2017 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 2501 - 3000 of 4420

MICHAEL DEMARTINI V. THOMAS JOHNS
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15205
J. REDDAM V. USA
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15525
Birch Ventures v. United States  
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15551

Justia Opinion Summary: Consents to extend the statute of limitations for the assessment of tax attributable to a partnership item, signed by the taxpayer-partner, are not invalid in this case because of a third party’s alleged conflict of…

SEC V. EDWIN FUJINAGA
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16026
ANDREA GONZALES V. CITY OF ANTIOCH
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17291
USA V. PATRICK JONES
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55003
Seaview Trading v. CIR  
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71330

Justia Opinion Summary: An entity's disregarded status did not preclude its classification as a pass-thru partner under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA), 26 U.S.C. 6231. In this case, Robert Kotick and his father formed…

USA V. LEE FARLEY
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10179
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJ. V. USA
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15114
USSEC V. EDWIN FUJINAGA
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15623
SENECA INS. CO. V. ALLIED INS. CO.
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55079
ROBERTO ADONAY GALAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70697
FREDERICK THIECKE V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 10-17594
USA V. JIMMY THORNTON
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 13-10080
Lowry v. City of San Diego  
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 13-56141

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the City's policy of training its police dogs to "bite and hold" individuals resulted in a violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. A police canine bit…

HARUTYUNYAN v SESSIONS
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 13-71606
DANIEL ALEXANDRUK V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 13-73609
GLORIA ORNELAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 13-74314
KRISTINA SLAYTER V. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35031
MARY STEELE-KLEIN V. INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36083
Raynor v. United of Omaha Life Insurance  
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36090

Justia Opinion Summary: The panel certified the following questions of state law to the Oregon Supreme Court: 1. If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services approves a contractual limitations provision in an insurance…

JUAN CHAPETA-AJTZALAM V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71028
ALEKSEY NECHITAYLO V. THE WEDUM FAMILY LTD. P'SHIP.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17550
United States v. Hankins  
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30345

Justia Opinion Summary: Pursuant to the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (MVRA), a defendant may discharge a restitution judgment based on a private settlement between the victim and the defendant. Restitution is a criminal sentence…

JEFFREY GREEN V. ALLSTATE INS. CO.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35335
FRANCO CARACCIOLI V. FACEBOOK, INC.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15610
HAROLD HARTER V. E.K. MCDANIEL
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17101
DEMETRIUS WILSON V. JEFFREY ALVAREZ
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17151
MARCIA SIENKO V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35121
APRIL DIGGS V. GREENPOINT MTG.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55709
PATRICK MAJOR V. IMORTGAGE.COM. INC.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56016
RICHARD HUBBARD V. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56399
DARLIN MEJIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 13-73776
BRADLEY THOMA V. CITY OF SPOKANE
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35829
D. L. V. United States  
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15542

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court erred in dismissing for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction plaintiff's administratively exhausted Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. 1346, claim following the United States' second removal. In…

LINDA CLIFFORD V. DAVID CLARK
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16144
WILLIAM BARKETT V. SENTOSA PROPERTIES
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16266
USA V. RONALD JOLING
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30388
AARON HAHN V. DOUG WADDINGTON
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35091
CHAUNCEY MANN, III V. STRUCTURED ASSET MTGE INV. II
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56379
JUAN VALENZUELA V. L. SMALL
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56971
LISA WASHINGTON V. LOWE'S HIW, INC.
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15608
KELIIHULUHULU V. ELIZABETH STRANCE
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16515
DAVID SHANK V. CORIZON HEALTH SERVICES
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16773
EMIEL KANDI V. HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35661
CHRISTIE REED V. VIRGINIA PHILLIPS
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55116
ZUCHAO HE V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 13-73331
Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline  
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16321

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff's son died of Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL), an exceedingly rare and aggressive form of cancer, they filed suit alleging negligence and strict liability concerning the manufacture and distribution…

RANBIR SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73060
DONG YU V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73921
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC. V. MICHAEL CRIDEN
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15534
PATSYSTEMS (NA) LLC V. THE TREND EXCHANGE, INC.
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15877
USA V. MONTE HOFFMAN
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30374
NACIMIENTO WATER CO. V. INT'L FIDELITY INS. CO.
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56323
RAJENDER SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70184
YONGHUA LIU V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73164
LUIS ROCHA RIOS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73788
CELSA RUELAS-RODRIGUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73909
NELSON CELADA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73917
USA V. AARON SILAS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10174
USA V. RODOLFO SOTO
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10277
GUILLERMO VERA V. CONNIE GIPSON
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16420
MATTHEW KING V. JAMES COX
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16725
ANDREW JONES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70018
EDRAS CRUZ-MONTOYA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70396
Sherrod v. United States  
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-72178

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an order denying Christopher Sherrod's application for authorization to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion. The panel joined its sister circuits in holding that an 18 U.S.C.…

JESUS PAYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 12-71337
DAVID CALDERON VINDEL V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 13-71330
JUAN ALBA-HEREDIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72609
AMIR MARTINEZ-DURAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 13-73214
VARDAN ABRAMYAN V. JEFF MACOMBER
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-17485
USA V. JESUS PIMENTEL-LOPEZ
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-30210
SANDRA JIMENEZ-ESQUER V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70097
MAX DE FRETES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70710
BIN SHEN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73046
United States v. Orozco  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10385

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence from a stop of a tractor-trailer driven by defendant. The panel held that it did not matter that a Nevada administrative scheme that allowed law…

MELVIN AMINA V. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15032
Bauer v. Becerra  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15428

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit challenging California Penal Code 28225 on Second Amendment grounds, alleging that California's allocation of $5 of a $19 fee on firearms transfers to fund enforcement efforts against illegal…

ROGER FRENCH V. KARLA STARR
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15470
SEAN CONNELLY V. BRENT FREYBERGER
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15726
JOHN THYMES V. EDMUND BROWN, JR.
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16050
KEVIN JOHNSON V. R. ROBINSON
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16398
CATHERINE LOW V. PATRICK DONAHOE
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35334
BRETT WILLIAMS V. JOSEPH LANE
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55980
COMPASS BANK V. MORRIS CERULLO WORLDEVANGELISM
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56417
CURTIS INGRAM V. QUINTANA
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56454
SERGIO GUERRERO-OLIVA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71773
OSEAS SOTERRO-HERRERA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-72541
ISMAEL HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-72564
OSCAR AVILA-RAMIREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73140
USA V. GREGORIO PORTILLO
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10087
USA V. PAUL WILLIAMS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10339
SHAUN ROBINSON V. NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUC
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16318
ROSE DUNCAN V. MEGAN BRENNAN
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16545
FLOYD PERRYMAN V. JASDEEP BAL
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16705
HELEN LE V. RICHARD MCGREEVY
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17308
SHAUN ROBINSON V. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35644
JAMES HERRINGTON V. S. HODGE
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35802
USA V. OSCAR HUERTA-MACIAS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50273
LARRY HUDACK V. DALLAS HOLMES
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56148
DELANEY SMITH, JR. V. LA COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANS.
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56176
CESAR LEYVA-HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70448
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ-CICA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-72179
JASON SMITH V. JOHAL
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15252
AMRIT SANGHERA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 12-70035
XUEQIANG XU V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 12-73356
JAKELINE HERNANDEZ-PEREZ DE RI V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 12-73433
United States v. Sanchez-Gomez  
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Numbers: 13-50561, 13-50562, 13-50566, 13-50571

Justia Opinion Summary: If the government seeks to shackle a defendant, it must first justify the infringement with specific security needs as to that particular defendant. Before a presumptively innocent defendant may be shackled, the court…

MARTHA CORONA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73798
PEDRO JACUINDE-NAMBO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73882
GREGORY STESHENKO V. GERALDINE ALBEE
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16379
JOSEPH ANTONETTI V. FOSTER
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17187
USA V. ALEXANDER FETTERS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35165
USA V. ANGEL SALINAS-MANDUJANO
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50140
USA V. ROBERT COTA, JR.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50248
SOLLENNE FAMILY TRUST V. CMG MORTGAGE, INC.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56296
TERESA PALOMARES V. CIR
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70659
ERICK ALFARO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73027
MAX REED, II V. NEVADA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16024
JERRY FRYE V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16188
KAREN BAKER V. WALGREENS ARIZONA DRUG COMPANY
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16189
WILLIE STEPHENS, SR. V. JENNY ESPINOZA
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16255
CLINTON SPENCER V. K. KLEIN
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16613
BRIDGETTE SMITH V. ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16824
BILAL AHDOM V. S. LOPEZ
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16831
DEVONTE HARRIS V. I. VELO-LOPEZ
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-17036
USA V. FRANK MOLESKY, JR.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35993
USA V. GERARDO MARCIAL
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50011
USA V. JUAN PEREZ-PADRON
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50151
USA V. FRANCISCO TEMBLADOR-SANDOVAL
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50156
USA V. FRANCISCO MARTINEZ-DIAZ
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50175
USA V. DIEGO VALDOVINOS-CALVELLO
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50254
USA V. DEWAYNE MOORE
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50275
JOEL JOSEPH V. COSTCO
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55370
JOEL JOSEPH V. KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY, INC
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55742
ELISSA RUBENSTEIN V. WHITTIER POLICE DEPARTMENT
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55818
ANDREW DONKOR V. USA
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55889
JOEL JOSEPH V. ALAN KAYE
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56151
SHAU-RON SYKES V. LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S DEP'T.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56387
JOEL JOSEPH V. CIR
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70006
ROSA GUZMAN SANCHEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70655
JOSE HERNANDEZ NAJAR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-71065
MARCO A. FRAUSTO, INC. V. CIR
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-72638
KABITA CHOUDHURI V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15192
JESS SMITH V. B. GRONSETH
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-35156
ELMER MORAN ROMERO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 10-70807
GLORIA TEJADA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 10-73628
PEDRO CHAVEZ-CRUZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 12-70960
TAMARA HARUTYUNYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 12-72200
Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions  
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 12-73289

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied petitions for review of the BIA's final order affirming the IJ's denial of petitioner's application for removal. The en banc court held that substantial evidence supported the finding that…

OUT OF THE BOX ENTERPRISES, LL V. EL PASEO JEWELRY EXCHANGE, INC
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 13-57169
DAVID PATKINS V. K. HOLLAND
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15818
USA V. DAVID HESLOP
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 14-50321
USA V. MATTHEW FRAZER
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 14-50518
M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High School District  
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56344

Justia Opinion Summary: M.N. filed a due process complaint alleging that the District committed procedural and substantive violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400(d)(1)(A). The ALJ denied all claims…

KUN JI V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73728
HORACE WILLIAMS V. MATTHEW CATES
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15938
YOUNG HAN V. CITY OF FOLSOM
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16078
MARIA PERALES V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16097
EUGENE FORTE V. COUNTY OF MERCED
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16368
JAMES EMMETT V. CITY OF TACOMA
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35222
TIMOTHY ALGAIER V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35895
USA V. LUIS TAPIA
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50217
United States v. Kovall  
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-50419, 15-50420

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit joined the First, Third, Fifth, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits in holding that a victim may not directly appeal the restitution component of a criminal defendant's sentence under the Mandatory Victims…

THOMAS MACRAE V. HCR MANOR CARE SVCS.
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55190
JAIRO SEQUEIRA V. THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55417
NADINE HAYS V. TSA
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55786
ALEXIS BELL V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55853
LONNIE WILLIAMS, JR. V. DANIEL PARAMO
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56160
JAMES BROWN V. JAMES E BROWN AND ASSOCIATES
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56317
HILDA MUNGUIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70828
PRODIGIOS SANDOVAL-PANIAGUA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71066
GREGORIO SANTIAGO SANTIAGO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71307
NRDC V. USEPA  
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-72308, 15-72312

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners sought review of the EPA's conditional registration of the pesticide NSPW-L30SS, an antimicrobial materials preservative that uses nanosilver as its active ingredient. The Ninth Circuit held that the EPA…

LUIS GAMEZ CASTELLANOS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73089
MARTHA LOERA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73127
VICTORIO BARRIOS BARRIOS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73410
JERRY GILLIAM V. DEBBIE MAGISTRADO
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15081
WILLIAM JAMES V. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15287
THOMAS AVERETT V. MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15352
JENNIFER RAMOS V. THOMAS RAMOS
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15459
JOHN WITHEROW V. LEA BAKER
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15502
LARISSA SCHUSTER V. DEBORAH JOHNSON
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15604
BENJAMIN ESPINOSA V. ROBERT BANNISTER
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16196
USA V. CATHLEEN CANTLON
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30121
USA V. WILLIAM BACON
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35855
Ortiz v. Sessions
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-16014
First Southern National Bank v. Sunnyslope Housing Ltd. Partnership  
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Numbers: 12-17241, 12-17327, 13-16164, 13-16180

Justia Opinion Summary: In Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash, 520 U.S. 953, 956 (1997), the Supreme Court adopted a replacement-value standard for 11 U.S.C. 506(a)(1) cram-down valuations, holding that replacement value, rather than a…

FEDERICO DIEGO DE DIEGO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72048
Diego de Diego v. Sessions  
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72048

Justia Opinion Summary: After the BIA determined that petitioner was an aggravated felon because of his conviction for attempted sexual abuse under Oregon law, Oregon Revised Statutes 163.427, the agency determined that he was deportable,…

JACK GETZ V. JACK PALMER
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15816
GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, LLC V. MONTGOMERY PURDUE BLANKINSHIP
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35841
Miller v. Ford Motor Co.  
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36001

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following question to the Oregon Supreme Court: Oregon's statute of repose for products liability actions, Or. Rev. Stat. 30.905(2), provides that a civil action "must be commenced before…

Whidbee v. Pierce County  
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36094

Justia Opinion Summary: Although 28 U.S.C. 1448 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) give plaintiffs additional time to effect service of process, these rules do not extend or revive a state statute of limitations that expired before removal. If the period…

RAUL AVENDANO PENA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70373
AVTAR SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-71882
JOHNNY TORRES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73356
GREGORY ALLEN V. CITY OF ARCATA
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16596
Corona-Contreras v. Gruel  
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16783

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendant in state court alleging breach of contract and legal malpractice. Defendant removed to federal court eleven months later and plaintiff did not object nor did he file a motion to…

RIVERCARD, LLC V. SCOT PATRIQUIN
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16794
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER V. COUNTY OF SPOKANE
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35056
CITY OF LOS ANGELES V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55897
CITY OF LOS ANGELES V. WELLS FARGO & CO.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56157
NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS V. SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS CO.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56678
AMERICAN ECONOMY INS. CO. V. ASPEN WAY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35059
2DIE4KOURT V. HILLAIR CAPITAL MGMT., LLC
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-56217
FANYA YOUNG V. THIRD AND MISSION ASSOCIATES
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16926
RILICIA LEVERENZ V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-17402
ROBERT SEALEY V. FRANK BUSICHIO
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35958
CHRISTOPHER CONNORS V. BRIAN WILLIAMS, SR.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15959
OXANE TAUB V. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16415
USA V. FEDERAL RESOURCES CORP.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35192
J. H. V. RIVERSIDE CNTY OFFICE OF EDUC.
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56594
KEVIN DO V. FIRST FINANCIAL SECURITY
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56837
CATHY MCDONALD V. NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73525
NAMIT BHATNAGAR V. MEDCO HEALTH, LLC
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 11-17152
SODHI SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 11-73825
EEOC V. McLane Co.  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 13-15126

Justia Opinion Summary: On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order denying enforcement of an administrative subpoena issued by the EEOC to McLane that was issued as part of an…

STEVE TARBUCK V. STATE OF NEVADA
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15503
Santopietro v. Howell  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16324

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff is a street performer. She and her friend were arrested and charged with conducting business without a license, because they were dressed in "sexy cop" outfits on the Las Vegas strip and posed for photos with…

KAREN SINCLAIR V. MICHAEL AKINS
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35617
LINDA KABRICH V. ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35768
CENTURY SURETY CO. V. BELMONT SEATTLE
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36002
AMJAD ALI ALABED V. JONATHAN CRAWFORD
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16067
REUVEN RASOOLY V. G. TARIN
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16213
LINDA ROCHA V. CDCR
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16908
Bassett v. Lamantia  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35045

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following question to the Montana Supreme Court: Whether, under Montana law, the public duty doctrine shields a law enforcement officer from liability for negligence where the officer is…

J. STACEY V. SALLY JEWELL
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35353
FELICIA JOHNSON V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35921
USA V. EDUARDO SOLORIO
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50326
HEALTHY & NATURAL TRADING LLC V. DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55030
Resh v. China Agritech  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55432

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed a would-be class-action against China Agritech and others, alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Resh Action). Plaintiffs in this case were unnamed plaintiffs in two earlier…

USA V. WILLIAM WOLF
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30065
USA V. LADEL HARRISON
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35128
HORATIU FARKAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 12-74182
HARD 2 FIND ACCESSORIES V. AMAZON.COM
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36059
USA V. OSVALDO AGUIRRA
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 14-50540
USA V. ROBERT MYERS
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 14-55422
LUCIO GOMEZ ALVARENGA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70603
USA V. ACACIA CORPORATE MGMT., LLC
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16601
USA V. RICHARD NUWINTORE
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16796
MITSUI O.S.K. LINES, LTD. V. SEAMASTER LOGISTICS, INC.
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17295
SEACC V. USFS
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35232
In re Big Thorne Project  
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-35232, 15-35233, 15-35244

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that the 2008 Tongass Forest Plan unlawfully damages the habitat of the indigenous Alexander Archipelago wolf, and that the Forest Service violated the National Forest Management Act (NFMA)…

STARLIGHT CINEMAS, INC. V. REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55217
CARLOS MOLINA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71625
USA V. MATTHEW HANSON
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30029
Vien-Phuong Thi Ho v. ReconTrust  
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 10-56884

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an amended opinion affirming in part and vacating in part the dismissal of plaintiff's action for failure to state a claim, holding that the trustee of a California deed of trust is a "debt…

MIRNA VILLEGAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72946
MICHAEL O'CONNOR V. PHOENIX SCHOOL OF LAW, LLC
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15621
ROSEVILLE EMPLOYEES' RET. SYS. V. STERLING FINANCIAL CORP.
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35902
MARIA ZERTUCHE-MORENO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 14-72101
Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America  
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-15229, 15-15529

Justia Opinion Summary: After American filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it sought to reject and to renegotiate its collective bargaining agreements with TWU. American and TWU negotiated new agreements, including an early separation program. TWU…

THOMAS GONDA, JR. V. PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16484
DESHAWNTE WADE V. NEIL MCDOWELL
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55117
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55999
LUIS GONZALEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73292
MARIA HASEEB V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15226
ALVARO SANCHEZ-ORTEGA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 12-73829
USA V. STATE OF WASHINGTON
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 13-35474
ROD ESLAMI V. FNMA/FANNIE MAE
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35677
VERNIE REED, JR. V. CITY OF TACOMA
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35925
DANIEL STRINGER V. USDA
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35988
NIVEEN ISMAIL V. COUNTY OF ORANGE
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56486
RONALD SARUKHANOV V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56961
JEFFREY HENDERSON V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16037
CAMILLE LEWIS V. STATE OF NEVADA
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16797
Olivas v. Nevada  
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17123

Justia Opinion Summary: Section 1915A of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 28 U.S.C. 1915A, applies only to claims brought by individuals incarcerated at the time they file their complaints. Plaintiff, a former prisoner, filed suit…

AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INS. V. CARLOS VERDUGO
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15687
DONTE WINFREY, SR. V. KMART CORP.
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55184
GURDEEP ATWAL V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 12-70811
RAFAEL LAINEZ-URQUILLA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 12-73125
Spencer v. Krause  
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35689

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the deliberate fabrication of evidence by a state official; deliberate fabrication can be established by circumstantial evidence; deliberate fabrication can be shown by direct evidence;…

LAUREN ROTHER V. LESLIE LUPENKO
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35771
JAMES THORNBERG V. JACK FOX
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56792
YAN SUI V. 2176 PACIFIC HOMEOWNERS ASSOC.
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56929
THOMAS CORNIEA V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16407
VIRGINIA CALDWELL-GRANT V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16919
USA V. EFREN GALLEGOS-RAYMUNDO
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30099
TRICIA MELLAND V. CORNERSTONE DENTAL, PC
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35146
BRIAN KOPEIKIN V. MOONLIGHT BASIN MANAGEMENT
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35186
C. R. V. SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35187
JEFFREY GREEN V. ALLSTATE INS. CO.
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35335
USA V. JOSEPH PRITCHARD
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50278
USA V. JOHN DOE
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50284
YAN SUI V. 2176 PACIFIC HOMEOWNERS ASSOC.
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55706
YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55708
Defenders of Wildlife v. Zinke  
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55806

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit challenging the BLM's approval of a right-of-way on federal lands in Nevada for the construction of an industrial solar project known as Silver State South. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district…

YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56130
STAR INSURANCE CO. V. SUNWEST METALS, INC.
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56562
FRENCH AUTOMOBILE LLC V. DAVID GILL
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56621
RICH FORSYTH V. CITY OF BUENA PARK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56709
TREVONE WILLIAMS V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56787
YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60065
YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60066
USA V. DONALD STRANGE
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10128
Nordstrom v. Ryan  
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15277

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a death row inmate, appealed the dismissal of his claims that the ADC policy and practice of inspecting inmates' outgoing legal mail violates his Sixth and First Amendment rights. The Ninth Circuit reversed…

RONALD SISCO, II V. YOLANDA LOYA
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15680
USA V. LEROY CHARLES
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30039
YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60049
YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60081
Broadway Grill v. Visa  
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 17-15499

Justia Opinion Summary: At issue was whether plaintiffs may amend their complaint, after a case has been removed to federal court, to change the definition of the class so as to eliminate minimal diversity and thereby divest the federal court…

Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Bradford  
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35786

Justia Opinion Summary: Alliance filed suit under the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), seeking to enjoin the Forest Service from constructing new roads in…

SALMA AGHMANE V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15482
NELSON CARBALLO V. COMCAST, INC.
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17029
GARY PRYDE V. BANK OF AMERICA N.A.
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17041
Davies v. Benov  
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17256

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2241, contending that a congressional appropriations rider prohibits the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from using federal funds to incarcerate…

MARK CALVERT V. GEORGE KOOSHIAN
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35465
SAUL PEREZ V. DILL
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15558
ROGER GIFFORD V. HORNBROOK COMMUNITY SERV. DIST
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15749
LEODEGARIO SALVADOR V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15750
DEBBY GENTHNER V. ROBERT HEDRICK
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16611
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30095
JEFFREY SZILAGYI V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35057
DANIEL MASTERSON V. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55277
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55652
AHADI MUHAMMAD V. CITY OF LONG BEACH
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55730
GOSSI KIOTA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 12-72155
MARCELO BALLESTEROS-GALICIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72890
MOUNTAIN WEST HOLDING CO. V. STATE OF MONTANA
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36097
JOHN BRENNAN V. USDHS
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 14-73502
Elliott v. Google, Inc.  
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15809

Justia Opinion Summary: A claim of genericness or "genericide," where the public appropriates a trademark and uses it as a generic name for particular types of goods or services irrespective of its source, must be made with regard to a…

STEPHEN MAY V. USA
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16599
NORA LAVERY-PETRASH V. CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16759
JULIE HARRIS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17360
JOHNNY MYLES V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56953
USA V. CHRISTOPHER WHITE
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30094
ERIC STOBIE V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35135
KAY BURDEN V. BAR LOUIE ANAHEIM, INC.
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55371
JAMES BRADDOCK V. ANGELINA JOLIE
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 13-55703
DENISE MCMILLAN V. CIR
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 13-73139
LEE MORRIS V. NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35962
USA V. KENNY KIRBY
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10155
ROBERT STANFORD, III V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16652
USA V. KAREN OLSON
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30022
United States v. Olson  
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30022

Justia Opinion Summary: To secure a conviction for misprision of felony under 18 U.S.C. 4, the government must prove not only that the defendant knew the principal engaged in conduct that satisfies the essential elements of the underlying…

SHAUN LOWRY V. SHERWOOD CHARTER SCHOOL
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35060
USA V. GREGORY CROSS
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50458
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56771
USA V. ARMANDO MENDOZA-PERALTA
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50076
USA V. ANN HUNTER
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50103
DALIA MORALES-VELASQUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 12-71076
Washington Mutual v. United States  
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35289

Justia Opinion Summary: The parties' dispute arose out of transactions originating from the savings and loan crisis during the 1970's and 1980's. Washington Mutual appealed a judgment entered in favor of the Government after a bench trial in a…

BRUCE HAMPTON V. FRED STEEN
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36025
EDWARD KARAYAN V. SUSAN MARDIAN
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17008
USA V. MARTIN RUBIO-MUNOZ
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50292
CATHERINE WOOLSEY V. JP MORGAN VENTURES ENERGY CORP
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56697
S. B. v. County of San Diego  
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56848

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against defendants, alleging that a sheriff's deputy used excessive force when he shot and killed David Brown in his home. The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial…

LELAND NEYER V. GMAC HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL BAN
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 11-15722
LIONEL LIMA, JR. V. DEUTSCHE BANK NAT'L TRUST
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 13-16091
MOHAMMAD HANNAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 13-74094
SEBINA SHAH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 13-74104
Greenway v. Ryan  
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-15309

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit previously affirmed the district court's denial of petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing, but the panel remanded for consideration of his claims of ineffective…

TRICIA COOPER V. INTEL CORP. LTD PLAN
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35745
USA V. DONNA DICKSON
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36052
Orzechowski v. The Boeing Company Non-Union Long-Term Disability Plan  
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-55919

Justia Opinion Summary: California Insurance Code 10110.6(a) has voided provisions conferring discretionary authority to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., plan administrators such as Aetna. Plaintiff…

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals v. Aventis Pharma  
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Numbers: 14-56382, 15-56122

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court's opinion in CRST Van Expedited Inc. v. E.E.O.C., 136 S. Ct. 1642, 1646 (2016), effectively overruled Branson v Nott's holding that when a defendant wins because the action is dismissed for lack of…

INDIGO GROUP USA, INC. V. RALPH LAUREN CORP.
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56429
United States v. Brugnara  
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10509

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud, false declaration before a court, escape, and contempt. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the convictions, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by…

USA V. CLAY SERENBETZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10582
JOSEPH LEON V. SAN JOSE POLICE DEPT.
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15433
CHET GRAY V. LIFELOCK, INC.
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16885
JERALD HAMMANN V. 1-800 IDEAS, INC.
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17476
MARGARET GAUTHIER V. DOONAN, GRAVES & LONGORIA LLC
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17500
USA V. MICHAEL ECKENRODE
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30201
OREGON WILD V. BLM
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35336
LEONARD WALLACE V. NORMAN HAYES
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35791
USA V. JOSE TRUJILLO
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50449
USA V. ARTEMIO GONZALEZ-ANDRADE
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50495
JOSEPH BOURBEAU V. COGNITIVE CODE CORP.
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55950
JASMINE BOWERS V. ROBERT MCDONALD
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56270
ROSA QUINONES V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56319
USA V. GUSTAVO TRUEBA
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10105
USA V. RAFAEL NIEBLAS-CRUZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10140
USA V. GEORGE WINDLEY
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10208
USA V. MITCHELL CLAWSON
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10226
USA V. NAZARIO MARQUEZ-FLORES
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10284
USA V. JOSE GARCIA-RENTERIA
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10291
USA V. ARLENE MARTINEZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10324
USA V. ADAM HARRIS
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10382
USA V. THOMAS RUIZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10390
HAROLD HARDEN V. SOBORO
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15328
MIGUEL KERCHERVAL V. RAFAEL ZUNIGA
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15698
RODNEY BARNO V. DAVID LOPEZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16460
AARON STRIBLING V. R. MOTT
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16562
AARON STRIBLING V. C. TOBIAS
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16738
USA V. PERFECTO SANCHEZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30075
USA V. ABRAHAM SALAMANCA
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30187
DONALD LEE V. STATE OF WASHINGTON
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35472
USA V. TANYA MORREO
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50170
USA V. JAE CHUNG
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50186
USA V. HUGO CONTRERAS-HERNANDEZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50189
USA V. IVAN HERNANDEZ
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50257
JOSUE PEREZ-REBOLLAR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 13-74211
DONALD LONG V. GORDON GILL
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35669
SLEP-TONE ENTERTAINMENT CORP. V. CANTON PHOENIX
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 14-36018
NESTOR DOMINGO V. MEGAN J. BRENNAN
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15907
HYRUM WEST V. NYE COUNTY DETENTION
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16913
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56581
PATRICIA KIELTY V. MIDLAND CREDIT MGMT., INC.
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56737
SUNVALLEY SOLAR, INC. V. CEEG (SHANGHAI) SOLAR SCIENCE
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56802
HAMLET BENNETT V. CIR
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71228
SHERRIE JOHNSON V. CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16364
NESTOR DOMINGO V. MEGAN J. BRENNAN
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-16784
GEO MCCALIP V. TED CONFERENCES, LLC
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-55510
ARSEN KARAPETYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 13-70882
Gardner v. Berryhill  
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35164

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of plaintiff's application for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)(1)(A). Plaintiff presented new evidence to the Appeals Council after…

Decker v. Berryhill  
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35373

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of plaintiff's application for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)(1)(A), holding that the Commissioner's litigation position was…

FTC V. AT&T MOBILITY LLC
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16585
THE BURLINGTON INS. CO. V. MINADORA HOLDINGS, LLC
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55702
CITY OF LOS ANGELES V. AECOM SERVICES
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56606
JAVIER ADAME CHAVARIN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73518
Recycle for Change v. City of Oakland  
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15295

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of preliminary injunctive relief, holding that RFC was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its First Amendment claim challenging the City of Oakland's ordinance regulating…

YI DUAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 12-74073
USA V. DIONISIO ROBLES PADILLA
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-10417
United States v. Thomas, Jr.  
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-10427

Justia Opinion Summary: In this order, the Ninth Circuit granted in part and denied in part a petition for panel rehearing, and denied on behalf of the court a petition for rehearing en banc. In 2016, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed defendant's…

Cameranesi v. US Department of Defense  
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16432

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit withdrew its previous opinion and dissent, filing a superseding opinion and dissent. The Ninth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment for plaintiffs in their suit under the Freedom of…

TAWNY LITTLE V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35408
NOELLE MAJOR V. OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15880
KEITH WARKENTIN V. FEDERATED LIFE INS. CO.
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16182
VITALE & ASSOCIATES, LLC V. SUE LOWDEN
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16928
MICHAEL SCANTLIN V. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55104
ROBIN WINGER V. CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55848
USA V. JOSE SANTILLAN-MORALES
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10430
JUAN BELTRAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70938
AVERY ARMANI V. USDC-CALA
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 17-70244
United States v. Liew  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Numbers: 14-10367, 14-10384

Justia Opinion Summary: Walter Liew and his company, USAPTI, challenged eight counts of conviction under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA), 18 U.S.C. 1831(a), for charges related to their unauthorized use of DuPont chloride-route…

Fisher v. Kealoha  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16514

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment to defendants in plaintiff's suit challenging the constitutionality of section 134-7 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, which prohibit plaintiff from owning or…

City of Dearborn Heights Act 345 Police & Fire Retirement System v. Align Technology  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-16814

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's suit alleging securities fraud under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5, 15 U.S.C. 78j(b) and 78t(a), 17 C.F.R.…

SPASKA NACHEVA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70135
KnightBrook Insurance v. Payless Car Rental System  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15998

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following questions of state law to the Arizona Supreme Court: 1. Whether Arizona equitable indemnity law incorporates Section 78 of the Restatement (First) of Restitution; and if so, 2.…

MIKE NEWCASTLE V. L. ADAMS
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16679
US EX REL. MARK MCGRATH V. MICROSEMI CORP.
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17206
JOHN MURPHY V. BEST BUY STORES, L.P.
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55047
JOYCE WALKER V. LIFE INS. CO. OF THE SOUTHWEST
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-55809
ELSA ROBERTS V. PERMANENTE MED'L GRP.
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15540
WILLIAM BURNETT V. CONSECO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15854
DENISE ABBEY V. CITY OF RENO
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15863
JOSE RAMOS V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16668
CONSERVATION CONGRESS V. SHARON HEYWOOD
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17207
KLINKENBORG AERIAL SPRAYING V. ROTORCRAFT DEVELOPMENT CORP
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35008
Hickcox-Huffman v. US Airways  
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 11-16305

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a putative class action seeking refunds of baggage fees based on preemption by the Airline Deregulation Act, 49 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. Plaintiff filed suit, alleging various…

FRANK MORROW, JR. V. CITY OF OAKLAND
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 13-17658
DENNIS ROBINSON V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35415
Friedman v. AARP  
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56765

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal of plaintiff's putative class action filed under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 17200–17210, and common law, alleging that AARP, through its…

MARIA PENA V. TAYLOR FARMS PACIFIC, INC.
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15965
STEVEN INGRAM V. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16069
LEONARD TYSON V. TD SERVICES COMPANY
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17016
JILL DORAN-SLEVIN V. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35093
SHAME ON YOU PRODUCTIONS, INC. V. ELIZABETH BANKS
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56372
JULIANNE PANAGACOS V. JOHN TOWERY
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35598
USA V. SKYLER FOWLER
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10048
MERITAGE HOMES OF NEVADA, INC. V. FNBN RESCON I LLC
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15394
United States v. Rodriguez-Soriano  
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30039

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of defendant's motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2), in light of Sentencing Guidelines Amendment 782, holding that defendant's original sentence was not…

ROYCE MATHEW V. THE WALT DISNEY CO.
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56726
ANASTACIO SILVA-NUNEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70123
EMMA BONILLA DE IBARRA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73606
Ayala v. Sessions  
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72250

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review and remanded for further proceedings, holding that it had jurisdiction over petitions for review of reasonable fear determinations made in connection with the reinstatement…

United States v. Velazquez  
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-10311

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated convictions related to defendant's guilty plea on the ground that she was constructively denied her right to counsel when the district court denied her motions to substitute counsel without…

CARLEN BOUDREAUX V. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORTATION, INC.
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16802
United States v. Sprint Communications  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 14-17434

Justia Opinion Summary: The court affirmed the denial of a motion to intervene in a False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733, suit brought by the Government against Sprint because the movant did not meet the requirements in the four-part…

Wildwest Institute v. Kurth  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35431

Justia Opinion Summary: The court affirmed the FWS's finding that listing the whitebark pine as a threatened or endangered species was "warranted but precluded." Wildwest asserted that FWS's decision was arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of…

DOUGLAS WOO V. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 14-56992
JAMES LONG V. INGENIO, INC.
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16810
DAVID KHAL V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35751
KAY NABIS-SMITH V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-35021
IRMA RODAS LOPEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 11-70271
BARRY HALAJIAN V. DEUTSCHE BANK
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15236
JERRY STEVER V. US BANCORP
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16262
LAURIE BERGMAN V. ELLIOTT MCCARTY
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16494
BRANDON STANLEY V. USA
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35926
JOHN NORRIE V. BRAD KRASNOFF
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56043
MICHAEL FEIZ MEDICAL CORP. V. SCOTTSDALE INS. CO.
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56652
Rizo v. Yovino  
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-15372

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff discovered that she was payed less than her male counterparts for the same work, she filed suit under the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. 206(d); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5; and…

GURMUKH SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 13-72892
WILLIAM TERRYBERRY V. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO.
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-17082
MICHAEL CONTI V. CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35674
SCOTTY MAHLUM V. ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC.
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15306
MICHAEL HUNT V. D. RIOS
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-15368
OWNER-OPERATOR IND. DRIVERS V. RICHARD COREY
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16429
SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL V. JENNIFER KENT
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16650
PATRICK POPPE V. USA
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17132
OMAR CHAVEZ V. COUNTY OF SONOMA
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17287
GERALDINE HILT V. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17301
DWAYNE BURGESS V. J. RAYA
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17462
CHARLENE BALES V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35904
NAZIE AZAM V. US BANK
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60051
DAVID LOPEZ-GOMEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-73182
USA V. RICHARD RENZI
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10016
HERBERT HEINTZ V. CIR
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 12-72620
KAMLESH BANGA V. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-17147
RICK HAMMOND V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-35479
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. V. KOOL RADIATORS INC.
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-16023
THOMAS HEILMAN V. TODD WASKO
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-17549
ROXSANNA RYAN V. CHRISTY BRANDON
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-35212
JEANNETTE MARTELLO V. SHELLEY ROUILLARD
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56185
BRUCE COPELAND V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56321
NAT'L CONF. OF PERSONAL MGRS. V. EDMUND BROWN, JR.
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56388
THOMAS HEILMAN V. A. DILLEN
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-56852
ROBERT JACOBSEN V. CIR
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-71608

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