2016 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 3001 - 3500 of 4162

USA V. CEFERINO OLIVAR, JR.
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55336
MANUEL RAMIREZ V. ESCONDIDO UNION SCHOOL DIST.
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55439
GOLD GLOVE PRODUCTIONS, LLC V. DON HANDFIELD
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55797
ELMER LOPEZ-ORDENAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70304
MOTI ROKIM-THAPA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71127
CHUNE FU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71162
GUILLERMO CORCUERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72061
GRACIELA FUENTES-AGUILERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72160
HUGO HERNANDEZ CABRERA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72882
RIGOBERTO RAMOS-ALEJO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73028
AMILCAR BARQUERO TIJERINO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73263
USA V. JUAN FLORES-GALLARDO
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10021
USA V. LAUTERIO GERMAN-SANCHEZ
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10045
USA V. ANGEL BARAJAS-AGUILAR
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10386
USA V. MANU SORENSEN
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10389
USA V. JOHN JEFFERSON
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30041
USA V. MATTHEW DEVINS
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30253
USA V. MONICO LOPEZ-CARRANZA
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30292
OCEAN BEAUTY SEAFOODS LLC V. PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35608
USA V. JUVENTINO JAIMES-MACIEL
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50014
USA V. ALEX MAZARIEGO-GOMEZ
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50079
USA V. THOMAS DAVIS
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50118
USA V. JAVIER FIGUEROA-CONSTANTINO
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50162
USA V. BERSAIN BERISTAIN-JUAREZ
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50423
THE WIMBLEDON FUND, SC CLASS T V. GRAYBOX, LLC
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56540
ROELI CAL CARRETO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-70045
JENNIFER DIAZ MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71114
FRANKLIN RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71449
ASFAK CHOYON V. LORETTA LYNCH
Date: April 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-73151
RAMON PACHECO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 11-70800
THOMAS DICKERSHAID V. MATTHEW MARTEL
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55180
THELMA CERNA QUINONEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70853
MIKALAI MIKULA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72192
SHAO CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72310
JIANFENG CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72976
DONNA RUBIN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15135
BRIAN OLSEN V. CITY OF HENDERSON
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15620
MICHAEL MCLEAN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35204
DANIEL CHAVEZ V. DAVID ROBINSON
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35384
HENRY COGSWELL V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55963
SEBASTIAN ECCLESTON V. USA
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56065
Turner v. McEwen  
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56385

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of attempted carjacking, appealed the district court's dismissal of his habeas petition, contending that his conviction was tainted because the jurors' verdict was influenced by something other than…

Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau v. Gordon  
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56484

Justia Opinion Summary: Chance Gordon, a licensed California attorney, appealed the district court's order of summary judgment for the CFPB on its enforcement action for violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, 12 U.S.C. 5531, 5536,…

USA V. DUKE NOTTINGHAM
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10357
THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC V. GASPARI NUTRITION INCORPORATED
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15180
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO V. JOHN SHOWER
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15701
NERSES MEGUERDITCHIAN V. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55468
Mendoza v. RCALA  
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55651

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit alleging that defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., when it failed to return her to a full time position following her medical leave. The district…

Scheer v. State Bar of CA  
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56622

Justia Opinion Summary: Marilyn Scheer, an attorney with a suspended California law license, contends that the district court erred when it held that her debt to a former client was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(7). In this case,…

JACQUELYNN NICKLER V. COUNTY OF CLARK
Date: April 14, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16051
GLENN TIBBLE V. EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 10-56406
LUSINE PETROSYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70311
ANIL MEHTA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71387
OSCAR SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72160
NATHANIEL DEBOLES V. NAT'L RAILROAD PASSENGER CO.
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15651
ANTHONY WONG V. MICHAELS STORES, INC.
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55576
USA V. BRUCE SUNCHILD
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30068
USA V. ALLEN RANKIN
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30108
United States v. Bernardo  
Date: April 13, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50289

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to both bringing an unlawful alien into the United States and aiding and abetting an offense against the United States. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's application of a…

Chen v. Allstate Ins. Co.  
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16816

Justia Opinion Summary: Florencio Pacleb filed a class action complaint against Allstate, alleging that he received unsolicited automated calls to his cell phone in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. 227.…

RUZANNA SARGSYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72851
JINGGUI JIANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73657
YING LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74178
USA V. PAUL PARNELL
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30208
United States v. Parnell  
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30208

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. 924(e). The court agreed with defendant that his prior 1990 conviction for armed robbery…

JOHNNY TWITTY V. STATE OF WASHINGTON
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35728
United States v. Rosales-Aguilar  
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50315

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction of two counts of attempted illegal reentry. Defendant did not testify at trial but snuck in his recollection of events by using an expert witness as a conduit for his own words.…

United States v. Argueta-Rosales  
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50384

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for illegal reentry, arguing that he was in a delusional state. Defendant believed he was being chased by Mexican gangs, and with the specific intent solely to place himself into the…

USA V. ALEJANDRO LIMON-LOPEZ
Date: April 12, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50147
RADHIKA RANI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72210
ALDF V. FDA  
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17131

Justia Opinion Summary: ALDF filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552 et seq., action seeking to compel the FDA to release redacted data pertaining to information related to ALDF's FOIA request regarding egg-production farms in…

Mission Hosp. Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Burwell  
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56264

Justia Opinion Summary: Mission purchased the assets of South Coast and attempted by an assets-only purchase to avoid South Coast's potential liabilities under South Coast's Medicare provider agreement. These liabilities encompassed potential…

CHUAN PANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74096
United States v. Pete  
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10370

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, 16 years old at the time of the offenses, was convicted of felony murder and related charges resulting in a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. Miller v. Alabama subsequently held…

ARKANSAS TEACHER RET. SYSTEM V. NETFLIX INC.
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15315
TRACEY POPE V. LVMPD
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15576
USA V. GERALD BARNES, II
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30218
LINSEY ADAMS V. SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55711
DOROTHY DURBIN V. HARTFORD LIFE INS. CO.
Date: April 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56450
First Southern Nat'l Bank v. Sunnyslope Housing  
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Numbers: 12-17241, 12-17327, 13-16180

Justia Opinion Summary: Sunnyslope, as the debtor of a chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, exercised the cram down option pursuant to section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and elected to retain the property at issue. Sunnyslope argued that the value of…

MARVIN BAGLEY, JR. V. BEL-AIRE MECHANICAL INC
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17386
MARIO GARCIA V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56857
FLOYD LUMAN V. JOE THEISMANN
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15385
MINGZHU LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71556
USA V. NORMAN BEGAY, JR.
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10062
USA V. JUAN VILLASENOR-VILLA
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30031
Orange, S.A. v. USDC for the Northern Dist. of CA, San Francisco  
Date: April 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-71668

Justia Opinion Summary: Telesocial, a San Francisco start-up, entered into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) regarding a possible agreement to acquire Telesocial's software application named "Call Friends." This dispute stems from Telesocial's…

Gallegos v. Ryan  
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 08-99029

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first-degree murder and sexual conduct with a minor, appealed the district court's denial of his federal habeas petition based on ineffective assistance of counsel at the guilt and penalty phases…

HUIRONG CHENG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 11-72890
MOHAMED ABBAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71555
O'Brien v. Welty  
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16279

Justia Opinion Summary: After the university found that plaintiff had violated the Student Conduct Code’s prohibition on harassment and intimidation that poses a threat to others, plaintiff filed suit alleging violations of his constitutional…

LISA LIBERI V. ORLY TAITZ
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56250
VICTOR MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72445
RODNEY CABLE V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15037
RIZWAN ALI V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15076
SUJANIE GAMAGE V. STATE OF NEVADA
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15292
JOSEPH NUCCIO V. M. MCDONALD
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15684
USA V. JOSE MURILLO ESPINOSA
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30197
USA V. PAULINO ZAVALA-GARCIA
Date: April 7, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50012
Navajo Nation v. USDOI  
Date: April 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15710

Justia Opinion Summary: The Navajo Nation filed suit seeking immediate return of human remains and associated funerary objects taken from its reservation. Between 1931 and 1990, the National Park Service removed 303 sets of human remains and…

DIANA ANDERSON V. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
Date: April 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17594
BISHNU SUBEDI SHARMA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 6, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71501
Oklevueha Native Am. Church v. Lynch  
Date: April 6, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15143

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA), 42 U.S.C. 1996, the Free…

USA V. DOUGLAS MILLER, JR.
Date: April 6, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50346
SAMER HADDAD V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 11-70674
KLELIA GARCIA-BACHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71629
Thomas v. Dillard  
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55889

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Palomar College Police Officer Christopher Dillard under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging claims of unlawful seizure and excessive force under the Fourth Amendment. The district court denied Dillard…

MICHEL HENDRIX V. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56867
USA V. GREGORY AGUIRRE
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10352
KAY RILEY V. CITY OF PRESCOTT
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15395
USA V. KENNETH DOOR
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30170
ISALINDA PEREZ-JONES V. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55455
WILL WALTERS V. LIEUTENANT NIESLIT
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55495
JEFFREY CHARNEY V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55575
EZ MAILING SERVICES, INC. V. GENCO TRANSPORTATION
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55798
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56279
Arizona Dream Coalition v. Brewer  
Date: April 5, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15307

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, five individual recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and the ADAC, seek permanently to enjoin defendants from categorically denying drivers' licenses…

JULIO GONZALEZ CRIOLLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 10-72214
LIXIANG HUANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 11-73306
Millennium Labs. v. Ameritox, Ltd.  
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56577

Justia Opinion Summary: Millennium filed suit against Ameritox, alleging claims of trade dress infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), and unfair competition under California Business and Professions Code section 17200. Millennium…

MING PIAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71540
MAX REED, II V. AARON TRACY
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15323
STEVEN EDSTROM V. ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15337
MEYERS LAW GROUP, P.C. V. DIVERSIFIED REALTY SERVICES
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15397
CALIF. NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY V. USEPA
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15677
Scheer v. Kelly  
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55243

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a lawyer in California, filed suit challenging California’s procedures for attorney discipline. Plaintiff alleged that California violated her constitutional rights by not providing her meaningful judicial…

ABBAS EGHTESADI V. MATTHEW CATE
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15198
DANIEL BRANCH V. PM REALTY GROUP, L.P.
Date: April 4, 2016
Docket Number: 16-55200
Lowry v. City of San Diego  
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56141

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

ALFONSO ESCOTO-RODRIGUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70949
RAFAEL GARCIA-GUTIERREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72820
ARNOLDO MORALES-DEL VALLE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73012
KHALID MANSOUR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74136
DAVID LISTON V. MARK NOOTH
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35502
USA V. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50168
USA V. SHANE MASSA
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50573
United States v. Alexander  
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50576

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment. Shortly after the indictment was returned, the United States initiated its effort to extradite defendant from Canada for trial.…

YUN LIAO V. MAURICE JUNIOUS
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55897
JACOB ROGERS V. THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56196
USA V. SAMUEL HERNANDEZ-CASTRO
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10083
USA V. JOSHUA RODRIGUEZ
Date: April 1, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30185
Valenzuela Gallardo v. Lynch  
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72326

Justia Opinion Summary: After petitioner, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty to violating California Penal Code 32, accessory to a felony, he was ordered removed. The IJ concluded that petitioner's conviction constituted an “offense relating…

JORGE ESPINOZA-LUGO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72465
JOSE CORRALES-NAVARRO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72507
McIndoe v. Huntington Ingalls Inc.  
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Numbers: 13-56762, 13-56764

Justia Opinion Summary: After James McIndoe died from complications related to mesothelioma, McIndoe's legal heirs filed suit against defendants, arguing that McIndoe’s exposure to asbestos-containing materials aboard their ships contributed to…

ABISUK SINSAENG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72420
PHOENIX CEMENT CO V. USEPA
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73383
United States v. Magallon-Lopez  
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30249

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, convicted of drug trafficking charges, challenged the district court's denial of his motion to suppress the drugs found in his car. Unable to contest the existence of reasonable suspicion, defendant challenges…

USA V. REBECCA BRENES
Date: March 31, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50302
SDNBCC v. USDOD  
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 12-57234

Justia Opinion Summary: The Coalition filed suit under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., challenging the issuance of a 2009 Finding Of No Significant Impact based on a 2009 Environmental Assessment for…

YANKO LUKOV V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71810
CAROLYN A. DYE V. COMMUNICATIONS VENTURES III
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57161
ERNESTO CARRILLO-CUAMEA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73787
United States v. Backman  
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10078

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her conviction and sentence for one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1591(a). Defendant forced into prostitution a Chinese woman who had been tricked…

RICHARD SUTHERLAND V. THOMAS FRANCIS
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15438
JUAN PEREZ V. ALTA-DENA CERTIFIED DAIRY
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55029
MICHAEL SMITH V. JORDAN RAMIS
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55391
NATHALEE EVANS V. JERRY BROWN
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56274
MINGZHU LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71556
USA V. JOSEPH CUELLAR
Date: March 30, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10110
United States v. Hernandez-Lara  
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10637

Justia Opinion Summary: The government appealed defendant's sentence for illegal reentry, contending that the district court miscalculated the Sentencing Guidelines range applicable to defendant because the district court concluded that…

Gila River Indian Cmty. v. Tohono O'odham Nation  
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Numbers: 13-16517, 13-16519, 13-16520

Justia Opinion Summary: The Nation and the State executed a gaming compact in 2002 pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. 2701-2721. After the Compact was approved by the Secretary of the Interior and became…

DARA PARVIN V. CNA FINANCIAL CORP
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36026
DAMEN RABB V. STU SHERMAN
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55057
TESFALDET WELDEGEBRIAL V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70223
CHARLES GUENTHER V. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15193
STEPHEN SMILLIE V. COUNTY OF MARICOPA
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15376
Chavez v. Robinson  
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35384

Justia Opinion Summary: Daniel Chavez served a prison sentence for attempted sexual abuse and then entered probation. Chavez was ordered to enroll in a sex offender treatment program as a condition of his probation. The program required him to…

Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60025
BINGWEI LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 29, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72141
TOUSSAINT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 05-76797
STEVE HARRIS V. AMGEN, INC.
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 10-56014
Brooks v. Yates  
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 12-17607

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of first-degree murder, appealed the denial of his motion for relief from judgment under Fed. R. Civ. Pro 60(b) after the district court's dismissal of his habeas petition as time-barred. The court…

EDIS ORELLANA-LARA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73221
IVAN MENDEZ RODAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73227
LOREN TARABOCHIA V. CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35033
SHAWN SOCOLOFF V. LRN CORPORATION
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57064
MALKIT MANN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71699
XIAO YAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72935
United States v. Basa  
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10557

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her 210 month sentence after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of children. The court concluded that an enhancement under USSG 2G1.3(b)(4)(A) is applicable in this case even though defendant did not…

YAMIL MORALES V. ARIA RESORT & CASINO
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15289
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15443
PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION V. U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15514
YELLOWSTONE MOUNTAIN CLUB V. BRIAN GLASSER
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35697
USA V. EDWIN LOPES-ORELLANA
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50422
CHERIE MORGAN V. AURORA LOAN SERVICES
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55203
Radcliffe v. Experian Info. Solutions  
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56101

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants and appellees are two teams of named plaintiffs and their respective lawyers who disagree over the proper direction for a consumer class action settlement. In Radcliffe I, the court held that appellees created…

USA V. GASPAR TORRES-HERNANDEZ
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10111
MICHAEL FRANKLIN V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15142
BLAS BRAVO V. JERI TAYLOR
Date: March 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35072
Ozenne v. Chase Manhattan Bank  
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 11-60039

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor appealed the bankruptcy appellate panel's (BAP) denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus. The court overruled In re Salter and held that the BAP is not a court established by Act of Congress under subsection…

Avenue 6E Investments, LLC v. City of Yuma  
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16159

Justia Opinion Summary: Developers filed suit against the City, contending that the City’s refusal to rezone land to permit higher-density development violated, among other things, the Equal Protection Clause and the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42…

ERIC SCHROEDER V. DIAMOND PARKING, INC.
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17122
OKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTERS PENSION V. FINISAR CORP.
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17199
RODERICK DEMMINGS V. PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35976
MARVALEE SINGLETON V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36119
MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN V. ALLSTATE INSURANCE
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57091
ARACELI JAVIER V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71672
FIDENCIO SANCHEZ-URIETA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72660
MANJINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73924
CHENGXIN MIAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74088
JOSE ORELLANA COTO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74098
JOSE NUNEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74113
MATTHEW CORZINE V. RENEE BAKER
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15242
RICHARD CAPRI V. JAMES COX
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17211
SEBASTIAN JIMENEZ V. CCA
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17249
LACEY SIVAK V. TIMOTHY WILSON
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35877
C. L. V. LUCIA MAR USD
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55119
BERNADETTE PAULEY V. CF ENTERTAINMENT
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55131
MEMORY LANE, INC. V. CLASSMATES, INC.
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55462
EDGAR PEREZ-FELIX V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72207
SALVADOR VELASQUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72261
GURJIT SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72768
ARCHIE CRANFORD V. VANESSA CEBALLOS
Date: March 25, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15329
SANTANA MEJIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 11-72369
Ledezma-Cosino v. Lynch  
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73289

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Mexico, appealed the BIA's determination that he was not eligible for cancellation of removal or voluntary departure because he lacked good moral character pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1101(f)(1), as a…

GREGORY BOS V. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15604
JOHN HOM V. USA
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17195
TIM KRANSON V. FEDERAL EXPRESS
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17440
JOHN C. HOM & ASSOCIATES, INC. V. CIR
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72684
JINLIN LING V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74334
JOHN HOM V. CIR
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74335
JUVENTUS TAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74356
WALTER MANCIA GUERRERO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74379
JUDITH MAROVICH V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15477
KATIE KANE V. CHOBANI, LLC
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15670
GERALDINE PARKER V. ERIC SHINSEKI
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55135
SEC V. CHARLES COPELAND
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55246
JOSE VELASCO V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55839
ASAP COPY AND PRINT V. JERRY BROWN
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56603
SUSANA AGUILAR-HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70889
HEGHINE VARDANYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71224
USA V. FEDERICO ARROYO
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10141
LAKEITH MCCOY V. S. CACCIOLA
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15022
HOWARD ELLIS V. JAMES BENEDETTI
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15034
TONY ASBERRY V. MATTHEW CATE
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15113
ENRIQUE DIAZ V. J. STEVENSON
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15409
EDWARD RAY, JR. V. CAESAR BASA
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15657
WILLIAM BRYSON, JR. V. EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED ST
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15693
TONY ASBERRY V. ALAN HERNANDEZ
Date: March 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55256
AHMED MOUNADDIF V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 11-72083
MICHELLE LANDER V. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55674
CHRISTOPHER VALLES V. M. BARAJAS
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16165
ARACELI GONZALEZ V. BANK OF AMERICA NA
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16309
KATHLEEN CALLAN V. NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17198
CARMEN SUAREZ-SMITH V. BAC HOME LOAN SERVICING, LP
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17654
Coomes v. Edmonds Sch. Dist. No. 15  
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35747

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the District and two of its administrators, alleging that she had been wrongfully discharged under Washington law, that her First Amendment rights were infringed, that she was retaliated…

ANGELA DOWSON V. SCOTTSDALE INS CO
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36087
MARLENE ZIYA V. GLOBAL LINGUISTIC SOLUTION
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36158
WILLIAM CARMICKLE V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36181
EDWIN JONAS, III V. RONALD WATERMAN
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36218
MARILYN INJEYAN V. CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56636
TRUSTEES OF THE O.E.P. TRUST V. SMITH-EMERY COMPANY
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56708
CHERYL BRIGITTE ZAMBARRANO-RUT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71280
JUNSHI ZHAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71432
HONGLI MA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73207
BAOLIANG YAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73252
VACLAV TRNKA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73397
RAUF GAMIDOV V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74282
LESTER DECKER V. BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINES, INC.
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15051
CARMEN JONES V. NEVADA BD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15278
VANDANA UPADHYAY V. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15420
GEORGE FERNANDEZ V. NEVADA EX REL BOARD OF REGENTS
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15554
LOUIS SEDILLO, JR. V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15560
THOMAS CHRISTENSEN V. DARWIN NATIONAL ASSURANCE CO.
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15914
JEFFREY PATERSON V. DUNHAM
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16639
Habeas Corpus Res. Ctr. v. USDOJ  
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16928

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, two governmental organizations that provide legal representation to capital defendants and prisoners, filed suit raising numerous challenges to the Attorney General's regulations implementing the…

KEVIN BRAZIER V. JEFFREY BEARD
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17476
USA V. STEPHEN WARD
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30154
EDWIN JONAS, III V. EMILIE RICHARDSON
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35282
KENNETH WORKMAN V. RANDY BLADES
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35854
THERESA LEONARD V. METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55049
WILLIAM BAUER V. ATLANTIS EVENTS, INC.
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55420
GREGORY KUEBLER V. DR. JAIME
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55446
JERRY HAWKINS V. SIMPLEXGRINNELL, L.P.
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55480
BINIAM GEBEREHIWOT V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70450
AIPING HAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71401
ISRAEL BONILLA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71974
MARITZA AVELAR V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72448
JOSE CHAVEZ BERMUDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73022
QUINCY SIMS V. M. BITER
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15895
CHELDON WAGGONER V. MARLENE COFFEY
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16149
QUINCY SIMS V. C. LESINAK
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16191
USA V. SPENCER TUGGLE
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30248
JUSTIN RINGGOLD-LOCKHART V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: March 23, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55045
GEVORG GYOZALYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 11-71695
MYNOR MELGAR-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 11-72005
DEJUN KONG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 12-71351
USA V. PABLO PALACIOS-GOMEZ
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50132
ASAP COPY AND PRINT V. CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55307
ABBA BAIL BONDS, INC. V. JEFF GRUBBE
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56701
ALAM KHOSRU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71026
JUAN GARCIA-AYALA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71239
JOSE ENRIQUEZ-GARCIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73987
RUZANNA MANUKYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74183
LEONCIO HERRERA RAMOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74409
MIN YOU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74429
RAFAEL LOPEZ-RUIZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74477
United States v. Lundin  
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10365

Justia Opinion Summary: In this interlocutory appeal, the government challenged the district court's suppression of two handguns seized from defendant's patio. It is undisputed that the officers seized the two handguns during a warrantless…

KIMBERLY ALFRIEND V. CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15347
GILBERT COLON V. PETERSON
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17376
Smith v. Obama
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35555
PAUL MANEY V. KRISTIN WINGES-YANEZ
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35881
USA V. PHILLIP COOPER
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50374
HASSANATI V. INT'L LEASE FINANCE CORP.
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55348
GLEN SASSOON V. LOWE'S HOME CENTERS
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55538
NORWOOD PRICE V. MICHAEL PEERSON
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55836
RICARDO POLANCO V. G. LEWIS
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55857
QUN LI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70011
KEQIN DONG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70169
MINGYUAN LIU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70206
WILLIAM JUAREZ-HERNANDEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71226
ALONSO NEVAREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72064
OSAMA ORAHA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72123
CARLOS AGUILAR-MEJIA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72220
JOSE RIVERA-RODAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72412
ANGEL MUJICA MARQUEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72658
JAGIR SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72719
SALVADOR CASTRO-FUENTES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72736
JOEL ANGUIANO-ALVARADO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72986
JUAN GALLEGOS SERAFIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73003
JOSE MURILLO-ZAPATA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73175
ALBERTO MARIN-ARIZPE V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73326
ARMEN MARGARYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73448
CATALINA ORTIZ CARRASCO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73525
JOSE RAMOS-PEREZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 14-73705
GEMCAP LENDING I V. CGB DIVERSIFIED SERVICES
Date: March 22, 2016
Docket Number: 15-56267
JOSHUA FROST V. RON VAN BOENING
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 11-35114
CENOBIO ARROYO-MURILLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 11-73240
STEVEN RODRIGUEZ V. CITY OF STOCKTON
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-15676
Ramirez-Munoz v. Lynch  
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 12-70870

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners Ramirez-Munoz and Francia-Alvarez, a married couple and natives and citizens of Mexico, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision to deny the motion to reopen their applications for asylum, withholding of…

Linares-Gonzalez v. Lynch  
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Numbers: 12-71142, 12-73313

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners Linares and Preciado challenged the denial of their applications for cancellation of removal based on the finding that they were ineligible for cancellation of removal because their convictions for identity…

DARRYL SHIRLEY V. JAMES YATES
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16273
EDWIN VELASQUEZ CARILLO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70098
EMILIO GARCIA-LARA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70638
VADIM KLEFOS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71751
ZHUCHENG GAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72021
GUOHUA SHAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73155
HUAWEN HUANG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73688
GUIRONG MA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73742
PINBIN ZHAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73959
USA V. YURIS BONILLA-GUIZAR
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10166
USA V. NOAH BLUE
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10478
USA V. BILLY FLORES
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30130
United States v. Nickle  
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Numbers: 14-30204, 14-30229

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of a controlled substance. The court concluded that the district court's stated reason for rejecting…

USA V. DEREK MEDINA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50467
USA V. OCTAVIO VARGAS-GUZMAN
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50569
GEUKA JACKSON V. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55139
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55171
SELINA BRYANT V. CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55251
MAMIKON KARAPETIAN V. KIA MOTORS AMERICA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55457
RICHARD CAREY V. UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INS. CO.
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55483
TRUMAN THOMPSON V. C&W DIVING SERVICES
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55512
NAZIE AZAM V. U.S. BANK
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55523
PETER SELTSER V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55669
ROBERT KEETON V. STEPHEN FLANAGAN
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-60019
XUEJIAN ZHAO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70051
XIAO CHEN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70140
RAJA GIRI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70146
SUSAN MEGAWATI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70774
WILSON CALDERON-MORENO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 14-72050
USA V. JAY SABREE
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10005
USA V. DEVONTE SILAS
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10072
USA V. JOSE MARTINEZ-MENDIA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10078
USA V. JOHN FREITAS
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10087
USA V. MARTIN RAMIREZ-BUSTAMANTE
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10148
USA V. ALBERTO MOJICA-GOMEZ
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10207
USA V. JUAN CARDONA-ELIAS
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10215
USA V. JESSE HARRISON
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10235
USA V. CESAR CRUZ-ROBLES
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10250
USA V. GENARO GASCA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10273
USA V. GUADALUPE CASTILLO-ALVARADO
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10292
USA V. JOE DANIELS
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10293
USA V. JOSE AGUILAR, JR.
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30072
USA V. WAYNE MCDUFFIE
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30100
USA V. JESUS FARIAS
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30105
USA V. RYAN BONNEAU
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30106
USA V. DAVID DERRYBERRY
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30110
USA V. JEREMY TURNER
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30121
USA V. NOEL GALLARDO-MEDINA
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50057
USA V. ELIZABETH CORRAL
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50369
USA V. BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
Date: March 21, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50545
TROY BJUGAN V. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35927
SAMUEL HUNT V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36205
QIMU GUAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70867
ROSHAN SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70996
JUAN CUEVAS V. SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC.
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15371
MICHELE FOTINOS V. JOHN FOTINOS
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15475
USA V. CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-30205
JOYCE REDMOND V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35990
USA V. ALEX MARQUEZ-FUENTES
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50560
RONALD NARDIZZI V. BETTY WILLIAMS
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55264
ATLANTIQUE PRODUCTIONS, S.A. V. ION MEDIA NETWORKS, INC.
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55326
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SVCS V. JOHN TARWATER
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55448
USA V. TANYA MARCHIOL
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10106
USA V. ESTEBAN BANUELOS ARMENTA, JR.
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10190
JOHN CERVANTES V. EMERALD CASCADE RESTAURANT SYS
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15595
STEPHANIE LENZ V. UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP.
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16106
KLAMATH SISKIYOU WILDLANDS CTR V. PATRICIA GRANTHAM
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16186
BOBBY SANDERS V. ANTHONY FOX
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17242
LACY MILLER V. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIF.
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17588
Ebner v. Frech, Inc.  
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56644

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a putative consumer class action against Fresh, alleging that Fresh’s label, tube design, and packaging are deceptive and misleading. Plaintiff alleged that the tube design for Fresh's Sugar Lip Treatment…

BEHAR ZYMBERI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72145
MARTA BOLVITO CANAHUI V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72762
USA V. IQBAL SINGH-SIDHU
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10337
OLIN CORPORATION V. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15017
HOSETTA ZERTUCHE V. JAMES GLEASON
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15047
JON HENRY V. REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF CALIF.
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15386
OREO CORP. V. LAWRENCE WINNERMAN
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15515
KTS KARAOKE, INC. V. SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, LLC
Date: March 17, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55355
USA V. ADRIEN MATUCK
Date: March 16, 2016
Docket Number: 13-30004
HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE V. CORNELIUS TURNER
Date: March 16, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55039
USA V. ALBERTO MALDONADO-MELGOZA
Date: March 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50574
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. BRENT WHITTLESEY
Date: March 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55006
Beauchamp v. Anaheim Union High Sch. Dist.  
Date: March 16, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56212

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner and her son prevailed at both hearings concerning their due process complaint against the District. At issue on appeal is the district court's award of attorney fees, pursuant to the Individuals with…

USA V. CHARLES DECOTEAU
Date: March 16, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30067
SOPHIA DAIRE V. MARY LATTIMORE
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 12-55667
RENE HERRERA-CASTANOLA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72798
KELLY MITCHELL V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17394
JAYCEE DUGARD V. USA
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17596
AAA NEVADA INS CO V. VINH CHAU
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17664
Casa del Caffe Vergnano v. ItalFlavors, LLC  
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56091

Justia Opinion Summary: ItalFlavors filed suit against Caffe Vergnano, blaming the failure of an Italian cafe venture on Caffe Vergnano's failure to offer support. The parties had entered into an agreement, the Commercial Contract, which…

DEREK OFENHAM V. RICK COURSEY
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35994
MICHAEL WILLIAMSON V. ERICK GEISLER
Date: March 15, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55843
PUNAOFO TILEI V. CDCR
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-15909
Arizona ex rel. Horne v. The Geo Group  
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Numbers: 13-16081, 13-16292

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when female corrections officer, Alice Hancock, filed a charge of discrimination with the Division against her employer, Geo, alleging that she had been subjected to discrimination, harassment, and…

PUNAOFO TILEI V. W. MCGUINNESS
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16298
Mitchell v. State of Washington  
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 13-36217

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, diagnosed with Hepatitis C, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, for injunction relief and damages, alleging constitutionally inadequate medical care and a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. The district…

State of Alaska Dept. of Nat. Res. v. United States  
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35051

Justia Opinion Summary: Agnes and Anne Purdy dispute the State’s claim of ownership to rights-of-way for four public trails that cross the Purdys' land, seeking to stop members of the public from trespassing on their property by using the…

ELIAS CORONADO V. USA
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55255
FELIX SANCHEZ V. CITY OF HAWTHORNE
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55761
HARBOR MISSIONARY CHURCH V. CITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56137
Western Security Bank v. Winzenreid
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35617
IN RE COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT
Date: March 14, 2016
Docket Number: 15-90072
WILLIAM MYERS V. LARRY SMALLS
Date: March 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-56864
KUBIR GURUNG V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 11, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70726
ROBERT KUBICEK ARCHITECTS V. BRUCE BOSLEY
Date: March 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15792
DUSTIN WHITTEN V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35863
USA V. ELIAZAR SANCHEZ
Date: March 11, 2016
Docket Number: 14-50223
USA V. JOHN HARRIS
Date: March 11, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10023
Rivera v. Lynch  
Date: March 10, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72668

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of El Salvador, pled no contest to a charge under California Penal Code section 118, a general perjury statute. Petitioner was charged with perjury - application for driver's license. The IJ and the…

Burton v. Davis  
Date: March 10, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55328

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, sentenced to death for robbery and murder, seeks habeas corpus relief based on the California Supreme Court’s rejection of his claim of self-representation pursuant to Faretta v. California. The district…

CHRIS KOHLER V. CSK AUTO, INC.
Date: March 10, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55317
USA V. RAUL BANUELOS-ESTRADA
Date: March 10, 2016
Docket Number: 15-50062
Beaver v. Tarsadia Hotels  
Date: March 10, 2016
Docket Number: 15-55106

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed a putative class action against defendants, a group of developers and their agents or affiliates, claiming that defendants' business practices violated California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL), Cal.…

USA V. VICTOR REZA-RAMOS
Date: March 9, 2016
Docket Number: 11-10029
United States v. Reza-Ramos  
Date: March 9, 2016
Docket Number: 11-10029

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a non-Indian, appealed his conviction under the federal murder statute, 18 U.S.C. 111, for the murder of the victim on the Tohono O’odham Indian reservation in Arizona. The court concluded that section 1111…

CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: March 9, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17164
JEFF ARTHURS V. CAROLYN COLVIN
Date: March 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-35611
ANDREW CONTASTI V. CITY OF SOLANO BEACH
Date: March 9, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55197
SERGIO GONZALEZ-ORTEGA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 8, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73137
DONALD BERRY V. FRANCISCO JACQUEZ
Date: March 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-17074
MICHAEL NEUMANN V. ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.
Date: March 8, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55275
USA V. SHANE WHITE
Date: March 8, 2016
Docket Number: 15-30092
ARMAN DOBROYAN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 12-72269
Hooks v. Kitsap Tenant Support Servs.  
Date: March 7, 2016
Citation: 816 F.3d 550
Docket Number: 13-35912

Justia Opinion Summary: In this appeal, the parties contest the proper interpretation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA), 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., as it relates to the appointment of the former Acting General Counsel of the NLRB. KTSS…

USA V. DONNY LOVE, SR.
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-50085
United States ex rel Mateski v. Raytheon  
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-55341

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a qui tam suit under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3729–3733, alleging fraud in the performance of a Government contract. The district court dismissed the suit. The court agreed with plaintiff…

SAMUEL GUERRERO VERDEJA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72958
ROSA GONZALEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72962
DENNIS AGUILAR-MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72964
XIAO LIN V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 13-73230
USA V. WILLIE JONES, SR.
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-10347
SHARP PLUMBING, INC. V. NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INS.
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15172
United States v. Teng Jiao Zhou  
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-55027

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant emigrated from China in 1985, and applied for naturalization in 1993. In 1994, defendant was found guilty of Robbery of the First Degree and False Imprisonment with Violence or Menace. On March 31, 1994,…

EDGAR GRAMAJO-LOPEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70749
USA V. SHANNTAYE HICKS
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 15-10328
Melendres v. Maricopa Cnty.  
Date: March 7, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15996

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed a class action against Sheriff Arpaio, Maricopa County, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), alleging that defendants violated federal law by racially profiling Latino drivers and passengers…

CHARLES HEDLUND V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 09-99019
CLETO SIGUEIROS V. WILLIAM KNIPP
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 12-17024
USA V. HUY LUONG
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-10492
DERRON FLORES V. MUFG UNION BANK
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17434
JERRY HOANG V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-35799
DAIRY EMPLOYEES UNION LOCAL#17 V. ROBERT VANDER EYK DAIRY
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-57143
City of Mukilteo v. US DOT  
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-70385

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners challenged the FAA's decision that no Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is necessary to commence operating commercial passenger service at Paine Field in Snohomish County. The court held that the scope of…

ISMAEL AGUIRRE SANCHEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71563
RAFAEL CARRILLO-GASTELLUM V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71782
FRANCISCO BELTRAN-FLORES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-71828
TOMAS NUNEZ-FLORES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-72103
MARCO ROMERO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 13-74222
BRIGITTE PARKER V. AMR CORPORATION
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-15150
JOSE MORALES V. KAREN CRIBBS
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-16484
LA CUNA DE AZTLAN SACRED SITES V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-56415
ELEAZAR REYES-ROJAS V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70123
ARMANDO MARTINEZ V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-70699
JOSE GALLARDO-MONARES V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71606
KULJINDER SINGH V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 14-71722
JUAN ESPINOZA V. AHMED
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-15689
TIMOTHY HANNA V. RON DAVIS
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-16506
Shell Offshore Inc. v. Greenpeace  
Date: March 4, 2016
Docket Number: 15-35392

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal stems from a dispute between Shell and Greenpeace over the search for oil in the Chukchi Sea. The parties now dispute the propriety of a preliminary injunction entered by the district court to protect Shell…

DEIBY VILLALOBOS-BONILLA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 11-70977
ZHIH WU V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 11-71879
DAVID PHILIP V. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-16155
FTC V. JOHN BECK
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-56665
FTC V. CHARLES GUGLIUZZA
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-57064
FTC V. Commerce Planet, Inc.  
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-57064

Justia Opinion Summary: The FTC filed suit against Commerce Planet in order to enjoin it's deceptive marketing of a product called “OnlineSupplier.” The FTC alleged that Commerce Planet violated section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act,…

RIKA SIRINGO RINGO V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73936
TAKHMINA AKRAMOVA V. LORETTA E. LYNCH
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 12-73972
A.G. V. Paradise Valley Unified Sch. Dist.  
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-16239

Justia Opinion Summary: A.G. and her parents filed suit against defendants, alleging claims of discrimination under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 794, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.…

Tarango v. McDaniel  
Date: March 3, 2016
Docket Number: 13-17071

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of seven felony counts related to a robbery and burglary using a deadly weapon, appealed the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief, claiming violation of his due process right to a fair…

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