2019 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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TIFFANY HILL V. XEROX BUSINESS SERVICES
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 14-36029
WILLIAM RUPERT V. SUSAN BOND
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 15-15831
GURJIT SIDHU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70457
CRISTINA MARTINEZ DE ESTRADA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73503
ALMONT AMBULATORY SURGERY CTR. V. ILWU
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56241
EMILIANO HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70141
United States v. Bain  
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10107

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed defendant's conviction and sentence for armed bank robbery, holding that his inadvertent placement of a pocket knife on the bank's counter while pulling a plastic bag out of his pocket did not…

ALMONT AMBULATORY SURGERY CTR. V. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC.
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55301
HOWARD WHITE V. ROMEO ARANAS
Date: June 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16899
MARK HAYS V. RANDY TEWS
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 15-56593
LIANG ZHAO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73772
MICHAEL SKIDMORE V. LED ZEPPELIN
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56057
YANPING LIU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70872
USA V. SHAHRIYAR BOLANDIAN
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50373
HOLLY BAYES V. STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56035
INSURANCE CO. OF PA V. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56825
Beckington v. American Airlines, Inc.  
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15648

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action brought by airline pilots, seeking damages under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Plaintiffs alleged that their employer colluded with a union in the…

USA V. IVAN VIDAL-CASTILLO
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50059
WORLDWIDE SUBSIDY GROUP, LLC V. FIFA
Date: June 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-56033
JING LI V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72799
RONNIE BROWN V. JEFF MACOMBER
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56330
Altera Corp. v. Commissioner  
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-70496, 16-70497

Justia Opinion Summary: At issue was the validity of the Treasury regulations implementing 26 U.S.C. 482, which provides for the allocation of income and deductions among related entities. The Ninth Circuit reversed the tax court's decision…

United States v. Seng Chen Yong  
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16017

Justia Opinion Summary: A guilty plea made in exchange for leniency to a third party is involuntarily made if the government lacked probable cause to prosecute the third party at the time of the guilty plea. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the…

KRISTINA MILLER V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16126
KELLY CROWE V. RAMA GOGINENI
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17231
ALAA ELKHARWILY V. FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35009
TYLER THOMAS V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35822
DYONDRA GLASPY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35960
USA V. MELISSA MORTON
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50345
CHRISTOPHER FILLMORE V. BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56059
E. B. V. BALDWIN PARK USD
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56803
USA V. NALEN WILLIAMS
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30089
NATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. V. ARKON RESOURCES, INC.
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35220
OAK PARK USD V. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INS. CO
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55033
WALID MAJDUB V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71946
Ahearn v. Hyundai Motor America  
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-56014, 15-56025, 15-56059, 15-56061, 5-56064, 15-56067

Justia Opinion Summary: The en banc court reviewed five consolidated appeals from the district court's orders and judgment certifying a nationwide settlement class, approving a settlement, and awarding attorney's fees in a multidistrict…

Aguirre Barbosa v. Barr  
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72092

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an order denying respondent's motion to depublish and granting the motion to amend the prior opinion, as well as an amended opinion. In the amended opinion, the panel held that petitioner's…

DEVON INVESTMENT, INC. V. ANDES INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17205
United States v. Benamor  
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50308

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for knowingly possessing a firearm as a felon. Defendant argued that, because firearms manufactured in or before 1898 do not qualify as "firearms" under 18 U.S.C. 922,…

Bergelectric Corp. v. Secretary of Labor  
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72852

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a final order affirming a citation that Bergelectric violated OSHA's fall protection standards in 29 C.F.R. 1926.501(b)(1). The panel held that Bergelectric was not…

USA V. DARRYL YOUNG
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30039
WEH MAGIC VALLEY HOLDINGS, LLC V. EIH PARENT, LLC
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35276
BALKRISHNA SETTY V. SHRINIVAS SUGANDHALAYA LLP
Date: June 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35573
USA V. VERA KUZMENKO
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10129
NEI Contracting and Engineering, Inc. v. Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest, Inc.  
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56498

Justia Opinion Summary: A class must be decertified when the class representatives are found to lack standing as to their individual claims. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order decertifying a class of persons alleging that…

National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress  
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-16622, 17-16862

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit dismissed consolidated appeals from a district court order holding two sets of appellants in civil contempt for violating a preliminary injunction prohibiting appellants from publishing any of the…

United States v. Brown  
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-30191

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence. In this case, a police officer spotted defendant, a black man, who was on foot, and then activated their lights and…

NEI CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING V. HANSON AGGREGATES PACIFIC SW
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55903
ALLEN PANGELINAN V. USA
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56822
ROBERT MEAKIN V. CFI PENSION TRUST
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15216
APRIL LINDBLOM V. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC.
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16393
ALICIA ROCHA V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35270
USA V. DARIUS KING
Date: June 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50122
TOMAS ACOSTA LOPEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70896
CONSERVATION CONGRESS V. USFS
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16153
DIANA NICHOLS V. FED. DEPOSIT INS. CORP.
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35556
Austin v. University of Oregon  
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-35559, 17-35560

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a complaint brought by three male student athletes, alleging that the University discriminated against them on the basis of their sex in violation of Title IX…

THERESE LALUMIERE V. WILLOW SPRINGS CARE, INC.
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35935
USA V. JON KAISER
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50294
Gold Value International Textile, Inc. v. Sanctuary Clothing, LLC  
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55818

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment and award of attorney's fees to Sanctuary Clothing in an action brought by Fiesta, alleging that Sanctuary clothing copied its fabric design. The…

MICHELLE RIVERA V. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56566
USA V. GEORGE MCGOWAN
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30028
ATTIC V. WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES
Date: June 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35414
JORGE MILLAN-RODRIGUEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 14-73589
GEVORG SUKIASYAN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73523
LUIS MESTA V. JOHN MYRICK
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35801
United States v. Knotek  
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55572

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a petition for habeas corpus relief where petitioner challenged an order certifying him as extraditable to the Czech Republic in order for him to serve a sentence…

MIN SHIN V. UMEKEN USA, INC.
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56767
TRINITA LATTIMORE V. EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56819
BEAR GULCH SOLAR, LLC V. MPSC
Date: June 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-36061
FRANK VARELA V. LAMPS PLUS, INC.
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56085
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Hobbs  
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16491

Justia Opinion Summary: The Libertarian Party challenged a state law requiring up to 1% of voters eligible to participate in its primary to sign a nominating petition for a Libertarian candidate to earn a place on the primary ballot.…

USA V. JOSE HELGUERA-DEL RIO
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-30175
USA V. RAYMOND DEVORE
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-30205
Greisen v. Hanken  
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35472

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the former police chief, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that defendant, the former city manager, violated the First Amendment by subjecting plaintiff to adverse employment actions in retaliation for…

YUANXIANG ZHANG V. BING'S RESTAURANT, INC.
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35596
A.P. V. GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55751
USA V. GUMESINDO MENDOZA-MORENO
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10202
ANCITA TSOSIE V. ONHIR
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15145
USA V. ADOLPH SPEARS, SR.
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30120
KY KARNECKI V. CITY OF SISTERS
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35079
TODD MICKEL V. UNUM GROUP
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35178
ICT LAW & TECH. GRP. PLLC V. SEATREE PLLC
Date: May 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35945
MAURO RODRIGUEZ-TAPIA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72210
GABINO MORALES RAMIREZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72519
USA V. SVETLANA MARKEVICH
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 15-10457
USA V. RANDY GRAVES
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 16-50276
United States v. Graves  
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 16-50276

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant challenged his life sentence imposed by the district court after it concluded he had two prior felony drug offenses under 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A). The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's life sentence and held…

Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Forest Service  
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15790

Justia Opinion Summary: The Center filed suit seeking an injunction under the citizen suit provision of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to require the Kaibab National Forest's administrator, the Forest Service, to address…

SIERRA CLUB, INC. V. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERV.
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16560
RODERICH BOTT V. JEFFREY EDELSON
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35546
Singh v. American Honda Finance  
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-35964, 17-35967

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants in a putative class action against American Honda Finance and other dealerships. Plaintiff alleged that defendants failed to provide…

NICOLE OCHS V. EUGENE EMERALDS BASEBALL CLUB
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-36019
WENDY HASTINGS V. USPS
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56643
RANDY NUNEZ V. SAKS INCORPORATED
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56821
Jiang Guan v. Barr  
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71966

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought review of the BIA's decision denying him asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The panel denied the petition as to petitioner's claims for asylum and…

LEZLIE GUNN V. HANS-PETER WILD
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15192
GARY MARTINEZ V. RICHARD SPENCER
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15660
RODNEY WOMACK V. J. WINDSOR
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15764
CHARLES CROCKETT V. VENALONZO
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16614
DANA GRAY V. V. ROMERO
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16787
MARIO ARIAS V. A. JOHAL
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-17101
JOHNNYLEE BURK V. PATRICK NELSON
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35279
BRAD DONOHUE V. VARGO
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35784
TERRY KERR V. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-36026
USA V. WILLIE JONES, JR.
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50079
GEORGE MUTASCU V. EMIL BOTEZATU
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55702
COLUMBUS ALLEN, JR. V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55718
ARTHUR LOPEZ V. MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55748
TAYLOR PROFITA V. STEPHEN ANDERSEN
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-56192
Holl v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland  
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70568

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to vacate the district court’s order compelling arbitration of claims that UPS overcharged retail customers who shipped packages through third-party…

DAVINDER SINGH V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70694
LUIS LOPEZ-ALEJANDRO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71173
ARACELI OCHOA ALCARAZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71861
RODRICK SATRE V. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-16025
SCOTT WILLIAMS V. CIR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-71505
DENYS HONCHAROV V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-71554
Honcharov v. Barr  
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-71554

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit joined its sister circuits and held that the BIA does not per se err when it concludes that arguments raised for the first time on appeal do not have to be entertained. The panel held that the…

ESLI MONZON-CASTENEDA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72160
ANA CALDERON-ESPEJO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73588
DIMAS FUENTES V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73782
USA V. JOSE GARCIA-GALIANA
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10120
USA V. JESSE HARTMAN
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10439
USA V. JUAN PEREZ
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10540
BROOKE NOBLE V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-16362
USA V. LAJAI PRIDGETTE
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-30274
GERALDINE TRICE V. NDSC
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16833
JOSEPH FLOWERS V. FRED FOULK
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16989
CRESTWOOD CAPITAL CORPORATION V. ANDES INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17219
USA V. ERIC HAENSGEN
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50392
PAULA KELLER V. WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56202
PHILLIP JACKSON V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56685
IRMA GRANT V. SETERUS, INC.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56907
SERGII SELIVANOV V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71117
CLAUDE BENT V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72631
USA V. TRAYVON SMITH
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10225
PRENTICE WILLIAMS V. CITY OF TEMPE
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15231
LEO KRAMER V. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15959
FRED BEGAY V. ONHIR
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15996
DAVID BUSHLOW V. MTC FINANCIAL, INC.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16687
WAYNE GINNIS V. J. SHARTLE
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-17255
USA V. SERGIO GUTIERREZ
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35036
CECILIA WILSON V. LONGVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35039
Tschida v. Motl  
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35115

Justia Opinion Summary: Montana State Representative Brad Tschida filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the Commissioner of Montana's Commission of Political Practices (COPP), alleging that Mont. Code Ann. 2-2-136(4) violates the First…

City of Albany v. CH2M Hill, Inc.  
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35283

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order granting the city's motion to remand this breach of contract case to state court based on a venue selection clause in its contract with defendant, an engineering firm…

CHIXAPKAID D. MICHAEL PAVEL V. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35287
LEIF HANSEN V. GEICO
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35383
TRINA PATTERSON V. SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55134
JON ROSENTHAL V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55598
JOHN MANOS V. THE WOLF FIRM
Date: May 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55729
DARVIN BETANCOURT-GUZMAN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 14-70190
PEDRO PASTOR-RENOJ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72097
MING ZHANG V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72300
GLENFORD PRINCE V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72465
HUI YU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72582
USA V. NADIA KUZMENKO
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 15-10526
JAGDEEP SINGH GILL V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72600
BUDDHA LO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 16-72548
EVANGELINA PALOMINO-ESPINOZA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73728
COLBERT NICHOLS V. ISIDRO BACA
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15862
ROSITA CHARLES V. OFFICE OF NAVAJO & HOPI INDIAN
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17258
United States v. Smith  
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-30248

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for two counts of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes 811.540(1), as assimilated by 18 U.S.C. 13, the Assimilative…

ALLEN WISDOM V. JEREMY GUGINO
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35339
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-36002
SCOTT HORTON V. SPECIALTY FINISHES, LLC
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73335
USA V. RICHARD SAPIEN
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10112
USA V. ZACHARY HICKS
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10161
DANIEL RAMET V. ROBERT LEGRANDE
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15206
BRYAN STROTHER V. DAVID BALDWIN
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15244
HEDY BAHE V. OFFICE OF NAVAJO & HOPI INDIAN
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15271
VESTER PATTERSON V. CDCR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15881
MICHAEL WITKIN V. MARIANA LOTERSZTAIN
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16040
KENT WILLIAMS V. BROOKS
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35587
JOSEPH KOFOED V. ELLEN ROSENBLUM
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35656
DAVID TRINE V. JOSIAS SALAZAR
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35712
ICT LAW & TECH. GRP. PLLC V. SEATREE PLLC
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35823
USA V. GARY WHITE
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50161
USA V. JOSE SALDANA-REYES
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50236
RICK SIEGEL V. JULIE SU
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55569
JOSE MEDINA AGUILAR V. CYNTHIA ENTZEL
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55583
SAMUEL DOWELL V. USA
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 19-35110
USA V. JOSE ORTIZ-BARRAGAN
Date: May 28, 2019
Docket Number: 19-50002
CHANGLIANG ZHU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70527
ROBERTO YANEZ-PAEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70811
RINA MAGANA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71229
L. CHAMP V. MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16249
TRUSTEES SOCAL IBEW-NECA V. KEVIN LIEBECK
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56188
MINH TRUONG V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56332
RICK MCLELLAN V. NV DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15529
ALVIN JOHNS V. CITY OF EUGENE
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35127
NIDHAL BEN-SALAH V. STERLING JEWELERS, INC.
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35140
TAYLOR SHEET METAL, INC. V. SMART LOCAL NO. 16
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35176
DANA SYRIA V. ALLIANCEONE REC. MGMT., INC.
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35678
J&M FOOD SERVICES, INC. V. CAMEL INVESTMENT, L.L.C.
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-60021
JONATHON SILVERSKY V. MICHAEL FLETCHER
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70281
KOREY AARSTAD V. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Date: May 24, 2019
Docket Number: 19-35305
ZHENFA DU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72478
NOE LOPEZ-LORENZO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72499
ANGEL MARTINEZ-DOMINGUEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72558
ANNETTE DAGNEW V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 14-74037
ALDO ARELLANO-GOMEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72547
YVES MARC V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73283
ADAN MARTINEZ-HERNANDEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73569
USA V. ANTONIO ROYAL
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15130
ANDES INDUSTRIES V. EZCONN CORP.
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17058
USA V. MICHAEL SPENCER
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50303
MOISES VELASQUEZ-MEDINA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70553
ANIBAL VAREDES-HUANO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70851
GILBERTO JIMENEZ ORDONEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71153
JUAN PEREZ-GOMEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71431
GASTON FLORES-VALENZUELA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72240
JOSE GALINDO-BARRERA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72257
AMIT KUMAR V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72294
JOSE MORALES ZAVALETA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72447
JOSE TELLO-RESENDIZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72587
LILIBETH MENDEZ ALELUYA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72743
LERIUS FRANCOIS V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73014
JOSE LANDA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73024
JAIRO MENDOZA-PEREZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73422
USA V. RAY SEGALA
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10259
USA V. FANY MADRIGAL-LOPEZ
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10401
USA V. MARTIN GASCA ROJAS
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10434
AARON STRIBLING V. E. WILSON
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16504
CARLOS PORRAS V. KIT PARKER
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16785
JOHN HENNEBERRY V. CITY OF NEWARK
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16940
AARON STRIBLING V. CDCR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-17314
USA V. MI YU
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30223
USA V. MATTHEW CHARLES
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30225
USA V. VICTOR FOURSTAR, JR.
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30226
ERIC WANNAMAKER V. RICHARD V. SPENCER
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35267
USA V. EDDIS DAVENPORT
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50097
USA V. CESAR ZUNIGA
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50135
USA V. DANIEL VERDIN
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50252
USA V. ISAI REYNAGA
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50287
USA V. EFRAIN ALCARAS
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50292
USA V. KEVIN TRAN
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50302
USA V. SEBASTIAN COLULA-MORALES
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50320
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. USA
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55111
BAHMAN KHODAYARI V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55247
USA V. ABRAHAM HERNANDEZ-ZAVALA
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55267
ANGEL CALIXTO HERNANDEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70025
VERONICA MENDEZ SIBRIAN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71474
OSCAR MARTINEZ-SUAREZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71514
ROBERTO VELAZQUEZ-RAMOS V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71663
Lorenzo Lopez v. Barr  
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72406

Justia Opinion Summary: A Notice to Appear that is defective under Pereira v. Sessions, 138 S. Ct. 2105 (2018), cannot be cured by a subsequent Notice of Hearing and therefore does not terminate the residence period required for cancellation of…

BD OF TRUSTEES GLAZING HEALTH V. SHANNON CHAMBERS
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15588
VINCENT HASCOET V. MORPHO S.A.
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16915
USA V. TUAN LAM
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10221
HENSTOOTH RANCH, LLC V. BURLINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15167
JOSE BUENROSTRO V. DAVID FAJARDO
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15488
CKH FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP V. HOLT HOMES, INC.
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35154
CERVANTES ORCHARDS & VINEYARDS V. DEERE CREDIT, INC.
Date: May 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35366
Perez v. City of Roseville  
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 15-16430

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an order withdrawing the opinion and concurring opinion filed on February 9, 2018, and issued a new opinion and dissenting opinion. The panel affirmed the district court's grant of summary…

MARTIN NIETO IZAZAGA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70652
KAREN ULLOA-ANTUNEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70995
EAGLE SPE NV 1, INC. V. SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS DEVELOPMENT
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15639
CLEO DAILY V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16793
HIROSHI HORIIKE V. HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE USA
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55853
MICHAEL ROCCA V. VIP PLAZA INVESTMENT, INC.
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56841
OLGA MANCIA-LIMAS V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70340
LARRY BEGAY V. ONHIR
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15489
USA V. JOSE MIRANDA-JIMENEZ
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30125
USA V. FELIX RODRIGUEZ
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30139
JOSHUA WHITE V. MARK NOOTH
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35562
DEBORAH JOHNSON V. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35581
USA V. CHRISTOPHER MCGRATH
Date: May 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50158
Alanniz v. Barr  
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72792

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's pretermission of his application for cancellation of removal. The panel held that petitioner's continuous residency did not commence with his 1997 parole,…

YONG WANG V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73816
USA V. BRIAN CAPUTO
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10497
Murray v. BEJ Minerals, LLC  
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 16-35506

Justia Opinion Summary: The en banc court stayed proceedings and certified the following question to the Montana Supreme Court: Whether, under Montana law, dinosaur fossils constitute "minerals" for the purpose of a mineral reservation.

GERALD MCNEIL V. A. ASUNCION
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56839
PEDRO OXLAJ LORENZO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72053
BRANDY WILLIAMS V. G & K SERVICES, INC.
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15778
CONSERVATION CONGRESS V. USFS
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-17165
TERRANCE GIPSON V. MARK NOOTH
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35370
NOEL CALDELLIS V. MIKE OBENLAND
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35650
ESTATE OF MARTIN T. FORNADLEY V. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF IL
Date: May 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55115
CHAOFANG LIN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 15-71841
FRANCISCO MADRIGAL-BARRERA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73727
ACT 898 PRODUCTS, INC. V. WS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56046
DEMETA REYES V. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56699
MARIA ABREGO V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56860
HONG RU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71037
LUIS YEPEZ-VARGAS V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72070
USA V. JACK MORGAN
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10106
WILLIAMS SPORTS RENTALS INC. V. MARIAN WILLIS
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15006
Lambert v. Tesla, Inc.  
Date: May 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15203

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order compelling arbitration in an action brought by plaintiff, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. 1981. The panel followed the reasoning in its en banc decision EEOC v.…

MARCELO MARTINEZ-CEDILLO V. WILLIAM P. BARR
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 14-71742
VARTAN ABRAMIAN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 14-73616
LIVINGSTON TONEY V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70611
JOSE RAMIRO-RAMIREZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71329
SUNIL KUMAR V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71890
USA V. KENNETH WESCOTT
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10157
J. AUGUSTO BASTIDAS V. GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL LP
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16432
EZCONN CORPORATION V. PCT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16944
ANDES INDUSTRIES, INC. V. CHENG SUN LAN
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17059
DAVID REED V. KRON/IBEW LOCAL 45 PENS. PLAN
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17176
United States v. Singh  
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-50337, 17-50387

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Azano and Singh were convicted of various crimes stemming from illegal campaign contributions to local politicians to influence the 2012 San Diego election cycle. The Ninth Circuit reversed defendants'…

DONNA PAYNE V. U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56829
YANPHOL PATINO-CARDENAS V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70743
Ponce Garcia v. United States  
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71759

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied petitioner's application for authorization to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 petition collaterally attacking his 2008 sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to…

SCOTT DATTILO V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15297
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY V. CITY OF VISALIA
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15668
MASTER TAX LLC V. ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP, INC.
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16792
USA V. SERGIO CHAVEZ-VERDUZCO
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30009
USA V. SERGIO CHAVEZ-MACIAS
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30010
FREDERICK REBENSDORF V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35305
YAN LIU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 14-73737
CHUN FENG V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70479
AMANDEEP SINGH V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70521
RANJIT SINGH V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72029
USA V. KWOK CHOW
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10348
JAVIER SANTANA RUIZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70204
KIM ALLEN V. HYLANDS, INC.
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56184
JAMES ROBERTS, SR. V. MICHAEL BARNES
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-60086
WORLD FUEL SERVICES, INC. V. ANDREW MARTIN
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35164
ROQUE DE LA FUENTE V. KIM WYMAN
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35208
USA V. JAN BREWER
Date: May 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50237
Moran v. The Screening Pros, LLC  
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 12-57246

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff was denied housing due to disclosures appearing in a tenant screening report, he filed suit against TSP, alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), California's Investigative Consumer…

USSEC V. MARK FEATHERS
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 13-17304
AMAR JIT V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73695
Adamson v. Port of Bellingham  
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 16-35314

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment after the panel certified two questions to the Washington State Supreme Court. The state court held that a priority use provision, an affirmative obligation to…

United States v. Audette  
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10017

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of 90 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Defendant obtained millions of dollars from victims by telling them that he needed to pay CIA and FBI agents to protect…

BARBARA DAVIS V. RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: May 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35073
Kayer v. Ryan  
Date: May 13, 2019
Docket Number: 09-99027

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the district court's denial of his motion for a writ of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254(d). The Ninth Circuit, assuming without deciding that there was no procedural default and failure to…

MOISES RODRIGUEZ-VALLA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 13, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70926
BERNADETTE PAULEY V. CF ENTERTAINMENT
Date: May 13, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56057
USA V. LOST CREEK TRUST
Date: May 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30122
KIRK SAINTCALLE V. JEFFREY UTTECHT
Date: May 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35107
United States v. Orona  
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17508

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of defendant's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion for habeas relief in connection with a 2012 conviction for which he received an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal…

USA V. MARIO RUVALCABA-GARCIA
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50288
United States v. Ruvalcaba-Garcia  
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50288

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for illegally reentering the United States after having been removed. The panel held that, although the district court abused its discretion by admitting an expert's…

United States v. Fultz  
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56002

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion arguing that his sentence was improperly enhanced under 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1). The panel held that defendant's underlying offense…

Prado v. Barr  
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72914

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision denying petitioner's appeal of the IJ's determinations that petitioner was removable and ineligible for asylum. The IJ determined that petitioner's…

KELLY BREZOCZKY V. DOMTAR CORPORATION
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15011
FRIENDS OF THE WILD SWAN V. RICH KEHR
Date: May 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35612
R. B. V. EDU-HI
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 14-15895
USA V. ROXANNE CARPENTER
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10498
United States v. Carpenter  
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-10498, 18-10006

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's rulings concerning Defendant Carpenter and Velazquez's joint trial where they were convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping. The panel held that the common law…

USA V. RICKY DAVIS
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10547
GENE ACHZIGER V. IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INS.
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35996
GLORIA MORALEZ V. SONNY PERDUE
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15126
CLARA KNIGHT V. LM GENERAL INS. CO.
Date: May 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15154
Cedar Point Nursery v. Shiroma  
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 16-16321

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an appeal by Growers against members of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board who promulgated a regulation allowing union organizers access to…

US EX REL. DEFATTA V. UPS
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56015
Wojciechowski v. Kohlberg Ventures, LLC  
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15966

Justia Opinion Summary: The settlement agreement—and in particular, the intent of the settling parties—determines the preclusive effect of the previous action. The settlement agreement in this case released plaintiff's and the class's claims…

Comcast of Sacramento I, LLC v. Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission  
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16847

Justia Opinion Summary: Under 47 U.S.C. 555a(a), local authorities and municipalities, involved in the regulation of cable television services within their boundaries, are exempted from civil money damages liability in any lawsuit for any claim…

MARNIE MASUDA-CLEVELAND V. LIFE INS. CO.
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17149
LINDA SISCO V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35359
USA V. ANDRES SOTO
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50296
USSEC V. WAYNE WEAVER
Date: May 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56423
SIMULADOS SOFTWARE V. PHOTON INFOTECH PRIVATE
Date: May 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17179
USA V. ERIK ISLAS
Date: May 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10039
Innovation Law Lab v. McAleenan  
Date: May 7, 2019
Docket Number: 19-15716

Justia Opinion Summary: Asylum applicants and asylum-related legal services challenged the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which initiated a new inspection policy along the southern border. The district court concluded that the MPP lacked a…

USA V. ANTHONY LESTER
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10506
WildEarth Guardians v. Provencio  
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17373

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Forest Service in an action brought by environmental groups challenging travel management plans permitting limited motorized big game…

SHYRIAA HENDERSON V. UNITED STUDENT AID FUNDS, INC.
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55373
ERNEST ABBIT V. ING USA ANNUITY AND LIFE INS.
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55836
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Seila Law LLC  
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56324

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order granting the Board's petition to enforce the law firm's compliance with the Board's civil investigative demand (CID) to respond to interrogatories and requests for…

USA V. JOSE ORTEGA
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56879
NAT'L FIRE & MARINE INS. V. UNITED POLICYHOLDERS
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15229
NORTHWEST ENVTL. ADVOCATES V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35291
USA V. MARCHELLO MCCAIN
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50013
USA V. JUAN BANDERAS-GONZALEZ
Date: May 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50016
FRANCIS HERNANDEZ V. KEVIN CHAPPELL
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 11-99013
Bradford v. Davis  
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 15-99018

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged the district court's limited grant of habeas relief as to his death sentence and the state cross-appealed. Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, rape, and sodomy.…

JON WARWICK V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 16-55869
MOHAMMED RAHMAN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71278
IGINIO CRUZ CALLES V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 16-72181
C.J.L.G. v. Barr  
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73801

Justia Opinion Summary: An IJ is required to inform a petitioner subject to removal proceedings of "apparent eligibility to apply for any of the benefits enumerated in this chapter." 8 C.F.R. 1240.11(a)(2). The apparent eligibility standard of…

MICHAEL AMES V. MARK LINDQUIST
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-36040
TRACEY TERRY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-36053
GREGORIA MARQUEZ V. HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35158
SAID FARZAD V. SNOHOMISH COUNTY SUPERIOR CT.
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35465
BELINDA ALVARO PASCUAL V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70293
In re Boon Global Limited  
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71347

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to direct the district court to vacate its order compelling third parties to arbitration. The petition related to an arbitration clause in a software…

GABRIEL BUSTOS PENALOZA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71416
USA V. QUEEN ANIEZE-SMITH
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 16-50208
United States v. Anieze-Smith  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 16-50208

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit joined the Eleventh Circuit in holding that a district court may order restitution for all losses resulting from a fraudulent scheme, even those caused by conduct occurring outside the statute of…

Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16096

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's dismissal of a complaint brought by a putative class of plaintiffs against an international business that had developed a sophisticated three-tier franchising model. The…

Media Rights Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16509

Justia Opinion Summary: MRT filed suit against Microsoft, alleging patent infringement stemming from MRT's development of a technology to protect electronic files from content piracy. The Ninth Circuit held that claim preclusion barred the…

LEE VINCENT V. BRIAN WILLIAMS
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16992
GEOFF MURPHY V. DEBBIE ASUNCION
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17131
GUSTAVO AMEZCUA GONZALEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73229
Bank of Oklahoma, NA v. Estes  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15369

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of the Bank's motion for a preliminary injunction against arbitration by FINRA. The panel held that the Bank was likely to succeed on the question of whether the…

CHRISTOPHER BROWN V. TIMOTHY FILSON
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15663
Garvin v. Cook Investments NW  
Date: May 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35119

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision affirming the bankruptcy court's order confirming a second amended Chapter 11 plan of five real estate holding companies. The panel held that 11 U.S.C. 1129(a)(3)…

MONY PREAP V. KEVIN K. MCALEENAN
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 14-16326
BASSAM KHOURY V. ELIZABETH GODFREY
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 14-35482
PARDEEP KUMAR V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72281
RANDY CORDERO V. SILIFAGA VAEOSO
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 16-55112
ZHI ZHOU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73956
CHUKWUEMEKA NDULUE V. FREMONT-RIDEOUT HEALTH GROUP
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16430
EEOC V. VF JEANSWEAR LP
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16786
ERICKSON PRODUCTIONS, INC. V. KRAIG KAST
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17157
USA V. JOSE SOTO
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50287
ARMANDO MENA V. ROSEMARY NDOH
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55524
USA V. RAFAEL GIL-GARCIA
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10011
STEPHEN YAGMAN V. GINA HASPEL
Date: May 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55784
JOSE RAMIREZ-PEREZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 14-73476
ASIF IDREES V. WILLIAM P. BARR
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 15-71573
VERONICA MOREHEAD V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 15-72224
USA V. WILBERT ROSS, III
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 16-50260
GREGORIO MENDOZA CERVANTES V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71678
STEVEN WALTNER V. CIR
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 16-72754
USA V. LUCIANO MORENO-QUIDERA
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10427
USA V. VIRGIL SANTA
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10433
NINA RINGGOLD V. JERRY BROWN
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16269
TROY BARNEY V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35365
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35835
USA V. RONNIE JOHNSON
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50205
AGNES MORRISSEY-BERRU V. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56624
W. C., JR. V. ROWLAND USD
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56725
FRANCISCA GUILLEN V. DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56779
DIEGO BELLOSO-DELGADO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-71191
USA V. YONG CHA
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 15-50465
RENO RIOS V. K. BRANDON
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17213
Weil v. Citizens Telecom Services Co.  
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 16-35813

Justia Opinion Summary: Hearsay does not include statements offered against a party, made by that party's employee on a matter within the scope of the employee's employment, so long as the statement was made while the employee was still…

Vibe Micro, Inc. v. SIG Capital, LLC  
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16277

Justia Opinion Summary: A 50% shareholder of an involuntary debtor may not seek damages under 11 U.S.C. 303(i). The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision affirming the bankruptcy court's denial of a request for statutory damages…

EDWARD KENDLER V. JAHM NAJAFI
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17196
USA V. RODRIGO LOZANO
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50127
SCOTT KELLY V. STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY CO
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56334
BONNIE RUTH V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56614
HELENA WILSON V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56774
BILLON, INC. V. JAMES SLATIN
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56790
UNIVERSAL MUSIC MGB NA LLC V. QUANTUM MUSIC WORKS
Date: April 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56925
CORTEZ WASHINGTON V. STUART SHERMAN
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56378
USA V. ZHAOPENG CHEN
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10090
JESSICA HOLMES V. WALTER MILLER
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15604
B.K. v. Snyder  
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-17501, 17-17502

Justia Opinion Summary: Ten children in the Arizona foster care system filed a class action against the directors of the Arizona Department of Child Safety and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, alleging that Arizona's state-wide…

United States v. Wijegoonaratna  
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50255

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for seven counts of health care fraud. The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction, holding that the prosecutor's statement—that the office staff completing the intake…

HECTOR CASILLAS V. CYPRESS INS. CO.
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56065
JAK SUKYAS V. ROMANIA
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56557
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL, INC. V. CHARTER ASSET MGMT. FUND, L.P.
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56601
JOHNATHAN FIELDS V. JUSTIN MCQUEEN
Date: April 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16389
OSBEL GOMEZ VALLE V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 11-73274
JUAN OCEGUEDA-LOPEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 14-71915
ANA HENRIQUEZ-BERNAL V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72323
Emmons v. City of Escondido  
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 16-55771

Justia Opinion Summary: On remand from the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to a police officer in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging an excessive force claim. In this case, the officer…

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY V. JB COLLISION SERVICES, INC.
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56566
THOMAS ATENCIO V. TUNECORE, INC.
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56625
JAZMIN BARAHONA-MARTINEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73808
TONY GREEN V. CALVIN JOHNSON
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35281
NTCH-WA, Inc. V. ZTE Corp.  
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35833

Justia Opinion Summary: When a federal court sitting in diversity confirms an arbitration award, the preclusion law of the state where that court sits determines the preclusive effect of the award. Plaintiff previously arbitrated breach of…

STACY HALL V. BUDDY MYOTTE
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35954
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO V. TAISEI CONSTRUCTION CORP
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55886
B3 CAPITAL VENTURE V. CRYSTAL WATERFALLS
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56759
FINSA PORTAFOLIOS, S.A. DE C.V V. OPENGATE CAPITAL, LLC
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56776
YOLANDA PEREYRA-FLORES V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70357
KERIT JOHNSON V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70720
ERNESTO SALAS-ANDAZOLA V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72688
ISAAC ALVAREZ-HERNANDEZ V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73357
JOHN POWERS V. CHARLES KEETON
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15117
QIN LI V. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15176
KAREEM HOWELL V. C. TRAN
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15494
DAVID RHODES V. J. HOFFMAN
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15957
MICHAEL GREEN V. HATHAWAY
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16973
GEORGE MITCHELL V. STATE OF WASHINGTON
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35251
Oregon Natural Desert Assoc.v. Rose  
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35258

Justia Opinion Summary: After ONDA challenged the BLM's Recreation Plan, which involved the route network for motorized vehicles in the Steens Mountain Area, the Interior Board of Land Appeals approved the related Travel Plan under the National…

PATRICK GIBSON V. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35440
CECIL MORTON V. VANESA JOHANSON
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35521
PAUL MERRITT V. LAKE MATHEWS MINERAL PROPS.
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55646
JUSTININAO LOPEZ-MORENO V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-71156
BAOSHENG LIU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 14-71633
HECTOR PELICO-HUOX V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 14-72467
USA V. MARQUIS EDWARDS
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 16-55537
United States v. Huaracha Rodriguez  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10233

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order granting defendant's motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2), in light of Sentencing Guidelines Amendment 782. The panel clarified that, without an…

USA V. OSBALDO SARABIA
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10235
USA V. RAMIRO ALCAZAR-BARAJAS
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10298
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15515

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff's petition for panel rehearing was granted an this superseding opinion was filed. This case related to tort claims brought by the tribe against a nonmember employed by the tribe. At issue was whether the…

KENNETH LEMBERG V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15832
CARLOS ALMEIDA V. CLARK DUCART
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16302
R. M. V. GILBERT UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16722
BAHAR MIKHAK V. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, INC.
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17535
USA V. MARTEL VALENCIA-CORTEZ
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50330
Rojas v. FAA  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55036

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order granting summary judgment for the FAA in an action seeking information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In this case, plaintiff made a FOIA request after…

Californians for Renewable Energy v. California Public Utilities Commission  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55297

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, small scale solar producers, filed suit alleging that CPUC's programs did not comply with the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), because CPUC incorrectly defined the amount that PURPA requires…

MICHAEL BALINT V. KELLY SANTORO
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55576
TODD TIBBS V. RANDY GROUNDS
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55665
Malibu Textiles, Inc. v. Label Lane International, Inc.  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-55983, 17-55984, 17-56531

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of two copyright infringement actions against defendants, accusing them of copying Malibu's lace designs. The court held that, at the pleading stage, Malibu…

Mills v. City of Covina  
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56343

Justia Opinion Summary: The statute of limitations for a criminal defendant's 42 U.S.C. 1983 action is not tolled under California Code of Civil Procedure 356 during the pendency of an appeal from a conviction, in light of the Supreme Court's…

JESSIE HORN V. W. MONTGOMERY
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56658
CRYSTAL MORALES V. NEWPORT-MESA USD
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56724
KADVA PATIDAR 42 GAM SAMAJ V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56771
ESPLANADE PRODUCTIONS, INC. V. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56775
BALFRE VICTORIANO-HUACHIN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70498
BYRON ESTRADA-CHACON V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70505
YANLING XU V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73402
USA V. DAVID GUIDRY
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10088
USA V. RAYMUNDO SANCHEZ-NANES
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10208
USA V. MARTIN RAMIREZ-BUSTAMANTE
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10273
USA V. MIGUEL ALEMAN-GARCIA
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10332
USA V. JOSE RIVERA-LUGO
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10352
KEITH NANCE V. ALLEN MISER
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15628
KEENAN WILKINS V. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-16232
ESTATE OF JAMES LEE DIMAGGIO V. USA
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35206
NOAH GOLDMAN V. BOP
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35445
WILLIAM HOLDNER V. KATY COBA
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35605
JOSE SOLANO V. AFFINIA DEFAULT SERVICES, LLC
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-56128
CHAUNCEY MAHAN V. JUAN PEREZ
Date: April 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-56147

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