2017 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1001 - 1500 of 4420

EDUARDO RAMOS GUZMAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-71726
Brinkley v. Monterey Financial Services, Inc.  
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-56335

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order granting plaintiff's motion to remand a putative class action alleging that Monterey recorded or monitored its telephone conversations with plaintiff without giving…

VIOLA VAN WECHEL V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35673
LAURA BELLINGER V. COOS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36003
MARCO LOPEZ-ORTIZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73459
MIDLAND INNOVATIONS, NV V. WEILAND INT'L INC.
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16015
GREGORY BONTEMPS V. SOTAK
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16275
SOUTHERN NEVADA TBA SUPPLY CO. V. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INS. CO
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16828
DARYL KOLLMAN V. NAT'L UNION FIRE INS. CO.
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35795
RONALD FISH V. CIR
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73389
PAUL MELTON V. D. NEVEN
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15140
MARILYNE HENNESSEY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15828
MARILYN SPERLING V. DSWC, INC.
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55231
NOVATION VENTURES, LLC V. THE J.G. WENTWORTH CO.
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55289
USA V. DONNELL THOMAS
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50244
JUAN MOLINA-PENA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 12-73642
KELVIN BANKS V. RYAN MCCARTHY
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16670
MIGUEL PACHECO-ASCENCIO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70814
EUGENE DAVIS V. HDSP
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17083
JEROME PRINGLE V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17223
DENNIS HOOPER V. JACKSON CTY. SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35521
PERESTORONINA V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35672
MONTANORE MINERALS CORP. V. ARNOLD BAKIE
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35707
USA V. JESUS FLORES-RAMIREZ
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50330
HAROUTYUN KARABAJAKYAN V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55242
JIM MAXWELL V. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56976
FRANK CHEATHAM V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15785
JUDY BAMBERGER V. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO.
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55252
XIAO HE V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 12-70443
JORGE RAMIREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72761
United States v. Preston  
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10521

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed defendant's conviction on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. The panel held that there were a number of trial errors and, considering that evidence of guilt was not overwhelming,…

ST VENTURES, LLC V. KBA ASSETS AND ACQUISITIONS
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16739
MAI BUI V. TON NGUYEN
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55116
JOSEPH DURAN V. JEFFREY BEARD
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55652
JACQUELINE MCFADDIN V. E.A. RENFROE & CO.
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55886
EMEKA NDIGWE V. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY CO.
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56813
Beneli v. NLRB  
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73426

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's unfair labor practice complaint. The panel held that the NLRB properly applied a new standard for deferring to arbitral decisions only…

MARILYN JOHNSON V. SEIU LOCAL 1107
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15795
MICHAEL JEFFRIES V. LVMPD
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16483
USA V. SCOTT SPERLING
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50342
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55015
SHAHRAM KESHE V. CVS PHARMACY
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55645
USA V. ISMAEL MAYA-PIZANO
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10130
Morales v. Fry  
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Numbers: 14-35944, 14-35991

Justia Opinion Summary: The question of whether a particular constitutional right is "clearly established," as part of the qualified immunity analysis, is within the province of the judge. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part…

Aspen Skiing Co. v. Cherrett  
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 14-60079

Justia Opinion Summary: A housing loan, made by an employer to an employee as a key part of a compensation package, qualified as a non-consumer debt. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's decision affirming the bankruptcy…

CAIQIN LI V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72708
JAVIER SOLORIO-ALCARAZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73800
BRUCE BIRCH V. RENEE BAKER
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17429
Airline Service Providers Assoc. v. L.A. World Airports  
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-55571, 15-55572

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an order granting petitions for panel rehearing, denied petitions for rehearing en banc, withdrawing the opinion, and directing the filing of a new opinion. The panel also filed a new opinion,…

EFRAIN VILLEGAS SANCHEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70743
USA V. JESSICA SODERLING
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10191
Sanders v. Cullen  
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 10-99009

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a petition for habeas relief challenging petitioner's conviction and death sentence for four counts of first degree murder. The panel held that, because…

NORTH EAST MEDICAL SERV. INC. V. CA DEPT. OF HEALTH CARE SERV.
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15284
5 & DINER OF NORTH AMERICA LLC V. WADSWORTH JORDAN CROSSING LLC
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16696
AIPING TONG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 12-70554
OSMANI VALENCIA MARTINEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70339
ELIAS BELTRAN RASCON V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70900
NATALEE RICHARDS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35614
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK V. RICHARD JEFFERSON
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15077
USA V. ERIC LITTLECALF
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30196
USA V. PEDRO ORELLANA
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50042
USA V. GARY WHITE
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50113
USA V. VICTOR IGBOANUGO
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50367
DANIEL MCGUIGAN V. CHARLES NICHOLS
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55492
DJ ST. JON V. TIMOTHY TATRO
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55609
PABLO-EDWIN PIRIR-CHITAY V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 13-74086
Flores v. City of Westminster  
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56832

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, three officers of Latino descent, filed suit against the City and Westminster Police Chiefs, alleging claims of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of race and religion. The jury awarded plaintiffs…

Gonzalez v. Sherman  
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56855

Justia Opinion Summary: A state court's alteration of the number of presentence credits to which a prisoner was entitled under California law constitutes a new, intervening judgment under Wentzell v. Neven, 674 F.3d 1124, 1125 (9th Cir. 2012).…

XIAOYE HUANG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70100
HENRY TORRES SANDOVAL V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70432
PARGEV CHAMICHYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71257
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73430
NAOMI MARSH V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17306
USA V. ALBERT ROBLES
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50133
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASS'N V. CITY OF BERKELEY
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15141
RUSSELL THAW V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15777
NICOLAS AQUINO V. MONTEREY SHERIFF'S DEPT.
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16815
CRISP ENTERPRISES INC. V. GOLDEN EAGLE INSURANCE CORP.
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55657
LEONARD CONCEPCION V. TSA
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-73892
Teixeira v. County of Alameda  
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 13-17132

Justia Opinion Summary: A textual and historical analysis of the Second Amendment demonstrates that the Constitution does not confer a freestanding right on commercial proprietors to sell firearms. The en banc court affirmed the district…

JOSE ARREDONDO GOMEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70430
Kirkpatrick v. Chappell  
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 14-99001

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's dismissal of the petition for habeas relief based on lack of exhaustion claims. In this case, the district court dismissed claims challenging petitioner's murder conviction…

USA V. JOSEPH PLANY
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10270
United States v. Bonnett  
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10557

Justia Opinion Summary: An obstruction of justice enhancement under USSG 3C1.1 may be founded upon a finding of malingering. The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence for receipt and distribution of child pornography. In this case,…

Nationwide Biweekly Admin. v. Owen  
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-16220, 15-16253

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order dismissing two actions under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). On the merits, the panel affirmed the district court's order denying a preliminary injunction in…

CHRISTOPHER DOLLAR V. HAROLD WICKHAM
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16921
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ NAVARRO V. KIM HOLLAND
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55152
CASA COLINA HOSP & CTR FOR HC V. DON WRIGHT
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56725
USA V. CESAREO GOMEZ-PEREZ
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10178
SANDRA JOHNSON V. KEOLIS AMERICA
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15364
Longoria v. Pinal County  
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15606

Justia Opinion Summary: In this 42 U.S.C. 1983 action, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of qualified immunity for the sheriff and affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by family members alleging that the sheriff used…

United States v. Slade  
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30150

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. In this case, the district court treated defendant's prior conviction under Washington's second-degree assault statute, Revised…

USA V. TUSTUJI WAKAUWN
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30228
USA V. FIDENCIO CASTRO-VERDUGO
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50207
DEBBIE WARD V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55078
THE CHUCK OLSEN CO. V. F.P.D., INC.
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55220
CARLA MEJIA V. GREYHOUND LINES, INC.
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55585
OSCAR ALONZO CAYAX V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 12-71293
EARNEST WOODS, II V. DARRELL ADAMS
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16335
Entler v. Gregoire  
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35053

Justia Opinion Summary: Threats to sue fall within the purview of the constitutionally protected right to file grievances. Both the filing of a criminal complaint by a prisoner, as well as the threat to do so, are protected by the First…

TAJINDER SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70554
VICTOR SORIANO JIMENEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73288
MALIKA ABDURAHMONOVA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73879
USA V. JOHNNY ORSINGER
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10412
USA V. FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ-QUIJADA
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10546
ERIC BEAUCHAMP V. D. DOGLIETTO
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15616
EDWARD FINLEY V. JAMES COX
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17034
NO CASINO IN PLYMOUTH V. RYAN ZINKE
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17189
County of Amador v. USDOI  
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17253

Justia Opinion Summary: A tribe qualifies to have land taken into trust for its benefit under 25 U.S.C. 5108 of the Indian Reorganization Act if it (1) was "under Federal jurisdiction" as of June 18, 1934, and (2) is "recognized" at the time…

LNV CORPORATION V. DENISE SUBRAMANIAM
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35963
STEVEN JONES V. USA
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55267
JACK FINNEGAN V. A. PATRICK MUNOZ
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56081
USA V. KENNETH KRUM
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10379
ELENA MOIS V. WYNN LAS VEGAS LLC
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16102
RONALD BACON V. REETIKA KUMAR
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16909
LNV CORPORATION V. ROBYNNE FAULEY
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35593
SAYIDEN MOHAMED V. BELLINGER
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35710
JOHN TODD V. GALE MCMAHON
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-36022
USA V. THOMAS HIDALGO
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50160
JOSE LOPEZ V. CITY OF SANTA ANA
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55216
SHMUEL ERDE V. JOHN BRINK
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55374
CARLOS LUIS V. W. MONTGOMERY
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55596
OSWALDO TOBAR V. USA
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55607
TEENA COLEBROOK V. CIT BANK
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56445
CYNTHIA HORNER V. MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATI
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 12-16398
JASON LAMBERTH V. CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17546
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35483
CULLEN HANKERSON V. DEPARTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35580
WILLIAM WOLFE V. IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORR.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35846
EMANUEL FINCH, SR. V. DET. BRADLEY GRAHAM
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35971
ERIC BURTON V. R. FOX
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56756
USA V. WILBERT KNIGHT, JR.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10404
WILLIAM CHENG V. ARTHUR OSTERBACK
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15759
TIM VARELA, SR. V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15920
MARINA CALOVE V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16044
ROBERT HOLMES, III V. METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16215
VESTER PATTERSON V. JOHN KELSO
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16489
MARCI PATERA V. CITIBANK, N.A.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16583
MEHRDAD SHAYEFAR V. VON-ALAN KALELEIKI
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16610
BOB BEJARANO V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16676
WALTER CLEVELAND, JR. V. COCHISE, COUNTY OF
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16704
WILLIAM SHROPSHIRE V. V. FAJOTA
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16729
DEXTER BROWN V. SAHIR NASEER
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17073
JOEL ALCARMEN V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17147
JAMES WILLIAMS V. CLARK
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17243
STEPHANIE TASHIRO-TOWNLEY V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35590
SANDRA TABB V. U.S. BANK N.A.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35795
WILLIAM HOLDNER V. USA
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-36046
LEONARD PORTO, III V. JASON FARRIS
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55126
STEVE CHENNAULT V. MORRIS
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55878
KISASI LIGGINS V. LE ROY BACA
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56124
LENIN GARCIA V. GINA PICKETT
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56302
AMERY GASPARD V. DEA TASK FORCE
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56589
DEMOND MIMMS V. GAIL LEWIS
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56868
ALEXANDER BAKER V. CLAIR MARLO
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56893
KISASI LIGGINS V. ERIC ARNOLD
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15151
NANCY HOWELL V. LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW S BISOM
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-55027
ALBERT BARNES, SR. V. USSEC
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-70193
AARON RAISER V. VENTURA COLLEGE OF LAW
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 14-55835
DENNIS VAZQUEZ V.
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 14-60003
BARRY GOULD V.
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 14-60059
JAMES MACKLIN V. MATTHEW HOLLINGSWORTH
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16034
CARLOS LAW V. BLANDON
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16102
ERIK MALONEY V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16898
BRADLEY COOPER V. THORATEC CORP.
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17369
FRED ESGUERRA V. JOSEPH SCHMIDT
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35421
FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TR. CO. V. DEBRA WILSON
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35526
USA V. ESEQUIEL ORCINO
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50229
AARON RAISER V. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55048
AARON RAISER V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55487
TRAVON THOMPSON V. RON HOOPS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55594
CATHY ALATORRE V. SEAN J. STACKLEY
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55882
STEVE CRUMP V. S. SANCHEZ
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55961
ERIK TAYLOR V. VICTOR LEMUS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56117
ANTHONY GRIGSBY V. HECTOR LUDI
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56355
TDY Holdings v. United States  
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56483

Justia Opinion Summary: TDY filed a complaint under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(1), seeking contribution from the government for its equitable share of the cleanup costs.…

BRYAN SANCHEZ V. RAYMOND MADDEN
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56742
JOSE RODRIGUEZ VELAZQUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70794
USA V. TROY CARDOSO
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10405
MARSHALL MIKELS V. JAN ESTEP
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15602
RICHARD LATHAN V. DUCART
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15633
EDWARD RAY, JR. V. CARLO MACERI
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15886
JAMES CATO, JR. V. J. DUMONT
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16447
ABDULLAH ALSHEIKH V. JACOB LEW
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16609
LESLIE GAINES, JR. V. STU SHERMAN
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16651
JEREMY PINSON V. UNKNOWN PARTY
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16744
JACQUETTA NACOSTE-HARRIS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35022
MARICELA RAMIREZ V. MELANIE PARKER
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35131
JAMES STEIN V. CREEKSIDE SENIORS L.P.
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35249
STEPHEN FARRAR V. COLETTE PETERS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35496
MICHAEL HEILBRUN V. CITY OF PORTLAND
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35640
STEPHEN FARRAR V. COLETTE PETERS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35700
STEPHEN FARRAR V. COLETTE PETERS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35964
THOMAS BONDURANT V. CITY OF BATTLE GROUND
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-36085
MARK DARULIS V. SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER GOTTS
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55328
A. EZOR V. REVA GOETZ
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55801
VALENTINO SOLIS V. WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56260
THERESA BROOKE V. THE IRVINE COMPANY
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56489
KIRK CARMICHAEL V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56525
A. EZOR V. ELI MORGENSTERN
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56720
SCOTT WHITTINGTON V. CIR
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70199
DAVID GIVENS V. USA
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-72207
FOREST WHITAKER V. CIR
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-73450
DONALD WILLIAMS V. E. BAKER
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15406
PAUL SHIELDS V. SCOTT JONES
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16372
CHARLES PODARAS V. CITY OF MENLO PARK
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16437
ROENA COLE V. ASSOCIATED ASSET MANAGEMENT LL
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17233
BARBARA DAUVEN V. U.S. BANCORP
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35463
USA V. VERONICA RAMIREZ
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55484
BRIAN ALEXIS V. FBI
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55688
BRIAN ALEXIS V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56035
TUGRUL GULEC V. BOEING COMPANY
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56700
BENIGNO GARCIA-CALLEJAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70265
DELING ZHAO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70286
EDDIE RAMIREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70648
FELIPE GALARZA-GALLEGOS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71009
ISABEL GAMEZ-VALENZUELA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71247
KOO SOO KIM V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71883
JUAN JUAN-OSCORIO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71887
MIGUEL GOMEZ LINARES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-72057
NICOLAS GARCIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-72190
JESUS NAVARRETE-JURADO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73108
FRANCISCO OLVERA-BARBOSA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73129
TINA DIAMOS V. SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15591
JOHN DOE V. KAWEAH DELTA HOSPITAL
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16650
LEE ANN LOVE V. JOHNNY WISEMAN
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16720
CAROLINE BIRK V. ROYAL CROWN BANCORP, INC.
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16737
STEPHEN JACKSON V. CLEAR RECON CORP.
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17006
PATRICIA MORRISON V. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17050
EUGENE FORTE V. MERCED COUNTY
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17236
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35563
BOBBY TUCKER V. CLAREMONT AT WALDEN LLC
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35617
ARLEN SMITH V. KEEFE COMMISSARY NETWORK
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35996
CARMEN MATTHEWS V. ROBERT MCDONALD
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55066
SAMUEL ELDREDGE V. WALE OLUKANMI
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55188
RICHARD TRITZ V. USA
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55584
LISA COLMERY-PINKERTON V. JOSHUA CARRASCO
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56099
RICHARD TRITZ V. USA
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56240
WAYNE BARBER V. U.S. BANK N.A.
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56282
BRENDA MOORE V. GREYHOUND BUS LINES, INC.
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56312
SAMUEL ACINELLI, JR. V. KIRK TORRES
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56552
ALBERT M. KUN V. PAUL MANSDORF
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60061
WILLIAM NORRIE V. KELLY MALLEN
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60074
MANUEL ESCAMILLA-DOMINGUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70114
CHONGSHENG ZHONG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70126
BING CHEN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70215
MICHAEL CHRISTEN V. CIR
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-72868
DANIEL BLOOR V. E. MCDANIEL
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15072
WALTER TRIPP V. CONNIE BISBEE
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15089
MARY GAINES V. S. LWIN
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15142
MADHURI TRIVEDI V. USDHS
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15217
GUILLERMO TRUJILLO V. GOMEZ
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15358
PETER MABIE V. T. HOGAN
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15856
JOHNNY LAWRENCE V. JAMIE KRAHNE
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-16119
JAGDISH KAUR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 11-73169
PAUL KLEIN V. BRIAN WILLIAMS, SR.
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 12-15456
PRABHIJIT BHULLAR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 12-72084
GREGORIO RAMOS HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 12-74218
Sturgeon v. Frost  
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 13-36165

Justia Opinion Summary: On remand from the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit held that the federal government properly exercised its authority to regulate hovercraft use on the rivers within conservation system units in Alaska. The panel held…

VALENTIN MARTINEZ-OCAMPO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72753
ANTHONY MOORE V. LOUIS WINN
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16169
ELMER FUENTES HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71200
FELINCIA PHANG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71846
FELIX SARAVIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72218
JOSE LOPEZ-GARCIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72453
MOISE GALICIA-CORADO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72685
MARIA GUEVARA-SORTO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73373
XUNSE HAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73636
JARNAIL SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73657
MARIAM MELKONYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73669
RAFAEL SANTOYO-GARCIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73938
Isayeva v. Barry  
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17065

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that defendant used excessive force when he tased and fatally shot her husband. The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment and remanded,…

PAUL BLUMBERG V. BRIAN HEWITT
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56216
In the Matter of WallDesign  
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-56220, 15-56221

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgments for defendants in two adversary proceedings seeking recovery of fraudulent transfers. The panel applied the…

ALVIN NAVARRO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70667
OSCAR RODRIGUEZ-MORENO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-72272
MARCO VELASCO-ROMERO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73300
USA V. CHRISTIAN LOPEZ-CORRALES
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10455
USA V. JUAN SUAREZ-ROCHA
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10474
USA V. MAURILIO VITERBO-GARCIA
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10485
USA V. ALBERTO HERRERA-ARTEAGA
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10493
USA V. CRUZ RAMON SOTO
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30236
USA V. MICK CAWSTON
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30259
USA V. SHANE HOSKINS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30289
USA V. IRIS DERAS-ELIAS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50373
USA V. JESUS ACEVEDO-LANDIN
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50437
USA V. ERIK ALTAMIRANO
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50445
USA V. ALFREDO DE JESUS-PEREZ
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50458
USA V. ANTHONY VALENTO
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50479
USA V. JOSE YANEZ-DOMINGUEZ
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50483
USA V. LECHAUN BAKER
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50497
Hernandez v. Sessions  
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56829

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order granting a preliminary injunction for a class of non-citizens in removal proceedings who are detained under 8 U.S.C. 1226(a). In this case, the government has already…

HERNAN LOPEZ-CABRERA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70035
CIPRIAN VLAD V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70331
MARIA MORALES-APARICIO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70665
MODESTO MONTES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70748
JUAN RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70813
JORGE BARROSO-VARGAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70841
VIKTOR OSTAPENKO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-71883
SEAN MCWHINNEY V. CIR
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-72590
USA V. ROBERT NUNEZ
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10032
USA V. JULIA ROMO
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10034
USA V. MICHAEL MILAY
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10128
Rodriguez v. McDonald  
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 12-56594

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition where petitioner challenged his conviction for second degree murder and attempted murder. Petitioner was fourteen years old at the time…

ARTURO ALDACO-QUEZADA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 13-71717
USA V. CHRISTOPHER OSTERLOTH
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 14-30267
JOSE NON V. COMCAST, INC.
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17259
USA V. STEVEN RICHARD
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30053
USA V. STEVEN TAYLOR
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30273
USA V. SHAY PANIRY
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50352
USA V. CARLOS OREGON-MENDOZA
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50455
USA V. OMAR DOMINGUEZ-VALENCIA
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50531
USA V. SONYA TUPOU
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10340
USA V. BRIANNA BORGA
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10470
USA V. EDWARD SULLIVAN
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10509
DAVID KESTER V. CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15774
USA V. GREGG INOSHITA
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15931
USA V. PHILLIP DIXON, JR.
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30139
USA V. ALEJANDRO OROZCO-MADRIGAL
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50120
USA V. CHRISTIAN LAFARGO
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50203
USA V. FERNANDO TELLO
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50383
USA V. JUAN COTA-CHAVEZ
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50438
USA V. JOSE ALVARADO-MANRIQUEZ
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50010
DEBRA ROSS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35173
TROY HOPKINS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56273
USA V. STEPHEN KERR
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10393
CATHERINE SCHIEL-LEODORO V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35464
USA V. CHARLES BUNNELL, II
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10419
Hyatt v. Yee  
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15296

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, for 22 years, contested in administrative proceedings a California Franchise Tax Board ruling that he owed close to $7.4 million in taxes, penalties, and interest. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district…

VINESH SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-72503
ALAN BARCELONA V. CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15375
SERENA GATEB V. JO GENTRY
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16506
United States v. Jayavarman  
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30082

Justia Opinion Summary: A defendant attempts to produce and transport a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct when he believes that the victim is a minor, regardless of the victim's actual age. In this case, the Ninth…

USA V. ADRIAN ZITLALPOPOCA-HERNANDEZ
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50167
JAMES HYDRICK V. PETER WILSON
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55830
USA V. WILSON TSOSIE
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 12-10624
ROBERT SCHOFIELD V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35454
Howard v. City of Coos Bay  
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35506

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the City retaliated against her success in a previous lawsuit by hiring another individual and rejecting plaintiff's application to become City Finance Director.…

XIAO GUO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71868
ABRAHAM GEBREGZIABHER-TEKLE V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72535
USA V. DAVID BALL
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10319
USA V. ALEXANDER KOSTYUKOV
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10597
GAYLE WINTER V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17095
JOHN DOE V. JOSEPHINE COUNTY
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35506
DAVID N. CHANDLER, P.C. V. DEBORAH MCINTOSH
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60076
USA V. JULIAN LOERA
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10250
CATHERINE BRYAN V. SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 13-56681
GAIL HARPER V. RYAN LUGBAUER
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15759
STEVEN PETERSEN V. LEWIS COUNTY
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35201
ERIC WILLENS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16891
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Suquamish Indian Tribe  
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35540

Justia Opinion Summary: The Upper Skagit filed a Request for Determination as to the geographic scope of the Suquamish's usual and accustomed fishing grounds and stations (U&A) as determined by Judge Boldt in 1975. The Upper Skagit sought a…

ROBIN CURRAN V. UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INS.
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56599
ALLANA BARONI V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60082
Estate of Andy Lopez v. Gelhaus  
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15175

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging the use of excessive force. In this case, a sheriff's deputy fatally…

NUTRIVITA LABORATORIES, INC. V. VBS DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55329
DENISE MCMILLAN V. CIR
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 13-73139
Chavez-Garcia v. Sessions  
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72172

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of the BIA's decision dismissing petitioner's appeal on the ground that he waived his right to appeal by departing under an order of removal. The panel held that…

AIYING ZHAO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72632
ROSANNE CARBAJAL V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55744
USA V. BRIAN BREWER
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10281
TINA POPA V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16848
MKB CONSTRUCTORS V. AMERICAN ZURICH INS. CO.
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35291
Roybal v. Toppenish School District  
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35541

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the denial of qualified immunity to defendants on plaintiff's due process claim, and dismissed the denial of qualified immunity to defendants on plaintiff's First Amendment claim. Plaintiff, a…

Salyers v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.  
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56371

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment in favor of MetLife in an action filed by plaintiff to seek life insurance benefits under a benefits plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…

Browning v. Baker  
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-99002

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner was found guilty of four crimes involving the robbery and murder of the victim in a Las Vegas jewelry store and was…

FIVE POINTS HOTEL PARTNERSHIP V. JOE PINSONNEAULT
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15970
Mahoney v. City of Seattle  
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35970

Justia Opinion Summary: The use of force policy adopted by the City of Seattle does not violate the Second Amendment right of police officers to use firearms for the core lawful purpose of self-defense. The Ninth Circuit applied a two-step…

USA V. ANTHONY BOSCARINO
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10350
USA V. KENNETH MORGAN, JR.
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10441
Sharp v. County of Orange  
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56146

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Merritt L. Sharp III and Carol Sharp filed suit against officers for violation of their constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983, as well as California law. This case arose out of the execution of an arrest…

ALLEN WISELEY V. AMAZON.COM, INC.
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56799
USA V. EDUARDO SOSA
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10214
American Beverage Assoc. v. City and County of San Francisco  
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-16072, 16-16073

Justia Opinion Summary: The framework in Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of Supreme Court of Ohio, 471 U.S. 626, 651 (1985), applied beyond the context of preventing consumer deception. The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of the…

BRIAN MCMONAGLE V. DON MEYER
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16822
DAVID FIERRO V. CLARK DUCART
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56356
JOSE MARTINEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72548
STEFAN DENSER V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73282
NICHOLAS BEAUDREAUX V. J. SOTO
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15345
FREDERICK WOODS V. ELVIN VALENZUELA
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15363
COUNTY OF MOHAVE V. LEXON SURETY GROUP
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17167
GUY JONES V. BRADSHAW BAR GROUP, INC.
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17512
WESTERN MORTGAGE & REALTY CO. V. KEYBANK N.A.
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35821
USA V. CARLOS MARTINEZ
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10370
USA V. MAURICIO AGUILERA
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10380
TIMOTHY HENRICUS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15347
NANNETTE ANDERSON V. LIFE INS. CO. OF N. AM.
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15522
USA V. CHARLES EYLE
Date: September 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30117
CHRISTOPHER SMITH V. LARRY SMALL
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56482
USA V. TERRYLYN MCCAIN
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10404
CHRISTOPHER MCINTYRE V. BP EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35234
BILLY BROWN V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35467
Association des Eleveurs de Canards et d'Oies du Quebec v. Becerra  
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55192

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment for plaintiffs in an action challenging California Health and Safety Code 25982. Section 25982 bans the sale of products made from force-fed birds, such as foie…

Lambert v. Nutraceutical Corp.  
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56423

Justia Opinion Summary: The Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) deadline, which governs interlocutory appeals of orders granting or denying class action certification, is not jurisdictional, and thus equitable exceptions apply. The Ninth…

COLLEGESOURCE, INC. V. ACADEMYONE, INC.
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56994
ARTURO LARA-AGUILERA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70626
USA V. REY VILLARREAL-MARTINEZ
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10271
USA V. EDWIN TORRES
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10367
USA V. JOSE IGNACIO HERNANDEZ-GUZMAN
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10374
NICKOLAS KACPROWSKI V. MGM MIRAGE
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15534
Woodward v. City of Tucson  
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15784

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to two police officers in an action alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for unconstitutional seizures and use of excessive force. In this…

FRANK MAYOR V. EDWARD WOLKOWITZ
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60015
United States v. Hernandez Martinez  
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50026

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence for illegal reentry. At sentencing, the district court applied an eight-level enhancement under USSG 2L1.2(b)(2)(B) of the 2016 United States Sentencing Guidelines, which…

VBS DISTRIBUTION, INC. V. NUTRIVITA LABORATORIES, INC.
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-55198
Cornejo-Villagrana v. Sessions  
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72185

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision concluding that petitioner's conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence assault under Arizona Revised Statutes 13-1203 and 13-3601 was a crime of…

McProud v. Siller  
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Numbers: 14-17045, 14-17046

Justia Opinion Summary: 11 U.S.C. 502(b)(4) acts as a federal cap on a fee already determined pursuant to state law. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court's decision reducing a claim for pre-petition…

VIVIAN TREVIZO V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16277
USA V. STRAUGHN GORMAN
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16600
Mandelbrot v. J.T. Thorpe Settlement Trust  
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56430

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's order enforcing a stipulated agreement in adversary proceedings seeking to debar an attorney from submitting claims to asbestos trusts.…

DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15252
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15306
EAST BAY LAW V. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15318
USA V. MICHAEL MINAS
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30209
USA V. GLORIA NAVARRETE
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50187
USA V. ADRIANA NAVARRETE
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50194
USA V. DAVID NAVARRETE
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50198
ROYAL ALLIANCE ASSOCS., INC. V. LORELEI MOONEY
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56468
JOSE GARCIA NAVARRO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 12-72868
MARTHA PANASZEWICZ V. GMAC MORTGAGE
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 13-16942
Cain v. Chappell  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 13-99008

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief for petitioner in this death penalty case. The panel held that the California Supreme Court reasonably concluded that petitioner received adequate…

R. B. v. Hawaii Department of Education  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15895

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court's judgment in favor of DOE in a suit filed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Plaintiff, the parent of J.B., filed…

Atwood v. Ryan  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 14-99002

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief in petitioner's death penalty case where he was convicted of kidnapping and first degree murder. The panel rejected petitioner's argument that the…

SIKHS FOR JUSTICE, INC. V. FACEBOOK, INC.
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17441
United States v. Spatig  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30322

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for storage of hazardous waste in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6928(d)(2)(A), holding that the district court properly…

TONY ADJIAN V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56677
Tuffley v. USDHS  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15342

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the treasurer of the National Border Patrol Council, the union for Border Patrol agents, filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the disclosure of the names of 149 non-citizens who…

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE V. BD TRUCKEE CARSON IRRIG. DIST.
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15507
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON V. SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60010
MILTON RAMOS RODRIGUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70520
Camidoglio LLC v. Wells Fargo  
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35898

Justia Opinion Summary: The Borrowers filed suit against Wells Fargo based on Wells Fargo and its predecessors' alleged miscalculation of interest on the Borrowers' loans. The Ninth Circuit held that the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA) did not…

DRK Photo v. McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC  
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15106

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendants in a copyright infringement action. The panel held that DRK, a stock photography agency that markets and licenses images created by…

Pinnacle Restaurant at Big Sky LLC v. CH SP Acquisitions, LLC  
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35572

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit held that 11 U.S.C. 363(f), authorizing a trustee to sell a debtor's assets free and clear of third-party interests, applied in this case, and did not conflict with section 365(h), which protects the…

United States v. Doe  
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50259

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to seal all documents related to, or disclosing the existence of, a USSG 5K1.1 motion to reduce his sentence by five levels based on his…

USA V. STEVEN CERVANTES
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50459
PEGGY KIRTON V. VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60023
FREDY SANDOVAL-LEMUS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70378
SOOK JUNG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73711
Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I., LLC  
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-16933, 15-16934, 15-16935

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants, debtors who have failed to repay loans held by BB&T, appealed the respective judgments of the district court against them. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment, holding that BB&T had standing to bring the…

KATINA PARKER V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16936
DOMINIC HARDIE V. NCAA
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55576
United Nurses Associations of California v. NLRB  
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-70920, 15-71045, 15-71390

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Board's determination that CVMC committed serious and widespread unfair labor practices before and after the Union election in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The…

USA V. F.M.S-R, JUVENILE MALE
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10049
LEAH BILYEU V. MORGAN STANLEY LTD PLAN
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15254
US/Nevada ex rel. Welch v. My Left Foot Children's Therapy, LLC  
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16070

Justia Opinion Summary: After relator alleged that her former employer violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3730(a), (b), and Nevada FCA, the United States and Nevada declined to intervene. The employer then moved to compel…

United States v. McChesney  
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30052

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion for a new trial on the basis of improper contact with the jury. The panel held that defendant failed to carry his burden to offer any credible…

GREGORY ADAMSON V. MICHAEL HAYES
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 12-17336
United States v. Barragan  
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Numbers: 13-50516, 13-50518, 13-50525, 13-50531

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed Defendant Barragan, Franco, and Fernandez, and Guitierrez's conviction for conspiracy in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. 1962(d), and…

Wild Wilderness v. Allen  
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35505

Justia Opinion Summary: Wild Wilderness, a group representing non-motorized users, filed suit challenging the Forest Service's approval of the building of Kapka Sno-Park, alleging that the Forest Service had violated both the National Forest…

RYAN KOHANSBY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35926
ALEJANDRO LUEVANO-ZAPATA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71870
JOSE VALDIVIA-RODRIGUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72168
JOHN DOE V. SEMPERVIRENS MENTAL HEALTH FAC
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16612
Smith v. Williams  
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16967

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of petitioner's habeas petition as time-barred. In this case, the state trial court entered a second Amended Judgment reinstating petitioner's murder and…

CARL WEST V. CITY OF MESA
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17316
USA V. DIMITRI POWELL
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30216
USA V. TONY REYES
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30340
King v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield  
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55880

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants in an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Plaintiff alleged that defendants failed to adequately…

USA V. JAMES BERGHUIS
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 14-10527
TENZEE LAMA-SHERPA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71198
United States v. Del Mundo Faagai  
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10621

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress contraband seized during a warrantless search of defendant's truck. The court held that, under the totality of the…

ERIC ANDERSON V. CLARK DUCART
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15471
ULICES AGUILAR V. WARREN MONTGOMERY
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16944
US EX REL. ARIA KOZAK V. CHABAD OF CALIFORNIA
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17246
CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER V. CITY OF MESA
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17461
USA V. TONY BIDDLES
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50463
LOIS GOODMAN V. LAPD
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55757
USA V. RICHARD SIHNER
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10202
BRIAN EFTENOFF V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15781
USA V. KYLE WICK
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30176
HEATHER ROUNDS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35588
United States v. D.M.  
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50243

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order denying defendant's motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2). Although the Government agreed that defendant was eligible for a sentence reduction, it…

Hawaii v. Trump  
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-16426

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order modifying a preliminary injunction, which enjoins the Government from enforcing Executive Order 13780 against (1) grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law,…

USA V. MICHAEL TORRES
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 13-50088
United States v. Torres  
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Numbers: 13-50088, 13-50095, 13-50102, 13-50107

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions and sentences for racketeering, drug trafficking conspiracy, and related offenses involving the Puente-13 street gang. The panel held that the district court's jury…

LUIS LUNA-MAGDALENO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72128
Marsh v. J. Alexander's LLC  
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-15791, 15-15794, 15-16561, 15-16659, 16-15003, 16-15004, 16-15005, 16-15118, 16-16033

Justia Opinion Summary: No provision with the force of law permits the Department of Labor to require employers to engage in time tracking and accounting for minutes spent in diverse tasks before claiming a tip credit. The Ninth Circuit vacated…

TUNI HERNANDEZ V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17028
AREF YOUSEFI V. DELTA ELECTRIC MOTORS INC.
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35549
DONALD ROBERTSON V. FERRY COUNTY
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35561
USA V. HECTOR GARCIA
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50523
PAUL BLUMBERG V. BRIAN HEWITT
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56216
SONIA CRUZ-BACA V. EDISON INT'L LTD PLAN
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56921
USA V. PAUL HURLEY
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30131
USA V. TITUS BRYANT
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30198
MYLES BROCK V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35691
KHALID HAMED V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55165
United States v. Guerrero  
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35717

Justia Opinion Summary: 21 U.S.C. 881(a)(6) does not authorize forfeiture based on mere intent to facilitate drug transactions without proof of some act to effectuate that intent. The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's civil forfeiture…

Buck v. Berryhill  
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35976

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, holding that plaintiff's contention that the ALJ made two errors at step two of its analysis of disability claims…

USA V. SANTIAGO ARCE-RODRIGUEZ
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10241
MICHAEL CLARK V. DWIGHT NEVEN
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15612
Lam v. City of San Jose  
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16052

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment for plaintiff in an action filed under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and state law alleging that a police officer used excessive force when she shot plaintiff. Plaintiff was shot…

Henson v. USDC  
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-71818

Justia Opinion Summary: Verizon cellular and data subscribers filed a putative class action against Turn, a middle-man for Internet-based advertisements, challenging the company's use of "zombie" cookies. The Ninth Circuit granted a petition…

Ybarra v. Filson  
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Numbers: 13-17326, 17-15793, 17-71465

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner claimed that he was categorically exempt from the death penalty because he was intellectually disabled pursuant to Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002). The Nevada Supreme Court rejected petitioner's claim…

MICHELLE DAVIS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35607
Hsiao v. Hazuda  
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55676

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought to adjust his immigration status to that of a lawful permanent resident, but in order to do so, he needed to prove that at least one of the two visa petitions he filed prior to 2001 was approvable when…

KARL RISINGER V. SOC LLC
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15120
ROGELIO ALCANTAR HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 13-70037
Murray v. Southern Route Maritime SA  
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36056

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action filed under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq. The panel held that the district…

Jackson v. Fong  
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15547

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal on summary judgment of plaintiff's action under 42 U.S.C. 1983. The district court granted summary judgment based on plaintiff's failure to exhaust his…

VERN ELMER V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17407
USA V. SIDNEY GREENE
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35243

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