2018 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 3001 - 3500 of 3973

FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE V. BPA
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72788
USA V. CAMERON BELL
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10463
USA V. RICHARD WARD
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10501
TERRANCE VARNER V. DAVE DAVEY
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15771
JAJUAN STROMAN V. DAVE DAVEY
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15852
KYLE EVERETT V. RANDALL WHITNEY
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16047
REORGANIZED FLI, INC. V. CMS MARKETING SERVICES
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17279
ANGELINA SAMPSON V. JELD-WEN INC.
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35015
MICHAEL LUJAN V. BILL FORD
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35638
ROSS FRATZKE V. MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35874
USA V. MICHAEL STEWART
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50093
USA V. KENNETH STANFORD, JR.
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50298
US EX REL. JUAN HONG V. NEWPORT SENSORS
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55851
CHRISTIE REED V. EDWARD SEIDNER
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56100
JERRY KHAI V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56574
JAMES ENDY V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56613
TODD SHOOK V. INDIAN RIVER TRANSPORT CO.
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15322
TANIKO SMITH V. ISIDRO BACA
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15960
MICHAEL GADDY V. M. TOWNSEND
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16743
EARLE PARTINGTON V.
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-17174
USA V. EILEEN MCGREW
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55393
JOHN DOE V. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56110
AZARIAH ELLINGTON V. MARY THORNTON HOUSE
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56865
BONA FIDE CONGLOMERATE, INC. V. USDC-CASD
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-70130
GINA CROFT V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35239
GLEN GEORGE V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35348
CARLOS HENRIQUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71514
AHMED AL DAHRI V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72069
DENNIS PIGULA V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16845
LAWRENCE BENNETT V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35754
APRIL PITTS V. DEBORAH JOHNSON
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56509
EAGLE MARINE SERVICES V. RICHARD MCNISH
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71165
ANTWOINE BEALER V. WILSON
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16173
DAVID PATKINS V. TRAN
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16533
USA V. ENRIQUE MATOS-HERRERA
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30056
MILTON RODAS QUEZADA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 13-70568
ALEJANDRO ORTIZ-ALFARO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 14-70542
MANUEL PEREZ-CAMPOS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 14-70581
JOSE CASTILLO-RODAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 14-73072
MARIA MENDOZA MADRIGAL V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72007
JENNIFER HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72824
JESUS GONZALEZ FIGUEROA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73102
United States v. Kootswatewa  
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10228

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for sexually abusing a developmentally delayed 11 year old girl. The panel held that the district court properly exercised its discretion in admitting the testimony of a…

PARNELL CURTIS V. CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL INSTIT
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16928
USA V. CHAD WILSON
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30252
STALWART CAPITAL V. ICAP PAC NW OPP. & INCOME FUND
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35079
WESTERN RADIO SERVICES CO. V. JOHN ALLEN
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35105
ARGONAUT GREAT CENTRAL INS. V. PAUL DANOFF
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35483
USA V. JULIAN OMIDI
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50252
USA V. L'TANYA SMITH
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50322
JANICE SMETS V. DEBORAH JAMES
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56551
TREVOR REYNOLDS V. MAYA BRYSON
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56565
JOYCE O'NEILIN V. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56660
JASON NSINANO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-72013
SHAKHAWAT HOSSAIN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73734
USA V. GINO CARLUCCI
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10183
HENRY MALASKY V. ROBERT JULIAN
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15117
RODERICK MITCHELL V. KAMALA HARRIS
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15168
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM V. IDENTIV, INC.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15220
LARRY BOSWORTH V. FOSS MARITIME
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15470
JOSE ZALDIVAR, SR. V. USAF
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15582
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16081
ANDREW DUPREE V. APPLE, INC.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16357
FRED RUIZ V. ALBERTSON'S WAREHOUSE
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16435
OSSIE GILES V. CA CORRECTIONS HEALTH CARE
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16861
USA V. ANGEL MONDRAGON
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30038
USA V. KYLE TATE
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30080
BILLY SMITH V. ROBERT CORCORAN
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35225
LESLIE KINNEY V. CIA
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35384
ROBERT CARUSO V. WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATI
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35410
STEPHEN EUGSTER V. WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATI
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35529
DARRELL PARKS V. L FERGUSON
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55092
DANIEL ACEDO V. ERNEST PINEDO
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55509
TYRONE WALLACE V. R. OLSON
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55660
ADAMINA MCKENZIE V. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55850
MARY FLOWERS V. SCHORR LAW
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55857
LINA LAM V. LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP, INC.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55865
CRAYA CARON V. FLETCHER JONES MOTOR CARS, INC
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55963
ERENDIRA RANGEL-PALACIOS V. SWEETWATER UNION H.S. DIST.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56258
FELICIA TUITAMA V. U.S. BANK, N.A.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56312
JOSE SOLANO V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56393
DANIEL LOPEZ V. FRANCKY CARUSO
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56578
MARCO FRAUSTO V. DANIEL MURRAY
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56586
ANTHONY THOMAS V. KENMARK VENTURES, LLC
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-60042
FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ V. MARTHA BRONITSKY
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-60043
RICHARD FINE V. CIR
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-71042
ERSHAD MOIN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 12-71069
AHMED MASOOD V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 12-73397
JUAN GUZMAN-RAMIREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-73705
JORGE PALACIOS-AGUILAR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-73915
NUNE SARGSYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 14-70816
REY SORIANO-MARQUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 14-72114
JORGE PALACIOS-AGUILAR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 14-73984
NATIONAL GRANGE V. CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 15-17179
JOFAMA COLEMAN V. STUART SHERMAN
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 15-55826
ANDRE ANDREWS V. CLIFFORD SLAWINSKI
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 15-56009
JUN ZHENG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71778
AMADOR LUEVANOS-GARCIA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72944
USA V. JACQUELINE GENTLE
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10316
DOUGLAS CLARK V. JEFFREY BEARD
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16005
DANNY FABRICANT V. DOJ
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16863
NICHOLAS HONCHARIW V. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17256
DANNY FABRICANT V. J. SHARTLE
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17339
USA V. JUDITH PAIXAO
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50121
United States v. Paixao  
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Numbers: 16-50121, 16-50122

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for charges related to their misuse of funds belonging to the Wounded Marine Careers Foundation (WMCF). Defendants were convicted, among other things, of violating 18…

DENISE RAYNOLDS-MORRIS V. TRAVIS BUELL
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55800
LENA DRAWN V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55882
MICHAEL CHAVEZ V. TIME WARNER CABLE
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56067
NORIK BARAKEZYAN V. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56094
TERESITA VIANA V. FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56346
SHARLA TIPTON V. ZIMMER, INC.
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56609
WENYI XIONG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71021
JOSE VELEZ-PILLADO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73240
JUAN CORONEL V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73613
KYLE EVERETT V. THOMAS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15052
DANIEL RIGGS V. WILLIAM SANDIE
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16197
BILLY PUNCHARD V. U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16567
JAMES KELLEY V. KAREN GEDNEY
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16715
MARTIN BETTWIESER V. BILLY GANS
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35631
LAURENCE WOODS V. D. STATON
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35729
THEODORE EDENSTROM V. THURSTON COUNTY
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35786
JOHN REED V. OHIO SAVINGS BANK
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55013
JEFFREY THOMAS V. LAURIE ZELON
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55404
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. DAVID KITTAY
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55682
ROSS MASSBAUM V. USA
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56262
JUAN VASQUEZ PENA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 10-70395
JESSICA KELLY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35391
Williams v. Gaye  
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Numbers: 15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626

Justia Opinion Summary: These consolidated appeals stemmed from a jury's finding that Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and Clifford Harris, Jr.'s song "Blurred Lines," the world's bestselling single in 2013, infringed Frankie Christian Gaye,…

DANIEL FLORES-GUERRERO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72015
AN-DI PAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73192
USA V. TRACEY BROWN
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10365
USA V. ANDRES GOMEZ-GUTIERREZ
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10417
Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek  
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16155

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In this case, employee benefit trust funds sought unpaid contributions owed under the…

HONG NGUYEN GARDNER V. CHEVRON CAPITAL CORP.
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16911
MATTHEW MITCHELL V. DAVID TILLETT
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17148
MANUEL GARCIA V. CITY OF EVERETT
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35005
USA V. MARCO ESCOBEDO-GOMEZ
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50196
USA V. GRACIELA POTENCIANO
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50430
KIMBERLEY D. V. UNITED HEALTHCARE INS. CO.
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56175
Delzer v. Berryhill  
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56203

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following questions of state law to the California Supreme Court: California Probate Code 249.5 provides that, for probate purposes, "a child of the decedent conceived and born after the…

LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION V. MAMMOTH PACIFIC, LP
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15209
USA V. RALPH TAYLOR
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50187
JORGE PORTILLO-ORELLANA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 14-70821
RIGOBERTO ALVAREZ-NUNEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 14-71273
TDY HOLDINGS, LLC V. USA
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-56483
JUAN CASAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71365
ALFONSO HERNADEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71393
EVARISTO ESPINO-HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72209
SERGIO BRAVO-FLORES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72979
RAUL CHAVEZ LOZANO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73061
OSCAR SANCHEZ-REYES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73247
JUANA SALINAS HERNANDEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73347
MARCO RICO FUENTES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73796
LUCIANO DURAN-ARREOLA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73825
ADRIEN ESPINOZA V. JOURDAIN RICHTER
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15964
EARNEST WOODS, II V. TOM CAREY
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16050
NUMA BARNES V. HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL, INC.
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17258
USA V. SCOTT BEARD
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30216
SHARIF RANGREJ V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35151
PATRICK GHIORSO V. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INS.
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35943
USA V. SCOTT KIMBALL
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50394
KRBL LIMITED V. GINO SERPE
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56127
JOSE ECHEVERRIA MAGANA V. SALLY Q. YATES
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-70091
ELVIA ALVAREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-70471
SERGIO GARCIA-CHAVIRA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-70508
MANUEL LOPEZ GALLARDO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-70822
JAIME GOMEZ-SANTIAGO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-70875
MARLEN SANTOS-CABRERA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71117
JOSE PAREDES RAMIREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71139
JAIME RODRIGUEZ-MARES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71141
EDUARDO PANTALEON-SIERRA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71285
OSCAR ROMERO-IRAETA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71843
RAMANJEET KAUR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-72197
JOSEPH REID V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-72424
MARITZA AVELAR V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-72540
VALDEMAR SALAS-BUENROSTRO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73762
USA V. EDGAR GONZALEZ
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10144
JAMES BONHAM V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15256
JUAN FELIX-BATIZ V. MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16659
TIMOTHY WATTS V. H. NGUYEN
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-17104
USA V. QUADE SMITH
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30018
USA V. CHRISTOPHER SMITH
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30107
USA V. WILLIE JACKSON
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30131
USA V. YADIRA RUIZ-BURANDT
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50123
USA V. LORENZO VALDEZ-GARATE
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50252
JOSEPH BROWN V. PAUL COPENHAVER
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 14-16153
MARTIN SALMALANCA-PADILLA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 14-73453
USA V. ROBERTO CORDOVA
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 15-10173
USA V. JOHN POWERS
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 15-10490
MICHAEL FRANCOIS-BEY V. KEATON
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 15-17106
Sali v. Corona Regional Medical Center  
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 15-56389

Justia Opinion Summary: Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37's general discovery enforcement provisions, a court can order a party to produce its nonparty expert witness at a deposition, and if the party makes no effort to ensure that its witness attends…

RAJEEV KAPIL V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72908
USA V. KENDRICK SLOAN
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10176
USA V. FRANK COON
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10517
USA V. RAUL ARCILA
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30109
MATTHEW MGLEJ V. MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35126
MARK WILHELM V. US DEPT. OF NAVY BCNR
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35532
SHIRLEY NICHOLS V. CITIBANK
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56042
OSCAR AREVALO-JAIMES V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71372
ROXANA GALVEZ-DIAZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71517
USA V. JERRY HANKS
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10160
USA V. ENRIQUE LOPEZ
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10164
USA V. JOSE ORTEGA-SAAVEDRA
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10218
USA V. JAVIER REYES-RAMIREZ
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10279
USA V. SANTIAGO LOPEZ-CHAVEZ
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10315
USA V. TEOFILO VEGA
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10332
USA V. RONNIE MORENO
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30051
USA V. LESTER OXENDINE
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30060
USA V. ROLLIN SPENCER
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30115
USA V. SERGIO RAMIREZ
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50193
USA V. LAGRANGER JONES
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10331
USA V. NICHOLAS COOPER
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10523
Byrd v. Phoenix Police Department  
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16152

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's sua sponte dismissal of a complaint seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for alleged violations of plaintiff's constitutional rights by police officers during a traffic…

USA V. BILL CARROLL
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50166
USA V. DALIA ILDEFONSO
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50390
ROBERT MATUS V. PREMIUM NUTRACEUTICALS
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55910
Solis v. Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 15-16953

Justia Opinion Summary: Solis alleged that his former employers violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by promoting dangerous off-label uses of a cardiovascular drug, Integrilin, and by paying physicians kickbacks to prescribe Integrilin…

HECTOR MACHIC-RISCAJCHE V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 15-70159
JAGRAJ SINGH V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71074
RABAH SELMANE V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72519
CUONG NGUYEN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73189
DIRGA GHARTI V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 15-73290
USA V. GAYLENE BOLANOS
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10103
American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford  
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16103

Justia Opinion Summary: Heryford, Trinity County, California's District Attorney, sued American Bankers and others, on behalf of the people under California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL), alleging they had “engaged in deceptive marketing and…

ANDREW GAINER V. CITY OF TROUTDALE
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35047
REDI-CO, LLC V. PRINCE CASTLE, LLC
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35224
USA V. GEORGE WU
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50185
USA V. LUIS PROANO
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50320
HARUM PATTERSON V. DEBBIE ASUNCION
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55391
KATHRYN ROBINSON V. ONSTAR, LLC
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56412
USA V. GABRIEL SUAREZ
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50025
Ventura Content, Ltd. v. Motherless, Inc.  
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 13-56332

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's summary judgment for defendants and its order denying attorneys' fees in a copyright case alleging infringement of pornographic content. The panel held that the Digital…

JORGE ALVAREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 13-73606
SEC V. TROY LYNDON
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 14-16733
USA V. CINDY OMIDI
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 15-50376
USA V. ANOUSONE SAVANH
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10415
STEVEN NEWBERG V. JACK PALMER
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17109
STEVEN WON V. FEDERAL NAT'L MORTGAGE ASS'N
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17292
ADMIRAL INSURANCE CO. V. COMMUNITY INSURANCE GROUP SPC
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17321
ILICH VARGAS V. JOHN MCMAHON
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55816
TREVOR WOODS V. JOHN FAGAN
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56545
TAUMU JAMES V. J. SOTO
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56783
TSEMBEL OCHIRBAT V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 13-70737
JOE FLORES V. W. MONTGOMERY
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 14-56977
JOSE AMAYA-AREVALO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 14-72839
FRANCISCO RAMIREZ-FERRUFINO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 14-73632
USA V. JOSEPH FELIX
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 15-10147
United States v. Obak  
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10362

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction in the United States District Court for the District of Guam based on his guilty plea for attempted possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The Ninth Circuit affirmed…

USA V. NORMA MANJARREZ
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10453
SUSAN FITZPATRICK V. TYSON FOODS, INC.
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17038
ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. V. SIERRA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT CO.
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17221
GLENN LEONARD V. STATE OF OREGON
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35225
GLENN SHERARD V. SAFECO INS. CO. OF AMERICA
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35246
LAWRENCE THOMPSON V. PETE COPELAND
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35301
Thompson v. Copeland  
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35301

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging that a police officer used excessive force. Plaintiff alleged that excessive force was used when the officer…

EDWARD BRASLEY V. FEARLESS FARRIS SERV. STATIONS
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35519
TRAVIS EASTER V. JERI TAYLOR
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35814
USA V. KEN LIANG
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50063
USA V. JULIANA ENGLAND
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50353
USA V. JOSE ZEPEDA-RAMIREZ
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50369
USA V. SHABAB KARIMI
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50407
USA V. ARMANDO PALOMO
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50488
STEVEN RED V. RON RACKLEY
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55934
DEX SYSTEMS, INC. V. DEUTSCHE POST AG
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56044
JOSEPH RESVALOSO V. J. SOTO
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56427
USA V. FULGENCIO ARIAS, JR.
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30021
King v. County of Los Angeles  
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 14-55320

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the conditions of his confinement as a civil detainee while awaiting the adjudication of an involuntary petition under California's Sexually Violent Predator Act…

HARRISON ORR V. TERRENCE PLUMB
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 15-16514
ANDREA HOLLOWAY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35908
USA V. FRANCISCO MANZO-RIOS
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 15-50429
HASMIK MOVSESYAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 15-70573
WENJING YU V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 15-70910
SHUYING LIANG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71224
Orr v. Plumb  
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15014

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit dismissed defendant's appeal from the district court's judgment on a jury's special verdict in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action. The panel held that the appeal was time-barred under 28 U.S.C. 2107, Federal Rule…

USA V. GEORGE DEPUTEE
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30295
ROY TEEPLES V. RCO LEGAL, P.C.
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35161
JOHN MARTS V. US BANK
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35240
DENNIS DRAUDT V. CHARLES HOLMES
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56198
ALEXANDER FOROUZESH V. STARBUCKS CORP.
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56355
CARLA CARR V. LA CTY DEPT OF AUDITOR-CONTROL
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56553
California Pacific Bank v. FDIC  
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 16-70725

Justia Opinion Summary: California Pacific Bank petitioned for review, challenging the constitutionality of the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA), 31 U.S.C. 5311-5330, and its implementing regulations, and alleged that the FDIC Board of Directors'…

DESOTO CAB COMPANY, INC. V. MICHAEL PICKER
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15261
USA V. ROGELIO LEMUS
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50041
MOHAMMED KHAN V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 11-71747
WILLIAM ENGLAND V. LISA WALSH
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-15946
NANCY BESS V. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35550
MATTHEW KINERSON V. SPOKANE COUNTY
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35622
USA V. ALEX MEDRANO
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-50272
USA V. JUAN LIZARRAGA-LEYVA
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-50309
United States v. Verduzco-Rangel  
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-50559

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for attempting to reenter the United States after a prior removal. Defendant was previously removed for committing an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(B)…

JOSE VERDUZCO V. MARION SPEARMAN
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-55640
CESAR ALCARAZ-ENRIQUEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71553
BRETT NOBLE V. NEVADA CHECKER CAB CORP.
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16573
Olympic Forest Coalition v. Coast Seafoods Co.  
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35957

Justia Opinion Summary: Pipes, ditches, and channels that discharge pollutants from non-concentrated aquatic animal production facilities are point sources within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. 1362(14). The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district…

United States v. Aguilar Diaz  
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50102

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit circuit vacated defendant's sentence after the district court denied defendant a minor role reduction under USSG 3B1.2(b). The panel rejected defendant's contention that the district court erred because…

LEIF TAYLOR V. RAYMOND MADDEN
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55411
BYRON CHINCHILLA V. GREG LEWIS
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55954
RONALD WELCH V. BILL LATOUR
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56544
USA V. FRANK REINKE
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30025
CRISTOBAL GONZALEZ-AGUILERA V. MARK NOOTH
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35066
DAVID GILDERSLEEVE V. ELLEN ROSENBLUM
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35077
Ming Dai v. Sessions  
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 15-70776

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of the BIA's denial of asylum and withholding where petitioner, a citizen of China, alleged that he was beaten, arrested, jailed, and denied food, water, sleep, and medical…

ROBERT PILGRIM V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15963
Webb v. SolarCity Corp.  
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16440

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud action brought on behalf of a class of plaintiffs who bought SolarCity shares. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the…

THERESA STEVENS V. ZAPPOS.COM., INC.
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16860
Stevens v. Zappos.com, Inc.  
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16860

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims based on lack of Article III standing. Plaintiffs filed suit against online retailer Zappos.com, alleging that they were harmed by hacking…

BRUCE SINGER V. HENRY BUSHKIN
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55644
MUNEEFA ABDULLAH V. WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55888
ROSI GODINEZ V. ALTA-DENA CERTIFIED DAIRY
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56339
USA V. EDUARDO DURAZO
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10116
USA V. SID WILLIS, JR.
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30057
ROBERT GARBER V. MOHAMMADI
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 14-56518
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.  
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Numbers: 15-55026, 15-55941, 15-55087, 15-55943, 15-56184

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned remedies in various appeals arising from claims for breach of contract and fraud. The Ninth Circuit held that the district court's orders on July 26, 2010, and October 8, 2013, affirming defendants'…

ROBERTO RUVALCABA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71310
Patterson v. City of Yuba  
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16001

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following question of criminal law to the California Supreme Court: Does a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing preclude a false arrest claim? The panel panel withdrew the…

USA V. WILLIAM POFF
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30141
JOHN WADE V. MARK NOOTH
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35399
KATHLEEN BURKE V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35764
MILLENNIUM LABORATORIES, INC. V. ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE CO.
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55432
GLENN O'NEAL V. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55809
HOWARD ABRAMS V. INS. CO. OF NO. AMERICA
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55858
MARIO CARLOS V. OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55893
US BANK V. JANET FULADIAN
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56114
SERGIO SOSA-SANCHEZ V. BONITA MOSLEY
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56375
United States v. USDC-ORE  
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number: 17-71692

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied without prejudice a petition for a writ of mandamus where federal defendants sought an order directing the district court to dismiss a case seeking various environmental remedies. Plaintiffs,…

Sierra Medical Services Alliance v. Kent  
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 14-56483

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Department in an action brought by private ambulance companies challenging the reimbursement rate for their transportation of patients…

USA V. DUANE EDDINGS
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10243
SF BART V. GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP.
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15406
Keates v. Koile  
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16568

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and her minor child filed suit against officers and employees of the Child Protective Services (CPS) division of the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES), alleging violations of plaintiff's…

SHIOW-HUEY CHANG V. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17163
USA V. RAMON URBINA
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50294
USA V. ROBERT AGUILAR
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50319
SETH WALLACK V. MATTHEW WRIGHT
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55648
WILLIAM SILVERSTEIN V. KEYNETICS, INC.
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15176
DONALD CATHERINE V. CLEAR RECON CORPORATION
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15687
RODNEY HODGES V. CGI FEDERAL INC.
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 14-17438
United States v. Adkins  
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 15-10566

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering. The panel held that the district court committed harmless error by instructing the jury on the federal…

ASHRAF ELGAMAL V. REBECCA BERNACKE
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 15-17009
JOSEPH RICE V. W. MONTGOMERY
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 15-55808
PARAVUE CORP. V. HELLER EHRMAN LLP
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15385
DAVID CLARK V. INDEMNITY INS. CO. OF NO. AM.
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16880
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST CO. V. THE ESTATE OF SAIID FOROUZAN
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17079
NELSON YUDINI GUADRON V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 16-72894
BERNARD CASTRO V. SSA TERMINALS, LLC
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73170
ALLEN TAYLOR V. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15286
USA V. TINEIMALO ADKINS
Date: March 3, 2018
Docket Number: 15-10566
KEVIN ALMY V. BRANDON DAVIS
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 14-17581
Lusnak v. Bank of America  
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 14-56755

Justia Opinion Summary: Although the Dodd-Frank Act significantly altered the regulatory framework governing financial institutions, with respect to National Bank Act (NBA) preemption, it merely codified the existing standard established in…

WILLIAM MAHOE V. OPER. ENG'RS UNION LOCAL NO. 3
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 15-16917
ALAN MAPUATULI V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 15-17292
BONNIE JAHANGIRI V. PETSMART, INC.
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35288
MICHAEL ELLIOTT V. BNSF RAILWAY CO.
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35785
BERNARD MITCHELL V. DEUTSCHE BANK NAT'L TRUST
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15099
SAMUEL SWOOPES V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15506
LESLIE DEGEN V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16980
United States v. Studhorse  
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30299

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss a count charging him with possession of body armor by a violent felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. 931(a)(1) and 924(a)(7). The panel…

GEORGE SOULIOTES V. CITY OF MODESTO
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15277
HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY V. PAUL M. ZAGARIS, INC.
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15477
STEVE BRIGGS V. SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, I
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 14-17175
WILLIAM PLISE V. SHELLEY KROHN
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 15-15786
GREGORY BROWN V. BERNARD WARNER
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35949
California Sea Urchin Commission v. Bean  
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Numbers: 15-56672, 17-55428

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's decisions in favor of the Service in consolidated cases brought by fishing industry groups challenging the Service's decision to end a 1987 sea otter translocation program.…

SAMI SHIMA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71411
USA V. ALBERT MITCHELL
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10500
Elmakhzoumi v. Sessions  
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16232

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a petition challenging the denial of petitioner's naturalization application. The panel held that petitioner's conviction for sodomy where the victim was…

PHILIP KOENIG V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16917
USA V. CRAIG MORGENSTERN
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30177
MARISA SPOONER-LEDUFF V. SUNTRUST MORTGAGE
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35038
GREGORY BROWN V. ELDON VAIL
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35378
STEVEN WALTNER V. CIR
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 16-71797
SHENETTA TONEY V. NEIL YOUNG
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15395
WILLIAM LEONARD V. RENEE BAKER
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16735
GRACE ALBANESE V. LVMPD
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-17390
MARK MARKUSSEN V. BERNARD WARNER
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35167
USA V. RONALD JONES, JR.
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55131
AMOR DEL ROSARIO V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56466
ADAM GORDY V. DEBBIE ASUNCION
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number: 17-70402
FRANCISCO PALAFOX PADILLA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 14-73238
Shaibi v. Berryhill  
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 15-16849

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit amended the opinion filed on August 22, 2017, and affirmed the denial of an application for disability insurance benefits. The panel held that the ALJ's residual functional capacity determination was…

LAURIE ADAMS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35326
JIE ZHANG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 15-70018
SHUYUAN FENG V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71175
United States v. Evans  
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10310

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the sentence imposed because of his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and the sentence for violating the conditions of his supervised release in another case. The…

LORI WERLEIN V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15359
UZMA BUTT V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55695
US EX REL. JUAN HONG V. NEWPORT SENSORS
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55851
CHRISTOPHER PARKER V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55931
VICTOR PLATAS V. A. SCRIBNER
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56093
ELISA ROMERO V. DEPARTMENT STORES NAT'L BANK
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56265
USA V. ESAU ROSAS-DOMINGUEZ
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10273
FERNANI NARVASA V. U.S. BANCORP
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15163
United States v. Campbell  
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number: 17-50140

Justia Opinion Summary: 18 U.S.C. 3583(i), which extends the power to revoke a term of supervised release even after the term has expired, does not empower a district court to base a revocation upon violations which (1) were not alleged prior…

MATTHEW GALLAGHER V. US BANCORP
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 13-55844
PERLA HERNANDEZ V. WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-15563
PAUL WAGNER, IV V. NATIONAL DEFAULT SERVICING COR
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-16267
Diamond v. Hogan Lovells US LLP  
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Numbers: 15-16326, 15-16327, 15-16328, 15-16329, 15-16330, 15-16331, 15-16332, 15-16333

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following questions regarding D.C. partnership law: (1) Under District of Columbia law does a dissociated partner owe a duty to his or her former law firm to account for profits earned…

Rentmeester v. Nike, Inc.  
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35509

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a copyright infringement action brought by renowned photographer Jacobus Rentmeester against Nike. Rentmeester alleged that Nike infringed a famous photograph…

USA V. CHRISTOPHER GEORGE
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-50435
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL V. MICHAEL MCCARRON
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-55879
JULIO CHOY-ALVAREZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71176
JIE MIAO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71323
OSCAR HUELGAS V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72518
Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. NLRB  
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 15-72878

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the union's petition for review of the Board's order declining to award make-whole relief. This case arose when the now-defunct Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino and Sahara Hotel and Casino in…

ANANT TRIPATI V. CORIZON INC.
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15598
PERLA HERNANDEZ V. WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15901
GUILLERMO TRUJILLO V. MUNOZ
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15947
GUILLERMO TRUJILLO V. MUNOZ
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15986
NO. PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL V. U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35447
NORTHLAND CASUALTY COMPANY V. NORTHWEST LOG HOMES, LLC
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35731
ELIAS CUSTODIO V. SONNIER
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35871
USA V. JESUS GARCIA
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50350
STATE COMPENSATION INS. FUND V. SANA KHAN
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55501
JEFFREY ESTES V. STATE FARM
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55837
MICHELE BAKER V. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55961
RICHARD FINE V. GREGORY FUNDING, LLC
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56004
RICHARD FINE V. GREGORY FUNDING, LLC
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55268
ROBERT HILLSMAN V. MARK ESCOTO
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number: 17-60030
VESKO ANANIEV V. AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 12-17108
PAUL POUTCHEU YOSSA V. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 12-17704
MARY BECKNER V. RECONTRUST COMPANY
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 12-55849
MARY BECKNER V. RECONTRUST COMPANY
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 12-56945
MATT JACOBSEN V. HSBC BANK USA, NA
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 13-15498
SABRA ALBRITTON V. TIFFANY & BOSCO PA
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 13-16464
MICHAEL FAZIO V. WASHINGTON MUTUAL FA
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 14-16336
JEFFREY LUDLOW V. LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 14-16869
JOSEPH HAMILTON V. TIFFANY & BOSCO PA
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-15473
FTC V. AT&T Mobility, LLC  
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-16585

Justia Opinion Summary: The en banc court affirmed the district court's denial of AT&T Mobility's motion to dismiss an action brought by the FTC alleging that AT&T's data-throttling plan was unfair and deceptive. After determining that the…

LUZ AQUINO V. PNC MORTGAGE
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-17170
Bonivert v. City of Clarkston  
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35292

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of officers in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action. Plaintiff filed suit alleging that officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they forced…

SERGIO ARREOLA-ARREOLA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71122
GILBERTO TORRES CALVILLO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 15-71265
USA V. KIMBERLY ENGLISH
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-10360
NORMA RIVERA V. NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15932
CROWN TREE SERVICE, INC. V. ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO.
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17117
JASON SHURNAS V. JAN OWEN
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17277
NICKOLAS MCMAHON V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17294
USA V. MICHAEL JOHNSON
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30207
USA V. QUY NGUYEN
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-30283
ROY PORTER V. PATRICK GLEBE
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35647
USA V. IRINA TOPILINA
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50017
ESTATE OF THELMA STERN V. TUSCAN RETREAT, INC.
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-55926
MICHAEL JOHNEN V. U.S. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73427
Johnen v. U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board  
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73427

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner alleged that the Army terminated him and excluded him from his work site because he had made complaints that were protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. The Ninth Circuit dismissed the…

Duggan v. Department of Defense  
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 16-73640

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed suit under the Whistleblower Protection Act against the Department of Defense, alleging that the Department took several adverse personnel actions against him in retaliation for his protected disclosures…

USA V. OMAR QAZI
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 17-10004
RAJESH VARMA V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55639
TERRY KERR V. AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE SERVICI
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 12-35853
ALEXA RUSSELL V. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 13-15169
Patterson v. Van Arsdel  
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 15-35838

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging that a pretrial release officer improperly procured a warrant for plaintiff's arrest in violation of her Fourth Amendment…

JACQUES POWERS V. ANTHONY VANDERPLOEG
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 15-55939
MICHAEL DEVAUGHN V. DARREN MANNION
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 15-56723
ESTATE OF YANIRA SERRANO V. MENH TRIEU
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15744
STEVEN KINFORD V. JAMES PINCOCK
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-16331
MIDLAND INNOVATIONS, NV V. WEN WANG
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-17242
ROBERT BLANGERES V. UNITED STATES SEAMLESS, INC.
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35023
J. K. V. MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-35687
DANIEL SZMANIA V. E-LOAN, INC.
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-36055
USA V. RAUL VILLARREAL
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-50135
GEORGE NAILS V. CITY OF FULLERTON
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56292
Santomenno v. Transamerica Life Insurance Co.  
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 16-56418

Justia Opinion Summary: A plan administrator is not an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary when negotiating its compensation with a prospective customer. The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order denying…

JAMES KELLEY V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15489
MICHAEL BOYD V. USDOT
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15641
USA V. RAGHVENDRA SINGH
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15659
NORMAN DANIELS, III V. STUART SHERMAN
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15705
GREGORY GARMONG V. NEVADA SUPREME COURT
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15715
WALTER COLE V. D. REAMES
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15772
SUSAN POLK V. MARY LATTIMORE
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15787
LAKEITH MCCOY V. J. RAMIREZ
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16268
JOSH THOMAS V. BRIAN ROBERTS
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16363
BILLY EDWARDS V. SUSANA MARTINEZ
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16544
JOHN GANOE V. T. ABREU
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-16826
RAYMOND GENTILE V. U.S. FEDERAL MARSHAL
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-17018
GARLAND JONES V. TOLSON
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-17060
USA V. DANIEL FLAHERTY
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-30019
WILLIAM FLETCHER V. CORIZON HEALTH SERVICES
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35013
DAVID GELINAS V. US BANK, NA
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35292
JOSEPH CLIG V. D. WETTLANFER
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35395
KEERUT SINGH V. USPS
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35571
DELMER ACKELS V. RANDY OLSEN
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-35707
TIEN NGUYEN V. J. LEWIS
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55047
TRACEE MCKINNEY V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55181
TONY-TUAN NGUYEN V. FRANZ MILLER
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55480
EDWARD JACKSON V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-55819
JOSHUA SCHROEDER V. TRADER JOE'S COMPANY
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56563
NICHOLAS PATRICK V. SANDY DIAZ
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-56615
JON CHAFFEE V. B. CASEY YIM
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-60036
YAN SUI V. RICHARD MARSHACK
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-60052
RAGHVENDRA SINGH V. CIR
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number: 17-71020
ANCELMO V. RAMOS V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 12-56435
LAMESHA ROBERTSON V. CITIBANK, N.A.
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-15449
NAEEM AHMAD V. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-17309
LOFTON BURRIS V. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-56763
XIUSHENG HU V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-72492
JIAN GUO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-72858
WALFRE SIS CHOCOJ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 13-73830
ROBERT O'CONNOR V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 14-16961
LOFTON BURRIS V. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 14-55517
G.W. Palmer & Co. v. Agricap Financial  
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Numbers: 14-56059, 14-56078

Justia Opinion Summary: The en banc court vacated the district court's summary judgment for AgriCap in an action brought by produce growers under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The en banc court joined other circuits and…

ECTOR TORRES-REVILLA V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 14-71993
NAN CHEN V. DEUTSCHE BANK NAT'L TRUST CO.
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number: 15-15044

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