2021 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1501 - 2000 of 3941

Moser v. Benfytt, Inc.  
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56224

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court certified two nationwide classes in an action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Moser, a resident of California, sued the successor of HII, alleging that HII was responsible for unwanted…

USA V. MATTHEW OROZCO
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10008
CLIFFORD HUBBARD V. USA
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16094
Hubbard v. United States  
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16094

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1982, a court-martial convicted Hubbard of murder and sentenced him to life in prison. He previously filed unsuccessful federal habeas petitions and, in 2019, sought DNA testing under the Innocence Protection Act…

CHARLES DIMRY V. BERT BELLPETE ROZELLE NFL PLAN
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17049
SHAWN GORDON V. U.S. BANK, N.A.
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55850
Loyhayem v. Fraser Financial & Insurance Services, Inc.  
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-56014

Justia Opinion Summary: Loyhayem filed suit under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(A)–(B), which prohibits robocalls to cellphones except for emergency purposes or with the prior express consent of the called…

VICTOR HUEZO V. JOEY BALL
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60038
VALEX VALENTIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70986
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY V. ACCESS MEDICAL, LLC
Date: August 9, 2021
Docket Number: 17-16265
LORIBEL NAPALA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 9, 2021
Docket Number: 17-70879
INGRIS HERNANDEZ-VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 9, 2021
Docket Number: 18-70824
SYNTHESIS INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS V. U.S. BANK, NA
Date: August 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16035
MICHAEL SWEETS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55997
PEYMAN PAKDEL V. CITY AND CTY. OF S.F.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 17-17504
CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ-MEJIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 17-71455
FRANK DOLLARHIDE V. CIR
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 18-71722
INNOVATION LAW LAB V. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15716
MATTHEW OSKOWIS V. SEDONA OAK-CREEK UNIFIED SCHOO
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17265
SHERIF PHILIPS V. PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17313
ELDON BENNETT V. TWO RIVERS CORRECTIONAL INST.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35728
JEFFREY GOLDEN V. O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56371
RONALD MARTINEZ V. WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60052
USA V. BRIAN FEDERICO
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10054
USA V. JACOB DRUMMONDO-FARIAS
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10187
USA V. ERNESTO HERNANDEZ
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10226
USA V. ADA CERECER-CASTRO
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10314
USA V. VERA KUZMENKO
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10391
USA V. DENNIS SITTMAN
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15125
MCILWAIN, LLC V. HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15445
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission v. United States Army Corps of Engineers  
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15576

Justia Opinion Summary: The Army Corps of Engineers proposed the dredging of San Francisco Bay’s 11 navigational channels during and after 2017. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the San Francisco Regional Water…

JOHN VODONICK V. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16116
JOSHUA GODHART V. TESLA, INC.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16140
AARON BEITCH V. CHRIS MAGNUS
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16188
VINCENT CALLENDER V. J. RAMM
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16251
ROBERT WILLIAMS V. NDUBUISI OBIOHA
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16309
JENAE ASIRE V. CARSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16478
USA V. JACQUES LISBEY
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30024
USA V. ANGEL TORRES
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30177
USA V. YUSUF REEVES
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30247
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe v. Washingtonx  
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35346

Justia Opinion Summary: The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and the Samish Indian Nation have been disputing the Treaty of Point Elliott for decades. The Snoqualmie sought a declaration that it is a signatory to the Treaty and that its reserved…

DARNELL MOON V. JOSIAS SALAZAR
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35454
L. B. v. United States  
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35514

Justia Opinion Summary: L.B. lived within the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. L.B. and her mother went to a bar and had alcoholic drinks. After they returned home, L.B.’s mother went for a drive. L.B. called the police and reported that her…

THOMAS LANDRETH V. USA
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35683
PATRICK GIBSON V. EDITH KROHA
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35697
USA V. BRETT VANBENSCHOTEN
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50269
USA V. BRYAN LARSEN
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50322
PAUL MERRITT V. LAKE MATHEWS MINERAL PROPS.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55276
LINDIE BANKS V. NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55297
TIMOTHY MCILWAIN, I V. JAMES BROWN
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55424
VIVI STAFFORD V. BAART BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SVCS.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55588
LUKE CAINES, JR. V. M. INTERIAN
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55597
PAUL MERRITT V. LAKE MATHEWS MINERAL PROPS.
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55684
MARVIN STEWART V. ROBERT WILKIE
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55802
OLGA BORDENYUK V. RICHARD YANAGI
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60042
LEONARD WILLIAM V. CIR
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71585
WEI MU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71934
MICHAEL BANKS V. CIR
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72163
KENNETH NEAL V. PORTS AMERICA OUTER HARBOR
Date: August 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72985
Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works v. Environmental Protection Agency  
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15535

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action brought by SCAP challenging nonbinding guidance that the EPA issued to recommend a statistical method for assessing water toxicity. Plaintiffs…

Vasquez-Rodriguez v. Garland  
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71445

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review of the denial of petitioner's application for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The panel agreed with the agency's…

WEBSITE MGT. SYSTEMS V. BENJAMIN DAILEDA
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15784
BNSF Railway Co. v. County of Alameda  
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Numbers: 20-15896, 20-15897

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's preliminary injunction in favor of BNSF in an action brought by BNSF, alleging that several California counties are taxing railroad property at a higher rate than the rate…

USA V. DOMINIQUE JAMES SWAIN
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30098
SHARMA CONANT V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35699
JOHN ATLAS, JR. V. ERIC ARNOLD
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55452
MOHIT MOHIT V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70597
Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid  
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 16-16321

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit previously affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' claim for failure to state a claim under either the Fifth or Fourth Amendments. After plaintiffs petitioned for certiorari, the Supreme…

Pavulak v. von Blanckensee  
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16314

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a 28 U.S.C. 2241 petition in which petitioner challenged two sentencing enhancements—one under 18 U.S.C. 2251(e), another under 18 U.S.C. 3559(e)(1)—applied…

USA V. JOSE CARBAJAL
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10025
Sisto v. United States  
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16435

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) case brought by plaintiffs, alleging negligence by an emergency room physician. The physician treated Tyrone Sisto at the San…

NINA RINGGOLD V.
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55199
JEANEEN BONNETT V. MOIRBIA SCOTTSDALE, LLC
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60041
MIKHAIL SOKOL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71361
IBRAHEEM ABBAS V. VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56248
OLEAN WHOLESALE GROCERY CO-OP V. BUMBLE BEE FOODS LLC
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56514
NASARIO LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70866
ANI SAHAKYAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71377
EKAMVEEN SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71887
ISMAEL LOPEZ-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72118
DEBBIE VIALE V. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16463
VANESSA HAMILTON V. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEP'T
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55208
FERMIN VALENZUELA V. CITY OF ANAHEIM
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55372
Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim  
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55372

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the jury's verdict awarding "loss of life" damages to the family of Fermin Valenzuela, Jr., who died after an encounter with the police. The jury awarded the Valenzuela family a total of $13.2…

M. N. V. ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55492
LILLIA PADILLA V. SOVEREIGN BANK
Date: August 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55953
Romero v. Garland  
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 17-70534

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review of the BIA's decision concluding that petitioner was inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii) for making a false representation of U.S. citizenship for a purpose or…

MAX ZWEIZIG V. TIMOTHY ROTE
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 18-36060
U.S. BANK V. SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS HOA
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15918
GREGORY RICHARDSON V. FIRST CENTENNIAL MORTG. CORP.
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55281
SATPAL SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70250
Maie v. Garland  
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73099

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review of the BIA's decision concluding that petitioner is removeable under 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(ii) because his two prior convictions for violating Hawaii’s fourth degree…

USA V. CASEY TADIOS
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10434
VICKI STEFANINI V. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO.
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15240
Capriole v. Uber Technologies, Inc.  
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16030

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order compelling arbitration in a putative class action brought by Massachusetts residents who have worked as Uber drivers, seeking a preliminary injunction prohibiting…

USA V. JUAN OKAMOTO
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50281
USA V. MARCO REYES-ARANDA
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50357
BAYRON CANCIONS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71368
JORGE MORA-FRAGA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72732
HORIZON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL V. KATE BROWN
Date: August 2, 2021
Docket Number: 21-35005
Thompson v. Hebdon  
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 17-35019

Justia Opinion Summary: The previous opinion is withdrawn and replaced by the following opinion concurrently filed with this order. On remand from the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit (1) affirmed the district court's bench trial judgment…

DOUGLAS YOKOIS V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17077
AdTrader, Inc. v. Google LLC  
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15542

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit dismissed, based on lack of appellate jurisdiction, AdTrader's appeal from the district court's attorneys' fee award in a class action brought by AdTrader on behalf of itself and advertisers who used…

ELIZABETH ANDREWS V. YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #7
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35207
PAULA BIFELT V. STATE OF ALASKA
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35338
FRANK PICKLE V. KOHUT
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35595
Wide Voice, LLC v. Federal Communications Commission  
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70042

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted in part and denied in part a petition for review challenging the FCC's order finding that a competitive local exchange carrier's tariffed rate was void ab initio because it violated the FCC's…

FELIPE LOPEZ SANTANA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70290
SORAYA RENDON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71443
ARNOLDO CAMACHO-VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71877
JAIME DELGADO-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 14-72241
JOHN DOE V. NESTLE, S.A.
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 17-55435
FERNANDO ROMERO V. NEIL MCDOWELL
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 18-56475
United States v. Telles  
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10218

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions and sentence for online enticement of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422(b), travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C.…

EMIL LAWRENCE V. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCIS
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15917
MARK SMITH V. KATE BIEKER
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16381
DONALD BARREN V. DWIGHT NEVEN
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16852
KATHRYN MCCOLLUM V. NEA-ALASKA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35299
LORIANN ANDERSON V. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35871
AIR TRANSP. ASSN OF AMERICA V. WA DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35937
IRENE SEAGER V. UTLA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55977
KAREN PANOSYAN V. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56315
LUCIA CORTEZ V. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56354
ROSALIA VILLALOBOS DE CONSTANZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72908
USA V. ABDUL WAHID
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10109
LILIANA HERNANDEZ V. AFSCME CALIFORNIA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15076
PATRICIA GROSSMAN V. HAWAII GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' A
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15356
BETHANY MENDEZ V. CTA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15394
LEON CODY V. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA T
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16233
BARRY LAMON V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16284
VILAYCHITH KHOUANMANY V. PAUL PENZONE
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16594
RONALD STAGGS V. P. KELLY
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17317
JEREMY DURST V. OREGON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35374
KIER GARDNER V. THREE UNKNOWN OFFICERS OF IMU
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35783
KIER GARDNER V. WHATCOM COUNTY
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35794
BIG SKY CIVIL TR V. BANK OF AMERICA, NA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35897
RODNEY BLACKWELL V. CDCR
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55380
RICHARD GLAIR V. A. GUTIERREZ
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55500
ATEF ELZEFTAWY V. MICHAEL BAKER INT'L, INC.
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55700
BRIAN FINANDER V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55856
DARRYL DUNSMORE V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-56135
JOHN SARKISIAN V. RONALD STADTMUELLER
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60045
USA V. JEREMIAH IEREMIA
Date: July 29, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10025
USA V. DEANDRE COTTON
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 17-10171
Bailey v. MacFarland  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17143

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, of plaintiff’s diversity suit against the Public Group and Derek MacFarland, in his capacity as successor-in-interest to…

United States v. Dade  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35172

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Defendant challenges his convictions for interstate domestic violence, in…

USA V. JULIO GOMEZ
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50313
United States v. Gomez  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50313

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions and sentence for conspiracy with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, and being a felon in possession of a…

USA V. RONDALE YOUNG
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50355
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION V. FERC
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72915
National Parks Conservation Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Numbers: 19-72915, 19-73079

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit concluded that the Commission did not act arbitrarily or capriciously, or abused its discretion, in denying the Association's motion to intervene in post-licensing deadline extension proceedings…

JOE BAYANA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73250
Estella Orellana v. Mayorkas  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16092

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint challenging USCIS's denial of her application for naturalization because the complaint did not plausibly plead that plaintiff had not…

FTC V. JAMES NOLAND, JR.
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17324
WILLIAM FLETCHER V. CORIZON HEALTH, INC.
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35647
LORI MASSEY V. PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTM
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35717
JOHN SINES V. JOHN HUMMEL
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35857
LARRY LLOYD V. FITZWATER
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35955
OUDREE ELLIS V. EISENMAN FAMILY TRUST
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55064
ISAAC GARCIA V. DANIEL ESCAMILLA
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55414
AASIR AZZARMI V. HOSANA WURTZ
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55590
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55631

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim of an action filed by the Council, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on the ground that California's Proposition 12 violates…

ERIKA GARCIA V. USA
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55670
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55683
JOSE SOLANO, JR. V. MAGNUM PROP. INVESTMENTS, LLC
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60039
Bahr v. Regan  
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70092

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the EPA's findings and its conclusion that Arizona had achieved the statutory required reduction in ozone concentration by July 2018, in compliance with the…

FREYSER CORNEJO-CORNEJO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70400
ANDRES SALMERON MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70700
PABLO GUARTAZACA-DUTAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70826
USA V. CORALEEN TUISALOO
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10021
USA V. RICHARD MONIZ
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10029
USA V. MICHAEL PREM
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10054
JOHN BARTH V. MABRY CARLTON RANCH, INC.
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15119
MICHAEL KOGIANES V. EDWARD JENSEN
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15152
CESAR CABALLERO V. MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15879
CECILE BROWN V. JOHN COUGHENOUR
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-35428
DAVID RIVERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 28, 2021
Docket Number: 21-70098
JOSE GUILLEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 14-71194
IVAN DUARTE-LEYVA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 14-71761
HECTOR ACOSTA-OCHOA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 14-72843
ANGEL SANCHEZ-VIGIL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 16-72702
MAZEN ARAKJI V. GOODWILL OF SILICON VALLEY
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16587
USA V. RUBEN RODRIGUEZ
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10060
BEOWULF VON PRINCE V. DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LLC
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17191
DAVID HAMILTON V. SAM WONG
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17287
ABELFATAH ELLAWENDY V. CSUMB POLICE DEPARTMENT
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17376
USA V. ANDREW SALAZAR
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30197
USA V. RICKY BLODGETT
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30253
Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America v. Vilsack  
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35453

Justia Opinion Summary: The Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 imposes a $1 assessment, or “checkoff,” on each head of cattle sold in the U.S. to fund beef consumption promotional activities. The Secretary of Agriculture oversees the…

DENNIS RAYBOULD V. RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT
Date: July 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35557
Marinelarena v. Garland  
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 14-72003

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision denying cancellation of removal to petitioner. The panel incorporated by reference the factual and procedural background of Marinelarena I that…

DELIO CORLETO MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 17-73005
United States v. Pangang Group Co.  
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10306

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion brought by plaintiffs, four affiliated Chinese companies, seeking to dismiss an indictment charging violations of the criminal provisions of the Economic…

EVAN AULD-SUSOTT V. LAURYN GALINDO
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15537
RAKESH DHINGRA V. USA
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16957
DANIEL GARZA V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55952
Gordon v. County of Orange  
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56032

Justia Opinion Summary: After Mathew Gordon died within 30 hours of being admitted as a pretrial detainee, his mother filed a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging claims of inadequate medical care under the due process clause of the Fourteenth…

MELKYN ESTRADA-AGUADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72222
USA V. JOSEPH VASQUEZ, JR.
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10013
USA V. NOLAN NISHIDA
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10238
USA V. SAMOA LEFITI
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10437
DAVID KHAN V. JUSTIN ROGERS
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15202
RONALD OSBURN V. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15270
RICHARD BRUBAKER V. CITY OF TUCSON
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15547
GILBERT RAMIREZ V. E. ROSE
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15825
PHILLIP CHARLESTON V. WILLIAM LOTHROP
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16367
RAYMOND WHITALL V. CDCR
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16415
SHAYKH MUHAMMAD AL SAUD V. RODNEY CARR
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17179
USA V. ATORBE ISIBOR
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50365
CESAR HERNANDEZ-RIVERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70190
USA V. HIRAM BIRD
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 21-30001
USA V. DANNY LOWE
Date: July 26, 2021
Docket Number: 21-30014
IRMA PEDREGO DE CHIQUETTE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 13-70404
HECTOR CASTILLO-SALDANA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 13-70720
JACK ANTONIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 13-71256
JOSE ROBLES-CALVILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 14-73197
RENO RIOS V. WARDEN
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16647
FAST TRAK INVESTMENT CO. V. RICHARD SAX
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 18-17270
MARVIN VARGAS GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 18-70250
MANUEL CEBALLOS PADILLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72664
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ-GUZMAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71080
JOSE MENDEZ-MEMBRENO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71374
ALFREDO GONZALEZ-OLGUIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71646
RUBEN FLORES RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72079
LILIANA PENA-LOSA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72332
DORA AGUILAR-SANTA MARIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72698
USA V. JOAQUIN ALVARADO
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10315
USA V. NICHOLAS VOTAW
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10431
PRISCILLA JEANNE COLLETTE V. WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16406
GINO QUARTUCCI V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35740
Brach v. Newsom  
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-56291

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part in an action brought by parents and a student challenging the State of California's extended prohibition on in-person schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic. The…

Mersho v. United States District Court for the District of Arizona  
Date: July 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-73819

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted in part a petition for a writ of mandamus and ordered the district court to vacate its order appointing an individual as lead plaintiff in a consolidated securities fraud action against Nikola…

ROBERTO MEDINA MARVILLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72817
United States v. Halamek  
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10366

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2423(a) (Count 1) and traveling with intent to engage in illicit…

Shepherd v. Unknown Party  
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15834

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a 28 U.S.C. 2241 petition in which petitioner, a federal prisoner, sought to challenge his 2014 career offender sentence. Petitioner had previously filed a 28…

Shooter v. Arizona  
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16248

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Plaintiff Donald Shooter's 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging that the Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, Javan Mesnard, and the Arizona Governor's…

MARCOS GARCIA SAAVEDRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70925
LINO PLAYAS-SERRANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70952
United States v. Warren  
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10213

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in an action where defendant pleaded guilty to a single count contained in a superseding information charging him with conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a…

PATRINA HARRISON V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15493
FREDERICK LEONARD V. M. THOMPSON
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16835
MICHELLE MONDRAGON V. CITY OF FREMONT
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16856
TRINITA FARMER V. KENNETH LOPERA
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17008
PATRINA HARRISON V. WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17446
USA V. JONATHAN JARNIG
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30002
USA V. ABDIRAHMAN HASSAN
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30013
CEDAR PARK ASSEMBLY OF GOD V. MYRON KREIDLER
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35507
USA V. BD. OF THE WALKER TOWER
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55781
JOSE DE LOS SANTOS-GORDILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70218
SERVANDO ALONSO FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70788
JASPAL BAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72596
JUAN ALCARAZ-OCHOA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-73006
OTIS CARR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72667
MOHAMMAD KHAN V. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55998
DAVID ARREDONDO HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70560
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ-MENDIOLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72237
BLANCA ESTRADA-CONTRERAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72754
CHERI SMITH V. STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15763
SHAUNTAE TAYLOR V. JIMINEZ
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16836
PETER KAGEL V. JAY RAFTERY
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17351
USA V. ANDREW SWAGER
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30212
MARLOW EGGUM V. DONALD HOLBROOK
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35616
SHAUN BEVERIDGE V. CITY OF SPOKANE
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35848
MONEY MAILER, LLC V. WADE BREWER
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35896
USA V. DAVID HURTADO, JR.
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50221
DEONTE SPICER V. J. BUNSOLD
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55434
ELSA DIAZ REYES V. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
Date: July 21, 2021
Docket Number: 21-35142
Noguera v. Davis  
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 17-99010

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in California state court, was granted habeas corpus relief on numerous claims under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The State appeals and petitioner cross-appeals the…

GUSTAVO FLORES BARRIOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73064
Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc.  
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15382

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an order amending its opinion, denying petitions for panel rehearing, and denying on behalf of the court petitions for rehearing en banc; and an amended opinion in which the panel affirmed in…

United States v. Gonzalez-Valencia  
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30222

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit withdrew its prior opinion and filed a new opinion concurrently with this order. The panel denied defendant's petition for rehearing en banc as moot. The panel reversed the district court's dismissal…

OVERRATED PRODUCTIONS, INC. V. UMG RECORDINGS, INC.
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56504
Mauia v. Petrochem Insulation, Inc.  
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15810

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order denying Petrochem's motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims that Petrochem violated California's wage and hour laws. Plaintiff alleged that Petrochem failed to provide…

JACQUELYNN NICKLER V. COUNTY OF CLARK
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16334
FRED DAVOLI V. COSTCO
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35821
ADIEL RIVERA-TRINIDAD V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71463
CFTC V. MONEX CREDIT COMPANY
Date: July 20, 2021
Docket Number: 21-55002
FOOTHILL CHURCH V. MARY WATANABE
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15658
FOOTHILL CHURCH V. MARY WATANABE
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15658
USA V. JOSE ORNELAS-DOMINGUEZ
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50333
DARION EDWARDS V. ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16173
SALVARE LA VITA WATER, LLC V. CRAZY BOTTLING COMPANY, LLC
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16513
JOSEPH KENNEDY V. BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35222
PEGGY FORAKER V. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35596
JINNI TECH LTD. V. RED.COM, INC.
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35789
KEVIN MADDOX V. M. SPEARMAN
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55024
CRISTIAN DOE V. ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55279
Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District v. Mayorkas  
Date: July 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55777

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an action brought by plaintiffs, alleging that the Secretary violated the National…

Lemos v. County of Sonoma  
Date: July 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15222

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order granting the County and law enforcement officers summary judgment, holding that plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging a claim for excessive force was barred by…

JOHN DOE #1 V. JOSEPH R. BIDEN
Date: July 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-36020
Agendia, Inc. v. Becerra  
Date: July 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56516

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Agendia in an action alleging that the HHS wrongfully denied its claims for reimbursement for diagnostic tests under the Medicare…

United States v. Valdez-Lopez  
Date: July 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10004

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's new, longer sentence imposed after his successful 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion to set aside one of several counts on which he had been convicted. Defendant was convicted for multiple…

WILLIAM ALBRO V. RICHARD SPENCER
Date: July 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15981
United States v. Williams  
Date: July 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30201

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release after he committed another crime. Under the advisory Sentencing Guidelines, the appropriate penalty upon the revocation of…

USA V. BRIAN WRIGHT
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10137
Moore v. Trader Joe's Co.  
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16618

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) dismissal of a putative consumer class action alleging that Trader Joe's misleadingly labeled its store brand honey as "100% New…

Lil' Man in the Boat, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco  
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17596

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for municipal entities and officials in an action brought by a commercial charter business alleging that defendants violated the Rivers and…

USA V. SALVADOR VASQUEZ
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50275
MOHAMMED ABDELSALAM V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72018
TERRANCE AMONS V. DILLON TINDALL
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16351
BRIAN NEWTON V. PARKER DRILLING MGMT. SVCS.
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55146
Lund v. Cowan  
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55764

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging that defendant, a superior court judge, violated plaintiff's due process rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff, an heir to the…

MARIA PABLO MATIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70518
MIGUEL ARAUJO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70776
CHRISTINA ASTORGA V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: July 15, 2021
Docket Number: 21-55059
USA V. JOSHUA COOLEY
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 17-30022
Khachatryan v. Blinken  
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 18-56359

Justia Opinion Summary: An adult citizen lacks a constitutionally protected liberty interest, protected by the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause, in the Government's decision whether to admit the citizen's unadmitted nonresident alien parent…

NEPTALI LORETO MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70404
XIUMEI LIU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73159
E.E. v. Norris School District  
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17270

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's preliminary injunction ordering E.E.'s current educational placement as his "stay put" placement during the pendency of judicial proceedings in a suit brought under the…

USA V. MANUEL SANCHEZ
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30084
ANDREA DURKEE V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55920
CARLOS PARRA-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70233
MADAY MARENCO-HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 17-73279
Lalayan v. Garland  
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73062

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied petitions for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of petitioner and his family's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against…

USA V. ANTHONY GABOUREL
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50087
JAVIER JIMENEZ ESPINO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72458
USA V. ALVIN DAVIS
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10108
Social Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc.  
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15241

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Apple in a trademark infringement action brought by Social Tech over the use of the MEMOJI mark. The panel held that mere adoption of…

CHRISTIAN CONCANNON V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15732
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY V. H.K. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16207
PATRICIA MEADOW V. GOODRICH CORPORATION
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16753
THOMAS PARKER, JR. V. SEA-MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR.
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35825
GRIFFIN BURKE V. TREVOR BASIL
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-56124
KATHLEEN JOHNSON V. UBS AG
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-56253
EDGARDO ESCOBAR PACHECO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70084
DULCE MONTES-DE OCA PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70107
JODEL JEAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71131
ROXANA MELENDEZ-CORDOVA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71832
KUANG-BAO OU-YOUNG V. KAMALA HARRIS
Date: July 13, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15001
CLIFFORD THOMAS V. THOMAS HARKER
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16640
INVESCO HIGH YIELD FUND V. HANS JECKLIN
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15931
United States v. Bastide-Hernandez  
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30006

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed (1) an order withdrawing its prior opinion and dissent and denying as moot a petition for rehearing en banc; and (2) a new opinion and concurrence reversing the district court's dismissal of an…

JESUS CORONA V. NEIL MCDOWELL
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56458
B. R. v. Garland  
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70386

Justia Opinion Summary: DHS took B.R. into custody while he was still a minor, issued him a Notice to Appear (NTA), and initiated removal proceedings against him. After B.R. was released and while those proceedings were ongoing, he sold…

CHRISTOPHER DEEDY V. NOLAN ESPINDA
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15816
CRAIG POTTS V. USA
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16837
USA V. ANGELICA WHITEMAN
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35379
KENNETH HUMBERT V. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35822
RUTH NUNEZ-CAMPOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70942
National Labor Relations Board v. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.  
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71480

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the Board's petition for enforcement of its decision holding that management of a television station committed unfair labor practices under subsections 8(a)(1) and (5) of the National Labor…

ROGELIO SARMIENTO-HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71988
EDUARDO PADRON ZEQUEIRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72356
Escobar Santos v. Garland  
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72334

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision concluding that petitioner's forgery conviction under California law constitutes an aggravated felony. The panel held that petitioner's forgery…

BALLARDO GOMEZ-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72800
USA V. REFUGIO PALOMAR-SANTIAGO
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10011
EVAN AULD-SUSOTT V. LAURYN GALINDO
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15537
United States v. Minasyan  
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50185

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349, and entered into a plea agreement with the United States government. Pursuant to the plea agreement, defendant waived…

IMDAD ULLAH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70087
FRANK SOLIS V. MILLENNIUM PHARM., INC.
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15682
SANFORD MOHR V. MLB, SUB I, LLC
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15895
JAMES DENBY V. DAVID ENGSTROM
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16319
WILLIAM HANCOCK V. KULANA PARTNERS, LLC
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16873
SOOHYUN CHO V. FIRST RELIANCE STD. LIFE INS.
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55314
RICARDO BIRCHER V. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55608
SHAOXIA HE-LI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70494
QIANG GUO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71094
JOSE GUSTAVO LARA MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71733
VILMA NIETO-SILVA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71886
WANHE DENG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71896
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 17-56826
JABER HADDAD V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72365
USA V. GOYKO KUBUROVICH
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10215
ALEXANDER RAMSEY V. AMWAY CORPORATION
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56203
JOHN MURPHY V. DIRECTV, INC.
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56364
JANDY PADILLA ORTIZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70488
CITY OF LOS ANGELES V. STEPHEN DICKSON
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71581
NENG GAO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72047
NICHOLAS VIEIRA V. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15594
ANGELA MORELLI V. JOSHUA HYMAN
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16506
TAMBLE TAYLOR V. LOWE'S CORPORATION
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35345
Slidewaters LLC v. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries  
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35634

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of injunctive relief and dismissal of state and federal claims in an action brought by Slidewaters LLC, challenging the State of Washington's imposition of COVID-19…

PHILLIP KILLGORE V. CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55666
Killgore v. City of South El Monte  
Date: July 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55666

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal based on failure to state a claim of a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action brought by plaintiff, alleging that the City violated his Fourth Amendment rights when authorities,…

USA V. RILEY BRIONES, JR.
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 16-10150
Posos-Sanchez v. Garland  
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72002

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1980, Posos crossed the U.S. border without inspection. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, 8 U.S.C. 1255a, provided a path to permanent resident status for noncitizens who had resided unlawfully and been…

Setty v.. Shrinivas Sugandhallayah, LLP  
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 18-35573

Justia Opinion Summary: In a prior opinion, the Ninth CIrcuit held that SS Mumbai could not equitably estop SS Bangalore from avoiding arbitration. Mumbai, a non-signatory to a partnership deed that contained an arbitration provision, argued…

HENRY MOLINA-CONTRERAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73410
CITY OF LOS ANGELES AIHM HOTEL V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56399
USA V. TOBIAS SOTO-MELCHOR
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10020
USA V. CHRISTOPHER LISCHEWSKI
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10211
MATTHEW WOODS V. STEPHANIE HERRICK
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15693
CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. V. AMAZON FULFILLMENT SERVICES
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35263
ERIC BELIEU V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35401
ESMERALDA GUTIERREZ AGUIRRE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70396
HUI WANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70818
USA V. DEVON JORDAN-MCFEELY
Date: July 6, 2021
Docket Number: 16-10456
GARY TOMCZYK V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 6, 2021
Docket Number: 16-72926
United States v. Lopez  
Date: July 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10017

Justia Opinion Summary: Lopez, a member of the U.S. Army, Guam, worked at Andersen Air Force Base but lived off-base in territory subject to both federal law and the laws of Guam. Lopez was convicted of attempting to entice a minor to engage in…

IRONHAWK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. DROPBOX, INC.
Date: July 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56347
SIMULADOS SOFTWARE, LTD. V. PHOTON INFOTECH PRIVATE, LTD.
Date: July 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15179
MARIA CADENAS SANCHEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70567
SANTOS BERRIOS-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70701
HUI LIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70705
MINGSHU LI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70729
DOLORES LARA-CRUZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71384
FULIANG WEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71414
JESUS FIGUEROA-VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71436
ANNE BLOCK V. WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOC.
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 18-35690
IRENE SCHWARTZ-TALLARD V. HSBC BANK USA, NAT'L ASS'N
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17151
JOHAN FLORES-FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73091
JAMES CONERLY V. JOHN WINN
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17118
MARILYN TILLMAN-CONERLY V. USOPM
Date: July 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17502
MING KANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 16-73976
ROSA TORRES ROSALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 18-71459
RAUL RUBIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73138
JEFFREY THOMAS V. ALBANY INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56461
JOSE CORRALES-NAVARRO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70467
PEDRO RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71735
QIN HUANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72335
USA V. RONALD ROSS, JR.
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10158
JOHN DOE V. COUNTY OF SONOMA
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15035
JUBAIR AHMAD V. ISRAEL JACQUEZ
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35536
GABRIELLA KERTESZ V. BOB FERGUSON
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35573
United States v. Keller  
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50247

Justia Opinion Summary: Joining five circuits, the Ninth Circuit took this opportunity to clarify that a district court must enforce the administrative exhaustion requirement for a motion for compassionate release articulated in 18 U.S.C.…

ALEX BILBREW V. LOUIS DEJOY
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55148
ALEX BILBREW V. LOUIS DEJOY
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55557
WAHIB AL BANNA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71374
Regency Air, LLC v. Dickson  
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72084

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied Regency Air's petition for review challenging the FAA's decision affirming an ALJ's finding that Regency Air violated regulations requiring air carriers to test each employee for drug and…

EFRAIN ROMERO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72300
WON CHUNG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-73337
SPREAD YOUR WINGS, LLC V. USDC-CASJ
Date: July 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-73619
JERRY BURTON V. BRIAN LEE
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16670
NOLVIA MEJIA-ALFARO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72055
USA V. BRIAN STONE
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10189
USA V. SUSAN SU
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10326
USA V. MARTIN CISNEROS
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10384
USA V. LUKE WARNER
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10433
CARLOS RADCLIFFE V. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16349
STANLEY SOLVEY V. S. GATES
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16790
MARTIN RUIZ V. MIGUEL MARQUEZ
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16962
WOODIE WILLIAMS, JR. V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17274
MARTIN RUIZ V. JUAN SILVA MEZA
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17492
USA V. CHARLES SLOAN
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30196
STEPHANIE RULE V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35618
FORREST SHUNN V. GORDON BENSON
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35648
REJEANNE BERNIER V. RICARDO LARA
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55160
JOHN REED V. OHIO SAVINGS BANK
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55217
Schoenberg v. Federal Bureau of Investigation  
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55607

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying plaintiff's request for attorney's fees after his successful Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action seeking to obtain redacted information from the FBI…

Flores v. Garland  
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55951

Justia Opinion Summary: This action involves the 1997 settlement agreement (the Flores Agreement) between the United States and a class of minors subject to detention by U.S. immigration authorities. The district court issued two orders…

KEENAN WILKINS V. BARBER
Date: June 30, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15361
USA V. HENRY CERVANTES
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 16-10508
USA V. CRISTOBAL REYES-RODRIGUEZ
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10422
MARC MANCINI V. CIR
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73302
PATRINA HALL V. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15319
ALLEN HAMMLER V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15774
CHRIS GRINDLING V. DEREK KAAUKAI
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16254
CHRIS GRINDLING V. LANCE MARKS
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16494
DONNELL BLEDSOE V. GUILIANI
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16650
JAVIER MURRIETA V. JANE MCDUFFEE
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16771
JASON PAGE V. S. GATES
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16978
DAVID BEAN V. ARIZONA COMMUNITY PROTECTION A
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-17078
RALPH BLAKELY V. PATRICK PETERSON
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35120
USA V. PERCY NEWBY
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35156
AYNA MEPPELINK V. SELENE FINANCE, LP
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35667
United States v. Melgar-Diaz  
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Numbers: 20-50010, 20-50011

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for entering the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1325(a)(1). The panel held that section…

USA V. WILLIAM ZACHOLL
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50211
USA V. CENOBIO HERRERA
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50213
USA V. MICHAEL DEVAUGHN
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50249
JASON SHELTON V. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55036
ROBERT KULICK V. LEISURE VILLAGE ASSN, INC.
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-56059
JOSE MELGOZA ENRIQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70515
GURPREET SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72149
AUDREY KIMNER V. BERKELEY COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15487
USA V. MICHAEL SEVERSON
Date: June 29, 2021
Docket Number: 21-30000
JAIME DELGADO-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 14-72241
JONATAN FERNANDEZ-CATALAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70634
PETRA CABRERA ROCHA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70647
BALWINDER DHILLON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70669
DOLORES ALAS-DE RAMOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70673
ADAM AZIMOV V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70694
Jones v. Ryan  
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 18-99005

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of petitioner's habeas corpus petition challenging his Arizona death sentence. The panel applied the appropriate standards pursuant to the Antiterrorism and…

CHARLES GORDON V. JOE LIZARRAGA
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15105
Columbia Export Terminal, LLC v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union  
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35037

Justia Opinion Summary: A Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claim is precluded by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) when the right or duty upon which the claim is based is created by a collective…

LORENA GALLEGOS-MENDOZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71549
PASKENTA BAND V. CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY BANK
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 17-16633
MICHAEL MAXWELL V. ROY KAYLOR
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16258
THOMAS MEDEIROS V. CITY OF PALO ALTO
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16423
CHRISTOPHER DOLLAR V. GREGORY SMITH
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16753
Bank of New York Mellon v. Enchantment at Sunset Bay Condominium Ass'n  
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17048

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the 732 Hardy Way trust, the denial of summary judgment to the Bank, and the dismissal of the Bank's claims against the HOA in a quiet…

ROBERT ALEXANDER V. COLETTE PETERS
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35680
SAFARA SHORTMAN V. USA
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35768
TRISTIN KING V. I. JAUREQUI
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56470
MIGUEL RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72784
Angeles Zamorano v. Garland  
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72893

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit concluded that the IJ failed to evaluate the factors weighing in favor of granting petitioner voluntary departure. In this case, the IJ did not consider any positive factors weighing in support of…

USA V. SANDRA HAAR
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10272
USA V. ZALATHIEL AGUILA
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10287
CHARLES MARIETTA V. LEANNE LOBUE
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15234
Puerto Rico Government Employees and Judiciary Retirement Systems Admin. v. Volkswagen AG  
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15564

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment to defendant in a putative securities fraud class action brought by a public pension fund that purchased bonds issued by defendant. This case…

DUANE MOORE V. ROBERT FOX
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16479
JEFFREY WREN V. ROSEMARY NDOH
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16571
USA V. GUS OLDBEAR, III
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30156
USA V. DARRYL YOUNG
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30173
USA V. ROBERT MERTENS
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30182
USA V. BROOKS CASE
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30188
USA V. ANTHONY LUGO
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30200
TATIANA ALDERSON V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35638
HASSAN AL-HILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70327
ORLANDO PEREZ-AVALOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71446
ELIAS AL FAKHOURI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71471

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