2019 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 3501 - 3627 of 3627

APOLONIO SAENZ-SANCHEZ V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-73493
USA V. CLIFFORD BRIGHAM
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10132
USA V. JULIO AQUIL
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-30194
STEPHEN IRELAND V. BEND NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATES
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35316
USA V. ALLAN GUEVARA-LOPEZ
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50085
USA V. GABRIEL SALAS
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50201
FLOYD SCOTT V. I. JIMENEZ
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55593
INGRID CERRATO-PINEDA V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70588
MOHAMED LAHMAR V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-70990
Yahoo! Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.  
Date: January 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16452

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified to the California Supreme Court the following question: Does a commercial liability policy that covers "personal injury," defined as "injury . . . arising out of . . . [o]ral or written…

Global Linguist Solutions, LLC v. Abdelmeged  
Date: January 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72516

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitions for review of compensation orders arising under the Defense Base Act should be filed in the circuit where the relevant district director is located. The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging…

MOHAMUD ALI V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 16, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72581
USA V. KEVIN DURNELL
Date: January 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50116
MARIA VALLES SANCHEZ V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 11-73253
SAMUEL SANCHEZ-RODRIGUEZ V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73057
ANA BIOCINI V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73379
Rayamajhi v. Whitaker  
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70534

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Nepal, sought review of the BIA's denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal under the material support terrorist bar. Petitioner fled Nepal because a terrorist organization…

GURPARTAP SINGH V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73500
USA V. JESSE DAVENPORT
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10140
Pena Mendoza v. Fonseca McElroy Grinding Co.  
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15221

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified the following question to the California Supreme Court: Is operating engineers' offsite "mobilization work"—including the transportation to and from a public works site of roadwork grinding…

ALBERTO SOLORIO V. CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16625
Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger  
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16815

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Lanham Act action brought by Applied Underwriters, alleging claims for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Although the district court abused its…

Robles v. Domino's Pizza, LLC  
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55504

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action alleging that Domino's Pizza's website and mobile application were not fully accessible to a blind or visually impaired person, in violation…

Turner v. Baker  
Date: January 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-72044

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied as unnecessary petitioner's application to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition. Petitioner argued that his petition was not second or successive, but rather a first petition…

Hernandez v. Chappell  
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 11-99013

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed an order withdrawing the prior opinion and filed a new opinion affirming the district court's denial of habeas relief to petitioner's guilt-phase claims regarding his first degree murder…

United States v. Depue  
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 15-10553

Justia Opinion Summary: A defendant waives his rights to challenge his sentence and precludes plain error review only when there is evidence that he knew of his rights at the time and nonetheless relinquished them. The en banc court affirmed…

L-T-M V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73248
AXEL MONTES DE OCA-BOLANOS V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70870
USA V. JOHNSTON BLACKHORSE
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10505
HMONG I V. LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REP.
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16828
USA V. CHERYL LITTLE DOG
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 17-30010
USA V. DEBRA CLARK
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50211
JOHN FREMONT V. USA
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55842
USA V. RAYMOND WITZKE
Date: January 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50239
Olivier v. Baca  
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 13-56371

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the sheriff in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the sheriff violated plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment rights by failing…

JUNDOU DONG V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73599
BRADLEY COHEN V. ROSS HANSEN
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15943
CORNELIUS OGUNSALU V. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCH. DIST.
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 16-55624
USA V. ALFREDO LANDEROS
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10217
United States v. Landeros  
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10217

Justia Opinion Summary: Law enforcement officers may not extend a lawfully initiated vehicle stop because a passenger refuses to identify himself, absent reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed a criminal offense. The Ninth…

United States v. Hall  
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10422

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed a special condition of his anticipated release restricting his relationship with his family. Defendant and his son were convicted and sentenced for defrauding the government through their business…

JISELLE WATERHOUSE V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35804
ANTONIO WHITE V. CALVIN BROADUS, JR.
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55864
K.J.P. V. CITY OF SANTEE
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56256
SWEET PEOPLE APPAREL, INC. V. PHOENIX FIBERS, INC.
Date: January 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-55036
JAMES GRILL V. TOM QUINN
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 13-16955
Cox v. Washington  
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 15-35964

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against social workers under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and DSHS for negligence after two young boys were murdered by their father during a social-worker-supervised visit during dependency proceedings brought…

KRISTIN HANSON V. HAROLD LA FLAMME
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 15-56604
PETER KLUNE V. PALO VERDE HEALTH CARE DIST.
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 15-56918
SHAOHUI CHEN V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 15-73364
United States v. Lopez  
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 16-10261

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's conviction for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm, aggravated identity theft, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Defendant raised a claim of duress,…

ROBERT CHESTRA V. S. RAMAN
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15791
ABDUS SAMAD V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71752
USA V. PAULA ANTHONY
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10326
JEAN SHREM V. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15896
Dachauer v. NBTY, Inc.  
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16242

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendants, makers of vitamin E supplements, in an action alleging that the labels on the supplements violated California laws against false…

TATYANA PLUMMER V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16827
WINECUP GAMBLE, INC. V. GORDON RANCH LP
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16879
SHIRLEY MARTINEZ V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17024
United States v. Valencia-Mendoza  
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-30158

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence for unlawful reentry into the United States after removal and remanded for resentencing. The Supreme Court has held that courts must consider both a crime's statutory…

KRISTEEN FOOTE V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35905
USA V. MARK NORMAN
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50379
EMMANUEL BRACY V. CARL WORRELL
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55463
JOANNA PARK-KIM V. DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS, INC.
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55566
MICHAEL FRAGADA V. UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55900
MARK YI V. CIRCLE K STORES INC.
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55971
NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC V. ROGER PICKETT
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56077
NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION V. USEPA
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70196
USA V. MICHAEL HARMON
Date: January 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10087
FENG SUN V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70060
YICHUN WANG V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70156
BALWINDER SINGH V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70612
United States v. Martinez-Hernandez  
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-50423, 17-50295

Justia Opinion Summary: Although California Penal Code 211 robbery does not qualify as a crime of violence under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(F), section 211 robbery nevertheless qualifies as a generic theft offense under section 1101(a)(43)(G), and…

DIYANG ZHANG V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 16-71611
SUKHJIVAN MINHAS V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73025
LESTER MARROQUIN V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73036
United States v. Johnson  
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10252

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for drug and firearms offenses. In this case, defendant was stopped while driving and subjected to a warrantless search of his person and car. A year later,…

USA V. ANGELA VENTURA
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10347
Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association  
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15807

Justia Opinion Summary: Fannie Mae is not a consumer reporting agency within the meaning of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment in favor of plaintiffs in an action brought under the…

SARAH RODRIGUEZ V. AKIMA INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16262
SHARAE MAYES V. SMART AND FINAL, INC.
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16564
ARIANA MASON V. LVMPD
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16649
RAF STRUDLEY V. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BANK
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17233
LINDA BOWMAN V. JAY INSLEE
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-35957
DOLORES ZAMORA V. WALGREEN CO.
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56049
RICHARD SKINNER V. LOUISVILLE LADDER, INC.
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56060
HOPE ROAD MERCHANDISING LLC V. JAMMIN JAVA CORP.
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56245
ROYAL PALM FILMWORKS, INC. V. FIFTY-SIX HOPE ROAD MUSIC, LTD
Date: January 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56313
United States v. Manuel Torres  
Date: January 8, 2019
Docket Number: 15-10492

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for possessing a firearm while being an alien unlawfully in the United States. The panel assumed without deciding that unlawful aliens in the United States held some…

SATPAL SINGH V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 8, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73259
BRENDA ZAVALA-LUGO V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: January 8, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73815
USA V. BEATRIZ RAMIREZ-CARRILLO
Date: January 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-50424
ROSENDO GONZALEZ V. DEBRA JOHNSON
Date: January 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55220
KATHRYN FLYNN V. MSPB
Date: January 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-70617
HERMAN EVANS, IV V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56669
USA V. GREGORY VILLEGAS
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10300
USA V. JUVENAL MONDRAGON
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10349
USA V. DEVON KAUWE
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10480
BRENDA CORTHION V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15398
MICHELLE TAYLOR V. CAROLYN MYLES
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15522
MONICA PILGREEN V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16535
SAM LEE V. VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-17552
RAMONA BAND OF CAHUILLA V. GREGORY BURNETT
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-55664
USA V. RAHEEM LEE
Date: January 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10012
PEDRO RIVAS-HERNANDEZ V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 15-70966
ANTOLIN LORENZO-LOPEZ V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 15-71324
LESLIE HOFFMAN V. SCREEN ACTORS GUILD PRODUCERS
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 16-56663
EZRA MALING V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 16-70634
GUILLERMO PEREZ-MARTINEZ V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 16-72256
USA V. LLOYD GAGE
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10453
KEVIN PERRY V. PEAK PROP. & CAS. INS. CORP.
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15012
ANTHONY ESPINOSA V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15900
ROBERT GORDON V. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16821
DANTE MAGDALUYO, JR. V. MGM GRAND HOTEL, LLC
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16867
MICHAEL KELLEY V. COLETT PETERS
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-35395
USA V. GREGORY MONROE
Date: January 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-50144
HAYFA DAWOOD V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 3, 2019
Docket Number: 12-72116
MICHAEL TODD V. P. JOHNSON
Date: January 3, 2019
Docket Number: 15-16756
PATRICK TOBIN V. CITY AND COUNTY OF S.F.
Date: January 3, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17040
KOUROSH KENNETH HAMIDI V. SEIU, LOCAL 1000
Date: January 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15434
DONALD OKADA V. MARK WHITEHEAD
Date: January 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-56007
Ibrahim v. DHS  
Date: January 2, 2019
Docket Number: 14-16161

Justia Opinion Summary: The en banc court reversed the district court, vacated the award of attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), and remanded with instructions to recalculate the attorney fees for the civil rights law…

ERICA SMITH V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 2, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17077
ERIN WILSON V. NANCY BERRYHILL
Date: January 2, 2019
Docket Number: 16-36025
DINORA HENRIQUEZ-PAIZ V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: January 2, 2019
Docket Number: 16-73446
DAVID CONTRERAS V. GEORGE L. MEE MEMORIAL
Date: January 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-16598
DNC V. MICHELE REAGAN
Date: January 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15845

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