2021 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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GHEORGHE MARCUS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 17-71368
2-Bar Ranch Limited Partnership v. United States Forest Service  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35351

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, cattle ranchers, filed suit in federal district court, claiming that the Service's decision to apply the 1995 Riparian Mitigation Measures to the Dry Cottonwood Allotment, instead of the allowable use levels…

NEONA MODOC V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35383
Branham v. Montana  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35829

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment dismissing as barred by the one-year statute of limitations a Montana state prisoner's habeas corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. The panel…

D. D. V. LAUSD
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55810
HUGO MARTINEZ-DAVALOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70731
Route v. Garland  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72854

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision concluding that petitioner was removable for having been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude (CIMT) within five years after the date of admission,…

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass'n v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15591

Justia Opinion Summary: The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq., does not preempt a California law that creates a state-managed individual retirement account (IRA) program. The Ninth Circuit…

ELLEN KEATES V. MICHAEL KOILE
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16015
BRIAN HANDEL V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35485
OSWALDO ESCALANTE-MOLINA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70983
ANEL BARAJAS-RIOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71179
CHAO CAO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70392
SHU HU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70411
FELIPE GOMEZ-ROSALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70459
SARMEN KESHISHIAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70554
LILIAN PINEDA MONTEALEGRE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70613
HONGTAI YANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70614
ALBERTINA GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70624
YINGYU JIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70836
ARACELY RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-70994
MANUEL TORRES-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71035
MARIA RUIZ-CASTANEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71065
ALISON REYES-ARMAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71100
DOUGLAS QUINTEROS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71261
SHIYONG LI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71263
LUKAS LU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71347
CHARANJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71363
MARGARITO JIMENEZ-RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 15-71648
Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Saticoy Bay LLC  
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17043

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for Nationstar in a diversity action brought by plaintiff alleging claims arising from nonjudicial foreclosure by a HOA on real property in…

USA V. ANTHONY DE LA TORRIENTE
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50237
CLAYTON DEL THIBODEAU V. ADT LLC
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56356
RAQUEL FLORES-CEDILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73223
RAFAEL PIMENTEL-ESTRADA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70384
MARGRETTY RABANG V. ROBERT KELLY, JR.
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 18-35711
ROBERT COLE V. NANCY ADAM
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15671
USA V. DALIANG GUO
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50215
PEDRO RODRIGUEZ V. KATHLEEN ALLISON
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55125
RUBEN GARCIA, JR. V. K. SEELEY
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56128
Gonzalez-Veliz v. Garland  
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72090

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision dismissing petitioner's appeal of the IJ's order determining that her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture…

MEGHAN SILVA V. MEDIC AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16153
MICHAEL NYGREN V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35039
LEROY LEWIS V. MAXIMILIAN SANDOR
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55100
Lemmon v. Snap, Inc.  
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55295

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment dismissing an amended complaint against Snap based on immunity under the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. 230(c)(1). Plaintiffs, the surviving parents…

MUSSIE GEBREWELDI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71009
PASKENTA BAND V. ASSOCIATED PENSION CONSULTANTS
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 17-15483
PASKENTA BAND V. CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY BANK
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 17-15484
PASKENTA BAND V. UMPQUA BANK
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 17-15486
United States v. Singh  
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 18-50423

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to launder money in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h), conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in violation of 18 U.S.C.…

United States v. Peterson  
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10246

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's orders denying defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea to receipt of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2), and his motions to suppress evidence of…

EDWARD GLADNEY V. USA
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17443
DANIEL JANG V. SAGICOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55475
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY V. FDA
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70747
USA V. MARTIN NAVARRETE-CARRILLO
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50357
MICHAEL FIORITO V. CYNTHIA ENTZEL
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55491
UNUVA SHULER V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55694
BLANCA ROJAS-GUILLEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71372
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC V. DUTCH OVEN COURT TRUST
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15066
CECILIA GUARDIOLA V. USA
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15831
USA V. ARNULFO GOMEZ TEJEDA
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30079
RICARDO LOPEZ-VILLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 11-73518
CARLOS ORTIZ BECERRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 17-70859
OMAR CEBRERO V. ROSEMARY NDOH
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16333
United States v. Quintero  
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10300

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order committing defendant, who was found incompetent to stand trial and was committed to the custody of the Attorney General pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4241(d) for inpatient…

KATHRYN NELSON V. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16109
Goffney v. Becerra  
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56368

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for HHS in an action brought by plaintiff, challenging HHS's denial of his claim for reimbursement from the Medicare program for services that he…

League of United Latin American Citizens v. Regan  
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Numbers: 19-71979, 19-71982

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2007, PANNA and the NRDC filed a petition asking the EPA to prohibit foods that contain any residue of the insecticide chlorpyrifos. In 2017, the EPA, pursuant to a court-set deadline, finally ruled on the 2007…

AURELIO RUBEN-BULGIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72068
HUNGERSTATION LLC V. FAST CHOICE LLC
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15090
CHRISTOPHER KING V. FACEBOOK, INC.
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15188
ELIAS UDECHIME V. MICHAEL FAUST
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15482
ELIAS UDECHIME V. COUNTY OF MARICOPA
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16824
MICHAEL SWANSON V. USA
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35126
YUSSUF ABDULLE V. JEFFREY UTTECHT
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35451
ONDA V. JEFF ROSE
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35641
USA V. CARLOS OLIVERA-FERNANDEZ
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50147
ANTON EWING V. MARK POLLARD
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55155
NINA RINGGOLD V.
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55199
EMILIANA BATEN ROSAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71288
AMEER ALGHUSAIN V. JASON NEMETH
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15110
Gibbs v. Covello  
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Numbers: 17-55456, 18-55130

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of petitioners' habeas corpus petitions challenging their California state-court murder convictions. In this case, the key prosecution witness was an informant who…

ANDRES ISLAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 18-70368
MIN DU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73479
JIMIJACK IRREVOCABLE TRUST V. FNMA/FANNIE MAE
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15609
Navajo Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior  
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17088

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal, based on lack of jurisdiction, of Navajo Nation's breach of trust claim alleging that Federal Appellees failed to consider the Nation's as-yet-undetermined water…

United States v. Door  
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30213

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and a felon convicted of a crime of violence in possession of body armor. The panel concluded that, in light of…

WILLIAM BRICE V. CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56164
PHILIP DODSON V. NEVERS PALAZZO PACKARD WILDERM
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56325
RAYMOND MYERS V. R. ARIAS
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56366
Service Employees International Union Local 87 v. National Labor Relations Board  
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70334

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the union's petition for review, challenging the Board's decision holding that janitorial employees had lost the protection of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) due to unlawful picketing.…

LEYDI RIOS-VALLADARES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70887
YALE AUGUSTINE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70927
KARINA SANTIAGO-DURAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71196
NICOLASA MENDOZA DE MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71611
ELSA GOMEZ SAAVEDRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72904
USA V. PABLO RIVERA
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10214
GEORGETTE PURNELL V. RUDOLPH AND SLETTEN, INC.
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15023
GLEN WINTERBOTTOM V. DAVID UNDERRINER
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15314
SUZANNE BROWN V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15331
ANTHONY HUCKABEE V. MCGUINESS
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15448
M. PAUL WEINSTEIN V. MERITOR, INC.
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15455
WANDA COHILL V. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15483
ANTHONY MERRICK V. DAVID SHINN
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15600
ANTHONY WILLIAMS V. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15767
JOSIAH ENGLISH, III V. HOUSE
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15969
ALISON HATHEWAY V. AILEEN DEFEO
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16126
MYCHAEL SHANNON V. IKEGBU
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16133
RYAN KRAUSE V. COUNTY OF MOHAVE
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16189
XIAO KOSHAR V. RAYTHEON COMPANY
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16432
JOHN LUCAS V. COUNTY OF KERN
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16439
GEORGETTE PURNELL V. CITY OF SUNNYVALE POLICE DEPAR
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16447
GARY KENDALL V. USA
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35433
KAMBIZ MORADI V. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35711
JONATHAN RODRIGUEZ V. BRAD CAIN
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-36006
USA V. ELVIS IDADA
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50191
California Trucking Ass'n v. Bonta  
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Numbers: 20-55106, 20-55107

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's order preliminarily enjoining enforcement, against any motor carrier doing business in California, of California's Assembly Bill 5, which codified the judge-made "ABC test"…

FTC V. JASON CARDIFF
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55858
United States v. Figueroa-Beltran  
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 16-10388

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence for being a deported alien found unlawfully in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Defendant contends that the district court erred in applying a sixteen-level…

KENNETH SIERRA V. DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPT OF CORR
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 17-16055
MATTHEW EDWARDS V. NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FED'N.
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 17-16459
JOSE RESENDIZ-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72803
JAMES SMITH V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-15033
VERONICA DAVIS V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-15985
GUILLERMO TRUJILLO V. D. STEBBINS
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16631
ROGER GAUTHIER V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-17052
ROBIN HEINIG V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-35159
USA V. DARONNIE THOMPKINS
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-50432
Tobias v. Arteaga  
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-56360

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff, who was thirteen years old at the time, confessed to a murder he did not commit, he was convicted in juvenile court and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. The California Court of Appeal reversed the…

JEAN CHARLES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73357
Odell v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15262

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a Nevada physician who treats patients covered by Medicare, filed suit seeking an injunction compelling the contractor that administers Medicare in his region to change the method of evaluating his claims. The…

WILLIAM HOUGH V. SEIU LOCAL 521
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15792
BRAD BLANSETTE V. CITY OF SCOTTSDALE
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16220
AYODELE AKINOLA V. DAVID SEVERNS
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16593
MARCO PEREYDA-RIOS V. STEPHEN MORRISON
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16695
GUILLERMO TRUJILLO V. S. SAVOIE
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17432
ROBERT GORDON V. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17452
THOMAS GOFF V. GAMEZ
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17494
RICHARD JOHNSTON V. KAREN GEDNEY
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17560
USA V. ROSALIO SANCHEZ
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30110
CHE' COOK V. KATE BROWN
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35191
JUSTIN CAREY V. WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOC
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35290
USA V. ALAN ROHRBACK, JR.
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50323
DANIEL LARSON V. PETER KOTE
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55313
GREGORY FRANKLIN V. A. MARTINEZ
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55726
FRANCISCO FLORES MEDINA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70678
WIRA KOJONGIAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72334
MICHAEL BOULWARE V. CIR
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73235
USA V. RAUL TORRES
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10112
USA V. JASON TOBEY
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10127
PATRICK HICKMAN V. KENNETH MEAD
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15354
ROSEMARY GARITY V. MEGAN BRENNAN
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15588
DONNY STEWARD V. NGOZI IGBINOSA
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15680
TRAVIS LOBER V. LOUIS DEJOY
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15888
JEROME ALVERTO V. MICHELLE HENDERLING
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35280
Washington v. United States Department of State  
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35391

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order granting the motion of 22 sates and the District of Columbia, seeking to enjoin the DOS's Final Rule removing 3D-printed guns and their associated files from the U.S.…

ROLAND MA V. ESTHER DENSMORE
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35915
PETER BENEDITH V. CUYAHOGA COUNTY
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55053
BRIESA MCCLAIN V. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55544
PHILIP CHATMAN, JR. V. USDN
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55611
JOSE FLORES-FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72977
Bolin v. Baker  
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 15-99004

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a stay and abeyance pending exhaustion of unexhausted claims under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). In this case, petitioner filed a 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition…

SIERRA CLUB, INC. V. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERV.
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 17-16560
ESPERANZA CARBALLO-NAVARRETE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 17-73022
ARIF DURRANI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72662
ALFRED KELIIHULUHULU V. NORMAN KEANAAINA
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17342
USA V. AURELIO RAMIREZ
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50131
United States v. Ayala-Bello  
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Numbers: 19-50366, 19-50368

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendants were charged with attempting to enter the United States illegally, the government prosecuted them on the normal criminal docket. Defendants moved to dismiss the charges, arguing that the government…

MAG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LLC V. PRECISE AEROSPACE MFG.
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55932
DALEWOOD HOLDING LLC V. CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56453
GONZALO GARCIA-FABELA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70427
JOSELYN LEMUS-QUINTEROS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71777
JOSE MEDINA AVINA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72098
GERMAN PANIAGUA-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72502
JENNIFER PAREDES-BANEGAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72743
XINXIU NAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73204
USA V. MARTIN CHAVEZ-ZARATE
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10281
EUGENE KORTE V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15305
USA V. THOMAS WHOLECHEESE, JR.
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30145
USA V. MARTIN ANDERSON
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30166
USA V. COLTER EPLER
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30190
JULIE GRIGSBY V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35133
USA V. TODD PAISHON
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50008
USA V. JOSE MURILLO-CAMACHO
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50262
JOHN DOE V. VRATSINAS CONSTRUCTION CO.
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55067
USA V. MICHAEL HALL
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 17-16166
FRANCISCO LUNA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 17-70072
USA V. HUSSIEN ELTAREB
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 18-50362
CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS V. PANASONIC CORPORATION
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16803
CHANHT KEO V. FHLMC/FREDDIE MAC
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16984
Sperring v. LLR, Inc.  
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56295

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit dismissed based on lack of appellate jurisdiction plaintiffs' appeal from the district court's order compelling arbitration of a putative class action alleging that LuLaRoe operated an illegal…

ALEXANDER MINASIAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70192
SAUL VARGAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71645
NANCY ROJAS-GUILLEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71702
MICHAEL LESH V. ADVANTAGE FEDERAL RESOURCING
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71780
ELDIS GJIKANI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71880
ANDREA CASTILLANOS RETANA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72153
SANTIAGO BENITO ANDRES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72440
RAYMOND LONG V. TAMMY DORSET
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15036
WILLIAM CLAPP V. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCIS
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15116
TISHA CASTILLO V. GEORGE JOHNSON
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15814
B. F. V. AMAZON.COM INC
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35359
RAUL MENDEZ V. CITY OF BOISE
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35474
RAUL MENDEZ V. ADA COUNTY
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35917
USA V. JAVON SHELBY
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50004
United States v. Olsen  
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50329

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States appeals from the district court's dismissal with prejudice of an indictment against defendant, who was indicted in 2017 on drug-related charges and has since remained on pretrial release, obtaining…

DILBERJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70922
REGINALD SMITH V. USDC-SAC
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-73723
United States v. Torres  
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number: 21-50006

Justia Opinion Summary: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ninth Circuit is asked to determine the limits that federal law and the Constitution place on holding an accused person in detention solely for the purpose of awaiting trial. In…

TEDDY SANCHEZ V. RON DAVIS
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 16-99005
Sanchez v. Davis  
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 16-99005

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of petitioner's habeas corpus petition challenging his California state conviction and death sentence for two first-degree murders. The panel granted a certificate…

MALCOLM ALARMO ADDY V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 18-70018
BIR NARAYAN PUN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72492
TOY SMITH V. J. TORRES
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17042
CHARLES GRIFFIN, II V. DOROTHY DO-WILLIAMS
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17521
THURSTON MYERS V. THOMAS BROOKS
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35869
USA V. GUADALUPE DIAZ-CRUZ
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50261
CHARLES OLANIYI V. DENIS McDONOUGH
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56380
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56522
MIGUEL SIERRA-JACOBO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71293
HAO LI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71610
YESENIA ORELLANA-TOBAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72842
Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp. v. Commissioner  
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73078

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, one of the largest marijuana dispensaries in the United States, appealed the Tax Court's decision on a petition for redetermination of federal income tax deficiencies. At issue is whether a cannabis dispensary…

USA V. WILMER FLORES
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10105
USA V. GARY CHRISTENSEN
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10355
ANNA WOMACK V. CINCINNATI BELL
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16051
USA V. MICHEAL OMAN
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30073
JEFFREY ISAACS V. USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55239
RICHARD KIPPERMAN V. HOWARD GROBSTEIN
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55600
JEFFREY ISAACS V. USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55633
TRINIDAD BENAVIDEZ LEON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70931
ROBERTO BERNAL CORTEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72438
MARIA CHOCOYO-CONCUA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73314
LISA CLOSE V. CITY OF VACAVILLE
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15702
DAVID JACKSON V. BRIAN CATES
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55141
AZIZ AORAHA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72248
PEGGY PRUCHNICKI V. ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORP.
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15460
MIGUEL PADILLA V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15787
USA V. JOSE HERNANDEZ-DAVALOS
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30062
TAMI KAHOONEI V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35057
THE CINCINNATI SPECIALTY UNDER V. JEFFREY WOOD
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35124
CAPITOL SPECIALTY INSURANCE V. BIG SKY DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING INC
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35264
CHARLES KINKAID, JR. V. THURSTON COUNTY SHERIFF
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35581
BRIAN LUNDSTROM V. CARLA YOUNG
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55002
HOA NGUYEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70090
ROEUTH THAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70357
JUDE JAFON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70421
EGAE, LLC V. USHUD
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71187
JOSE QUINTANILLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71384
CITY OF OAKLAND V. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15169
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15396
JOHN GOLUB V. GIGAMON INC.
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16975
Golub v. Gigamon Inc.  
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16975

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal based on failure to state a claim of a putative securities class-action alleging violations of section 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and…

USA V. JOSHUA DISKIN
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30218
CRYSTAL HOLMES V. ROSALINA HARRIS
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56200
Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. v. Dropbox, Inc.  
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56347

Justia Opinion Summary: Ironhawk filed suit against Dropbox for trademark infringement and unfair competition, alleging that Dropbox's use of the name Smart Sync intentionally infringes on Ironhawk's SmartSync trademark and is likely to cause…

NATHALIA MATA-GARCILAZO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70028
PEDRO ZITA-MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70860
LIHONG WANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73006
USA V. ERIK GREEN
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10194
USA V. CHARLES VENDITTI
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30017
USA V. SUSAN SCOTT
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30132
MOLLYE PARTON V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35199
SUZETTE BOURCIER V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35316
DAVID GEROUX V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35558
MASHOUNA ANDRADE V. USA
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55309
QUEST INTERNATIONAL V. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55364
KHALED BEN FARHAT V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70243
JOSE BUSTOS-BUSTOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70477
Wilson v. Craver  
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 18-56139

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action against defendants, two Edison Executives, alleging breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in…

MANTEJ SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 18-71440
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Co.  
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 18-71807

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petitioner for review of the BRB's decision upholding the ALJ's award of attorney's fees and costs under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), in an action brought by…

United States v. Dat Quoc Do  
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30138

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed defendant's conviction for two counts of unlawful use of a weapon (UUW) under Oregon law, Or. Rev. Stat. 166.220(1)(a), which federal prosecutors assimilated into federal law by the…

DORA YEBOAH V. WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A.
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56344
IRMA ORTIZ-BONILLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70498
ROSARIO BALDERRAMA-RIVERO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70982
FRANCISCO LOPEZ-NAFATE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71545
ALFONSO ESPINOZA LARA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71594
BADIH RAZZOUK V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71852
DIMAS LOPEZ-VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-73063
JON-JON APPLEGATE V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15474
CAROLYN MERRILL-SMITH V. LA FRONTERA ARIZONA EMPACT-SPC
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15862
USA V. CHRISTOPHER GAGE
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30129
STEVEN MCMAHON V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35240
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORP. V. J. BURNS BROWN OPERATING CO.
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35490
YANG XIANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70507
ARACELY MARINELARENA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 14-72003
GLORIA SEVILLA-AMAYA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72941
USA V. LOUIS MATTHEWS
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10281
Poulsen v. Department of Defense  
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16430

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees in this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action against the DOJ. The panel concluded that plaintiff obtained relief…

USA V. HARJIT JOHAL
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17244
USA V. JENS DAVIS
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30178
CARLOS AMEZCUA V. JOE LIZARRAGA
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55910
ANTHONY PENTON V. A. MALFI
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56201
TRUNG PHAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70739
JUVENAL LEON-MONDRAGON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71774
LOUIS BRANCH V. D. UMPHENOUR
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15185
GRADETECH, INC. V. CITY OF SAN JOSE
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15812
FIRE & POLICE PENSION ASSN. CO V. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15898
USA V. HANY VELETANLIC
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30023
USA V. DARRELL HOLLIDAY
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30048
USA V. EMIEL KANDI
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30061
GARY RAND V. MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INS.
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55020
Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica  
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55039

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA) does not require landlords to accommodate the disability of an individual who neither entered into a lease nor paid rent in exchange for the right to occupy the…

THOMAS RUBIN V. USA
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55052
KELVIN SINGLETON V. SCOTT KERNAN
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55174
ZULMAI NAZARZAI V. COUNTY OF ORANGE
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55537
GEMCAP LENDING I, LLC V. WILLIAM PERTL
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55642
DANIIL SHEIKO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70356
USA V. RAUL AMEZCUA
Date: April 16, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10020
ROBIN MAMMEN V. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16270
DAVID WALTRIP V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16822
CARIE MIX V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-35968
PHONESAVANH NAKHOKKONG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-70936
RICARDO GONZALEZ CAMACENA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72250
JOSE MANCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73092
BALJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73250
TAIFAN JIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73422
FRANCISCO COZ PAXTOR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73454
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON V. SATICOY BAY SERIES 1218 COACH
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17013
USA V. MANUEL PAZ SANCHEZ, JR.
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30248
USA V. STATE OF WASHINGTON
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35673
Adir International, LLC v. Starr Indemnity and Liability Co.  
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56320

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Starr in an action brought by Adir, seeking insurance defense coverage. The panel held that California Insurance Code section 533.5(b) — which…

ALMA RAMON PERALTA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72616
USA V. MIGUEL LARA-UNZUETA
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10077
M. M. V. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15209
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC V. SATICOY BAY LLC SERIES 6132
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15212
BOB LEWIS V. GOOGLE LLC
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16073
IMRAN IMON V. KEETON
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16596
MORSHED ALAM V. CHUCK KEETON
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16825
TAD STUCK V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35255
DARREN HILL V. COUNTY OF BENEWAH
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35302
USA V. MARK TAMARIN
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50048
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corp.  
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55222

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that Hewitt, the Committee, and Northrop had breached their fiduciary duties and that the Committee failed to provide required Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit…

JERRY MUTZA V. EMULEX CORPORATION
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55339
PERSONNEL STAFFING GROUP, LLC V. PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55503
LUIS RASCON V. BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55810
SORYBA CISSE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71333
AVTAR DHINDSA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 17-70153
USA V. PEDRO SALDANA
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 18-50368
MARIANO CALDERON ORTUNO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73304
TYQUAN KNOX V. RAYMOND MADDEN
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55111
FREDDY TRUJILLO V. RAYMOND MADDEN
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55262
FERNANDO GAMEZ-MONTOYA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71468
Zoller v. GCA Advisors, LLC  
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15595

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of defendants' motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff's statutory employment discrimination and civil rights claims. Plaintiff, a former corporate attorney who…

MARIA WOZNIAK V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-16005
CHARLES VAN TASSEL V. STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE CO
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35121
Thomas v. CalPortland Co.  
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70541

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of the Commission's decision concluding that petitioner failed to prove a prima facie case of discrimination under Section 105(c) of the Mine Safety and Health Act.…

PAVEL MIADZIUKHA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 17-70443
Alvarado-Herrera v. Garland  
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 18-70191

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitioned for review of the IJ's decision affirming the asylum officer's determination that petitioner did not have a reasonable fear of persecution or torture in his home…

YAJAIRA MELENDEZ MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 18-71507
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS V. JOSEPH BIDEN
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35460
United States v. Koziol  
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50018

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for attempted extortion under the Hobbs Act for threatening to file against a well-known entertainer a suit asserting salacious and scandalous allegations if the…

SUDIR THAPA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70061
IVAN VELAZCO CASTELLANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70458
MARIA SANTAY-POROJ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70762
KARINA PONCE-ELIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70808
RAUL FLORES-MEDINA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71303
VICKI KLAASEN V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 18-16152
USA V. WILLIAM FERGUSON
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 18-55854
USA V. MANUEL GRIMALDO
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50151
United States v. Ghanem  
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50278

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated defendant's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. 2332g, which prohibits illicit dealings in guided surface-to-air missiles. Defendant, a Jordanian-born, naturalized United…

Benavidez v. County of San Diego  
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55274

Justia Opinion Summary: Parents and Minors filed suit against the County and two social workers, alleging claims based on medical examinations of Minors during their time in protective custody. Parents seek to hold the social workers liable…

RICARDO HERDOCIA JARQUIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70266
JUAN GARCIA-JUAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71677
ANDREA BEACH V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55762
640 OCTAVIA, LLC V. KARL HEINZ-PIEPER
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15935
MARY KHAN V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17473
PATRICK DARDEN V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35696
USA V. VICTOR RODRIGUEZ
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50238
JOSE GONZALEZ MORAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72838
ALORICA, INC. V. STARR SURPLUS LINES INS. CO.
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55458
SYDNEY HOLLAND V. TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL INS.
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55680
RODNEY JACKSON V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 18-17442
FAHEEM ABBAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73333
EAST BAY SANCTUARY COVENANT V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16487
CITY & COUNTY OF S.F. V. USCIS
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17213
Panthera Investment Fund, L.P. v. H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC  
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56048

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a securities fraud action against an investment bank, holding that the complaint failed sufficiently to allege scienter. Plaintiff's complaint stemmed from the…

USA V. ANTONIO MARTINEZ
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10056
United States v. Aruda  
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10245

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order denying defendant's motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). The panel held that the current version of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual…

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY EMPLOYEES' V. TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15053
JOSEPH KOSTER V. MATTHEW WHITAKER
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15077
DEMETA REYES V. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55909
YUEHUA SUN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2021
Docket Number: 16-70359
YINHUAI DONG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72961
MARLON EVANS V. AMY MILLER
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 13-55087
JOSE DIAZ-FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72563
Diaz-Flores v. Garland  
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72563

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision, holding that the BIA permissibly concluded that Oregon Revised Statute 164.225 is a crime involving moral turpitude and that precedent forecloses the…

JAVIER ACOSTA-FRANCO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73389
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. V. SUZANNAH R. NOONAN IRA, LLC
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17181
USA V. RICHARD CHUNG
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50164
Olean Wholesale Grocery Cooperative, Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods  
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56514

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's order certifying three classes in a multi-district antitrust case alleging a price-fixing conspiracy by StarKist and Tri-Union, producers of packaged tuna. Producers…

Rustico v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc.  
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15009

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Intuitive Surgical, the designer and manufacturer of the da Vinci surgical robot, in a product liability action brought by plaintiff…

YAMIRKA LAGUNA LOZANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71593
LANDMARK AMERICAN INSURANCE CO V. TAISEI CONSTRUCTION CORP
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 18-56353
RAYMOND GARCIA V. SEIU
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16863
Garcia v. Service Employees International Union  
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Numbers: 19-16863, 19-16933, 19-16934

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order granting in part a union's motion to dismiss and holding that five claims brought by a union member were preempted by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations…

JUVENAL GARCIA GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71043
Rodriguez Tornes v. Garland  
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71104

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit granted the petition for review of the BIA's decision reversing the IJ's grant of asylum and withholding of removal to petitioner. The panel held that it was compelled to conclude that petitioner…

SINHARIB THOMAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72235
GEICO V. ANSHUMAN NADKARNI
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15947
KERRY HARMON V. CITY OF POCATELLO
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35096
ILCSC V. RICHARD FIGUEROA, JR.
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55193
MICHAEL LACEY V. USDC-AZP
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-73408
GABE MCCOOL V. LIFE INS. CO. OF N. AMERICA
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 18-56529
SYLVIA OCAMPO-ORTIZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72115
USA V. ERIK GREEN
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10314
Merchant v. Corizon Health, Inc.  
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-36093

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, an Idaho prisoner, filed suit alleging that the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) and its medical provider, Corizon, were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs and acted with negligence. Primarily…

THE DAN ABRAMS COMPANY V. MEDTRONIC INC.
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56377
WILLIAM EDWARDS V. LCA, INC.
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15070
JACOB BEATY V. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35141
USA V. RAUL LOPEZ-ALVAREZ
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55202
SOUTH BAY UNITED PENTECOSTAL V. USDC-CASD
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number: 21-70769
Meza-Vazquez v. Garland  
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 15-72672

Justia Opinion Summary: In a published order, the Ninth Circuit denied a motion for attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in a case in which the panel had previously remanded petitioner's application for relief from…

JAMES COLE V. CRST VAN EXPEDITED, INC.
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 17-55606
GABRIELA ZALDANA PORTILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73091
TANIKO SMITH V. BRIAN WILLIAMS, SR.
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-17514
SAMUEL WANI V. GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35355
KATHLEEN DUNLAP V. CITY OF SANDY
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35934
CU NGUYEN V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56134
NORBERTO MORAZA RUIZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70721
In re Becker  
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-72805

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the district court's order transferring an action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from the Northern District of California…

DANIEL BONETE-LEMA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 17-72568
ON DEMAND DIRECT RESPONSE, LLC V. SHANA MCCART-POLLAK
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15948
Friends of the Earth v. Organic Consumer Ass'n  
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16696

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal for lack of organizational standing of an action brought by two public interest groups against Sanderson Farms, alleging false advertising related to the use of…

DERRICK ODEN, SR. V. E. SANTANA
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16985
CINDY ESTRADA V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35734
R. W. V. COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35849
MATTHEW SPONER V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35892
ESTATE OF C. BROWN MORRIS V. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55092
INTEGRA MED ANALYTICS LLC V. PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56367
JULIO BALVANEDA RADDATZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72800
WELLINGTON COPPESS V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15295
Maine Community Health Options v. Albertsons Companies, Inc.  
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35931

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit agreed with the Second Circuit that the amount in controversy in a Section 7 of the Federal Arbitration Act enforcement action can be measured by either the benefit to the plaintiff or the detriment to…

MELISSA MAGANA V. ZARA USA, INC.
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55027
Silva v. Garland  
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 16-70130

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit filed: 1) an order withdrawing the opinion and concurring opinion appearing at 965 F.3d 724 (9th Cir. 2020), denying the petition for rehearing en banc as moot, and providing that the parties may file…

BOUBAKF DARME V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72457
USA V. SABER SHEHADEH
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10167
USA V. LOUIE JOSYTEWA
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10416
RANDY LANGLEY V. JOSE COLEGIO
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16994
DIONNE NADON V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35712
C. L. v. Del Amo Hospital, Inc.  
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56074

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment in favor of defendant in an action brought by plaintiff, seeking injunctive relief under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plaintiff, who…

CLAUDIA GARCIA V. ISS FACILITY SERVICES, INC.
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15633
FTC V. SHAD COTTELLI
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15717
FELIX FERNANDEZ-MEJIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70412
HARI MAGAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70627
Tandon v. Newsom  
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number: 21-15228

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit's order denied appellants' emergency motion for injunctive relief, which sought to prohibit the enforcement of California's COVID-19 restrictions on private "gatherings" and various limitations on…

CLAUDETTE SCHWARZMANN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 17-71551
OMAR LUNA-ARENAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72369
USA V. CARL BELT
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10180
KARLA GONZALEZ V. ALLIED COLLECTION SERVS., INC.
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-16813
DEBRA PORTEOUS V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35550
DANIEL GOMEZ-DELGADILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72286
FRANCIS OLIVA-ZEPEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 19-72564
JB CARTER ENTERPRISES, LLC V. ELAVON, INC.
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15271
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. V. TURNER/DEVCON
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15418
Pacific Gulf Shipping Co. v. Vigorous Shipping & Trading S.A.  
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35159

Justia Opinion Summary: In this admiralty case, Pacific Gulf, in possession of an arbitral award against Adamastos Shipping, tried to collect from Blue Wall and Vigorous Shipping on the grounds that they are either successors to or alter-egos…

CRYSTAL KRAMPITZ V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35440
CTR. FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY V. USEPA
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number: 20-71196
DUAN XUE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 16-72697
SANDOR TOBAR-RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 18-73158
Miller v. United States  
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-15122

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the district court's dismissal of his complaint, alleging various causes of action arising from his termination as a police officer with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, a federally recognized Indian…

OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC. V. WEST WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35925
ALEX AGUILAR, JR. V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55764
D.O. V. ESCONDIDO UNION SCHOOL DIST.
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-56043
EDGAR ARCHILA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-70698
FLOR CRUZ LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71215
CHINA FORTUNE LAND DEVELOPMENT V. 1955 CAPITAL FUND I GP LLC
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15269
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. V. SATICOY BAY LLC SERIES 5328
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15582
GEORGE KAYER V. DAVID SHINN
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 09-99027
USA V. GORDON MILLER
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 18-10198
LAWRENCE COOK V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 18-35957
USA V. CHRISTOPHER ROMAN-TUTTLE
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50191
RICARDO DAVILA-RABANAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-71872
United States v. Furaha  
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10063

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit concluded that the district court did not err in determining that defendant's 18 U.S.C. 924(c) convictions constitutes a "controlled substance offense," as defined by USSG 4B1.2(b). In this case,…

STEVE WYNN V. LISA BLOOM
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-15388
USA V. SEAN BREMNER
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30039
USA V. DAVID HINKSON
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30159
USA V. TOMAS ALVARADO
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30186
JEROMEY JONES V. MONTANA STATE PRISON
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35015
RICHARD JENKINS V. KENNETH LITTLE
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35195
OSCAR GARCIA , III V. JOHN POPE
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35364
ZACHARY SNOW V. CORIZON HEALTHCARE
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-35520
USA V. ELRADER BROWNING, JR.
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50035
USA V. ALEXANDRO VIRGEN
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50153
LEBOHANG MORAKE V. NANDI MORAKE
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55055
JOSEPH BYRON, III V. CDTFA
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55125
CHRISTOPHER JEBURK V. LOUIS MILUSNIC
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55299
THOMAS BODNAR V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55496
STACIE SOMERS V. BEIERSDORF, INC.
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-55541
HELENA REILLY V. WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60013
Young v. Hawai'i  
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 12-17808

Justia Opinion Summary: The en banc court affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action brought by plaintiff, challenging Hawai'i's firearm licensing law, Hawai'i Revised Statutes section 134-9(a). Section 134-9(a) requires that…

USA V. ANTHONY BRANDEL
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 16-10363
CESAR TORRES ORNELAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 17-71301
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Biden
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 18-17274
IRMA VICENTE MALDONADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 18-72233
USA V. RICHARD SATERSTAD
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10303
USA V. ANTONIO HERNANDEZ-LINCONA
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10410
HIDDEN HILLS MANAGEMENT, LLC V. AMTAX HOLDINGS 114, LLC
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-35861
JENNY SWALES V. ANDREW SAUL
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-36107
United States v. Boyd  
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-55585

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment in an action brought by the United States against taxpayer for tax penalties and interest involving her failure to report foreign financial accounts. In this case,…

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