PATRICK COMBS V. CIR
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70262
HUI WANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70818
EISSA AL HAJJAJE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71498
USA V. ROBINSON CLAUSCHEE
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10016
USA V. DEMETRIS DEAN
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30058
DAVID DEJEU V. LEWIS COUNTY
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
21-35018
DAVID JONES V. SANDER BROUWERS
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55005
LA Alliance for Human Rights v. County of Los Angeles
Date: September 23, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55395
Justia Opinion Summary: Alliance alleged that County and City policies and inaction have created a dangerous environment in the Skid Row area, claiming that the County violated its mandatory duty to provide medically necessary care and that the…
KENNETH REED V. CORIZON HEALTH INCORPORATED
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
18-17123
CHAD BARNES V. SEA HAWAII RAFTING, LLC
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
18-17154
USA V. MARIA GONZALEZ
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30273
Alfred v. Garland
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72903
Justia Opinion Summary: Alfred entered the U.S. from Palau under the Compact of Free Association between the U.S. and several Pacific Island territories. Seven years later, Alfred pled guilty in Washington state court to second-degree robbery…
USA V. EDWIN BALERO
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10365
USA V. FRANKIE GOULDING
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10399
RICKIE SLAUGHTER V. JEREMY BEAN
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15335
MICHAEL PATTERSON V. WILLIAM HUTCHINGS
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15635
WHITTIER BUCHANAN V. GREGORY AHERN
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16066
CHRISTINE BAKER V. MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16218
PAUL BEATON V. U.S. IMMIGRATION
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16370
STEVEN WALTNER V. USA
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16475
GORDON MEADOR V. RALPH DIAZ
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16760
AZIZI ANSARI V. USA
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16926
CAMERON BELL V. CORECIVIC
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17081
KWESI MUHAMMAD V. CHRISTINE BARBER
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17346
AZIZI ANSARI V. FELIPE MARTINEZ
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17435
TOM FRANKS V. R. JOHNSON
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17497
MIKEL TOYE V. NEWREZ LLC
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55935
JW SEALS, JR. V. LAUSD
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56015
GARY SROKA V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56303
IQBAL ASHRAF V. RELIANCE MOTORS, LLC
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56320
ERLING CALKINS V. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-60033
GLENDA FORTIN-RAPALO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70094
RUSSELL MCADAMS V. CIR
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72611
PAUL BEATON V. AMZN
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15511
SKYCORP LTD V. KING COUNTY
Date: September 22, 2021
Docket Number:
21-35043
JOSE GOMEZ-ORTIZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
13-74408
DANIEL GALDAMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
14-70422
GIOVANI NAJERA MORENO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
14-70445
HECTOR PEREZ-CUEVAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
16-72897
USA V. CARLOS MEJIA-QUINTANILLA
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
17-15899
ARIEL ROJAS-SALAZAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
17-73462
United States v. Wilson
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
18-50440
Justia Opinion Summary: Google, as required by 18 U.S.C. 2258A(f), reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that Wilson had uploaded images of apparent child pornography to his email account as attachments. No…
Li v. Garland
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
18-70943
Justia Opinion Summary: Li, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, entered the U.S. in 2010 on a nonimmigrant business visa. After Li’s visa expired, DHS charged her with removability. Li sought asylum, withholding of removal, and…
CFTC V. JAMES CROMBIE
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16190
DARIO CALDERON ABARCA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70819
LUIS CABRERA-CAMPOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71212
WILLIAM GILLIAM V. MIKE GALVIN
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15308
CHRISTERPHOR ZIGLAR V. PARC DISPENSARY
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15746
JOSHUA BLAND V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16565
MATTHEW VEAL V. LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16603
ALFRED CARAFFA V. USA
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16653
SAM LEE V. USA
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16722
WILLIAM GILLIAM V. KATHLEEN WATANABE
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16939
WILLIAM GILLIAM V. GEORGE ROBINSON
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17165
BRODERICK WARFIELD V. USAF
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17176
MICHAEL DENTON V. PASTOR
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35489
CARMELA PEDROZA ALVARADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70172
YANELY RIVAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71200
ABIGAIL RICHLIN V. CIR
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72392
HARKIRAT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72856
USA V. THOMAS RAMM
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10143
USA V. GILBERT DONEY TORRES
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30112
In Re: JEFFREY THOMAS
Date: September 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55462
KEJIN CHEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
16-71100
Lawson v. Grubhub, Inc.
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
18-15386
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of class certification in an action alleging minimum wage, overtime, and expense reimbursement claims against Grubhub. Plaintiff contends that he was misclassified…
FRANK MIGUEL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72280
MICHAEL MCNALL V. PACIFIC RET. SERVS., INC.
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17301
AGUSTIN NIJ-PIRIR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70714
ABEL DIAZ-OROZCO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72541
ALBERT MELIKIAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-73088
CALEB T'BEAR V. BARRY FORMAN
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16348
Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc.
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16419
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying in part a motion to dismiss and ruling that plaintiff had standing to sue Slack and individual defendants under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act…
DAVID FENNELL V. ROB BONTA
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16487
SHANNON CARTER V. BRIAN SANDOVAL
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16539
WILLIE JOHNSON V. COLETTE PETERS
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35855
USA V. CHARLES RANSOM, JR.
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50306
RAYMOND BRADFORD V. M. VOONG
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55216
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Co.
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55420
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under the Clean Water Act (CWA), alleging that Corona Clay illegally discharged pollutants into the navigable waters of the United States, failed to monitor that discharge as required by its permit,…
JERMAINE HOWARD V. LUCY PEARL
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55959
RANDY WIGGINS V. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55994
CHUL GONG V. WESTLEND FINANCING, INC.
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56082
CARLOS LOPEZ-VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71315
HUGO ALDANA HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71332
RAFAEL LAINEZ-URQUILLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71714
ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ-BERNAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71898
USA V. YVONNE CAITANO
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10041
USA V. YOUZHE PIAO
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10045
USA V. RAPHAEL SAKARIA
Date: September 20, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10067
MARCO MENDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
14-72747
IVAN OLIVARES-MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
14-73513
RAMON MORENO HURTADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
16-72075
USA V. EUGENE MCNEELY
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-10371
JOSE SIXTO ROJAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70510
EUGENIA PARIS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71130
CARLOS MONTANEZ SOTO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71368
MARVIN DE LEON-VEGA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72411
BALTAZAR MARTINEZ LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72829
FLORINDA NIZ-CHAVEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-73198
RAUL VALLE-BADILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-73333
USA V. EDWARD PURRY, II
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10190
USA V. HOWARD COTTERMAN
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10371
USA V. FRANCISCO OCHOA-ANAYA
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10402
MATTHEW DURY V. J. CIUFO
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15673
NASSIR KOURBANOV V. USA
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16444
DAVID MORGAN V. COCHISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPV.
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17034
SHANE VICARS V. RALPH DIAZ
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17086
BENNY RIVERA V. J. SHEPPARD
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17477
USA V. GLOUDINA ROBBERTSE
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30264
BRIAN GOLDBERG V. CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55962
WALTER RODRIGUEZ-ALFARO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70859
FRANCISCO PADILLA-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70990
SARABJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71978
SYLVESTRE OSCAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72142
OVIMER MONESTINE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72155
MARGARITA CHAVEZ-GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-73603
USA V. EDGAR UDARBE
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10062
USA V. VAUDENCIA HAMILTON
Date: September 17, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30046
ISMAEL CAZARES COBIAN V. WILLIAM BARR
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
14-70701
Alcaraz-Enriquez v. Garland
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
15-71553
Justia Opinion Summary: Alcaraz was born in Mexico in 1979 and entered the U.S. illegally when he was eight years old. In 1999, Alcaraz, who lacked legal immigration status, was involved in a domestic incident with his girlfriend, which led to…
TRAN MONROE V. USA
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
17-56712
Cooper v. Newsom
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
18-16547
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006, a California death row inmate sued, arguing that California’s execution protocol violated the Eighth Amendment. The district court stayed the execution. After the state promulgated a new execution protocol, the…
Brice v. Plain Green, LLC
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-15707
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs obtained short-term, high-interest loans from lenders owned by the Tribes. The standard loan contracts contained an agreement to arbitrate any dispute arising under the contract and a delegation provision…
AJMAN STUD V. DAVID CAINS
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16779
KIMETRA BRICE V. 7HBF NO.2, LTD.
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17477
United States v. Schaefer
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30266
Justia Opinion Summary: Schaefer, who had a long history of mental illness, ignited a homemade explosive device when officers attempted to arrest him. Charged with assault on a federal officer (18 U.S.C. 111(a)–(b)) and possession of a…
KERMIT ALEXANDER V. USDC-CASF
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70232
ALI HENDAOUI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72873
RACHEL CONDRY V. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC.
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16823
USA V. JEFF TRASK
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30105
USA V. JESSE SHANDY
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30265
BRENT WEBSTER V. SELECT PORTFOLIO SERV., INC.
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35784
BRENT WEBSTER V. DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35785
BRENT WEBSTER V. ALEX TRAIL
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35787
BRENT WEBSTER V. DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35788
BRENT WEBSTER V. SELECT PORTFOLIO SERV., INC.
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35798
BRENT WEBSTER V. ALEX TRAIL
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35799
BRENT WEBSTER V. DIVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35800
In re: BRENT WEBSTER
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35905
BRENT WEBSTER V. U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35979
FRANCISCO BARRAGAN MENDOZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70339
DAVID VARELA BUSTAMANTE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71061
JOSE CANAS-COREAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71103
Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71554
Justia Opinion Summary: Environmental organizations challenged a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit issued by the EPA for Idaho Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) under the Clean Water Act. On CAFOs,…
MODESTO RAMOS-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71692
USA V. ABRAHAM ALVARADO-MARTINEZ
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10011
USA V. ANDREW GOMEZ
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30008
USA V. ROBERTO ROJAS
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30051
USA V. DAWAN JONES
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30090
WILLIAM GREEN V. W. JENKINS, II
Date: September 16, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55391
Bolin v. Davis
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
16-99009
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's jury conviction for two counts of first-degree murder and his capital sentence. The panel applied the…
MARCIE REDGRAVE V. DOUG DUCEY
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
18-17150
Coston v. Nangalama
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16450
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment following a jury trial in an action brought by plaintiff, a California state prisoner, under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against a prison doctor and nurse, alleging claims of…
Thunder Studios, Inc. v. Kazal
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
19-55413
Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff and Thunder Studios filed suit against defendants in federal district court, the jury found that defendants committed the tort of stalking under California Civil Code 1708.7. In this case, defendants…
Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Bonta
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15291
Justia Opinion Summary: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Assembly Bill 51, which was enacted with the purpose of ensuring that individuals are not retaliated against for refusing to consent to the waiver of rights and…
DAVID KHALAJ V. USA
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16607
LARRY WILKINS V. USA
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35745
Wilkins v. United States
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35745
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction of an action brought under the Quiet Title Act (QTA) against the United States, seeking to confirm that an easement…
OSCAR AMAYA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72745
Jones v. Fairfield
Date: September 15, 2021
Docket Number:
21-35159
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's denial of a petition for return of petitioner's child to France under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The panel concluded that…
SAMUEL ARRINGTON V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: September 14, 2021
Docket Number:
16-56755
JOHN RODRIGUES, JR. V. COUNTY OF HAWAII
Date: September 14, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15097
Warmenhoven v. NetApp, Inc.
Date: September 13, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16960
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and six other retired executives sued NetApp and the Plan, alleging that terminating the Plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) because they had been promised lifetime benefits. The…
USA V. MARIA GONZALEZ
Date: September 13, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30270
J.D. MERRICK V. MICHAEL LINDERMAN
Date: September 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15987
MARCOS CARDENAS LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72928
In re Grand Jury
Date: September 13, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55085
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's orders holding the Company and the Law Firm in contempt for failure to comply with grand jury subpoenas related to a criminal investigation, in a case in which the district…
Diaz-Rodriguez v. Garland
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
13-73719
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's order of removal. The panel addressed the same issue that arose in Martinez-Cedillo v. Sessions, 896 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2018), and…
CURTIS ERVIN V. RON DAVIS
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
16-99010
Ervin v. Davis
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
16-99010
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment denying petitioner's 28 U.S.C. 2254 habeas corpus petition seeking relief from his first degree murder conviction and death sentence. In light of the Supreme…
Jurado v. Davis
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
18-99009
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's first degree murder conviction and death sentence. The panel concluded that the California Supreme Court's…
Hodges v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16483
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order denying Comcast's motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act of the claims asserted against it by a former cable subscriber. Plaintiff filed a…
PEDRO DUARTE V. BRIAN WILLIAMS
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17207
TALMADGE TALIB V. PETER NICHOLAS
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
19-56217
DEVIN ANDRICH V. JOSEPH ARPAIO
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15950
DEVIN ANDRICH V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17322
KIMBERLY ARCHIE V. POP WARNER LITTLE SCHOLARS INC
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55081
SMW LOCAL UNION 105 V. TITAN SHEET METAL INC.
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55849
FERNANDO LEMUS-HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71546
Etemadi v. Garland
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72318
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of the BIA's decision denying petitioner's motion to reopen based on changed country conditions. Petitioner fears persecution if he is deported to Iran based on his…
Benedicto v. Garland
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
18-73237
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought review of the BIA's decision dismissing his due process claims, the denial of his motion to terminate, and the denial of his application for withholding or deferral of removal under the Convention…
CHRISTINE ORTEGA V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
19-35028
Bell v. Wilmott Storage Services, LLC
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Numbers:
19-55882, 19-56181
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit wrote to clarify the role that de minimis copying plays in statutory copyright. The de minimis concept is properly used to analyze whether so little of a copyrighted work has been copied that the…
ISSAM KNICKERBOCKER V. USA
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15624
JERRY BROWN V. RAYMOND MADDEN
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16903
JANE ROE V. SKILLZ, INC.
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17221
USA V. JAMIE MATSUBA
Date: September 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50256
Chavez v. Robinson
Date: September 8, 2021
Docket Number:
18-36083
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when, as a condition of his supervised release and while his appeal of…
Alam v. Garland
Date: September 8, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72744
Justia Opinion Summary: On rehearing en banc, the court held that the single factor rule conflicts with the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231 (2005), and overruled the court's prior precedent establishing and applying it.…
B.P. V. RAMESH BALWANI
Date: September 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15974
LUCINDA LOZANO V. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Date: September 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15992
USA V. WILLIAM GREEN
Date: September 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50257
United States v. Green
Date: September 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50257
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's imposition of a condition of supervised release that defendant may not "patronize any place" where sexually explicit "materials or entertainment are the primary material or…
GENE SIGAL V. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-56085
Iraheta-Martinez v. Garland
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72692
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review challenging the BIA's order denying petitioner's application for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The panel also affirmed the…
USA V. JARVIS THOMAS
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
19-10426
Csutoras v. Paradise High School
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17373
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the high school and school district in an action brought by plaintiff under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and…
USA V. GALVIN GIBSON
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
19-56249
USA V. MARTIN NINO
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10397
MONIQUE BORK V. JERRY HOWELL
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15461
RAJU DAHLSTROM V. USA
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35012
RGY V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71729
NIVARDO SANTIAGO-SANCHEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71905
MARIO RODRIGUEZ CASILLAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72354
BRANDON MEEKS V. A. NUNEZ
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
17-55364
USA V. CHARLES CHEATHAM
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30294
USA V. JARRETT JAMES
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10122
CHRISTOPHER CARDINAL V. JOHN LUPO
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16364
ENRIQUE GOMEZ GUTIERREZ V. USA
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16644
United States v. Juliano
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35395
Justia Opinion Summary: Juliano pled guilty as a felon in possession of a firearm and of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Juliano had a 262-327-month guideline imprisonment range. The government…
ACD DISTRIBUTION LLC V. WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35828
RANDY HARRIS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35842
JAY JOHN V. QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORP.
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35843
NOMADIX, INC. V. GUEST-TEK INTERACTIVE ENTM'T
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55439
NOMADIX, INC. V. GUEST-TEK INTERACTIVE
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56008
KIRBY BARRIENTOS-GAVARRETE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71234
LUIS CASTILLO-ROSAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71581
AMROU SALEH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
15-72233
Giha v. Garland
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
15-73085
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Government on petitioner's United States citizenship claim. The panel…
PARIS HOLLOWAY V. BARTMAN HORN
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
18-56612
USA V. FLOYD HARSHMAN
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-35131
ALI HUSSEIN ALI AL GBURI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71189
Corrigan v. Haaland
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35393
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Department of the Interior and Intervenor WWP in an action challenging the BLM's denial of plaintiffs' request to transfer a "preference"…
Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55522
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's preliminary injunction prohibiting the City of Los Angeles from discarding homeless individuals' "Bulky Items" that are stored in public areas, as authorized by a provision…
KRISTOPHER MONTERROSO V. CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55980
RICK MARTIN V. SUNDIAL MARINE TUG & BARGE WRK
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70147
Martin v. Sundial Marine Tug and Barge Works, Inc.
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70147
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BRB's decision affirming an IJ's award of benefits to claimant under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). In this case, claimant sought…
HUAJIAN WU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72867
JOSE SANCHEZ-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72221
USA V. JOHN PIERCE
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30215
USA V. MATTHEW LANE
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30255
CLARK LANDIS V. WA STATE MLB STADIUM PFD
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-36075
Landis v. WashingtonvState Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-36075
Justia Opinion Summary: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12182(a), the Department of Justice (DOJ) promulgated 1991Accessibility Guidelines requiring that in sports stadiums, “[w]heelchair areas shall be an integral part of…
Rodriguez-Ramirez v. Garland
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70506
Justia Opinion Summary: Rodriguez-Ramirez, a citizen of El Salvador testified that he fled to the U.S. in 2016, days after gang members threatened him outside his daughter’s school; he reported this threat to the local prosecutor, who prepared…
MARIA MORENO-VALENCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72944
USA V. MICHAEL VASQUEZ
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10268
MINDY CHAPMAN-SHAPIRO V. ELIZABETH ROJAS
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55855
Nichols v. Marana Stockyard & Livestock Market, Inc.
Date: September 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-60043
Justia Opinion Summary: The Nichols filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition and later were indicted on federal charges for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud Marana Stockyard. To avoid disclosure of information that might…
TANNEN SOOJIAN V. JOE LIZARRAGA
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
19-15833
Government of Guam v. Guerrero
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16793
Justia Opinion Summary: Guam’s Department of Revenue concluded that Guerrero owes approximately $3.7 million in unpaid taxes because he did not pay his full tax liability for the tax years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 after belatedly filing his…
USA V. LISA CANO
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
19-50240
JONAS MYRTIL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72624
Radu v. Johnson Shon
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17022
Justia Opinion Summary: Father sought the return of his children under the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA), which implements the Convention. The…
Yu v. Idaho State University
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35582
Justia Opinion Summary: Yu, a Chinese international student, enrolled in ISU's Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in 2008. He completed the requisite four years of instruction and successfully defended his dissertation but failed to…
MALIEK ROSIER V. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
Date: August 31, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55379
USA V. CARLOS MEJIA-QUINTANILLA
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
17-15899
DNC V. KATIE HOBBS
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
18-15845
K. C. V. AHMAD KHALIFA
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
18-56520
United States v. Gear
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
19-10353
BladeRoom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric Co.
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16583
Justia Opinion Summary: Competitors BladeRoom and Emerson began negotiating a sale of BladeRoom to Emerson. They signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The negotiations fell through. Facebook selected Emerson’s proposal for a data center. …
SAMUEL SENTOSA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
19-73171
Porretti v. Dzurenda
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16111
Justia Opinion Summary: Porretti, a 62-year-old prisoner, has suffered from serious mental illnesses—Tourette’s syndrome, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia— throughout his life.…
Brown v. Kijakazi
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35533
Justia Opinion Summary: After two administrative hearings, Brown was awarded disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits by an ALJ, who concluded that, as of April 25, 2018, Brown was “disabled” within the meaning of…
JOHN RODGERS V. USA
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55378
Sisley v. United States Drug Enforcement Agency
Date: August 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71433
Justia Opinion Summary: Zyszkiewicz, a prisoner and a medical cannabis patient, wrote a one-page letter to the DEA, seeking the rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 21 U.S.C. 801, which places…
Reyes-Afanador v. Garland
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
17-70127
Justia Opinion Summary: Reyes, a native of Colombia, entered the U.S. on a visitor’s visa in 1989. Reyes had numerous criminal arrests and convictions, including indecent exposure convictions in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Reyes married a U.S.…
FRANCIA LOPEZ MATUTE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
18-71844
USA V. JAMES MOON
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10382
USA V. TOMMY LEONARD
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10406
ERIK MISHIYEV V. ALPHABET, INC.
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15657
United States v. Pollard
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15958
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Pollard was indicted for possessing a gun as a felon, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). Over the previous 20 years, he had been convicted of several felonies and served over five years in prison, including for a 2004…
Ayla, LLC v. Alya Skin Pty. Ltd.
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16214
Justia Opinion Summary: Ayla, a San Francisco-based brand, is the registered owner of trademarks for use of the “AYLA” word mark in connection with on-site beauty services, online retail beauty products, cosmetics services, and cosmetics. Alya…
VICTOR ROBINSON V. LVMPD
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16429
USA V. ANTHONY PRETTY ON TOP
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30202
REBEKAH BREYER V. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35304
MICHELLE GABLE V. WCCW
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35548
TOBY MEAGHER V. RODNEY PRIOLEAU
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35635
RICHARD NOLAN V. CHARLES CALLAHAN
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55714
DARYOUSH JAVAHERI V. U.S. BANK, N.A.
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56079
ASENACA KEPA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70392
MIGUEL MARIN ORTEGA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70418
RAAD AL ZAIDI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70704
JUAN QUINONEZ TOMAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70979
ALEXANDER CAMPOS-DUARTE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71222
USA V. GREGORY HOFFMAN
Date: August 27, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10034
IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ-CAYETANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
13-72629
PABLO ESPINOZA CORNELIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
14-72258
ALEJANDRO GARCIA-ANDRADE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
15-71749
SALOMON ESTRADA GUTIERREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
15-73766
USA V. MATTHEW SCHARBER
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30264
USA V. RAFAEL RAMIRO-MEDINA
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-50382
Association of Irritated Residents v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71223
Justia Opinion Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency approved California’s plan for meeting the air quality standard for ozone in the San Joaquin Valley (Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7408(a), 7409(a)). The plan contains a single contingency…
USA V. JAMES ZIMMERMAN
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10418
Norbert v. City and County of San Francisco
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15341
Justia Opinion Summary: San Francisco pretrial detainees filed a putative class action challenging conditions of confinement under 42 U.S.C. 1983, citing the denial of access to outdoor recreation and direct sunlight. The court enjoined some of…
WILLIAM MYERS, JR. V. LEAH FREED
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17120
JIHSHYR YIH V. TSMC
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17237
PAUL JOZWIAK V. RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17361
USA V. JOSE ABUNDIZ
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30171
USA V. SPRESIM ALIMI
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30204
WILEY SWEARINGEN V. USA
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35148
RANDALL MARTINO V. CHRISTINE POPOFF
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35502
CHARLES ALLEN V. J. CARDENAS
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55788
PAPHAVADY THEPSIMUANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70005
JOAQUIN GASPAR SANTIAGO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70104
PRIT PAL SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70753
LATOYA ARIS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71032
JIMMY DAVIS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15338
USA V. JOSHUA HELM
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
21-30003
ROBERT SNYDER V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: August 26, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55105
Munyuh v. Garland
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72890
Justia Opinion Summary: Munyuh, a Protestant and anglophone, taught physical education in Cameroon before fleeing to the U.S. She was tortured by police, who suspected her of membership in the SCNC, an anglophone separatist group, and escaped…
NEIL SORGER V. NOVARTIS CORP. DB&D PLAN
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15224
JIMMIE SMITH V. BARBARA BRADEN
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16465
MIGUEL ILAW V. LUCY KOH
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16553
ROBERT DIXON V. COUNTY OF SONOMA
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16620
RICHARD KHAN V. SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16781
MIGUEL ILAW V. LITTLER MENDELSON, PC
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16964
COLETTE SAVAGE V. MARK SAVAGE
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-17297
USA V. JUAN MENDIOLA
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30069
USA V. RONALD MCCULLOUGH
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30137
USA V. DONAVAN CULPS
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30241
WASHIE OUMA V. TYLER ASHER
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-36077
BRETT TALMADGE V. DEAN WILLIAMS
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-36106
ARTHUR EZOR V. MAUREEN DUFFY-LEWIS
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55706
MICHAEL SPENGLER V. TTCF EYE CLINIC
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55990
DEVRA ALLEN V. JOSHUA PARTINGTON
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56115
JOEL JOSEPH V. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANC
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56213
Apartment Association of Los Angeles County, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles.
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-56251
Justia Opinion Summary: Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, Los Angeles imposed an eviction moratorium during a “Local Emergency Period” with the stated purposes of ensuring housing security and promoting public health during the…
MIGUEL HERRERA AYALA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70126
Orozco-Lopez v. Garland
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70127
Justia Opinion Summary: Addressing two petitions for review, the Ninth Circuit held that noncitizens at reasonable fear hearings before an immigration judge (IJ), including noncitizens whose removal orders have been reinstated, are statutorily…
AMIT SHARMA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70334
JOSE QUINTANILLA RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70676
ZAIYU ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70795
ROBERTO TEPOZTECO-RIOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71043
JOSE FLORES DE LA ROSA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71072
MAURICIO TIBELAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72102
LEVI CRUZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-73608
USA V. ANTHONY SWANSON
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10001
USA V. CAMERON BELL
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-10030
TREMANE CARTHEN V. P. SCOTT
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15063
GABRIEL BRADWAY V. YASHODARA RAO
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15346
JAMES SAMS V. RALPH DIAZ
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15370
INVESCO HIGH YIELD FUND V. HANS JECKLIN
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15809
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-15809
Justia Opinion Summary: The district court entered a $38,489,055 judgment against Jecklin, a Swiss citizen, and two businesses he controls, also awarding post-judgment interest, costs, and attorney’s fees. Plaintiffs propounded post-judgment…
CLIFFORD BRACE, JR. V. STEVEN SPEIER
Date: August 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-55153
JOSE GARCIA-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
15-72727
USA V. MARKETTE TILLMAN
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16419
USA V. KENNETH DOUGLAS
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-30258
GREGORY MERGENTHALER V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-35877
ROY PAYAN V. LACCD
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-56111
Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-56111
Justia Opinion Summary: Blind students, Payan and Mason, took classes at LACC, a Southern California community college. Upon their enrollment, each registered for disability accommodations through the college’s Office of Special Services…
MARTIN VOGEL V. HARBOR PLAZA CENTER, LLC
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-56141
GRIGORII DURALEV V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71703
LADISLAO DE LEON-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72004
WEI ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72544
Steinle v. United States
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15419
Justia Opinion Summary: A loaded gun issued by the Bureau of Land Management to a ranger was stolen from the ranger’s parked personal car while the ranger was traveling with his family. Four days later, Steinle was shot and killed while walking…
ROGELIO CALDERON V. PHUC LAM
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15731
BRIAN BROWN V. BARBARA VON BLANCKENSEE
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15748
BRIAN BROWN V. BARBARA VON BLANCKENSEE
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15750
MARK MCCUNE V. PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15839
LORRAINE PATTERSON V. CARLA MILLER
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15860
MUSTAFA SADDIQ V. AMAZON.COM
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15934
DANIEL BREESE V. CORRECTIONAL HEALTH
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16020
RAQ BEY V. JARED MALEC
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16177
ARIZONA ATTORNEYS FOR C.J. V. MARK BRNOVICH
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16293
GUY ROOK V. DONALD HOLBROOK
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35139
BNSF Railway Co. v. Friends of the Columbia River Gorge
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35205
Justia Opinion Summary: BNSF Railway sought a declaration that the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) preempts Clark County, Washington’s permitting process. Clark County asserted that BNSF needed to obtain a permit…
Native Village of Nuiqsut v. Bureau of Land Management
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35224
Justia Opinion Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the 2012 Integrated Action Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS) for the Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. In 2014, BLM granted ConocoPhillips permission to construct a drill…
MICHAEL RUSSUM V. KEVIN JACKSON
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35774
DISABILITY LAW CNTR. OF ALASKA V. KEVIN MEYER
Date: August 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35778
USA V. ANTONIO GIVENS
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
17-16663
SERGIO RAMIREZ V. TRANS UNION LLC
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
17-17244
KEVIN GUITH V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
17-17268
Flo & Eddie, Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
17-55844
Justia Opinion Summary: When an AM/FM radio station plays a song over the air, it does not pay public performance royalties to the owner of the original sound recording. Digital and satellite radio providers like Sirius, however, must pay…
SUSIE GARZA V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
18-15197
DIVINE DHARMA MEDITATION INTL. V. IOLES
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-55264
JOSE BARAJAS CRUZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-71939
FRANCISCO SEGUNDO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72202
JAIME GARCIA-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72449
LAMERCIER FIENELICE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72709
EDGAR ZAZUETA SANCHEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72785
USA V. JAIME MORALES-DOMINGUEZ
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10392
USA V. CHARLES GRANDERSON, JR.
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10407
USA V. TYLER PACARRO
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10430
GREGORY GOODMAN V. LAURA DONNELLY
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15310
Southwest Fair Housing Council, Inc. v. Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement District
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15506
Justia Opinion Summary: Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement District supplies water to about 300 households, including the public housing tenants of a Pinal County complex. Property owners like Pinal County are responsible for paying any past…
Ohlson v. Brady
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15656
Justia Opinion Summary: Ohlson was a forensic scientist with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and analyzed blood samples for alcohol content, reported the findings, and testified about those findings in court proceedings. Ohlson…
LULA TAYLOR V. COSTCO
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15720
USA V. LLOYD KENNEY
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16332
USA V. JOHN MOORE
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30273
WOLF V. IDAHO STATE BD. OF CORR.
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35600
Aguirre v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55177
Justia Opinion Summary: Aguirre made repeated attempts to obtain from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) records relating to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, specifically relating to a 2018 incident at the Station, invoking…
OSWAL PONCE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70252
STEVEN CUELLAR V. J. SOTO
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
14-55005
RAFAEL MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
14-73637
Dai v. Garland
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
15-70776
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit previously granted a petition for review of the BIA's denial of asylum and withholding where Dai, a citizen of China, alleged that he was beaten, arrested, jailed, and denied food, water, sleep, and…
LUIS GARCIA-ESTRADA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
15-70845
MAURICIO LEOS-REYES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
15-71607
BENJAMIN IBARRA LIRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
15-72416
PEDRO GARCIA-FELIX V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
16-72921
Maner v. Dignity Health
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
18-17159
Justia Opinion Summary: Maner worked as a biomedical engineer in the laboratory of Dr. Garfield for several decades. Maner learned that Garfield and another employee, Shi, were engaged in a long-term romantic relationship. Garfield brought Shi…
LANCE REBERGER V. MICHAEL KOEHN
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-15613
LANCE REBERGER V. MICHAEL KOEHN
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16143
ALFRED WAKELEY V. KNUTSON TOWBOAT COMPANY
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70399
GUSTAVO CAMACHO CABALLERO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70641
ALFONSO ORTIZ CRUZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72177
Plancarte-Sauceda v. Garland
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
19-73312
Justia Opinion Summary: Plancarte, a licensed nurse from Mexico, obtained the position after the Mayor of Arteaga recommended her to the director of the hospital “because I had treated cartel members before in silence and the Mayor wanted” her…
Jones v. Allison
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15795
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2016, California voters passed Proposition 57, which amended the California Constitution by granting eligibility for early parole consideration to state prison inmates convicted of nonviolent felonies who had…
United States v. Bartley
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30034
Justia Opinion Summary: Bartley was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4), based on his 2011 commitment to an Idaho state hospital after he was found incompetent to stand trial. Section 922(g)(4) prohibits the…
THE ECLIPSE GROUP LLP V. TARGET CORPORATION
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55206
GREG YOUNG PUBLISHING, INC. V. ZAZZLE, INC.
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55812
CHRISTINA BAILEY V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55887
KEITH DAVIS V. WASHINGTON STATE DOC
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
17-35943
JERRY SEMMENS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
18-15542
USA V. JASPER KNABB
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16097
CAREE HARPER V. OTIS WRIGHT, II
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-55915
JOHN ERVIN V. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-56167
ANTHONY DELAROSA V. JOHN MYRICK
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35058
USA V. JOHN VESCUSO
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50165
USA V. CHI MAK
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50171
Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. v. AMN Healthcare, Inc.
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55679
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2010, AMN Healthcare contracted with Aya Healthcare to provide travel nursing services to healthcare facilities. The contract prohibited Aya from soliciting AMN’s employees. In 2015, Aya began actively soliciting…
Romero v. Watkins & Shepard Trucking, Inc.
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55768
Justia Opinion Summary: Romero, a truck driver employed by Watkins, an interstate trucking business, made deliveries only to retail stores in California. To complete paperwork and training, Romero periodically logged in to an online portal…
BORIS SWEREW V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70717
CHARLES ABORUNGONG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-72198
USA V. ALEXANDER MARTINEZ
Date: August 19, 2021
Docket Number:
21-50113
Ford v. Peery
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
18-15498
RICARDO LOPEZ-MARROQUIN V. MERRICK B. GARLAND
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72922
Lopez-Marroquin v. Garland
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72922
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted in part and denied in part a petition challenging the BIA's finding that petitioner's conviction for theft of a vehicle under California Vehicle Code 10851(a) is an aggravated felony, which…
KATHY CRAIG V. NICHOLAS PETROPULOS
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
19-55324
HEATHER COOPER V. DIGNITY HEALTH
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15377
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15386
Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies of plaintiffs' action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Plaintiffs claim that the…
LAKIESHA MCCALL V. JEREMY JACOBITZ
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15724
VAN POUNDS V. CAMERON SMITH
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35154
USA V. RICHARD TAFOYA
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50240
ALLCAPCORP LTD V. CHC CONSULTING LLC
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55457
JESUS CAZARES V. HOST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55803
AARON AKWO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71120
USA V. CIRILO VIRAMONTES-RUIZ
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
17-10305
United States v. Ferguson
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-10228
Justia Opinion Summary: Ferguson and two others robbed Commerce Bank, wearing masks, then fled in a stolen car. Police quickly located the car and attempted a traffic stop. The car crashed. The men fled on foot. They were found nearby. Officers…
CAROLYN JEWEL V. NSA
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-16066
DANIEL LACEY V. BRIAN GOOTKIN
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-36033
Allison v. Tinder, Inc.
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-55807
Justia Opinion Summary: The dating app Tinder offered reduced pricing for those under 29. Kim, in her thirties, paid more for her monthly subscription than those in their twenties. Kim filed suit, citing California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act and…
GUSTAVO VALADEZ MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72631
RENE SEVERIANO-BADILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-73115
DAVID MEYBERG V. CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16229
JOHN KAMINSKI V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16775
USA V. GRACE CANADA
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50188
Herring Networks, Inc. v, Maddow
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55579
Justia Opinion Summary: Herring launched the conservative One American News Network (OAN) in 2013. While employed by OAN, Rouz also wrote articles as a freelancer for Sputnik, a Russian state-financed news organization. Herring alleges that…
Sharma v. Garland
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70238
Justia Opinion Summary: Sharma entered the U.S. in 1997, on a nonimmigrant visitor visa. In 2011, he was charged as removable. Sharma sought asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, alleging that he had…
FRANCISCO NEPAMUCENO OLIVO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70903
JESUS LEON-LEON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71058
Villalobos-Sura v. Garland
Date: August 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71839
Justia Opinion Summary: Sura served in the Salvadoran Army and helped local police arrest gang members, including members of MS-13. In February 2016, MS-13 members told him that they had an order for him to disappear. He did not report it to…
Quintero-Perez v. United States
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
17-56610
Justia Opinion Summary: Yañez was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent while on the border fence, which is in the United States. After being shot, Yañez fell and landed across the international border. Yañez’s family filed civil…
United States v. Prigan
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
18-30238
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, Prigan pleaded guilty to two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. 1951. Prigan served three years in prison and was released on supervised release. Prigan’s supervised-release conditions and conviction for…
USA V. KEITH WALTON
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
18-50262
Sackett v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-35469
Justia Opinion Summary: The Sacketts purchased a soggy residential lot near Idaho’s Priest Lake in 2004, planning to build a home. Shortly after the Sacketts began placing sand and gravel fill on the lot, they received an Environmental…
USA V. JESUS RAMIREZ
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-50360
Flores-Rodriguez v. Garland
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-70177
Justia Opinion Summary: Flores-Rodriguez, a Mexican citizen, entered the U.S. without inspection in 1989 when he was two years old. Arrested by DHS in 2010, he stated that he was a citizen and had a U.S. birth certificate. He later sought…
OREGON ADVOCACY CENTER V. PATRICK ALLEN
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35540
CATHY GOODMAN V. MPI HEALTH PLAN
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55937
Guerrier v. Garland
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70115
Justia Opinion Summary: Guerrier, a citizen of Haiti, does not speak English. Guerrier entered the U.S. unlawfully. He was apprehended and issued an expedited removal order. He was referred to an asylum officer for a credible fear interview,…
Decker Coal Co. v. Pehringer
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71449
Justia Opinion Summary: Decker employed Pehringer at its Montana open-pit surface mine, 1977-1999. There were periods when Pehringer did not work, including a roughly three-year-long strike. For most of his mining career, Pehringer was…
DONG HUANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71879
OLVIN GARCIA ZALAVARRIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71919
ELADIO PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
19-72389
MANUEL SHOTWELL V. CHAVEZ-EPPERSON
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-15018
United States v. Bachmeier
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30019
Justia Opinion Summary: Years ago, Bachmeier was convicted of state crimes. During one telephonic hearing, Bachmeier yelled a graphic, specific threat to gravely harm Judge Moran’s family. Bachmeier remains in state custody. Years later,…
Munden v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35336
Justia Opinion Summary: The Mundens own ranching property in Bannock County, Idaho. They purchased 768 acres in 2012 and 660 acres in 2014 and purchased title insurance for the first purchase through Stewart and for the second purchase through…
TORENA O'RORKE V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35679
USA V. SHIRENE HERNANDEZ
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50012
CRISTINA NICOLAS-PEDRO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-70419
RAFAEL TRUJILLO PARRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-71578
Rauda v. Jennings
Date: August 13, 2021
Docket Number:
21-16062
Justia Opinion Summary: Matias, a native of El Salvador, unlawfully entered the U.S. in 2014. El Salvadoran authorities considered him a member of MS-13, a violent gang. In Maryland, Matias pleaded guilty to assault in the first degree after…
Jones v. Davis
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
18-99003
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1995, Jones was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend’s mother. After the California Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence and denied his state habeas petition, Jones filed a…
Al-Qarqani v. Chevron Corp.
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17074
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1949, the government of Saudi Arabia transferred certain land in that country to an official named Khalid Abu Al-Waleed Al-Hood Al-Qarqani, who leased it to an affiliate of what later became Chevron. Five of…
BALJEET SANDHU V. JEFFERSON SESSIONS, III
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17384
USA V. SAMMY YETISEN
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
19-35200
USA V. CHRISTOPHER MEJIA
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
19-35781
USA V. ARTURO RODRIGUEZ-RIOS
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-10352
JERRY WHITE V. PERRY RUSSELL
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16171
KAYSEE NITTA V. USA
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16362
THOMAS ERICKSON V. SUSAN WASHBURN
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35100
CLMS Management Services Limited Partnership v, Amwins Brokerage of Georgia
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-35428
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, domestic entities, entered into an insurance contract providing coverage for a Texas townhome complex that they own and operate. The Policy was underwritten by Lloyd’s, members of a foreign organization, and…
Lim v. TForce Logistics, LLC
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-55564
Justia Opinion Summary: Lim, formerly a TForce California delivery driver, alleged that TForce employs delivery drivers and misclassifies them as independent contractors in violation of California law. The drivers sign an Independent Contractor…
DAVID BARTENWERFER V. KIERAN BUCKLEY
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-60020
KIERAN BUCKLEY V. DAVID BARTENWERFER
Date: August 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-60021
USA V. EDWARD STAIN
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
17-16707
Sanchez-Ruano v. Garland
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
18-71760
Justia Opinion Summary: Sanchez-Ruano, a citizen of Mexico, was admitted into the U.S. in 1995 as a visitor. He overstayed and has amassed criminal convictions including for possessing marijuana, receiving stolen property, DUI, and being the…
JESSE SANTANA V. COUNTY OF YUBA
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-17505
AMADOR MENDOZA V. J. SALAZAR
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-36030
LAWRENCE OGBECHIE V. R. COVARRUBIAS
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-16936
USA V. TIMOTHY BINFORD
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-30147
United States v. Wilson
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-50015
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006, Wilson was sentenced to 352 months’ imprisonment for 11 counts of importation and sale of a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in…
BOBBY COLBERT V. RON HAYNES
Date: August 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-73839
MILAGRO ROMERO-MOLINA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: August 10, 2021
Docket Number:
18-72295
