73930
SEPIDEH CIRINO V. RESCAP BORROWER CLAIMS TRUST
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56038
ALICE QUINONEZ V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56273
INDERJIT SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73921
DEIDRA LINTZ V. JOHN POTTER
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17315
WAYNE MCINTOSH V. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17483
CARY PICKETT V. NEVADA BOARD OF PAROLE COMMISS
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17625
USA V. JORGE CISNEROS
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30066
THOMAS RASMUSSEN V. BANK OF AMERICA, NA
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35108
MICHAEL GLASGOW V. STEPHEN SMITH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35977
USA V. JUAN PEREZ
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10528
JAMES BONHAM V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15045
ISAAC MILLER V. STEVEN SCHMITZ
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15519
CECILIA BALDAZO V. ELKO COUNTY
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15840
GORDON FLATTUM V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15903
STEPHANIE O'CONNOR V. NATIONAL DEFAULT SERVICING COR
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16773
THUY JOSEPH V. BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35205
ETHAN WINDOM V. RANDY BLADES
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35746
JOHN NORDBLAD V. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST C
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55101
BUTTONWOOD TREE VALUE PARTNERS V. DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56267
Baquerizo v. Garden Grove USD  
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56464

Justia Opinion Summary: Student and Guardian seek reimbursement from the district for the cost of Student's private education, claiming that the district failed to comply with the procedural requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities…

ISIDRO JUAN FRANCISCO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71016
SOHAN SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71119
JAAFAR AL AMMARAH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71707
SANDEEP SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71724
OSCAR MENDOZA-MARIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71746
SHAOWEI HE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71814
ISRAEL ZULETA HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71844
RUVIM TRACHIK V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71879
YINJI PEI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71885
GLORIA PORTILLO DE SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71900
JOSE REYES-MATUL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71975
SANDONG LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72065
RAFIK MNATSAKANYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72173
JIMMY LEE V. CIR
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72340
QING ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72510
FAN JIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72785
DENY ARIANTO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72787
JIANBO SHAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72815
MARVIN CLAVEL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72906
GUSTAVO CHAN-GOMEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72934
FAHRI XHOLI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72959
CRISTIAN CARDONA FUENTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73009
ARMANDO HERNANDEZ-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73134
ELSA ORELLANA-SOMOZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73213
CHUNAI JIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73228
LUIS PENA RIVAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73245
SHAOPING HOU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73339
BAKHSISH SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73466
AMRINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73547
USA V. LEONAL RIVERA
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10373
USA V. TRAVIS WAIPA
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10392
USA V. JAIME MORENO-CASTANEDA
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10425
THEODORE STEVENS V. ROBERT LEGRAND
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15968
USA V. THOMAS HAZELRIGG, III
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30071
USA V. THEODORA MORSETTE
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30113
USA V. TITUS BRYANT
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30179
USA V. LESTER RUNSABOVE
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30299
RENE GARCIA FARIAS V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-72627
USA V. AMMON BUNDY
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 16-30080
Orona v. United States  
Date: June 22, 2016
Docket Number: 16-70568

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of being a felon in possession of ammunition, seeks authorization to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion raising a claim for relief predicated on Johnson v. United States. The court…

MARCO MARTINEZ-GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 09-72751
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE V. BPA
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-70338
Idaho Conservation League v. BPA  
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-70338

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed suit under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., challenging the agencies' decision to change how they operated the Albeni Falls Dam during the winter months. The…

ABEL SALAZAR-VASQUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-74111
SERGIO CORTEZ BENITEZ V. COUNTY OF MARICOPA
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16926
Cardenas v. Lynch  
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35957

Justia Opinion Summary: Rolando Mora-Huerta, a Mexican national, was denied a visa application by a consular officer on the ground that he was a “gang associate” who intended to enter the United States to engage in unlawful conduct. Plaintiff,…

JUDY PAPINEAU V. HANNAH HEILMAN
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36176
MILTON GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71856
ABELARDO CANGCO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71945
PARAMJIT SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74266
SANDI LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74304
USA V. KALI LAULEA
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10555
USA V. ORION MEMMOTT
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10571
1250 OCEANSIDE PARTNERS V. MARYL GROUP, INC.
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15146
ANDREW BRADSHAW V. SLM CORP.
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16252
USA V. CARLOS RUIZ-ARAGON
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50543
BHUPENDRA KESHAVLAL AMIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71003
FEN CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71112
RICARDO CABALLERO-GUAPILLA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71175
WALTER KIMANI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71808
CARLOS SALAZAR-HOLGUIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72038
AMIT MEHRA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72199
SALWINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72580
FRANCISCO HERRERA HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72850
APOLINAR SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73110
OSCAR MAGANA-CORTEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73125
SANTIAGO VEGA-RUIZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73214
FRANCISCO LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73833
DONOVAN HASTINGS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-74038
USA V. RICARDO RAMIREZ-TURCIOS
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10348
USA V. JUAN LOPEZ-GUZMAN
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10360
USA V. BARRY BOWSER, JR.
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10486
USA V. DUSTIN SCHIRF
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30284
USA V. NIGEL ERNST
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30290
KPMG LLP V. KURT KANAM
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35714
ARTURO BARRIENTOS V. ICE FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35891
USA V. PONO PAU
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50417
IHAB EL ZOHAIRY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70913
ELZBIETA BUGAJSKA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71622
DAVID PALMA-CHAVEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72218
JOSE TZOMPANTZI-SALAZAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72826
EMILY JOHNSON V. SCOTT GIBSON
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35087
STEVEN HARTMANN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36188
MANUEL NAVAR-DIAZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72636
HAI HUANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73306
KATHLEEN HASKINS V. SYMANTEC CORPORATION
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16141
GERALD RIGHETTI V. NEIL RICHMAN
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16330
USA V. ROBERT SCHEAFFER, JR.
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30004
US EX REL. JONATHAN BLOEDOW V. PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREAT NW
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35017
USA V. ROBERT CARMONA-LOPEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50226
USA V. REYNALDO MARQUEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50245
USA V. JACQUELINE JIMENEZ-AGUILAR
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50282
USA V. WILMER HERNANDEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50372
USA V. MARIO REYES-CALDERON
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50559
GG CAPITAL V. DEUTSCHE BANK AG
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55852
QUOC TRAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70040
MINGHU CHE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70959
YANIRA ALCARAZ-BARAJAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71429
AGUS PRATOMO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71671
SANDRA BONILLA-JIMENEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71841
JAVIER AYALA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72408
SHOUFANG JIANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72438
YADWINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72479
MANISH KUMAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72561
JUN XU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72608
ROMEO LAZO-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72763
LUZ FLORES-RAMIREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72778
TRIANANTO BUDIONO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72788
MARVIN MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72858
JOSE GUTIERREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73162
CARLOS PALOMARES TORRES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73947
JESUS VALDEZ-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73976
USA V. FALASHA ALI
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10033
USA V. EDGAR NELSON PITTS
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10085
USA V. MARCO OCHOA-GONZALEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10133
USA V. JEREMY WHITE
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10242
USA V. CARLOS LOPEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10363
USA V. KATO IOSUA
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10372
USA V. LUIS CASACA
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10382
USA V. JUAN HERNANDEZ-ROMO
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10454
USA V. JOSE PARRA-TEJEDA
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30134
USA V. PAUL STEVENSON
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30145
USA V. MARIO BERNABE-TORIBIO
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30176
USA V. FRANK LAMBERT
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30251
USA V. ARMANDO GOMEZ-HERNANDEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30264
USA V. ROMAN BENTURA-ORTIZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50106
USA V. EDWIN HERNANDEZ-TREJO
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50157
USA V. ANTONIO HERRERA REYES
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50169
USA V. DANNY FABRICANT
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50251
USA V. RENE MARTELL-ENRIQUEZ
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50257
USA V. FIDEL MENDEZ-MALDONADO
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50295
USA V. ERMINIO HERNANDEZ-RAUDA
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50406
JORGE MAGANA-VILLALVAZO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70580
QINGFA ZHU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70603
VENANCIO CORTEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71042
JOSE GAMEZ-PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 20, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71141
JOSE VARGAS-SAAVEDRA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 11-71259
ALFONZA PHILLIPS V. MARTIN BITER
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17514
Rouser v. White  
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56152

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a Wiccan, petitioned on behalf of himself and some thirty fellow Wiccan inmates that the prison recognize Wicca as a bona fide religion and afford its followers the same rights accorded to inmates of other…

DONNA LEAZENBY V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16002
Loher v. Thomas  
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16147

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Frank O. Loher, convicted of sexual assault and given an extended-term sentence, filed a petition for habeas relief. The district court in Loher VI granted the writ on all three of Loher’s claims: (1) that the…

MARY BERNSTEIN V. APOLLO GROUP, INC.
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16684
KRISLEE HALL V. APOLLO GROUP, INC.
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16916
AVTAR SINGH V. US DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35088
BEACON TALENT AGENCY V. MARC BASS
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56247
I AND U, INC. V. PUBLISHERS SOLUTIONS INT'L
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56473
USA V. DAVID WOODS
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30263
USA V. CARLOS ESCOBAR
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50228
MICHAEL TELLEZ V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 17, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55055
JOY BARNHART V. FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INS.
Date: June 16, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36036
USA V. DR. EMMANUEL AYODELE
Date: June 16, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50492
JOHN H. BOYD, III V. WARREN PUMPS, LLC
Date: June 16, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56975
STEVEN PECK V. MARGARET HINCHEY
Date: June 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15526
SCOTT HILL V. PATRICK GLEBE
Date: June 16, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35458
Tillman v. Rheingold firm  
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56624

Justia Opinion Summary: After Renee Tillman filed suit against her law firm, arbitration proceeded for a time until Tillman ran out of funds. The arbitration was then terminated and now the parties disagree about what should now happen to…

TAMMY ROWAN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16367
JAY CLARK V. TOM DEVRIES
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35242
FALLBROOK HOSPITAL CORP. V. CALIF. NURSES ASSN/NATL NURSES
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56177
PETER KVASSAY V. ROBERT KVASSAY
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56410
RICHARD KVASSAY V. ROBERT KVASSAY
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60041
USA V. JOHN SEARS
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50192
BRIAN LY V. JEFFREY BEARD
Date: June 15, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70939
BABER HABIB V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73755
MICHAEL BENNETT V. BANK MELLI
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15442
CARLOS BRINGAS-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72682
JUAN GARDUNO CARLOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72734
United States v. Christie  
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-10233, 14-10234

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants, husband and wife, were convicted of charges related to their role as ordained ministers in the Hawaii Cannabis Ministry. Defendants admit to using and distributing large quantities of cannabis, but claim that…

USA V. JOSEPH HAYCOCK
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30152
USA V. FELIS ROMO
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30227
USA V. TRAVIS CHELBERG
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55555
Hyan v. Hummer  
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56155

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendants alleging that they prevented him from collecting on a California state court legal malpractice judgment. The district court granted Defendant Hummer's motion to strike plaintiff's…

BAYER WISHMAN & LEOTTA V. ROD DANIELSON
Date: June 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56520
United States v. Beecroft  
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 12-10175

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of charges related to her participation in an extensive mortgage-fraud conspiracy and was ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution and to forfeit more than $100 million. The court…

DIANA ANDERSON V. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17594
USA V. TYRONE DAVIS
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30133
JODIE KELLEY V. AMAZON.COM
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36114
INGRID MARTINEZ DEL CID V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71120
YASAR SAEED V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71399
RONAN AGUIAR DE SOUZA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71853
JINXI PANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72750
USA V. CARMEN MOSLEY
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10395
USA V. DORIS NELSON
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30248
USA V. REBECCA BRENES
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50302
Whittaker Corp. v. United States  
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55385

Justia Opinion Summary: After Whittaker was found liable for injuries caused by its pollution and paid to clean up the pollution, Whittaker filed suit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42…

MARIA FERIA V. DEVRY UNIVERSITY, INC.
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56166
JOSE RODRIGUEZ V. CALIF. RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56474
USA V. CALVERT WOODY
Date: June 13, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10223
RUNNINGEAGLE V. SCHRIRO
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 07-99026
ROBERT RICHARDSON V. ANTHONY NEWLAND
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 12-17173
ELIZABETH CARTER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36120
PAUL HANSMEIER, ESQ. V. JOHN DOE
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55859
JOSEPH HUNT V. TIM VIRGA
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56207
LEOCADIO FIGUEROA V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57040
BAKARI MACKEY V. CONRAD GRABER
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15886
CAROLYN HANES V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16055
MATTHEW WHITE V. STEVEN DOBRESCU
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16149
LISA GEHRINGER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16170
ELVIRA FERNANDEZ V. SERGIO VIRGILLO
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16374
BECKY LOOP V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35261
CAROLYN BRUNNER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35796
USA V. LIANNA OVSEPIAN
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50399
USA V. KENYATTA STEPPES
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10243
EDWARD PERUTA V. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 10-56971
USA V. IVORY CROW
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10505
SARUN CHUN V. RAUL LOPEZ
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16466
MIGUEL SIFUENTES V. P. BRAZELTON
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17603
Goodrum v. Busby  
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55010

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, challenged the denial of his petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254 as second or successive. The court held that when a petitioner files a new petition while his…

US EX REL. NYOKA LEE V. CORINTHIAN COLLEGES
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55700
SANDRA FOLCHI GODOY V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70800
NARAYAN NATH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72412
TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO V. PAUWELS CANADA INC
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15710
USA V. MIGUEL RAMIREZ
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50402
USA V. ANDRANIK ALOYAN
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50403
JASON YAMADA V. NOBEL BIOCARE HOLDING AG
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55263
FTC V. BUSINESS TEAM, LLC
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56582
DeNoce v. Neff  
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60017

Justia Opinion Summary: Creditor appealed the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's (BAP) decision determining that the exception to discharge found in 11 U.S.C. 727(a)(2) did not apply to debtor. The court held that section 727(a)(2), which prevents…

DAVID QUEZADA-GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72526
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10174
JAMUL ACTION COMMITTEE V. JONODEV CHAUDHURI
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16021
Jamul Action Comm. v. Chaudhuri  
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16021

Justia Opinion Summary: JAC filed suit contending that the NIGC violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370h, when it approved the Tribe's gaming ordinance without first conducting a NEPA environmental review. The…

United States v. Murphy  
Date: June 9, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50023

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for interfering with the administration of the tax laws in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7212, presenting fictitious financial instruments in violation of 18 U.S.C. 514, and…

Cheffins v. Stewart  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 12-16913

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs and volunteers built the La Contessa, a replica of a 16th-century Spanish galleon, from a used school bus for use at the Burning Man Festival. Defendant intentionally burned the wooden structure of the La…

NISHA BROWN V. WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 12-17623
NYKEYA KILBY V. CVS PHARMACY, INC.
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56130
CAROL-LEE ZUVICH V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56904
Currie v. McDowell  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16187

Justia Opinion Summary: After the district court denied Aldridge Currie's claims for habeas relief, it issued a certificate of appealability on his Batson v. Kentucky claim. The prosecutor in Currie's case, David Brown, has a history of…

JOEL GUZEK V. AARON FELTON
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35300
KEMAH HENDERSON V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56095
Bermudez Vaquero v. Ashley Furniture  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56606

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit on his own behalf and also moved to represent 605 former and current sales associates as a class, alleging that Stoneledge requires sales associates to perform many tasks unrelated to sales.…

Lyons v. Michael & Assocs.  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56657

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendants, debt collectors, alleging that they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1692i, when they sued her in the wrong judicial district to collect a debt…

FDIC V. DEUTSCHE BANK SECS., INC.
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56675
Erler v. Erler  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15362

Justia Opinion Summary: Yashar signed an “I-864 Affidavit of Support,” in which he agreed to provide his wife Ayla with support. After the couple divorced, Ayla sought support pursuant to the affidavit. Yashar argued that the premarital…

Ruiz v. Snohomish County PUD  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35030

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant Jim Little, the Executive Director of Employee Relations at the District, alleging sex discrimination for acts that had occurred in 2008. The district court dismissed the suit with…

Caltex Plastics v. Lockheed Martin  
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55768

Justia Opinion Summary: Caltex filed suit for breach of contract and unfair competition against Lockheed, arguing that some contracts between Lockheed and the United States government require Lockheed to use certain materials that only Caltex…

JAMES FAHEY V. PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55882
MAXINE RUSSELL V. US DEPT. OF STATE
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56046
JENELLE FORD V. FORD MOTOR CO.
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56280
CARLOS CERON-MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71616
USA V. VICTOR CASTANEDA-MONTES
Date: June 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50329
Stacy v. Colvin  
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36025

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the denial of his social security benefits. In a case of first impression, the court held that the law of the case doctrine and the rule of mandate apply to social security administrative remands from…

SCOTT BISHOP V. 7-ELEVEN, INC.
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15986
HONG XUN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16152
ALICE MENDOZA V. ROMAN CATH. ARCHBISHOP OF L.A.
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55651
Protect Our Communities Found. v. Jewell  
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-55666, 14-55842

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs challenged the BLM's decision to grant Tule a right-of-way on federal lands in southeast San Diego County. The BLM’s right-of-way grant permits Tule to construct and operate a wind energy project, which…

MICHAEL HUMPHREY V. RANDY GROUNDS
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56634
ROBERT PARKES V. GREG COX
Date: June 7, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15485
USA V. DEANDRE BROWN
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 11-10089
RANDALL PITTMAN V. SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 11-55967
ANTHONY BURRIOLA V. TED D'AMICO
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16418
ALVIN ALEXANDERSON V. JAMES MONROE
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36140
GILBERTO MUNOZ V. SSA
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55903
CRULL V. UTNEHMER
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-60113
LIU ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73597
JAMISI CALLOWAY V. HAYWARD
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15659
RONALD LAW V. KINROSS GOLD U.S.A., INC.
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15990
AMERCO V. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16041
MANAGED PROTECTIVE SERVICES V. CITY OF MESA
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17587
MILO BURROUGHS V. USDOA
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35057
DAVID PICRAY V. CHRISTOPHER DUFFITT
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35147
JERMAINE WATKINS V. CATHERINE BAUM
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35238
PAUL NAVICKY V. AARON GEVATOSKY
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35671
CONDALEE MORRIS V. M. BARRA
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56527
HRAIR NAZARI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72035
JUAN VALDEZ V. USA
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15469
TERRELL HALL V. ADAMS
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15765
USA V. SHAWN LUNDY
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30103
NATHAN COLODNEY V. JAY ORR
Date: June 6, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56177
United States v. Loveland  
Date: June 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30162

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was found guilty of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The district court imposed a mandatory life sentence because defendant had two prior convictions for…

MATIAS VELAZQUEZ V. USA
Date: June 3, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16343
USA V. IAN FURMINGER
Date: June 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10093
United States v. Ornelas  
Date: June 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10522

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2). The court affirmed the judgment, concluding that the district court properly calculated the guideline range that…

JO PRUETT V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: June 3, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16033
ANGEL MORENO V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17615
United States v. Spears  
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30253

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, convicted of crimes related to his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, appealed the denial of a motion to modify his sentence under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2). The court held that the district court…

NATHAN COLODNEY V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56591
RONALD SIMS V. OFFICER K. LEE
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56820
VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone  
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Numbers: 13-57104, 13-55837

Justia Opinion Summary: VMG filed a copyright infringement suit against Madonna and others, alleging that the producer of the song "Vogue," copied a 0.23-second segment of horns from an earlier song, known as "Love Break," and used a modified…

SHUQIN LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70423
GURDEEP SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72402
GUANGFEI LIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73697
MICHAEL ALSTON V. BRADLEY FOSTER
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15209
MARLON BLACHER V. S. JOHNSON
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15586
JOHN VAN CUREN V. FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORP
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15855
AISHA ZRIHAN V. JAMES BUTWIN INS. TRUST FUND
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16080
PAUL SINGH V. BHUPINDER BAIDWAN
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16287
CHRISTINE HAUCK V. PHILLIP WALKER
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35299
LORENE FOREMAN V. ROBERT FREEDMAN
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55124
Flores v. City of San Gabriel  
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-56421, 14-56514

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, current and former police officers employed by the City, filed suit against the City under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201-19, alleging that the City failed to include payments of unused…

LAKHVEER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70261
KATHARINA N. BLANCATO V. CIR
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70654
HECTOR MILLA-PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71020
SURENDER KUMAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71100
MARCO CELIS-BRICENO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72273
QUN YIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72437
HONGFU CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72473
GUILLERMO BARRERA-HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72826
USA V. LAWRENCE KOMINEK
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10206
USA V. ASHLEY CHAMBERS
Date: June 2, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30116
DON HAMILTON V. USDOT
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 10-35406
Arizona Students' Ass'n v. Arizona Bd. of Regents  
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16639

Justia Opinion Summary: ASA filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the Board, alleging that the Board modified its policies to retaliate against the ASA's exercise of its First Amendment free speech rights. The ASA alleged that the Board's…

JAMES NALDER V. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17441
HECTOR CARDONA V. JASON ELLIS
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35199
STEVE ROMERO V. A. M. GONZALES
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56436
VLADISLAV ZUBCU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70618
WEIYING LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72381
MICHAEL MCDERMOTT V. REBECCA BLANK
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35022
JOSE ALVAREZ-CASTRO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70381
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70789
JATINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71031
MICHAEL MOUNTANOS V. CIR
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71580
FRANCISCO GONZALEZ SANTOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71864
JING JIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71954
RENE CARMONA SALAZAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72009
DAVID OSOLINSKI V. MARISA BIGOT
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16219
DARRELL PARKS V. WREN
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55357
JANNETT ATADURDIYEVA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70078
SUBINDU BARUA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70122
PARAMJIT MANGAT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: June 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70670
Morales de Soto v. Lynch  
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 09-72122

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a Mexican native and citizen, petitioned for review of the government's reinstatement of a removal order issued in 2000. Petitioner received notice of removal in 2009 and, since that time, the government…

JANE DOE NO. 14 V. INTERNET BRANDS, INC.
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56638
BEGNOVE VASQUEZ-GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73258
ANGELICA HART V. BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFC
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35080
USA V. LORENZO ESPINOZA
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50443
JIANHUA YAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74363
CHANG ZHANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: May 31, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74491

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