2022 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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BRIAN MECINAS V. KATIE HOBBS  
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16301

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, three Arizona voters and three organizations, including the Democratic National Committee, brought this action against the Arizona Secretary of State alleging that the Ballot Order Statute violates the First…

SWISHER HYGIENE FRANCHISE CORP V. TROY CLAWSON
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16727
A.B. V. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56140
GLOBAL RESCUE JETS, LLC V. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN  
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56410

Justia Opinion Summary: Global Rescue Jets, which does business as Jet Rescue, billed Kaiser at Jet Rescue’s usual and customary rates. Kaiser paid only a fraction of the billed amount, however, because in its view Jet Rescue’s services were…

TIM DAVIS V. SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15867
ALPHA VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS V. NADER POURHASSAN  
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35274

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit panel held that defendant was not required to disgorge to CytoDyn his short-swing profits from exercising options and warrants granted by CytoDyn, entitling him to purchase and later sell CytoDyn…

ERNEST JARRETT V. JAMES TERRELL
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55263
EFRAIN DIAZ-PONCE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70527
HONG CHEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70739
ELVIS SANCHEZ GALINDO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71006
ERKIA MORAN ESQUIVEL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71145
ERICK VILLALTA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71208
AUDRA HOPKINS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 19-15939
USA V. SEAN FINN
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10297
JOSE MENDOZA, JR. V. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16079
JOSE MENDOZA, JR. V. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION  
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16079

Justia Opinion Summary: After discovering apparent financial malfeasance by the plaintiff, then president of Local 1637, the Amalgamated Transit Union (“ATU”) imposed the trusteeship, thereby removing plaintiff and the other Local 1637…

AT&T MOBILITY, LLC V. CHARLES YEAGER
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17253
DAVID WALTERS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35861
DONAT RICKETTS V. BERLANTI PRODUCTIONS
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55912
MARIA CARDENAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72766
AMY BUCHANAN V. WATKINS & LETOFSKY, LLP  
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15633

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, a Nevada limited liability partnership (“W&L Nevada”) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The district court granted summary judgment for W&L Nevada on plaintiff’s…

STEVEN MCCLAM, II V. FRANZ VERHELST
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35426
DETAO XIONG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72072
JULIANA CALMO MATIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72574
BLUETOOTH SIG INC. V. FCA US LLC  
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35561

Justia Opinion Summary: Bluetooth SIG, Inc. (“SIG”) is a non-profit organization that owns the commonly-recognized “Bluetooth” marks. Before a product manufacturer is permitted to use any Bluetooth marks, they must join SIG, execute a licensing…

USA V. ERICA PENA
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50152
JUAN RODRIGUEZ OZUNA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 5, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72936
YSAUL FLORES PERALTA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 5, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70274
DANIEL BERMAN V. FREEDOM FINANCIAL NETWORK LLC  
Date: April 5, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16900

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs used the defendants’ websites but did not see a notice stating, “I understand and agree to the Terms & Conditions, which includes mandatory arbitration.” When a dispute arose, defendants moved to compel…

USA V. ANTHONY HYLTON, JR.  
Date: April 5, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10026

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was charged with robbing the same bank two times. The first robbery occurred in October 2016. In December 2016, officers found the defendant passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle that was stopped in traffic.…

JOHN MCCURLEY V. ROYAL SEAS CRUISES, INC.
Date: April 5, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55099
A. B. V. HAWAII STATE DEPT OF EDUC.  
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15570

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs brought Title IX claims for failure to provide equal treatment and benefits, failure to provide equal opportunities to male and female athletes, and retaliation against female athletes when they brought up…

FERNANDO ALMANZA V. DAVID SHINN
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16019
MASA WARDEN V. BRYAN COWAN
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17405
350 MONTANA V. DEBRA HAALAND  
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35411

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellee, Signal Peak Energy, sought to expand its mining operations, resulting in the expected emission of 190 million tons of greenhouse gases (“GHGs”). The Department of the Interior (“Interior”) published an…

JONATAN HENRRIQUEZ-DUBON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70997
NELSON PLEITEZ-BERMUDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72815
GUOLI LIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73827
USA V. LUIS ALFARO-HIDALGO
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10066
ROBERTA BELL V. WARDEN, FCI DUBLIN
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15383
USA V. GEORGE FOWER  
Date: April 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50007

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment following a conviction for wire fraud. With the government’s consent, Defendant was allowed to self-surrender to the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”). Before he was required to…

RAFAEL DIAZ-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 13-73719
USA V. RUSLAN KIRILYUK
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10447
USA V. RUSLAN KIRILYUK  
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10447

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of 28 felony offenses in connection with a fraud conspiracy involving 120,000 American Express Cards. In sentencing Defendant to 27 years’ imprisonment, the district court relied in part on…

PETER CRUZ V. BRANDON PRICE
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16191
USA V. LUCIO MEDINA-SUAREZ  
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50294

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of attempted illegal entry under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1325(a). On appeal to the Ninth Circuit, Defendant claimed the district court erred in denying his request for a jury instruction on the…

DORIAN CARTER V. NATHALEE EVANS
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55952
USA V. GREGORY BOYD
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35209
MICHELLE HIMES V. SOMATICS, LLC
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55517
MICHELLE HIMES V. SOMATICS, LLC  
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55517

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed failure-to-warn product liability claims against a medical device manufacturer based on the manufacturer’s failure to warn about certain risks of its electroconvulsive therapy (“ECT”) device. The…

LISA REA V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 19-35515
DERICK FURWOOD MBANWEI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72615
USA V. RONALD THRASHER
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30275
USA V. VICTOR GONZALEZ, JR.
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10010
CHARLES DUFF V. NEWREZ, LLC
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-60022
SYLVESTER MORFAW V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70450
Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak  
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 19-36029

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court's dismissal based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction of plaintiff's complaint against the Tribe and various individual defendants. Plaintiff…

HEIDI ANGLIN V. MERCHANTS CREDIT CORPORATION
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35820
FERMIN VALENZUELA V. CITY OF ANAHEIM
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55372
AMERICAN CLAIMS MANAGEMENT V. ALLIED WORLD SURPLUS LINES
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56055
DANIEL GONZALEZ V. GREGORY AHERN
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15485
AKLILU YOHANNES V. OLYMPIC COLLECTION, INC.
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 19-35888
PALVINDRA SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72614
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/WEST V. FIRE VICTIM TRUST
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15447
JILL STEIGLEMAN V. SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15613
ROBERTO SALINAS ARIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70460
USA V. OSWALDO MANGAS
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50319
ANTHOLINE FERNANDEZ V. BRIDGECREST CREDIT CO.
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 19-56378
United States v. Kvashuk  
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30251

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for 18 fraud-related counts in a case where defendant stole $10 million in digital gift cards from his employer, Microsoft, using login credentials he stole from his…

JUAN IGLESIAS-IGLESIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70650
CONNOR SEGLA V. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55329
JEAN ADAMS V. NOVO NORDISK A/S
Date: March 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55342
JUAN OLEA PALMA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70824
OSCAR GARCIA TORRES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71561
ISRAEL CASTRO VALDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71745
JOSE VASQUEZ-NINO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73141
QIUXIAO LIU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70661
Ross v. Davis  
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 17-99000

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief to petitioner, who was sentenced to death after being convicted of murder, five counts of robbery, and two counts of rape in concert. The panel…

Laidlaw's Harley Davison Sales, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73420

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the tax court's decision granting summary judgment to taxpayer, holding that 26 U.S.C. 6751(b) requires written supervisory approval before the assessment of the penalty or, if earlier, before…

USA V. MIGUEL MURILLO-RAMOS
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10068
ELLEN KRIKORIAN V. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16354
USA V. ZACHARY JONES
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30166
ANDREW MORET V. POORNIMA RANGANATHAN
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35424
CARLTON ROARK V. LESLIE GLADSTONE
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55040
CRISTOBAL CERVANTES V. USA
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55266
JONATHAN VANLOAN V. NATION OF ISLAM
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55317
JANE DOE V. GAVIN NEWSOM
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55362
CLIFFORD BRACE, JR. V. STEVEN SPEIER
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55514
ERIC ROBINSON V. KAIRN BORZAKIAN
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55599
VICTOR RIVERA V. ARCPE 1, LLP
Date: March 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-60001
JUAN HERNANDEZ-AGUILAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 11-73790
Estate of Aguirre v. County of Riverside  
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-56462

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to defendant, Sergeant Dan Ponder, in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action alleging that Ponder used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment…

FRANK MAHUKA , JR. V. WILLIAM AILA, JR.
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16369
WILLIAM BELL V. COUNTY OF MARICOPA
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16600
GREGORY MALVEAUX V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17334
GREGORY OHLINGER V. USA
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17443
Ballou v. McElvain  
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35416

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit amended its prior opinion, denied a petition for panel rehearing, denied a petition for rehearing en banc on behalf of the court, and ordered that no further petitions shall be entertained. In the…

TOREY ADAMCIK V. AL RAMIREZ
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35445
RYAN S. V. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC.
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56310
RUBEN VERA-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73247
USA V. ANTHONY SANCHEZ
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10236
USA V. CORALEEN TUISALOO
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10271
ZACK CORYELLBATTLE V. CITY OF MARICOPA
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15362
ALBERT SMITH V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15532
DAISY TRUST V. FNMA/FANNIE MAE
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15595
RODNEY BANKS V. J. PELAYO
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15688
ARTEM KOSHKALDA V. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15695
RODNEY SHEPPARD V. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTI
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15950
MICHAEL BRUZZONE V. INTEL CORPORATION
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16108
BRIGHT HARRY V. KCG AMERICAS LLC
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16258
USA V. JOSHUA JOHNSON
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30076
USA V. CHRISTOPHER FOLLETTE
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30148
USA V. HERNAN GOMEZ-GUTIERREZ
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30192
USA V. STEVEN REYCHLER
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30225
USA V. JUDITH COSSETTE
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30232
BRANDY SANDOVAL V. SETH MELVIN
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35213
BROCK PETERS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35277
United States v. Mendez  
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50086

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a Second Superseding Indictment (SSI) charging defendant with racketeering conspiracy. After determining that it had jurisdiction under the…

USA V. JOSEPH TURNER
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50098
STEPHEN JOHNSON V. CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55208
GUSTAVO ESCAMILLA V. USA
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55417
RODRIGO CHACON-ORNELAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70154
HECTOR MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72614
CARLOS ESCOBAR-ASCENCIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73678
USA V. FRANK GOLDSTEIN
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 17-16187
USA V. RAYMOND JUAREZ
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16145
USA V. JOSE FIGUEROA
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16151
VINCENT SOLOMON V. INES CASTANEDA
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 19-15219
USA V. JORGE ROJO
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15708
JOSEPH ANTONETTI V. FILSON
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16795
WENDELL O'NEAL V. TERRI ALBERTSON
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16892
ELLA HORN V. EXPERIS US INC.
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17067
Weston Family Partnership LLLP v. Twitter, Inc.  
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17465

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit against Twitter under sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, alleging that Twitter misled investors…

ANTHONY MERRICK V. CHARLES RYAN
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17504
DOUGLAS PERDOMO-ROSALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70324
ADRIAN JIMENEZ DIEGES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72959
USA V. FRANCISCO ARIAS
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10140
USA V. ARNALDO TORTEYA
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10186
USA V. MARTIN CISNEROS
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10226
USA V. JULIO BARRON
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10227
USA V. KELAUKILA ESTABILIO
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10238
USA V. CURTIS WONG
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10257
USA V. DOUGLAS HAYES
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10273
USA V. BOBBY RICKS, JR.
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10278
JAMES MCCURDY V. RANDY THOMAS
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15090
JOSEPH ANTONETTI V. E. MCDANIELS
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16687
USA V. BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30180
USA V. ANTONIO OLIVERA
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50043
ALEJANDRO MOTIN-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73158
YURIBIA MEDINA DAMACIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73425
CINDY OLMEDO GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73582
JUNSHAN FANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73950
GURJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70032
EVELIO GARCIA TORRES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70514
YUBAO WANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70769
MAYRA SOSA-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71084
CRISTIAN QUINONEZ-GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71613
KAREN ALVAREZ-MENJIVAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71661
EDWIN CRUZ-MEDRANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71711
RUBEN OBREGON LAGUNA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72369
NERI VIRULA-CHACON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72657
JESUS MARIN-AGUIRRE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72863
REBECA GUZMAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72951
CARLOS BAIRES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73039
CESAR CALEL-BAUTISTA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73194
LIN CUNYI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73204
MARVIN MORAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73206
SHIKAI NI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73218
FERNANDO VALLE RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73294
RENE BECERRA-AMEZQUITA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73617
USA V. REUBEN CONWAY
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 17-10497
USA V. JUDEL ESPINOZA-GONZALEZ
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 17-15778
USA V. DANA CANFIELD
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 18-35715
United States v. Wells  
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10451

Justia Opinion Summary: Wells pled guilty to the receipt of child pornography. He was sentenced to 76 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release, with 16 special conditions. The Ninth Circuit dismissed, in part, his…

USA V. EARL JOSEPH
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16967
DOROTEO GONZALEZ-AGUILAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71679
JULIO CASTRO-SANCHEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71985
GREGORY GOODS V. DAVID BAUGHMAN
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15365
New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas  
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16159

Justia Opinion Summary: New Harvest challenged a Salinas ordinance prohibiting religious and other assemblies from operating on the ground floor of buildings facing Main Street within the downtown area. The ordinance prohibited it from hosting…

EDWARD TIDWELL V. CSHP ONE LP
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16413
MARVIN HOLLIS V. RISENHOOVER
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16489
DAVID WIT V. UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17363
Balla v. Idaho  
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35579

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1981, Balla, incarcerated at ISCI, brought a class action suit alleging unconstitutional prison conditions. In 1984, the district court granted injunctive relief related mostly to medical care and physical safety.…

EMMANUEL ROY V. PIONEER HUMAN SERVICES
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36079
USA V. LAMONT DEVAULT
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50187
DANIEL HOPKINS V. INTEGON GENERAL INSURANCE CO.
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35196
JIHAN, INC. V. AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55633
XIN HE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70488
DEBRA BLUM V. CIR
Date: March 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-71113
JOAQUIN ALVARADO-ALVARADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73315
SALVADOR SANTIAGO-BARRALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70314
CITLALY GUZMAN DOMINGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70772
JOSE MUNIZ-LARIOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72344
JAFET BOJORQUEZ AKE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71387
JUAN REYES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71436
USA V. ALEXANDER MAZARIEGOS-MAZARIEGO
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10316
NICHOLAS CEDERBERG V. LEGACY HEALTH
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35907
JOSE REYES VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73409
BILL BARRIER V. CITY OF THE DALLES
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35305
USA V. DAVID READ
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50154
MEI XUE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70055
FILIBERTO MONTIEL-IBARRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70300
ARCADIO MOLINA-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70321
ZHONGWEN TANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71471
ELIPDIO RAMIREZ-DORANTES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72513
MIGDALIA GIRON GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72906
JORY STRIZICH V. MIKE BATISTA
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 18-36008
JONA DUIKORO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71842
JAVIER PINEDA SALGADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72350
SIMPLICIO LOPEZ-ALONSO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73069
MARK DICKERSON V. CITY OF PORTLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36121
USA V. ANGELA GILLESPIE-SHELTON
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50321
DANIEL TURNER V. STEPHANIE JOHNIGAN
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55835
STEPHANIE CLIFFORD V. DONALD TRUMP
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55880
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. County of Los Angeles  
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55930

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action brought against tobacco companies, alleging that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) preempts the County of Los Angeles's ban…

A. A. V. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55960
PEDRO LINARES-LINARES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71173
MEREDITH CALLAHAN V. PEOPLECONNECT, INC.
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16040
USA V. BOBBY THOMPSON, II
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35237
LINDA SENN V. KYLE SMITH
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35293
MARK KLEINSASSER V. PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INS. CO.
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35351
KEVIN LOADER V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35429
USA V. ISRAEL GONZALEZ-VAZQUEZ
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50093
Moreno v. UtiliQuest, LLC  
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55313

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's wrongful termination suit as preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Plaintiff's claims stemmed from allegations that UtiliQuest…

GLEN BARNES V. EDISON INTERNATIONAL
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55589
THRASIO, LLC V. BOOSTED COMMERCE, INC.
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55621
RAYMOND RAYES V. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPO
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55723
JESUS RENDON-RENDON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70971
FREDY VALDEZ-VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73854
FRANCISCO VERA-ALAMILLAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73665
MARLEN CERVANTES CASTANEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70303
ALFREDO MENDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70983
NESLY CARPIO-BATRES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71235
SUKHRAJ SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71719
JOSE CASTANEDA FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 17-73071
GABRIEL MARTINEZ RUIZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72876
USA V. KIRISIMASI MASUISUI
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10349
JACOB BENSON V. CASA DE CAPRI ENTERPRISES
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16686
National Family Farm Coalition v. United States Environmental Protection Agency  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70115

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2020, the Ninth Circuit vacated the EPA’s conditional registrations for three dicamba-based herbicides as violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136n(b). The court found…

YENNY SANCHEZ MARTINEZ DE DOMI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72782
California Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72897

Justia Opinion Summary: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) awarded “incentive adders,” upward adjustments to utilities’ rate of return on equity, to three California-based public utilities. FERC regulations allow for incentive…

USA V. VINCENT RIOS
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10199
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. V. TWILIGHT HOMEOWNERS ASSOC.
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15713
ANTHONY WRIGHT V. PAUL PENZONE
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16275
B&G Foods North America, Inc. v. Embry  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16971

Justia Opinion Summary: Food manufacturer B&G sued, 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that Embry and her attorney violated B&G’s constitutional rights by suing B&G to enforce California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,…

ARACELY HERNANDEZ V. ROBERT SNIDER
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35014
Sulitzer v. Tippins  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55735

Justia Opinion Summary: The SmileDirect parties developed an online service model for patients to access certain orthodontic services; they allege the defendants (members and employees of the California Dental Board) conspired to harass them…

Riley’s American Heritage Farms v. Elsasser  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55999

Justia Opinion Summary: Riley’s Farm provides historical reenactments and hosts apple picking. In 2001-2017, schools within the District took field trips to Riley’s. In 2018, Riley used his personal Twitter account to comment on controversial…

Mohammad v. General Consulate of the State of Kuwait in Los Angeles  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56255

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff was a Syrian national living in California as a legal permanent resident and is now a U.S. citizen. She is not and has never been a Kuwaiti national. In 2014, Plaintiff entered into a written employment…

KELVIN HERNANDEZ-MENDOZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71390
WALTER AVILA-VELASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71391
Gonzalez v. United States  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71709

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied Munoz-Gonzalez’s application to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion asserting that his conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence (18 U.S.C.…

RAFAEL GONZALEZ V. USA
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71710
MICHAEL TORRES V. USA
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71724
ALEX CLARFELD V. EDU-HI
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15226
LEVY AD GROUP, INC. V. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15413
TIMOTHY BLIXSETH V. IRS
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15543
NIMESH PATEL V. FACEBOOK, INC.
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15553
California Chamber of Commerce v. Council for Education and Research on Toxics  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15745

Justia Opinion Summary: CalChamber filed suit, 42 U.S.C. 1983, to “vindicate its members’ First Amendment rights to not be compelled to place false and misleading acrylamide warnings on their food products.” The district court entered a…

OLGA LEZA V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16079
USA V. DESMOND WASHINGTON
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30146
LINDSAY MCGUIRE V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35221
EDMARK AUTO, INC. V. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35231
ALLYSON DROZD V. JEFFREY MCDANIEL
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35584
DOUGLAS AZIZ V. JENNIFER LEACH
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55008
ARTEM STOLIAROV V. MARSHMELLO CREATIVE, LLC
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55442
HARDEEP SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70289
TOMAS SOLORZANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70505
ANGEL GUZMAN SOBERANIS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70694
Jauregui v. Roadrunner Transportation Services, Inc.  
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 22-55058

Justia Opinion Summary: A putative class action against Roadrunner on behalf of all of Roadrunner’s California current and former hourly workers, alleged violations of California wage and hour laws. Roadrunner removed the case to federal court,…

IRIS ZAPATA FORNEL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72968
ALEX PEREZ-CARRANZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73835
JEAN JEUNE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73539
ERICK CAMARENA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71771
MARIA GARCIA-TORRES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72172
NORMA GARCIA ESTRADA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 17-73127
JOHN RILLERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-70653
JOSE TORRES-ARIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-70979
SALVADOR TRUJILLOS SILVA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71134
JOSE FLORES ALVARADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71576
HECTOR SANDOVAL-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71582
IFAMIA RIVERA DE CANALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73177
USA V. ORIYOMI ALOBA
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50343
HECTOR MONZON-CAMPOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70064
SILVIA PEREZ-ANAYA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73172
USA V. DARNELL PEARSON
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10239
USA V. ANTHONY WILLIAMS
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10354
JEREMY BRAULICK V. CCA
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35278
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges v. Haaland  
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-35721, 20-35727, 20-35728

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment setting aside a land-exchange agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and King Cove, an Alaska Native village corporation. King Cove seeks to use the land…

MARIO PEREZ GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71900
CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS V. JONES STEVEDORING COMPANY
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72747
USA V. JORGE ESPINOZA
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10159
STEPHEN C. V. BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15097
STEVEN BAKER V. OREGON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15716
LABORERS' UNION LOCAL 872 V. CITY OF LAS VEGAS
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15772
USA V. MICHAEL AVENATTI
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50225
Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group  
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55229

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified to the Supreme Court of California the following question: Does California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, which defines “employer” to include “any person acting as an agent of an…

BETTYS FOUNDATION V. TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER
Date: March 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55553
JORGE MORENO RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72144
DELMI LOPEZ-ROMERO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72760
JORGE PORTUGAL RUEDAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73474
JOSE RAZO-MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73857
USA V. JOHN LYNCH
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 17-35794
USA V. CAMILLE ADAMS
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 17-36008
FRANCISCO GUZMAN-CHICAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72049
JOHN LUEBBERS V. CDCR
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17566
GLORIA RECINOS-ULLOA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72003
JUAN GOMEZ V. SCOTT FRAUENHEIM
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15088
DANIEL DELACRUZ, SR. V. STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16433
MORROW EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC V. STONEBRIDGE, INC.
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35945
EMILY ROE V. STANFORD HEALTH CARE
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55874
HOFIT KASPI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70146
USA V. HARLAN HALE
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30100
USA V. JEFFREY IGOE
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30123
MARJORY JOHNS V. ILLINOIS FARMERS INSURANCE CO.
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35488
ARNULFO VARGAS-CORTES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70322
MARIA ARRIAGA-HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70977
HUMBERTO CASTRO VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72793
JOSEFINA NINO BIBIANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73128
JUAN ARREAGA PUAC V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71238
WEIDONG XIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72173
TERESA GUEVARA TRIGUEROS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73554
BOLORSUKH MUNKHTUMUR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71377
FRANCISCO NARANJO-LUCATERO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73085
ELIZABETH SANCHEZ FERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73395
Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Saticoy Bay, LLC  
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17447

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit certified to the Supreme Court of Nevada the following question: Under Nevada law, must a series LLC created pursuant to Nev. Rev. Stat. 86.296 be sued in its own name for a court to obtain jurisdiction…

USA V. SAMI ANWAR
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30205
PATRICK RYAN V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36116
MORRIS WILNER V. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56400
JOSE RAMIRO-RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71154
JESUS JIMENEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72537
ALBERTO CHAN-SON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73526
USA V. MARK BEEBE
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10098
CHRISTENSEN LAW OFFICES, LLC V. ERIC CHRISTENSEN
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15887
NEO4J, INC. V. PURETHINK, LLC
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16029
USA V. JOHN KEINATH
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30050
USA V. CRISPIN TORRES, JR.
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50074
DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc. v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp.  
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55126

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying transfer under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) and affirmed the grant of partial summary judgment to DePuy and Plaintiff Waber. Waber was hired by HOC and signed an…

GEORGE DRAGAN V. WILLIAM VALLADOLID
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55387
JAMEY PERRY V. RICHARD GOTTLIEB
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55513
JAMES GROVE V. SARINE NIGOLIAN
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55843
LIDIA ARIAS-MERCADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70490
MARIO MEJIA-MIRANDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70828
ELIZABETH GONZALEZ-MARCIEL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70996
CHUNGUO LIU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73031
SHABBIR FUAD V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73201
GODO LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73403
FREDY SORIANO-CRUZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73557
GERONIMO MARCOS-SANTIAGO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71596
GUOLIANG LIU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72479
EVARISTO ESCOBAR PERALTA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70255
HOPE AYIYI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72766
ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. V. JKT ASSOCIATES, INC.
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16366
Bonelli v. Grand Canyon University  
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17415

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal as untimely of a complaint brought by plaintiff, a former university student, alleging civil rights claims arising from on-campus incidents where he was issued a…

JOSE AGUILERA ALONZO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73069
BIG HORN CTY. ELECTRIC COOP. V. ALDEN BIG MAN
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35223
USA V. DARLENE STURDEVANT
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35329
USA V. JORGE GARCIA
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50041
SANJAY PATEL V. CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55546
QIANGQING HE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70206
YUHUA ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73577
ROMAEL LOPEZ ZACARIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70473
EDWIN MELENDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70815
PABLO SOLARES ELIAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72313
XIAO ZHENG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72670
JOSE RIVERA-RODAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73049
LANQING ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72595
SILVIA LASKO V. CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17181
CHERI JACAWAY V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36075
Gray v. Hudson  
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55401

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order vacating the jury's damages award for copyright infringement and granting judgment as a matter of law to Katy Perry and other defendants. Plaintiffs, Christian…

IGNACIO RAMIREZ-LARIUS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70549
SNJ Limited v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70902

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the tax court's decision dismissing for lack of jurisdiction petitions for redetermination of federal income tax deficiencies for a partnership. Appellants argue that their petition was timely…

MICHAEL MCELLIGOTT V. MCKESSON CORPORATION
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15477
Doe v. Snyder  
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15668

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order denying plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunctive relief in a putative class action brought by plaintiffs, two teenage transgender individuals who were born…

USA V. CHRISTOPHER NICKALASKEY
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30096
GEORGE LOPEZ RAMIREZ V. CITY OF GLENDALE
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55036
CHARLES HOLZNER V. DAVITA INC.
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55261
MICHAEL ALVES V. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPREHENSIVE
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55476
GERARD CELLETTE V. DALE POMERANTZ
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-56135
CAROL STEPHEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70475
EDWIN FLORES RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70710
JULIO GARCIA SANDOVAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70772
SURINDER PAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70775
Valdez Amador v. Garland  
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 13-71406

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied in part and granted in part a petition for review of the BIA's decision determining that petitioner's criminal convictions rendered him removable and ineligible for cancellation of removal. The…

LEI ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70227
SILVANO LEE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72448
RAFAEL TORRES LOMAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73585
CARMEN SALAZAR-VELASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70462
JOSE LOPEZ SALAZAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71744
ANTONIO ZACARIAS GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72267
FIDEL LOPEZ-MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72289
ABOLHASSAN HASSANZADEH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72315
CHAOMIN LI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72691
JUAN LORENZO-LEON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73049
JING CHEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73267
JOSE MERCADO-MARCELO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73658
GENESIS CHI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73663
USA V. CRESCENCIO MENDOZA
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30018
SENTYNL THERAPEUTICS, INC. V. U.S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55370
ADOLFO VALLE VILLALOBOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70035
SALVADOR MENDOZA-MONTEJO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70685
USA V. JUAN BRISUELA ALDANA
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50036
Ballentine v. Tucker  
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16805

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and Nevada law against individual law enforcement officers and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Plaintiffs' claims stemmed from their arrest for…

KELLY ANN MCDOUGALL V. COUNTY OF VENTURA
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56220
STEWART MAYER V. ROBERT J. HARRINGTON
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56340
Harrington v. Mayer  
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56340

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of debtor's motion for leave to appeal the bankruptcy court's order denying without prejudice a creditor's request for relief from the automatic stay. In Ritzen…

ROBERTO DE LEON-REYES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73622
DAVID FARNSWORTH V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35088
AMY STRAYER V. IDAHO STATE PATROL
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35247
LUIS RAMIREZ BARRAGAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72891
USA V. EDWIN FUJINAGA
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10222
Harbor Breeze Corp. v. Newport Landing Sportfishing, Inc.  
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 19-56138

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against defendants, alleging unfair competition in violation of section 43 of the Lanham Act. A jury found that defendants engaged in materially false or misleading advertising about their competing…

USSEC V. PRITZKER LEVINE LLP
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17419
KIMBERLY TUCKER V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36063
EVELYN MASSEY V. BIOLA UNIVERSITY, INC.
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56128
Indirect Purchaser Plaintiffs v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15125

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action alleging an antitrust conspiracy under Section 1 of the Sherman Act by three of the largest manufacturers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM).…

FREEDOM FOUNDATION V. WA STATE DEP'T OF LABOR & INDU
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35342
USA V. MARQUIS SHAW
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 18-50384
Flemming v. Matteson  
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17038

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition where the district concluded that the petition was timely but denied petitioner's claim on the merits. Relying on Trigueros v. Adams, 658…

WILLIAM DIESTA V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15729
JOSEPH SCHWARTZ V. NICHOLAS FINN
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15841
Friends of Animals v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service  
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35062

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Service in an action challenging the Service's "barred owl removal experiment," which was designed to protect the northern spotted…

JASON THOMAS V. COSTCO
Date: March 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55335
ZHIWEI YU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72121
JOSE SALCIDO-RIOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71665
JORGE ALAS-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70518
KEVIN GALVEZ-RODAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72973
SELENE FINANCE, LP V. SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15779
USA V. REUBEN MANDISH
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30113
LIANY ADLIM V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70321
JUAN SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70862
NOEL JIMENEZ MERCADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71511
Corso v. Rejuvi Laboratory, Inc.  
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15530

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's decision reversing the bankruptcy court's order allowing creditor's claim in the bankruptcy proceedings of Rejuvi, a chapter 11 debtor. Creditor seeks recognition and…

FREDDIE CRESPIN V. STATE OF ARIZONA
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15714
MARK SCHREIBER V. ROBERT MACKENZIE
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16028
MAHESH SITAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70033
KEVIN COOPER V. GAVIN NEWSOM
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16547
Milkovich v. United States  
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 19-35582

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint in a tax refund action in which they sought to deduct mortgage interest that their lender…

USA V. JOSE GRANADOS
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10289
JUST GOODS, INC. V. EAT JUST, INC.
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15809
KASSIE BENSON V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17010
COTTONWOOD ENVIR. LAW CTR. V. GREG GIANFORTE
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36125
JOSE GUTIERREZ-ZAVALA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73398
THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC V. BPI SPORTS, LLC
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15339
LOCAL 353, I.B.E.W. PENSION FU V. ZENDESK, INC.
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15785
Twitter, Inc. v. Paxton  
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15869

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order, dismissing on ripeness grounds, an action brought by Twitter against the Attorney General of Texas, in his official capacity, alleging First Amendment retaliation.…

JOE CARLINI V. PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55213
JEFFERY ETTER V. THETFORD CORPORATION
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55242
CUKER INTERACTIVE, LLC V. PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55298
MICHAEL RILEY V. DEEPAK CHOPRA
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55518
RYAN DEMING V. CIOX HEALTH, LLC
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35744
Tailford v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.  
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56344

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of plaintiffs' motion for a remand to state court and the district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' class action suit alleging violations of the Fair Credit…

LUTHER KURTZ V. FAA
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73440
USA V. MURVILLE LAMPKIN
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30154
LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY V. ALEXANDER DALLAL
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55152
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT V. 3M COMPANY
Date: March 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55778
ERVIN ZAQUITAL-CANIZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70431
BRIGIDA SALAZAR MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71546
BONIFACIO TORRES-HURTADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73141
USA V. JAMES HITT
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10116
RICHARD STANFORD V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55389
MARIA HERNANDEZ-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70761
Hoffman v. Preston  
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15396

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of an action brought by plaintiff, a federal prisoner, alleging violation of his Eighth Amendment rights and seeking damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named…

Ochoa v. City of Mesa  
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16069

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of police officers in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action brought by plaintiffs, alleging that defendants violated plaintiffs' Fourteenth Amendment…

DI WANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72854
USA V. ADAM FULLER
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10089
Gantner v. PG&E Corp.  
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15571

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit withdrew the case from submission and certified to the Supreme Court of California the following two questions of state law: (1) Does California Public Utilities Code 1759 preempt a plaintiff’s claim of…

JOY GARNER V. JOSEPH BIDEN
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15587
REVEAL CHAT HOLDCO LLC V. META PLATFORMS, INC.
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15863
NORCAL OUTDOOR MEDIA, LLC V. TOKS OMISHAKIN
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15877
USA V. NICHOLAS IMHOFF
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30077
USA V. ADAM HOWELL
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30187
ANDREW CLARK V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35304
BRYAN BOOREN V. AELP SECURITIZATION TRUST SERI
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35323
USA V. MICHAEL DELGADO
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50059
SHIKEB SADDOZAI V. P. BIRDSONG
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55062
RICHARD OWENS V. NATURAL EMPHASIS LTD.
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55258
Ratha v. Phatthana Seafood Co. Ltd.  
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 18-55041

Justia Opinion Summary: Cambodian villagers who alleged that they were trafficked into Thailand and subjected to forced labor at seafood processing factories sued under the civil remedy provision of the Trafficking Victims Protection…

USA V. FRANK COON
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10377
BRIAN GRAY V. ISIDRO BACA
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17337
JEFFERY KINZLE V. ERIC JACKSON
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35747
JESSE GRAHAM V. TAYLOR SWIFT
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55779
JOHN MILLER V. S. ACOSTA
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55879
EMMA MARTIN V. MARCEL SOLERO FILART
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56067
GEORGE SMITH V. CIR
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70698
ROBERTO RAMIREZ-PINEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73363
USA V. PATRICK SLAVIN
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10123
CHRISTINE CHANG V. EZERY BEAUCHAMP
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15293
LAM QUAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15416
USA V. GARY CHRISTENSEN
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15515
DEMETRIUS WILSON V. JEFFREY ALVAREZ
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15583
PETER VU V. SFPD
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15619
JEFFREY RODRIGUEZ V. TODD THOMAS
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15994
DEMETRIUS WILSON V. DAVID SHINN
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16180
USA V. RYAN CHAMBERS
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30104
USA V. GUILLERMO NUNEZ-BELTRAN
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30150
JESSE GRAHAM V. TAYLOR SWIFT
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55419
SAMUEL SABER V. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55431
RODOLFO HERNANDEZ-MIJANGOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70777
ROSENDO ECOMAC-CHAVEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71346

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