2012 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 3501 - 3924 of 3924

USA V. JORGE GUTIERREZ
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 375
Docket Number: 09-50607
USA V. CHANCEY FULLER
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 376
Docket Number: 09-50635
USA V. TIFFANY ANGELO
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 377
Docket Number: 10-10449
CURTIS PHELPS V. UNITED STATES GENERAL SERVICES
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 378
Docket Number: 10-16161
USA V. MICHAEL SHARP
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 379
Docket Number: 10-30374
USA V. HUGO QUEZADA-MONTERO
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 380
Docket Number: 10-50158
USA V. JONATHAN SANCHEZ-VENEGAS
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 381
Docket Number: 10-50581
JOSE MENDOZA V. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 382
Docket Number: 10-56058
CATLIN UNDERWRITING AGENCIES L V. SAN DIEGO REFRIGERATED SERVICE
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 383
Docket Number: 10-56342
USA V. CHRISTIAN VENEGAS
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 384
Docket Number: 10-56401
ALBERTO RIVAS-MARIN V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 385
Docket Number: 10-71287
MARCELO LUNA-MASTACHE V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 386
Docket Number: 10-73824
USA V. BRIAN JACKSON
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 387
Docket Number: 11-10014
USA V. PAMELA MEZA
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 388
Docket Number: 11-10047
USA V. OSCAR SANCHEZ-LARIOS
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 389
Docket Number: 11-10121
USA V. FRANKY ZAMUDIO-GOMEZ
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 390
Docket Number: 11-10193
USA V. CAROLINE BELILES
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 391
Docket Number: 11-10355
JAMES BOLLA V. DAVID MCCLAIN
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 392
Docket Number: 11-15064
DALE DUGGER V. EDMUND BROWN, JR.
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 393
Docket Number: 11-16432
USA V. JESUS RAUL-CRUZ
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 394
Docket Number: 11-30002
USA V. NELSON VILLEGAS MARTINEZ
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 395
Docket Number: 11-30062
USA V. VINCENT EVANS
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 396
Docket Number: 11-30112
USA V. WYATT BIRD
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 397
Docket Number: 11-30115
ROBERT STRONG V. JOE DE CAMP
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 398
Docket Number: 11-35161
USA V. CLEMENTE MALDONADO-JULIAN
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 399
Docket Number: 11-50064
USA V. MAURICE EUNICE
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 400
Docket Number: 11-50144
USA V. ROBERTA STALEY
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 401
Docket Number: 11-50147
USA V. ERICK AGUILAR-ESPINOZA
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 402
Docket Number: 11-50282
USA V. MELISSA JIMENEZ
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 403
Docket Number: 11-50426
JAMES MCDERMOTT V. VERITAS HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 404
Docket Number: 11-56125
SABASTIAN MONTERROSA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 405
Docket Number: 11-70165
HIBBERT V. KANE
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 346
Docket Number: 06-56839
MOVSESIAN V. VERSICHERUNG AG
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number: 07-56722
USA V. MARTIN DAVIS
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 347
Docket Number: 08-10364
USA V. ISRAEL FLORES-RODRIGUEZ
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 348
Docket Number: 08-50107
MICHAEL RIVERA V. CHARLES L. RYAN
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 349
Docket Number: 09-16119
USA V. FELIPE ARRIAGA
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 350
Docket Number: 09-30435
USA V. FRANCISCO MEZA-GUTIERREZ
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 351
Docket Number: 10-10193
USA V. DANIEL RAMSEY
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 352
Docket Number: 10-10302
USA V. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 353
Docket Number: 10-10535
USA V. MARIO ALONSO-MALDONADO
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 354
Docket Number: 10-10555
USA V. MANUEL RUAN-ROCHIN
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 355
Docket Number: 10-10580
Haskell, et al. v. Brown, Jr., et al.  
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 356
Docket Number: 10-15152

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs appealed the district court's denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the enforcement of the 2004 Amendment to California's DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of…

USA V. NELSON GUTAMA-CRIOLLO
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 357
Docket Number: 10-30358
CURT READ V. RAYMOND LAHOOD
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 358
Docket Number: 10-36138
USA V. EILEEN GELLER
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 359
Docket Number: 10-50210
PATRICIA SEXTON V. MICHAEL ASTRUE
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 360
Docket Number: 10-56464
USA V. JOHN GOUVEIA, JR.
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 361
Docket Number: 11-10064
USA V. JOSE ALVIDREZ-UBANDA
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 362
Docket Number: 11-10146
USA V. REGINALDO CORTEZ DELOSSANTOS
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 363
Docket Number: 11-10203
BRUCE JOHNSON V. M. MARTEL
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 364
Docket Number: 11-15673
USA V. JOSE GALLARDO-DEDIOS
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 365
Docket Number: 11-30116
USA V. LUIS BOTELLO
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 366
Docket Number: 11-30222
USA V. TODD JEREMY RICE
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 367
Docket Number: 11-30249
USA V. MARCELO IBARRA
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 368
Docket Number: 11-50077
USA V. JORGE SANCHEZ-RAMIREZ
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 369
Docket Number: 11-50092
USA V. JOSE ORTIZ-VARELA
Date: February 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 370
Docket Number: 11-50280
WILLIAM WILLIAMS V. JOHN MARSHALL
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 311
Docket Number: 08-56417
ANTONIO HARRIS V. T. FELKER
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 312
Docket Number: 09-15884
MANUEL CHAVEZ-RIVERA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 313
Docket Number: 09-72053
USA V. ARCENIO DELGADO-MELCHOR
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 314
Docket Number: 10-10212
GEORGE SANCHEZ V. R. KIMMINS
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 315
Docket Number: 10-15985
BRANDON WOLCOTT V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 316
Docket Number: 10-16439
JAMES BRACKETT V. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURIT
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 317
Docket Number: 10-17713
USA V. STAFFORD ANDERSON, II
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 318
Docket Number: 10-30033
USA V. GUILLERMO CHAVEZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 319
Docket Number: 10-50260
USA V. ROBERT MCALLISTER
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 320
Docket Number: 10-50366
USA V. JAVIER OLVERA-YANEZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 321
Docket Number: 10-50481
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 322
Docket Number: 10-50530
USA V. JOSE ALVAREZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 323
Docket Number: 10-50556
BLAKE WILLIAMS V. OBERON MEDIA, INC.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 324
Docket Number: 10-56255
GEORGE HUFF V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 325
Docket Number: 10-56344
HIDALGO GALICIA-OROZCO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 326
Docket Number: 10-71338
BLANCA RAMIREZ TISTA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 327
Docket Number: 10-71566
WILLIAM LOPEZ-ROMERO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 328
Docket Number: 10-72464
BOSKO KUSTUDIC V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 329
Docket Number: 10-72784
USA V. ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ-MALDONADO
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 330
Docket Number: 11-10082
USA V. RAFAEL MOLINA-MARTINEZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 331
Docket Number: 11-10092
USA V. PORFIRIO FELIPE-BECERRIL
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 332
Docket Number: 11-10188
USA V. KEVIN BELONE
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 333
Docket Number: 11-10220
USA V. PEDRO CHIHUAHUA-RODRIGUEZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 334
Docket Number: 11-10251
USA V. JOSE RIVERA-LOPEZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 335
Docket Number: 11-10348
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 336
Docket Number: 11-15164
MARLOWE BROWN V. U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 337
Docket Number: 11-15255
CHANCELLOR WADE V. M. KRAMER
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 338
Docket Number: 11-16248
JERMAINE ARMSTRONG V. WARDEN OF USP-ATWATER
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 339
Docket Number: 11-16879
OG INTERNATIONAL, LTD. V. UBISOFT, INC.
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 340
Docket Number: 11-17657
USA V. HECTOR MENDOZA-VALDEZ
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 341
Docket Number: 11-30155
USA V. LAMON WASHINGTON
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 342
Docket Number: 11-30156
USA V. CESAR CANAS
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 343
Docket Number: 11-50012
USA V. JOSEPH TURNER
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 344
Docket Number: 11-50145
USA V. WILFREDO TORRES-VALENZUELA
Date: February 22, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 345
Docket Number: 11-50328
Mardesich v. Cate, et al.  
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 297
Docket Number: 08-55404

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder when she was 16 years old for her part in the murder of her boyfriend. Petitioner appealed the district court's dismissal of three claims in her federal habeas petition as…

CHARLES CLEMANS, JR. V. JAMES YATES
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 298
Docket Number: 08-57051
USA V. CHARLES KING
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 299
Docket Number: 09-10306
USA V. RENE COBAR
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 300
Docket Number: 09-10322
USA V. JOAN GIVIDEN
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 301
Docket Number: 10-10570
United States v. Louis, et al.  
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 302
Docket Number: 10-16727

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose in the context of a civil forfeiture action instituted by the government after it seized $133,420 found in claimant's car. The currency was seized from claimant's car as proceeds traceable to controlled…

PERNELL EVANS V. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 303
Docket Number: 10-17169
USA V. JUAN LOPEZ
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 304
Docket Number: 10-30251
USA V. CLEMENT KING
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 305
Docket Number: 10-30330
USA V. RAS JAH MIKES MATTA
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 306
Docket Number: 10-30363
USA V. DAVID PALUMBO
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 307
Docket Number: 10-30370
USA V. JAMES SCHWEDA
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 308
Docket Number: 10-30377
R.M. V. BRUCE FAGEL
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 309
Docket Number: 10-56134
USA V. LORA FRENCH
Date: February 21, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 310
Docket Number: 11-15113
BARRAGAN V. HOLDER
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 288
Docket Number: 07-71387
SURINDER SINGH V. HOLDER
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 289
Docket Number: 08-70514
Latter-Singh v. Holder Jr.  
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 290
Docket Number: 08-71277

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of India, petitioned for review of the BIA's order dismissing his appeal. Petitioner claimed that the BIA wrongly determined that a violation of California Penal Code 422 constituted a…

FILISONE MA AFU V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 291
Docket Number: 09-73279
Turtle Island Restoration Network, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of State  
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 292
Docket Number: 10-17059

Justia Opinion Summary: TIRN appealed from the district court's dismissal of its claim on res judicata grounds. TIRN alleged that the State Department failed to satisfy its consultation and environmental assessment obligations under the…

MICHAEL DOUGLAS V. TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEY
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 293
Docket Number: 10-17804
LYNN BLEEKER V. TOM VILSACK
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 294
Docket Number: 10-17900
Putnam Family P'ship, et al. v. City of Yucaipa  
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 295
Docket Number: 10-55563

Justia Opinion Summary: Four mobile home park owners appealed the dismissal of their suit under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. 3604, 3617, challenging a city zoning ordinance prohibiting any mobilehome park currently…

USA V. LECONTE ONEAL
Date: February 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 296
Docket Number: 11-10075
USA V. RON VAUGHN
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 279
Docket Number: 08-10336
RAUL CORONADO-HIDALGO V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 280
Docket Number: 08-71614
Wilson, et al. v. Hewlett-Packard Co.  
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 281
Docket Number: 10-16249

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their second amended complaint alleging that HP concealed a design defect in its Pavilion Notebook computers that manifested after the expiration of the warranty and created an…

JAMES RUSTEN V. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 282
Docket Number: 10-35514
ROBERT SUMPTER V. YELLOWSTONE MOUNTAIN CLUB, LLC
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 283
Docket Number: 10-36066
USA V. JORGE GARCIA-NAVARRO
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 284
Docket Number: 10-50337
Range Road Music, Inc., et al. v. East Coast Foods, Inc., et al.  
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 285
Docket Numbers: 10-55691, 10-55800

Justia Opinion Summary: Music Companies sued East Coat and Hudson for eight counts of copyright infringement, corresponding to the eight songs ASCAP's independent investigator heard publicly performed at the Long Beach Roscoe's House of Chicken…

USA V. DANIEL THOMAS
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 286
Docket Number: 11-10041
USA V. SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ-APARICIO
Date: February 16, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 287
Docket Number: 11-10105
USA V. LUONG
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 272
Docket Number: 07-10225
Naify Revocable Trust, et al. v. United States  
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 273
Docket Number: 10-17358

Justia Opinion Summary: In this federal estate tax refund action, the Marshal Naify Revocable Trust appealed the district court's decision granting the Government's motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12(c). After Naify's…

MOSS CABALLERO V. BANK OF AMERICA
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 274
Docket Number: 10-17818
USA V. DALE ROUNDSTONE
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 275
Docket Number: 10-30273
JAVIER PLATA V. DARBUN ENTERPRISES, INC.
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 276
Docket Number: 10-56367
EDWARD HUNGA V. CSSA
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 277
Docket Number: 11-15110
USA V. SALVADOR PACHECO-GARCIA
Date: February 15, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 278
Docket Number: 11-50047
PEDRO PEREZ HIGUEROA V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 263
Docket Number: 08-72624
United States v. Polar Star Alaska Housing Corp, et al.  
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 264
Docket Number: 09-35990

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from a dispute that arose after a 20 year lease program ended in which Polar Star owned 300 units of family housing located on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Polar Star leased the units back to the Air…

ROY O'GUINN V. NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 265
Docket Number: 10-17716
USA V. MANUK KARAPETYAN
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 266
Docket Number: 10-50400
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE & ACCIDENT V. BIN WU
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 267
Docket Number: 10-55171
CLAUDE RICHARDSON V. JOHN POTTER
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 268
Docket Number: 10-56089
AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. V. U.S. DEPT OF TRANSPORTION
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 269
Docket Number: 10-72772
USA V. AURORA LOPEZ-AVILA
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10013
Leigh v. Salazar, et al.  
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 270
Docket Number: 11-16088

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a photojournalist, contended that viewing restrictions at a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) horse roundup violated her First Amendment right to observe government activities. The district court denied…

USA V. PASCUAL FRANCISCO-PASCUAL
Date: February 14, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 271
Docket Number: 11-50037
RANGEL-ZUAZO V. HOLDER
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 07-72316
ASSOCIATION OF IRRITATED RESID V. EPA
Date: February 13, 2012
Docket Number: 09-71383
USA V. LUIS GONZALEZ
Date: February 13, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 259
Docket Number: 10-10310
United States v. Yeung  
Date: February 13, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 260
Docket Number: 10-10381

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed from a restitution order imposed by the district court after a jury convicted her of various crimes associated with her involvement in a fraudulent real estate investment scheme. The court held that…

Wattison v. Carter, et al.  
Date: February 13, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 261
Docket Number: 10-16778

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, who is serving a sentence in Nevada State Prison, appealed the dismissal of his claims against prison officials under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that they violated several of his constitutional rights. The…

Hunt v. County of Orange, et al.  
Date: February 13, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 262
Docket Number: 10-55163

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the Chief of Police Services for the City of San Clemente, sued defendants under 42 U.S.C. 1983 after plaintiff was placed on administrative leave after he ran for, and lost, the election of Orange County…

UNAFFILIATED SHAREHO V. TAYLOR, ET AL
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 251
Docket Number: 06-17402
The American Civil Liberties Union, et al v. Masto, et al  
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 252
Docket Numbers: 08-17471, 09-16008

Justia Opinion Summary: The State of Nevada appealed the district court's permanent injunction prohibiting the retroactive application of two Nevada laws: Assembly Bill 579, expanding the scope of sex offender registration and notification…

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO V. SAFECO INSURANCE CO. OF ILLINOIS
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 253
Docket Number: 09-56864
Beets, et al v. County of Los Angeles, et al  
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 254
Docket Number: 10-55036

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, parents of GPR, filed an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 alleging that an officer used excessive force when he shot and killed GPR. GPR and his accomplice were fleeing from the police when GPR, who was…

CARLA LONGERBEAM V. MICHAEL ASTRUE
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 255
Docket Number: 10-56250
STEPHEN HARRIS V. UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 256
Docket Number: 10-56473
POM WONDERFUL LLC V. WELCH FOODS, INC.
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 257
Docket Number: 10-56791
USA V. ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ-CASTRO
Date: February 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 258
Docket Number: 11-50134
LOPEZ-LOERA V. HOLDER
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number: 07-71613
Gomez-Zarate v. Holder  
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 242
Docket Number: 08-70696

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Mexico, first entered the U.S. in 1989. In 1993, he went to Mexico for two or three weeks. When he attempted to reenter he was arrested and charged with falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and…

OCIE WRIGHT, JR. V. MICHAEL D. MCDONALD, WARDEN
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 243
Docket Number: 09-55905
Skilstaf, Inc. v. CVS Caremark Corp.  
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 244
Docket Number: 10-15338

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue on appeal in this case came from the dismissal of a putative class action filed in a California district court. The dismissal was based on a Massachusetts federal district court's final judgment certifying a…

In re: SS Farms, LLC, et al v. Bradley Sharp  
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 245
Docket Number: 10-16153

Justia Opinion Summary: A trustee in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings took possession of Appellant SK Foods, LP's documents, which it had deposited at the its office. Appellants claimed the trustee acted illegally; that the documents should be…

Metabolic Research, Inc. v. Ferrell  
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 246
Docket Number: 10-16209

Justia Opinion Summary: The central issue on appeal in this case arose from an order that denied a pretrial special motion to dismiss under Nevada's anti-SLAPP statute (Nev. Rev. Stat. 41.635-670), and whether that order was appealable under…

Adams v. USFS  
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 247
Docket Number: 10-16711

Justia Opinion Summary: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) prohibits the U.S. Forest Service from charging fees solely for parking, undesignated parking, or picnicking along roads or trailsides, for hiking without using…

The Save the Peaks Coalition v. USFS  
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 248
Docket Number: 10-17896

Justia Opinion Summary: Just when Defendants-Appellees United States Forest Service and Joseph P. Stringer (USFS), and Intervenor-Defendant Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership (ASRLP) had successfully defended an agency decision to…

USA V. GUADALUPE BRAVO-PEREZ
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 249
Docket Number: 11-50154
USA V. FELIX GARCIA-GODOY
Date: February 9, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 250
Docket Number: 11-50204
Ibrahim v. Dept. of Homeland Security, et al.  
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 234
Docket Number: 10-15873

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a citizen of Malaysia, alleged that she was mistakenly placed on the "No-Fly List" and other terrorist watchlists. Plaintiff was legally in the United States from 2001 to 2005 as a Ph.D. student at Stanford…

McOmie-Gray v. Bank of America Home Loans  
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 235
Docket Number: 10-16487

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sought rescission of her loan secured by a trust deed with the Bank for alleged violations of disclosure requirements under the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. The district court…

United States v. Kimsey  
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 236
Docket Number: 10-16800

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of criminal contempt of court in violation of 18 U.S.C. 402 for "ghostwriting" eight pleadings for a pro se litigant in a civil lawsuit. Defendant appealed his conviction on four grounds,…

USA V. IVAN CONTRERAS-LOPEZ
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 237
Docket Number: 10-50238
USA V. MANUEL BORBON
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 238
Docket Number: 10-50272
Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics Corp.  
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 239
Docket Number: 10-55581

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, and drivers similarly situated, filed a class action against Affinity alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., and California laws, including failure to pay overtime,…

KENNETH CASEY V. MICHAEL MARTEL
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 240
Docket Number: 10-56763
JULES JORDAN VIDEO, INC. V. 144942 CANADA INC.
Date: February 8, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 241
Docket Number: 11-56254
Mendoza-Pablo v. Holder  
Date: February 7, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 228
Docket Number: 07-73592

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a member of the Mam Mayan group, an indigenous group whose members live predominantly in Guatemala, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and…

USA V. SUKHRAJ DHALIWAL
Date: February 7, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 229
Docket Number: 10-10135
Perry, et al. v. Brown, et al.  
Date: February 7, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 230
Docket Numbers: 10-16696, 10-16577

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose when the People of California adopted Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. At issue was whether this amendment violated the Fourteenth…

Secalt S.A., et al. v. Wuxi Shenxi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.  
Date: February 7, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 231
Docket Numbers: 10-17007, 11-15066

Justia Opinion Summary: Tractel, manufacturer and seller of the Tirak traction hoist, brought suit claiming that Jiangsu's hoists infringed the trade dress of the Tractel traction hoist. At issue was whether the Tractel traction hoist qualified…

Tri-Valley Cares, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Energy, et al.  
Date: February 7, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 232
Docket Number: 10-17636

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose out of plaintiffs' second challenge to the sufficiency of the DOE's Environmental Assessment (EA) of a prospective "biosafety level-3" (BSL-3) facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…

Farmer v. McDaniel  
Date: February 7, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 233
Docket Number: 10-99017

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was sentenced to death in Nevada in 1984 after a three-judge post-conviction sentencing panel found the existence of two statutory aggravating circumstances. However, defendant's death sentence was vacated in…

ARANDA RODRIGUEZ V. HOLDER
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 06-74444
AGONAFER V. HOLDER
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 219
Docket Number: 07-74939
JAMES NJOROGE V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 220
Docket Number: 08-74685
ALI KABBA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 221
Docket Number: 09-70843
DARIO SAN AGUSTIN V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 09-72910
TOTO DJONG V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 222
Docket Number: 09-73470
ANTHONY JEX V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 09-74038
BEATRICE MIRANDA V. KURT BRAATZ
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 10-15167
USA V. RANDALL MCREYNOLDS
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 223
Docket Number: 10-30293
RICHARD SHREVES V. STATE OF MONTANA
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 224
Docket Number: 10-35637
United States v. Reyes-Bonilla  
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 225
Docket Number: 10-50361

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for being a deported alien found in the United States without permission. Defendant contended that the district court should have granted his motion to dismiss the indictment because it…

ELIOT POCASANGRE V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 10-70629
JOKO WURYANTO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 226
Docket Number: 10-70932
LUIS MATA-FASARDO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number: 10-71869
USA V. JOSE RODRIGUEZ-ARROYO
Date: February 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 227
Docket Number: 11-50071
SMITH V. MITCHELL
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number: 04-55831
FERREIRA TOLEDO V. HOLDER
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 204
Docket Number: 05-73109
JANE DOE V. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 205
Docket Number: 08-16942
Pacific Rivers Council v. USFS, et al.  
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 206
Docket Number: 08-17565

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought suit in federal district court challenging the 2004 Framework, the Forest Services' recommendations to the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan, as inconsistent with the National Environmental Protection Act…

TIMOTHY WARD V. CARR
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 207
Docket Number: 09-15444
TRACY JONES V. GLORIA HENRY
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 208
Docket Number: 09-15550
TIRTH SINGH V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 209
Docket Number: 09-74003
KEVIN BARTHOLOMEW V. J. HAVILAND
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 210
Docket Number: 10-15142
RICHARD FOX V. GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 211
Docket Number: 10-15989
GUY GRIMSLEY V. CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 212
Docket Number: 10-16704
CAPITOL WEST APPRAISALS LLC V. COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 213
Docket Number: 10-35984
STEPHEN HARRIS V. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SEC.
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 214
Docket Number: 10-55528
Sauer v. U.S. Dept. of Education, etc.  
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 215
Docket Numbers: 10-55642, 10-55877

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act, 20 U.S.C. 107, which established a cooperative program between the federal government and the states to assist blind persons who wish to operate vending…

CLIFFORD SMITH V. CHARTER COMMUNICATION, INC. (S
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 216
Docket Number: 10-55831
FARAZ SALEEMI V. GOSH ENTERPRISES, INC.
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 217
Docket Number: 11-35027
Biller v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al.  
Date: February 3, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 218
Docket Number: 11-55587

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the former in-house counsel for Toyota Motor Corp. (TMS), presented TMS with a claim asserting, inter alia, constructive wrongful discharge related to TMS's alleged unethical discovery practices. TMS and…

DAVID GRECU V. M.S. EVANS
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 195
Docket Number: 08-17452
MARIO ORTEGA V. MICHAEL MUKASEY
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 196
Docket Number: 08-71045
Fair Housing Council, et al. v. Roommates.com, LLC  
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 197
Docket Numbers: 09-55272, 09-55875, 09-55969

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs sued Roommate.com in federal court, alleging that the website's questions requiring disclosure of sex, sexual orientation and familial status, and its sorting, steering and matching of users based on those…

LONDEN LAND COMPANY, LLC V. TITLE RESOURCES GUARANTY COMPA
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 198
Docket Number: 10-16917
HENDRICK SMEDING V. AHCOM, LTD.
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 199
Docket Number: 10-17800
BEAU BRADLEY V. EDWARD SCHAFER
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 200
Docket Number: 10-36141
USA V. CESAR MASCORRO
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 201
Docket Number: 10-50554
JEFF HOHLBEIN V. UTAH LAND RESOURCES LLC.
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 202
Docket Number: 11-16278
Perry, et al. v. Brown, Jr., et al.  
Date: February 2, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 203
Docket Number: 11-17255

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned California's adoption of an initiative constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage. At issue was whether the district court abused its discretion by ordering the unsealing of the video…

TONY SMITH V. E. MCDANIEL
Date: February 1, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 191
Docket Number: 09-16856
United States v. Noriega-Perez  
Date: February 1, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 192
Docket Number: 10-50501

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his convictions related to an alien smuggling organization, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence on two grounds. First, he argued that there was insufficient evidence of alienage with respect to…

DEREK AND CONSTANCE LEE CORP. V. KIM SENG COMPANY
Date: February 1, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 193
Docket Number: 10-55721
GECCMC 2005-C1 Plummer Street v. JPMorgan Chase Bank  
Date: February 1, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 194
Docket Number: 10-56219

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose from a landlord-tenant dispute in the wake of the WaMu failure in September 2008. GE alleged that Chase failed to pay rent on two properties under lease agreements that Chase assumed after it purchased…

ALONZO VALENZUELA V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 184
Docket Number: 08-73333
ROCIO HENRIQUEZ-RIVAS V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 09-71571
USA V. RONNIE BIDDLE
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 185
Docket Number: 10-10379
JANE DOE V. UOP
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 186
Docket Number: 10-17315
MATT MADISON V. FONAR CORPORATION
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 187
Docket Number: 10-17484
JONATHAN FARREN V. OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 188
Docket Number: 10-17850
FAMILY PAC V. ROB MCKENNA
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number: 10-35832
MERCURY MANZANO V. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DMV
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 189
Docket Number: 10-55117
DIONICIO CASTRO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 31, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 190
Docket Number: 10-72200
GABRIEL LEON V. HEDGEPATH
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 175
Docket Number: 09-56111
USA V. BRANDON DEAN
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 176
Docket Number: 10-10066
USA V. SAUL BELTRAN
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 177
Docket Number: 10-10265
USA V. STANLEY TAYLOR, JR.
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 178
Docket Number: 10-10583
JOHN WILLIAMS V. CDCR
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 179
Docket Number: 10-15139
ROBERT DESTFINO V. GERALD BOCKTING
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 180
Docket Number: 10-17483
DEBRA HUBBLE V. CSS
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 181
Docket Number: 10-35912
United States v. Casasola  
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 182
Docket Number: 10-50376

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a Guatemalan citizen, appealed his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry into the United States after removal. Petitioner challenged the validation of his underlying removal, contending that he…

Continental Ins. Co. v. Thorpe Insulation Co.  
Date: January 30, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 183
Docket Number: 10-55744

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal involved Continental's pursuit of a breach of contract claim against Thorpe in Thorpe's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court's order denying Continental's motion…

ROUSE V. GOUGHNOUR
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 161
Docket Number: 07-15855
STEVEN DIAZ V. KEN CLARK
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 08-15808
Tyson, et al. v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 162
Docket Number: 08-70219

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native of Australia, appealed the BIA's order of removal as an alien convicted of a controlled substance, arguing that the BIA erred when it decided that she was not eligible to seek section 212(c)…

ERIC HOFFERT V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 163
Docket Number: 09-17536
EDWARD ONTIVEROS V. R. CAMPBELL
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 164
Docket Number: 09-17739
ASSOCIATION OF IRRITATED RESID V. EPA
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number: 09-71383
AE v. County of Tulare, et al.  
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 165
Docket Number: 10-16116

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a minor, brought federal civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and state negligence claims against the County and its employee social workers (collectively, defendants). Plaintiff, sexually assaulted by his…

Hutcherson v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Sys. Admin., et al.  
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 166
Docket Number: 10-16426

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration that AHCCCS had no right to recover from her father's annuity at all or, alternatively, had no right to recover for any costs incurred for the care of…

USA V. TRUC TRAN
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 167
Docket Number: 10-50339
In re: Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc., et al.  
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 168
Docket Number: 10-56128

Justia Opinion Summary: Chapter 11 debtor, one of more than 50 subsidiaries of MMPI, filed a motion seeking a determination that it and other subsidiaries were not subject to the single asset real estate provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11…

USA V. JUAN-MANUEL GUTIERREZ-PINEDA
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 169
Docket Number: 11-10126
USA V. JOSEPH JAMES
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 170
Docket Number: 11-30033
KEONI PAYTON V. JEFFREY THOMAS
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 171
Docket Number: 11-35183
JAMES WERBY V. MARK NOOTH
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 172
Docket Number: 11-35217
USA V. MANUEL MARTINEZ-ESCOBEDO
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 173
Docket Number: 11-50149
USA V. GUALBERTO BAHENA-CARRENO
Date: January 27, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 174
Docket Number: 11-50160
Oshodi v. Holder Jr.  
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 138
Docket Number: 08-71478

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Nigeria, petitioned for review of a decision by the BIA affirming the IJ, who made an adverse credibility determination and denied petitioner's requests for withholding of removal and relief…

AUGUSTO ARCHILA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 139
Docket Number: 09-70839
ESSA SAMASA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 140
Docket Number: 09-71748
AARON SOLIS-TADEO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 141
Docket Number: 09-72301
JIANSHENG CAO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 142
Docket Number: 09-73011
USA V. JOEL BLANFORD
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 143
Docket Number: 10-10337
USA V. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ-FLORES
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 144
Docket Number: 10-10504
NAEEM AHMAD V. WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 145
Docket Number: 10-16497
DONNA HINES V. CPUC
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 146
Docket Number: 10-16867
OLUCHI NNACHI V. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCIS
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 147
Docket Number: 10-17234
CLARENCE WOOD V. SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 148
Docket Number: 10-17428
GLENNA TRAMELL V. THE GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 149
Docket Number: 10-17439
EDWARD DAVIS V. CSSA
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 150
Docket Number: 10-35627
MARK OERDING V. CSS
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 151
Docket Number: 10-35939
United States v. McGowan  
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 152
Docket Number: 10-50284

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a former state prison guard, appealed his conviction and sentence stemming from his assault on two inmates. The court previously reversed the district court's grant of a judgment of acquittal following the…

USA V. ARTURO CISNEROS-FLORES
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 153
Docket Number: 10-50627
CENTURY TILE, INC. V. HIRSCH GLASS COMPANY
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 154
Docket Number: 10-56084
KRISHNA REDDY V. MEDQUIST, INC.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 155
Docket Number: 10-56188
SOFJAN BAHAUDIN V. JOHN MCHUGH
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 156
Docket Number: 10-56650
KRISHNA REDDY V. GILBERT MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 157
Docket Number: 10-56683
FRANKLIN MATUTE-SANCHEZ V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 158
Docket Number: 10-70023
NELSON REYNOSA-GALICIA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 159
Docket Number: 10-72915
USA V. GERALD WILLIAMS
Date: January 26, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 160
Docket Number: 11-50210
SINGH V. HOLDER
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 107
Docket Number: 07-73919
United States v. Juvenile Male  
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 108
Docket Numbers: 09-30330, 09-30273, 09-30365

Justia Opinion Summary: Three juvenile defendants, each of whom was a member of an Indian Tribe and who pleaded true to a charge of aggravated sexual abuse with children, appealed their conditions of probation or supervision requiring…

ISILELI MATAELE V. DIANE NUNN
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 109
Docket Number: 09-56364
FIDIA YEO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 110
Docket Number: 09-72888
USA V. HOWARD AWAND
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 111
Docket Number: 10-10201
USA V. CLARENCE HOLMES
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 112
Docket Number: 10-10534
SABIN BARENDT V. JIM GIBBONS
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 113
Docket Number: 10-15954
JAMES COVERT V. D. GRAHAM
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 114
Docket Number: 10-16134
LARRY SYNCLAIR, SR. V. COUNTY OF FRESNO
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 115
Docket Number: 10-16225
MYRNA LIM V. CCSF
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 116
Docket Number: 10-16269
CARLOS MARULANDA V. U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 117
Docket Number: 10-16639
RONALD FOSTER V. SANDRA COLE
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 118
Docket Number: 10-16676
ELMER COTTON V. CITY OF LAS VEGAS
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 119
Docket Number: 10-16742
PABLO PINA V. C. SCAVETTA
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 120
Docket Number: 10-16749
CHRIS DITTENHAFER V. CITIGROUP
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 121
Docket Number: 10-16909
GREGORY JONES V. FELIX IGBINOSA
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 122
Docket Number: 10-17124
DOROTHY JAVIER V. COUNTRYWIDE KB HOME LOANS
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 123
Docket Number: 10-17398
JERRY WAIDE, JR. V. GRAIG BELCOURT
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 124
Docket Number: 10-17518
JAMES JAMES V. USA
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 125
Docket Number: 10-17535
KIRK WILLIAMS V. T. FELKER
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 126
Docket Number: 10-17587
NEIL JOHNSON V. TRUCKEE RIVER HIGHLANDS HOA, L
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 127
Docket Number: 10-17737
N V. JAMES HOLCOMB
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 128
Docket Number: 10-35796
LYNN CARLSON V. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY A
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 129
Docket Number: 10-35941
BRIAN BLUNDELL V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 130
Docket Number: 10-55298
JOHN COBB V. J REYES
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 131
Docket Number: 10-56646
USA v. Luis Gonzalez  
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 132
Docket Number: 11-15025

Justia Opinion Summary: In this interlocutory appeal, defendant challenged an order denying his motion to quash a subpoena in a 28 U.S.C. 2255 habeas proceeding brought by his wife. Defendant and his wife were convicted in separate trials for…

NEIL JOHNSON V. COMFORT RESIDENTIAL PARTNERS,
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 133
Docket Number: 11-15459
GRANT GOODMAN V. MARY MURGUIA
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 134
Docket Number: 11-17090
RODNEY O'BAY V. USA
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 135
Docket Number: 11-35000
RUTH MILLER V. COMMISSIONER SOCIAL SECURITY A
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 136
Docket Number: 11-35530
GLORIA LOZA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 25, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 137
Docket Number: 11-70563
LUNA-RAMIREZ V. HOLDER
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 71
Docket Number: 07-72812
CALLEJA V. HOLDER
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 72
Docket Number: 07-73355
SANJALINE SHANKAR V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 73
Docket Number: 08-73210
LI NAN V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 74
Docket Number: 08-73233
JESUS MENJIVAR MONTOYA V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 75
Docket Number: 08-73667
AGUS SANTOSO V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 76
Docket Number: 08-73839
YI WANG V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 77
Docket Number: 08-73999
ZHONGJIE GUO V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 78
Docket Number: 08-74117
DANIEL KURNIAWAN V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 79
Docket Number: 08-74798
MAJAR SINGH V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 80
Docket Number: 08-74820
HARSIMRAN SINGH V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 81
Docket Number: 08-75173
LUSIK MKHITARYAN V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 82
Docket Number: 09-70282
YU CHEN V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 83
Docket Number: 09-70560
REMIGIO HERNANDEZ LOPEZ V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 84
Docket Number: 09-70878
IVO PARICHKOV V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 85
Docket Number: 09-71196
JEFRI PAULUS V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 86
Docket Number: 09-71296
WALTER HERNANDEZ-VILLALTA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 87
Docket Number: 09-71417
DEMBO CAMARA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 88
Docket Number: 09-72365
LIZHU ZHANG V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 89
Docket Number: 09-73244
MADHAVI PULLELA V. INTEL
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 90
Docket Number: 10-35716
DIANE KARSTEN V. AVIDYNE CORPORATION
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 91
Docket Number: 10-35968
In re: Thorpe Insulation Co.  
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 92
Docket Numbers: 10-56543, 10-56622

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court affirmed a bankruptcy court's confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization under 11 U.S.C. 524(g), a special provision for the reorganization of companies facing substantial asbestos-related…

GURMAJOR SINGH V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 93
Docket Number: 10-70808
FRANCISCO PABLO GOMEZ V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 94
Docket Number: 10-72721
XI HE V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 95
Docket Number: 10-73102
YINGLIN XU V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 96
Docket Number: 10-73224
MARIA GARZON-SAAVEDRO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 97
Docket Number: 10-73416
YAJIE LIU V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 98
Docket Number: 10-73437
JOSE GUTIERREZ-CERVERA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 99
Docket Number: 10-73838
ADA PEREZ-MELENDEZ V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 100
Docket Number: 10-73954
ESTHER FUCHS V. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 101
Docket Number: 11-15333
SHAUNTAE TAYLOR V. T. VIRGA
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 102
Docket Number: 11-16450
USA V. PEDRO GARCIA-VARGAS
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 103
Docket Number: 11-30025
USA V. CURTIS BAKER
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 104
Docket Number: 11-50070
USA V. UBALDO SALAS, JR.
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 105
Docket Number: 11-50088
USA V. HENRY MURILLO
Date: January 24, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 106
Docket Number: 11-50261
HARVINDER KAUR V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 55
Docket Number: 08-72751
RICHARD HUTASOIT V. ERIC H. HOLDER JR.
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 56
Docket Number: 08-73209
USA V. JUAN ESTRADA-RAMOS
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 57
Docket Number: 09-10232
JIAN YANG V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 58
Docket Number: 09-70996
AKASH HOTHI V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 59
Docket Number: 09-71593
RAJAT KUMAR V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 60
Docket Number: 09-72074
JOSEPH ROLLIN V. CHRISTINE COOK
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 61
Docket Number: 10-16783
Leeson v. Transamerica Disability Income Plan  
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 62
Docket Number: 10-35380

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a former employee of defendant, filed this action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., to challenge the termination of his long-term disability benefits. At issue…

USA V. LEWIS SETTLES
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 63
Docket Number: 10-50087
USA V. JESUS MORENO
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 64
Docket Number: 10-50409
USA V. RENE KOHLER
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 65
Docket Number: 10-50456
USA V. FRANCISCO OZUNA
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 66
Docket Number: 10-50539
USA V. ALEXANDER SOL-TORRES
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 67
Docket Number: 10-50576
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL, INC. V.
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 68
Docket Number: 10-60045
USA V. GILBERTO ENRIQUEZ-VALENZUELA
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 69
Docket Number: 11-10144
THOMAS CAGNEY V. ANDREA SMITH
Date: January 23, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 70
Docket Number: 11-60009
Meza-Vallejos, et al v. Holder
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number: 07-70638
GEORGE LEDESMA V. JOHN MARSHALL
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 41
Docket Number: 09-16671
Strategic Diversity, Inc., et al. v. Alchemix Corp., et al.  
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Numbers: 10-15256, 10-16404

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal concerned the maintenance of a suit for rescission under section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq., by plaintiffs Kenneth Weiss and his wholly-owned corporation. The…

TANESHA BLYE V. ALEX KOZINSKI
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 42
Docket Number: 10-17032
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE V. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 43
Docket Number: 10-17194
USA V. SCOTT HENRY
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 44
Docket Number: 10-30352
Alvarez v. Hill, et al.  
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 45
Docket Number: 10-35865

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a former inmate in the ODOC, sued several ODOC officials in their official capacity, alleging, among other things, that they were substantially burdening plaintiff's practice of his Native American religion in…

In re: CRM Collateral II, Inc., et al. v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transp, et al.  
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 46
Docket Number: 10-36090

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned a Railcar Contract with TriMet that required Colorado Railcar to secure a $3 million standby letter of credit, which Colorado Railcar arranged through Collateral II, a bankruptcy remote entity.…

Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. v. Garcia  
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 47
Docket Number: 10-55879

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant filed a due process hearing complaint with California's Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), alleging that he was being denied the free appropriate public education (FAPE) that he was entitled to under the…

RANDALL BUCKLEY V. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS INC
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 48
Docket Number: 10-56180
Sierra Club, et al. v. EPA, et al.; Committee for a Better Arvin, et al. v. EPA, et al.  
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 49
Docket Numbers: 10-71457, 10-71458

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners petitioned for review of the EPA's approval of the 2004 State Implementation Plan (2004 SIP) for the San Joaquin Valley's nonattainment area for the one-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. The…

USA V. ANTHONY RANSOM
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 50
Docket Number: 11-10031
USA V. LUIS LORETO
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 51
Docket Number: 11-10060
United States v. Juvenile Male  
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 52
Docket Number: 11-30065

Justia Opinion Summary: A juvenile male appealed the district court's determination that he was an "Indian" under 18 U.S.C. 1153, which provided federal criminal jurisdiction for certain crimes committed by Indians in Indian country. The…

USA V. EVERARDO HERNANDEZ-BELTRAN
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 53
Docket Number: 11-50025
USA V. JUAN MENCHACO-LOPEZ
Date: January 20, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 54
Docket Number: 11-50120
Montana Sulphur, et al. v. EPA  
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 17
Docket Numbers: 02-71657, 08-72642

Justia Opinion Summary: In these consolidated appeals, the court addressed the propriety of various actions taken by the EPA under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, with respect to Montana air quality from 1993 to 2008. In No. 02-71657,…

ATANDA V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 18
Docket Number: 07-70005
DAVILA V. HOLDER
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 19
Docket Number: 07-73785
JEFFRY COOK V. THOMAS CAREY
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 20
Docket Number: 08-16525
WILLIE EDWARDS V. BEN CURRY
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 21
Docket Number: 09-16589
MARCO ROMERO-ROMERO V. ERIC HOLDER, JR.
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 22
Docket Number: 09-70415
United States v. Solorio  
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 23
Docket Number: 10-10304

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was arrested during a DEA "buy bust" operation and subsequently convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 or more grams of a substance containing methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute 500 or…

USA V. GERALD CHRISTIAN
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 24
Docket Number: 10-30169
USA V. MIGUEL ALVAREZ-ADAME
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 25
Docket Number: 10-50161
USA V. GUILLERMO ALAMOS
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 26
Docket Number: 10-50304
USA V. JACK WILLIAMS
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 27
Docket Number: 10-50453
USA V. MARCOS ROMERO
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 28
Docket Number: 10-50586
BASEVI, INC. V. THE ACORN COMPANY
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 29
Docket Number: 10-55972
USA V. MEGAN MORRILLO
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 30
Docket Number: 11-10044
USA V. EDWARD STRILEY, JR.
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 31
Docket Number: 11-10129
USA V. WINSTON AARONS
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 32
Docket Number: 11-10291
CURTIS GIBBS V. J. THOMAS
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 33
Docket Number: 11-15166
ROBERT BATTISTE V. A.HEDGEPETH, WARDEN
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 34
Docket Number: 11-15686
WILLIAM SOURS V. RICARDO CHAVEZ
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 35
Docket Number: 11-15797
ROBERT YBARRA V. DENNIS SMITH
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 36
Docket Number: 11-15874
USA V. MARLON TRAMBLE
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 37
Docket Number: 11-30077
Washington State Republican Party, et al. v. Washington State Grange, et al.  
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 38
Docket Numbers: 11-35125, 11-35124, 11-35122

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned the Washington State Grange's proposed People's Choice Initiative of 2004, or Initiative 872. I-872 created a "top two" primary in which the primary served as a means of winnowing the candidates to…

Farris, et al. v. Seabrook, et al.  
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 39
Docket Number: 11-35620

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the State of Washington from enforcing its limitation on contributions to political committees supporting the recall of a state or county official. The…

USA V. SUTANG WU
Date: January 19, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 40
Docket Number: 11-50199
Eric Meisner v. Anders Rosenquist, et al
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 09-16695
Ronald Yonemoto v. Department of Veterans Affair
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number: 10-15180
United States v. Melendez-Castro  
Date: January 18, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 16
Docket Number: 10-50620

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction under 8 U.S.C. 1326(b) for illegal reentry into the United States after being deported. On appeal, defendant challenged his conviction based on a collateral attack of the underlying…

White v. City of Pasadena, et al.  
Date: January 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 13
Docket Number: 08-57012

Justia Opinion Summary: After her first termination from the City of Pasadena Police Department and subsequent reinstatement, plaintiff brought a lawsuit in state court claiming that she had been discriminated against and harassed by the City…

Chettiar, et al. v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: January 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 14
Docket Numbers: 08-70035, 08-73865

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of India, petitioned for review of the BIA's determination that the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) properly terminated petitioner's lawful permanent resident status and…

United States v. Kuok  
Date: January 17, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 15
Docket Number: 10-50444

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a citizen of Macau, engaged in efforts to import protected defense articles from the United States into China, without the licenses required by law. Defendant was convicted after a jury trial on four counts of…

Hydrick, et al. v. Hunter, et al.  
Date: January 12, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 7
Docket Number: 03-56712

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned a class action by civilly committed persons confined at Atascadero State Hospital under California's Sexually Violent Predator Act. Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code 6600 et seq. Plaintiffs alleged that the…

Mazza, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co.  
Date: January 12, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 8
Docket Number: 09-55376

Justia Opinion Summary: Honda appealed the district court's decision to certify a nationwide class of all consumers who purchased or leased Acura RLs equipped with a Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) during a 3 year period under Rule…

United States v. Arango  
Date: January 12, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 9
Docket Number: 10-15821

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's grant of the government's motion for summary judgment, concluding that the government provided clear, convincing, and unequivocal evidence that left no issue in doubt that…

Shelley v. Geren  
Date: January 12, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 10
Docket Number: 10-35014

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued the Corps for violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq., by failing to interview him and rejecting his applications for two promotions. The court found that plaintiff…

Bowers, et al. v. Whitman, et al.; Citizens for Constitutional Fairness, et al. v. Jackson County, et al.  
Date: January 12, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 11
Docket Numbers: 10-35966, 10-36029

Justia Opinion Summary: Oregon's Measure 37 required state and local governments to compensate private property owners for the reduction in the fair market value of their real property that resulted from any land use regulations of those…

United States v. Lopez-Avila  
Date: January 12, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 12
Docket Number: 11-10013

Justia Opinion Summary: The prosecutor in this case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry R. Albert, accused defendant of having lied to the federal magistrate presiding at an earlier hearing. Without telling the court or defense counsel, the…

Bonneau v. Centennial Sch. Dist. No. 28J, et al.  
Date: January 11, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 5
Docket Number: 10-36070

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved an Oregon statute which adopted a special statute of limitations for abuse victims. Under the statute, an action must be commenced before the person reached age 40 or within five years of discovery of…

Bylsma v. Burger King Corp., et al.  
Date: January 11, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 6
Docket Number: 10-36125

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff commenced this action against Burger King, raising claims under Oregon law for product liability, negligence, and vicarious liability after plaintiff discovered that a Burger King employee had spit into his…

United States v. Alcala-Sanchez  
Date: January 10, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 4
Docket Number: 11-50030

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the sentence imposed after he pled guilty to being a deported alien found in the United States. Defendant contended that the government breached the plea agreement, notwithstanding the government's…

United States v. Havelock  
Date: January 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 2
Docket Number: 08-10472

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of six counts of mailing threatening communications where he addressed four envelopes to media outlets and two to music-related websites. In the envelopes, defendant allegedly threatened to shoot…

Vegas Diamond Properties, LLC, et al. v. La Jolla Bank FSB, et al.  
Date: January 6, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 3
Docket Number: 10-56720

Justia Opinion Summary: Vegas Diamond and Johnson Investments appealed from the district court's order granting the Ex Parte Motion to Dissolve Temporary Restraining Order filed by the FDIC as receiver for La Jolla Bank. The district court…

Sierra Pacific Power Company v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspecti, et al
Date: January 5, 2012
Docket Number: 09-16662
United States v. Russell  
Date: January 5, 2012
Citation: 2012 US App (9th) 1
Docket Number: 11-30030

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed from the district court's denial of his motion to suppress 700 Oxycodone pills found in his underwear after a warrantless search by officers in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. At issue was…

State of Arizona v. Countrywide Financial Corp, et al
Date: January 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-80086
State of Arizona v. Countrywide Financial Corp, et al
Date: January 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-80086

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