2022 Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 3001 - 3500 of 3530

MARTIN SARKSIAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 17-70276
CESAR OROZCO-LOMELI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72984
YUMIN XUAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71731
ZEFERINA GUZMAN HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72700
CARLOS CANCHOLA-JUAREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72717
ALEJANDRO PANTOJA-HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72933
RENE JUAREZ GUZMAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73016
LARRY SUMALA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73160
DIRK BOUIE V. R. WILLOX
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17168
NEELU PAL V. JACLYN HAFTER
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17496
USA V. KRISTOPHER BOUTIN
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50324
YANAN SUN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70003
KAKHABERI SHARABIDZE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70073
RIGOBERTO MEJIA-CHAY V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70390
WEN HE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70454
HILARIO RODRIGUEZ-RIVERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70955
TRINIDAD MARTINEZ-ESPINDOLA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72133
CLAUDIA TEJEDA-PEREDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73252
GURPARTAP SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73659
ANDREA WOOD V. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15085
ARTHUR JONES, SR. V. SAM WONG
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15348
PIERO BUGONI V. GOOGLE, INC.
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15360
CHIMYERE MCCALL V. DAMON WILLIAMS
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15638
DAMON WILLIAMS V. KELLY LAIMANA
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55053
MARC ENDSLEY V. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55202
ALEX MORGAN V. U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION, INC.
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55356
MARIA ESCOBAR-GUERRA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70292
NEHEMIAS ARREAGA-DIAZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73320
GUILLERMO MAGDALENO-CHAVEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73381
MARIO MOLINA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70795
JOSE CABRERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71062
EVELYN DOMINGUEZ-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71189
BULMARCK CRUZ-PALMA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71350
ANTELMO RODRIGUEZ-HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71366
EDVIN ARGUETA GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71637
JUAN ROMERO-SALAZAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-71956
JOSE COLOCHA-PERAZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72078
ROSALIO LOPEZ FRANCISCO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73842
PEDRO MARTINEZ-MEJIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73990
JORGE HERRERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71152
MYNOR RANDOLFO PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71204
GUILLERMO LAINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71588
VICTOR RIZO-ROSALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72545
CRAIG ROSS V. P. WHITE
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55900
B. R. V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70386
LUIS VELASCO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71298
GUADALUPE SANDOVAL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72292
USA V. MARTIN IBARRA-OZUNA
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10412
U.S. BANK, N.A. V. SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17449
USA V. NICK WEST
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35786
JAMES ERWIN V. MICHAEL RAMOS
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55903
PAULA WHITTIER V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56149
LON ISAACSON V. CIR
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71121
JIE LI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72468
LI XUE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73149
USA V. LEANDRO GOMEZ, III
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10113
USA V. DENNIS DUARTE
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10148
LUIS CHAVEZ V. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15599
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER ROSALES V. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15701
MATTHEW WRIGHT V. MICHAEL HATHAWAY
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35026
J. ELSAESSER V. MOUNTAIN WEST IRA FBO CHESTER
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35080
RYAN HARTER V. USPS
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35129
KENNETH DEANE V. PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35184
Elosu v. Middlefork Ranch, Inc.  
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35309

Justia Opinion Summary: A fire swept through a cabin in the Idaho wilderness. Nobody was at home, and neither residents, neighbors, nor first responders saw the cabin catch fire. The owners claimed that the fire was caused by a negligent…

USSEC V. PREMIER HOLDING CORPORATION
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55249
SAJID RAVASIA V. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-60029
JUAN CABRERA URRUTIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-71760
ALBERTO MONDRAGON-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72205
ARI MARTINEZ-MACARIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72615
JUAN IZQUIERDO-ALEGRIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72774
JOSE LOPEZ-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70845
FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ-GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72619
KHIM KHADKA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72699
JOSE GUTIERREZ PENALOZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72993
YINGFENG MIAO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73309
JUANA PABLO PABLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73138
CARL COURTRIGHT, III V. BARBARA VON BLANCKENSEE
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15473
Grand Canyon Trust v. Provencio  
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16401

Justia Opinion Summary: Canyon Mine is located within the Kaibab National Forest, which has been withdrawn from new mining claims; the withdrawal did not extinguish “valid existing rights.” The Trust challenged the Forest Service’s…

DANIEL COSTON V. MAJIAD RAHIMIFAR
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17058
USA V. VASSILY THOMPSON
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30138
BRIAN STARK V. DANIEL WHITE
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35722
USA V. FRANCISCO BARAJAS-OCEGUERA
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50311
FRANCESCA GREGORINI V. APPLE INC.
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55664
Saldana v. Glenhaven Healthcare LLC  
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56194

Justia Opinion Summary: Relatives of Saldana, who died from COVID-19 at Glenhaven nursing home, sued Glenhaven in California state court, alleging state-law causes of action. Glenhaven removed the case to federal court. The Ninth Circuit…

RAMON YANEZ-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70539
GILBER ELIAS-VIVAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70626
BIN SEANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72532
USA V. ROBERT HANRAHAN
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10179
USA V. JESSIE COX
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15066
RUDOLPH ELLIS, JR. V. RALPH DIAZ
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15265
ROBERT MEAD V. CAROLYN WILLIAMS
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15368
SHIKEB SADDOZAI V. J. CEBALLOS
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15376
NICHOLAS HONCHARIW V. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15801
USA V. HERNAN SICAIROS-TAMAYO
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30086
USA V. GABRIEL TIGMARAU
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30191
ABOLFAZL HOSSEINZADEH V. BELLEVUE PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSN.
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35074
USA V. ANTONIO WILSON
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50053
USA V. BOBBY THOMPSON
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50130
SONG HE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70489
CHENGZHI LIU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72261
JIE ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72407
YECHENG DU V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73064
YUNITA LIE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73781
NESLIHAN YILDIZHAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73783
MARTIN GONZALEZ-MARTINEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72046
JULIO HUERTA-CARILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73724
DAVID EDWARDS V. GARY SWARTHOUT
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 17-16019
SALMA AGHA-KHAN V. MORTGAGE ELEC. REGISTRATION
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16553
ESPERANZA ELLIS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71615
LUCAS REYES DELEON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73115
CYNTHIA WILLS V. FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17001
DOMINGO RICASA V. STATE OF HAWAII
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17288
GABRIEL ECKARD V. SCOTT SYMONS
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-36064
ENRIQUE TENORIO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71321
ROMULO FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72559
MARIA RODRIGUEZ MOSQUEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72728
FRANCISCO NORIEGA-BEJARANO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72943
CLAUDIA ROHR V. CRIME VICTIMS COMP. COMM'N
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15051
CURTIS CHUN V. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16558
SHIKEB SADDOZAI V. ARQUEZA
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16660
SHIKEB SADDOZAI V. PETER NELSON
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16803
SHIKEB SADDOZAI V. CARLOS BOLANOS
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16862
CHAD BARNES V. KRIS HENRY, INC.
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17141
SHIKEB SADDOZAI V. CARLOS BOLANOS
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17488
USA V. LESLIE WILSON
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30216
USA V. JESSE MCKAY
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30239
GABRIEL ECKARD V. BRIAN WILMOTH
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35552
USA V. TYRONE DUREN
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50215
USA V. VICTOR MACIAS
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50338
JEHAN MIR V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE I
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56403
ANDRES ACOSTA CABEZAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71257
JIAN CHEN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71387
QING ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72299
VICENTE VALLE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72769
USA V. ESTEBAN PARRA-REYES
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10158
USA V. GUSTAVO OROZCO-QUINTERO
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10172
NEO4J, INC. V. PURETHINK, LLC
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16029
CHAD BARNES V. KRIS HENRY
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16120
AL SADEQ V. DECHERT LLP
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16126
USA V. ALEJANDRO LEON
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30160
PATRICK KENNY V. GRACE-ANNE DAVIS
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35417
USA V. DOROTEO RUIZ-HERNANDEZ
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50136
TUNG DANG V. CIR
Date: February 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70922
XIAOLEI ZHAO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72822
XIAOXUE HUANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70040
US BANK V. THUNDER PROPERTIES, INC.
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 17-16399
NAVAJO NATION V. USDOI
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17088
YOLANDA BANKS-REED V. JOSEPH MATEU, III
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17444
LUCIA JOSE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70500
GREGORIO VENTURA-FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71179
SANDRA LUCAS V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15140
USA V. KARL COX
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30211
ROBERTO BONNET V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73634
LIQIANG YANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73675
Oliver v. Davis  
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 20-99000

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1989, Oliver went to a Los Angeles church during evening service and shot three people, two of whom died. During a jury selection at Oliver’s trial on two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances and…

USA V. CLIFFORD STOKES
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10069
USA V. EDWARD STAIN
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10154
LANDON YOUNG V. CHEMGUARD, INC.
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15912
USA V. CHARLES WILLIAMS
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30068
TRACY GORMLEY V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35193
USA V. DAVID WOODS
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50011
SIGIFREDO QUEZADA IBARRA V. DOS
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55271
SMITA SANGHVI V. COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55422
ROBERT AMSTER, M.D. V. HOAG MEM. HOSP. PRESBYTERIAN
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55452
ZEJUN LEI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70960
GUANG XIAO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-71045
AMRAN AHMED V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73416
ARMANDO REYES-MEJIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 18-70925
JUAN OROZCO-RAMIREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70668
JOSE ORTIZ NAREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72039
Narez v. Garland  
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72039

Justia Opinion Summary: Ortiz entered the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident but was later found removable for having committed two crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMTs) not arising out of a single scheme of conduct, 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A).…

TERESA REVELO-CABRERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72845
JOHN ROGERS V. LYFT, INC.
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15689
USA V. JASON BLACK
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30226
ALONSO CASTANEDA-ANDRADE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71760
SEYED TAKIEH V. BANNER HEALTH
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15326
KAREN WEBER V. JACE REIF
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15649
USA V. PABLO HERNANDEZ
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50016
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. V. MANUK AKOPYAN
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55280
KULDEEP SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70577
LILIT GORGINYAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70048
YANNET RUIZ-QUIJAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 16-70947
VICENTA HERNANDEZ-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71755
FREDDY LOPEZ-AGUILAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 17-72005
RANA WILKINSON V. COUNTY OF PIERCE
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35357
ELILE ADAMS V. RAYMOND DODGE, JR.
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35490
KENNETH KON V. MARTIN GAMBOA
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55430
HOSSAIN ROBIUL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70438
ROJAN TEVES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71247
PABLO HERNANDEZ-MORA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72129
JUAN VILLASENOR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 18-72609
JUAN DEPAZ CASTRO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73501
MARIA CEJA V. DERRAL ADAMS
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-15317
Rogers v. Dzurenda  
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17158

Justia Opinion Summary: Four months after passing the bar exam, Shane was appointed as counsel for Rogers in a 1981 capital case involving a triple murder. She was the only attorney in a Nevada State Public Defender's satellite office. Shane…

DARIO MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ V. ELKHORN PACKING CO. LLC
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17311
RANJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70396
GABRIEL SALDANA-SALGADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70486
Stevens v. Davis  
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-99004

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1989, Stevens randomly shot at people on or near Interstate 580 in Oakland, leaving four people dead and six people injured. Stevens was sentenced to death. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of his petition for…

USA V. LILI TYDINGCO
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10210
EVONNE STOUT V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36013
ELDER DE LOS SANTOS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71235
GONZALO FLORES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73279
ANNA KHACHATRYAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73291
REYES MEZA-LOALLAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73650
HCAOA V. GAVIN NEWSOM
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15617
PEDRO GARCIA-SALINAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72218
CASIMIRO GUZMAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73743
CARLOS CHAVEZ LOBATON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 15-73902
Tomczyk v. Garland  
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 16-72926

Justia Opinion Summary: Tomczyk, a citizen of Canada, was deported in 1990. He reentered in 1991 after he was waved in by an immigration official. More than 25 years later, DHS reinstated his removal order under 8 U.S.C. 1231(a)(5), which…

ALBA TOBAR-DE ESTEBAN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 18-71020
American National Property & Casualty Co. v. Gardineer  
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15826

Justia Opinion Summary: Gardineer was involved in an automobile accident. She sued the other driver, Lynette Hill, and the vehicle owner, Dennis Hill (Lynette’s father-in-law). Dennis had both a primary insurance policy and an umbrella policy…

CHRISTOPHER HENSON V. CORIZON HEALTH, INC.
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15986
MINKA WALLACE V. STEPHEN HOLDEN
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35993
LELAND FORE V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36118
Peck v. Swift Transportation Co.  
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55119

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs and Swift reached a settlement pertaining to class claims alleging violations of California labor law, and claims brought under the California Private Attorney General Act (PAGA), which allows private citizens…

XUMING ZHANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73556
USA V. ANDRE BROWN
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10031
USA V. NADIA KUZMENKO
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10111
Lara v. First National Insurance Co.  
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35126

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, whose vehicles had been “totaled,” sued Liberty, an auto insurer, and CCC, alleging that Liberty breached its contracts with its insureds and that both companies violated Washington’s unfair trade practices…

GUILLERMO SOSA-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70514
NAVJOT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-73511
TEDDY SANCHEZ V. RON DAVIS
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 16-99005
USA V. HELAMAN HANSEN
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 17-10548
United States v. Hansen  
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 17-10548

Justia Opinion Summary: Hansen operated AHA, which ran a program that purported to help undocumented immigrants become U.S. citizens through adult adoption. Hansen falsely told victims that many immigrants had become U.S. citizens through the…

JONNY VASQUEZ-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71445
CHARLEY ZACHARIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73096
JOSE VAZQUEZ-ARDON V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73148
ISAI LOPEZ-PEREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73426
USA V. CESAR AYALA
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10096
TAYLOR BARLOW V. STATE OF ARIZONA
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15499
Falck Northern California Corp. v. Scott Griffith Collaborative Solutions, LLC,  
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15754

Justia Opinion Summary: Falck is the parent company of subsidiaries that provide emergency medical care. A Falck subsidiary contracted with Griffith for consulting services. Griffith authorized the subsidiary to use Griffith’s proprietary…

USA V. RALEIGH FIGUERAS
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15886
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ V. JARED LOZANO
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55051
WALLEN LAWSON V. PPG ARCH. FINISHES, INC.
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55802
ALYSSA JONES V. RIOT HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15407
SYSCOM (USA), INC. V. NAKAJIMA USA, INC.
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55560
MIGUEL GONGORA-CASTANEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70709
Tzompantzi-Salazar v. Garland  
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71514

Justia Opinion Summary: Tzompantzi-Salazar unsuccessfully sought to reopen his removal proceedings arguing that his Notice to Appear (NTA) did not include the time and date of his hearing. The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for…

Ruiz-Colmenares v. Garland  
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72672

Justia Opinion Summary: Ruiz-Colmenares, a Mexican citizen, has illegally entered the U.S. multiple times, wherein he was convicted for multiple felonies. He has been deported three times. During his fourth deportation, Ruiz-Colmenares…

CHRISTOPHER BRIGHTLY V. CORIZON HEALTH, INC.
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16321
MARK BIEGLER V. G.M.I. N.A. INC.
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35012
USA V. MITCHELL MILES
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-50105
HILDA MORALES-MORALES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70686
KAISER FOUND. HEALTH PLAN INC. V. THE QUEEN'S MED. CTR. INC.
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17283
United States v. Mendoza  
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50092

Justia Opinion Summary: At age 15, Mendoza joined the Canta Ranas Organization (CRO), a Californian gang known for violent extortion and drug distribution. The government alleged that Mendoza continued as an active gang member until 2016, when…

HALLMARK SPECIALTY INS. CO. V. THE CONTINENTAL INS. CO.
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17314
HUGO CAHUEC V. GREGORY SMITH
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17470
Moran v. The Screening Pros, LLC  
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55908

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits credit reporting agencies from disclosing in a credit report “[a]ny . . . adverse item of information . . . which antedates the report by more than seven years,” 15 U.S.C.…

RAFAEL ARROYO, JR. V. BASELINE ENTERPRISE LLC
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56151
GATUBHAI MISTRY V. QUALCOMM, INC.
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56178
CARLOS CASTILLO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73125
EDDIE SILVA V. DOMINO'S PIZZA, LLC
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55093
USA V. FRANCISCO ROSALES HERNANDEZ
Date: February 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50169
Barke v. Banks  
Date: February 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56075

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal without leave to amend of a complaint brought by plaintiffs, a group of elected local government officials, asserting a pre-enforcement challenge to California…

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. V. LAKE LINDERO HOA
Date: February 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55319
JOSE MORALES V. MATHEW CATE
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 18-15009
Mountain Communities for Fire Safety v. Elliott  
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55660

Justia Opinion Summary: The U.S. Forest Service proposed “thinning” overcrowded areas in Cuddy Valley within Los Padres National Forest. If some trees are not removed, the forest will face increased risks of wildfires, and insects and diseases…

Los Padres ForestWatch v. United States Forest Service  
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55859

Justia Opinion Summary: Tecuya Ridge, within the Los Padres National Forest, is home to densely populated forest stands that the Forest Service determined to be at risk of destruction by wildfire. The Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project…

Singh v. Garland  
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70050

Justia Opinion Summary: Singh, a citizen of India, entered the U.S. without inspection. DHS served him with a Notice to Appear that did not provide a date or time for Singh’s removal hearing, instead stating that the date and time were “TBD.”…

RAUL MENDEZ-COLIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71846
In re: United States Department of Education  
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-71108

Justia Opinion Summary: The "borrower defense" cancellation of federal student loans is allowed in certain cases of school misconduct, 20 U.S.C. 1087e(h). After DeVos became the Secretary of the Department of Education, the Department used a…

USA V. GIORDANO JACKSON
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10070
United States v. Jackson  
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10070

Justia Opinion Summary: Jackson violently attacked his girlfriend. The entire attack lasted six-seven minutes. Jackson was convicted of assault resulting in serious bodily injury, 18 U.S.C. 113(a)(6), and kidnapping, section 1201(a)(2). The…

OPTIONAL CAPITAL, INC. V. DAS CORPORATION
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55128
RICHARD MARK V. SHAMIR USA, INC.
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56280
LINDSEY JONES V. CIR
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70013
JESUS SANCHEZ OLIVA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72714
STEVE NOLAN V. KARL T. ANDERSON
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55204
JACOB BENSON V. CASA DE CAPRI ENTERPRISES
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16686
WISMETTAC ASIAN FOODS, INC. V. NLRB
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73768
ASTON WHITEHEAD V. PACIFICA SENIOR LIVING MGMT
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15035
JULIUS BRADFORD V. CALVIN JOHNSON
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16279
Ballinger v. City of Oakland  
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16550

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs challenged, under 42 U.S.C. 1983, Oakland’s Uniform Residential Tenant Relocation Ordinance, which requires landlords re-taking occupancy of their homes upon the expiration of a lease to pay tenants a…

JOYCE MITCHELL V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17381
United States v. Schlenker  
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30141

Justia Opinion Summary: Schlenker pled guilty to second-degree murder, 18 U.S.C. 1111 and 1153(a), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, section 924(c)(1)(A). In his plea agreement, he waived his right to…

SANDRA SEEGERT V. REXALL SUNDOWN, INC.
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55486
MARCO MILLA V. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55925
NORA DELGADILLO V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56211
LUIS MENDOZA HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73042
AJESH BHAKTA V. DHARMENDRA BHAKTA
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55328
FREDY DE LEON VASQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70254
REGINA SHAW V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 18-35274
Ellis v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District  
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15301

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court dismissed a suit alleging that a price plan adopted by Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) unlawfully discriminated against customers with solar-energy systems and was…

CITCON USA, LLC V. RIVERPAY, INC.
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16929
Western States Office and Professional Employees Pension Fund v. Welfare & Pension Administration Service, Inc.  
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35545

Justia Opinion Summary: Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001–1461, when an employer withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan, the employer is required to pay for its share of unfunded benefits.…

Advanced Integrative Medical Science Institute v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration  
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70544

Justia Opinion Summary: An attorney sought guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), specifically asking the Drug Enforcement…

USA V. RONALD CASTANON
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16224
USA V. NICHOLAS BEYER
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10250
USA V. ROBERT OSBORNE
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10404
GRACE KEALOHA V. WILLIAM AILA, JR.
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17430
ELIZABETH LOPEZ V. NATIONAL CITY
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56392
USA V. RAMON RUBIO
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10187
ACA Connects v. Bonta  
Date: January 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15430

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2018, the FCC stopped treating broadband internet services as “telecommunications services” subject to relatively comprehensive, common-carrier regulation under Title II of the Communications Act, and classified them…

SIYANG XIANG V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71847
GRISELDA ACABAL-TZUN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73004
BRIAN LEPLEY V. STATE OF NEVADA
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16918
DEBRA MILKE V. CITY OF PHOENIX
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17210
ADAM BLOMDAHL V. JAFFE
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17321
J. CARLSON V. PAUL PENZONE
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17368
DAMIAN DUDLEY V. PHILIP MACLAREN
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17495
THOMAS FEW V. UTLA
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55338
LUCENE BECHIRIAN V. ANTONY BLINKEN
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55913
PABLO LABARRERE V. UPTE-CWA 9119
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56173
FRANK DEVILLE V. SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56328
SUZANNE CONRY V. SHARON HAMILTON
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-60053
JOSE D. J. HERNANDEZ-ESPARZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71816
BATDORJ ERDENEBAT V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73288
USA V. SAMMY DEWITT MORGAN
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10114
HUNG NGUYEN V. CACHE CREEK CASINO RESORT
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15351
BRIAN ERSKINE V. FORREST FENN
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15373
HUNG NGUYEN V. YOLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15698
JOSEPH ANDERSON V. JAMES DZURENDA
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16549
USA V. NAI SAELEE
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30194
RENARDO ROBERTSON V. CCSWW
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35545
MICHAEL SWANSON V. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35649
IN RE GRAND JURY
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55085
JIANHO LUI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70619
GUILLERMO GASPAR SALGADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70691
USA V. CRAIG ORROCK
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10388
United States v. Orrock  
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10388

Justia Opinion Summary: The government accused Orrock of tax evasion for concealing income he received from the sale of a vacant lot that he controlled. Rather than report the sale proceeds on his personal tax return, Orrock belatedly…

PABLO HOLGUIN V. R. WICKS
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-17163
GEORGIA BABB V. CTA
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55692
SCOTT WILFORD V. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55712
MICHAEL MARTIN V. CTA
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55761
JOSE MARMOL BERNABE V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72156
MARTINA SERRANO VAZQUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72218
MARIA DEL REFUGIO GARCIA DE IB V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72788
WILLIAM MYERS, JR. V. FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16592
Johnson v. Baker  
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17202

Justia Opinion Summary: In an action brought under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the district court entered an injunction, requiring Nevada prison officials to allow the plaintiff to possess no more than a…

JORGE PALACIOS V. KEVIN SMITH
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17233
DARONTA LEWIS V. P. GARCIA
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17394
United States v. Ceja  
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50204

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed Ceja’s conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine in the amount of at least 50 grams, distribution of methamphetamine in the amount of…

GEORGE PILOLA V. CRAIG KOENIG
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55756
Ernst & Haas Management Co., Inc.. v. Hiscox, Inc.  
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56212

Justia Opinion Summary: Hiscox sold Ernst a commercial crime insurance policy in 2012. In 2019, an Ernst clerk, in response to a fraudulent email, wired payments to a fraudulent actor she believed to be Ernst's founder and managing broker. In…

AGDIEL HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70453
YOGNEY PEREIRA CAMACHO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72551
JOSE REYES-MORFIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73698
USA V. ROBERT SPRENKLE
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10146
USA V. DEREK STOKES
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10224
BRENDAN KUKLOK V. U.S. DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15105
MICHAEL CLARK V. LVMPD
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15128
RANDY MOORE V. UNKNOWN PARTY
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15156
RANDY MOORE V. STATE OF ARIZONA
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15618
DARRYL SCOTT V. PAUL PENZONE
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15854
RICHARD GREEN V. DINH HOANG PHUONG
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35146
RONALD PAYNE V. DIANA MARSTEINER
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55296
TEMUR RUSTAMOV V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70148
EMILIA VELASQUEZ-GASPAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71964
USA V. CY BROWN
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16274
ALFONSO PRADO-MENDOZA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72252
PATRICIA CRUZ-LOPEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72907
FERNANDO CRUZ HERNANDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73262
KEVIN KENNEDY V. DAN WATTS
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15414
Brown v. State of Arizona  
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15568

Justia Opinion Summary: Brown, who suffered physical abuse at the hands of her former boyfriend and fellow University of Arizona student at his off-campus residence, brought a Title IX action, 20 U.S.C. 1681, against the University. The Ninth…

Sharma v. HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust 2007-1  
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16898

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of a wrongful foreclosure action, holding that the district court erred in denying plaintiffs’ motion to remand the action to the state court from which it had…

LAY TRECE WILLIAMS V. CIRCLE K STORES INC.
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16949
LANCE OCAMPO V. CORIZON, LLC
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35990
USA V. JEFF MCGRUE
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50339
CARLOS GARAU V. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56086
ARTEM KOSHKALDA V. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-60027
JOSE MARTINEZ-SALAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70741
United States v. King  
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10002

Justia Opinion Summary: King ran a heroin distribution ring focusing on San Francisco housing projects in 1976-1980. King was convicted of first-degree murder and firearms crimes in California state court in 1981 and was sentenced to serve 27…

USA V. BRANDON BALL
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10120
USA V. ARTURO IBARRA
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10255
UNITE THE PARKS V. USFS
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16238
USA V. MICHAEL LIRA
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30118
USA V. ROSHON THOMAS
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35359
NORMAN PICKETT, JR. V. E. HAWKINS
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55247
MARTIN VENTRESS V. DAVID KILGORE
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55433
USA V. DOUGLAS FARRAR, JR.
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10122
United States v. Saini  
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50196

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions for possession of device making equipment (18 U.S.C. 1029(a)(4)), possession of at least fifteen unauthorized access devices (18 U.S.C. 1029(a)(3)), aggravated identity…

DAVID UPTON V. AREF FAKHOURY
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55811
DAVID LEMUS V. T. GUTIERREZ
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-55827
YASIR MEHMOOD V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70579
MINGMING YIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71092
RANJIT SINGH V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71733
FELIPE ESTEVEZ-JUAREZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71838
RAFAEL REYNA ROSAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72636
MARCO MARTINEZ SEREN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72927
GRISELDA FERNANDEZ-SANCHEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73057
Jones v. Slade  
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15642

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of prison officials in an action brought by plaintiff, alleging that the confiscation of his mail violated his rights under the Free…

WILLIE SMITH V. DRUGH WAGGENER
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15891
USA V. JOSE VALENZUELA
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50356
Williamson v. City of National City  
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55966

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of defendants' motion for qualified immunity in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and state law, alleging that police officers used excessive force when they…

JOAQUIN CHAVEZ-VILLEGAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72616
JEFFREY ALMADA V. KRIEGER LAW FIRM, A.P.C.
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55275
JAIME ESCOBAR-ALFARO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72528
RONALD LOPEZ-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 17-71216
USA V. RODNEY FLUCAS
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10065
United States v. Flucas  
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10065

Justia Opinion Summary: Flucas sexually abused his daughters and other minors in his household over several years and was the father of numerous children from his own daughters. The Ninth Circuit affirmed his convictions for transportation of…

GABBI LEMOS V. COUNTY OF SONOMA
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-15222
RUBY GARIBALDI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70507
TERESA MARIN-HERRERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72293
IAROSLAV ZAGORODNYI V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73036
USA V. JONATHAN HILLS
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50327
HAROLD PICK V. JAMES KAY, JR.
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55804
FRANKLIN ROCHAC-GARCIA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70437
NELSON VAZQUEZ RENOJ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71910
JAIRO MELENDEZ-IRAHETA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72557
ANGELA VELASQUEZ CHINGA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72869
PEDRO SANCHEZ-VALDEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72906
USA V. SHELDON KOYANAGI
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-10124
USA V. CHARLES TOPPS
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30047
JAMES CARTER, JR. V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55043
COVVES, LLC V. TARGET BRANDS, INC.
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55077
EDGAR HERRERA-OLMEDO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70562
DONALD MIZERIK V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16667
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. V. IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16857
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. V. IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 18-16937
RAMON PEREZ V. GISELLE MATTESON
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 19-16471
TOM MASTERSON V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 19-35729
USA V. CHUN TONG
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10011
FTC V. SANDRA HANLEY
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15143
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC V. RIVER GLIDER AVENUE TRUST
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17271
MAURICIO FLORES V. SKYWEST, INC.
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17393
ANTHONY SILVERIA V. DENIS MCDONOUGH
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17457
ADAM SCHELL V. VOLKSWAGEN AG
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17480
ABC SERVICES GROUP, INC. V. AETNA HEALTH & LIFE INS. CO.
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55821
McDougall v. County of Ventura  
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56220

Justia Opinion Summary: Under California law, citizens can only obtain firearms and ammunition in person at government-approved gun and ammunition shops. After purchasing a firearm, they must wait a minimum of 10 days to obtain it. Ventura…

JONAH MARTINEZ V. ALEX VILLANUEVA
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56233
TOMAS SANCHEZ POPOCA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72653
GUSMAN FORTILUS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 19-70111
ERNIE PEREZ V. KILOLO KIJAKAZI
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15773
CHRISTOPHER LULL V. COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16599
CHATTANOOGA PRO BASEBALL V. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17422
RICHARD MEIER V. ALLIED INTERSTATE LLC
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55286
PAUL COUSIN V. CYNTHIA TOMPKINS
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55840
GRAND BAYMAN BELIZE, LTD V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55146
JANINE THOMAS V. EMPIRE SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55284
AHMAD HAJJ V. HISCOX DEDICATED CORPORATE
Date: January 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55300
USA V. ANTONIO GUTIERREZ
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-30107
USA V. JEFFREY CASTELLANOS
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50342
USA V. STEVEN KILTY
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 19-50351
United States v. Castellanos-Avalos  
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30181

Justia Opinion Summary: Castellanos-Avalos arrived in the United States as a child in 1989. He was placed in removal proceedings in 2005 after being convicted for possession of stolen property and reckless endangerment. He retained…

ICTSI Oregon, Inc. v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union  
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-35818, 20-35819

Justia Opinion Summary: In response to the Port of Portland continuing to assign refer work to members of a particular union after leasing Terminal 6 to ICTSI. ILWU engaged in high-profile work stoppages and other coercive activity at Terminal…

Young v. United States  
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-71740, 20-71741

Justia Opinion Summary: The Ninth Circuit denied consolidated applications for permission to file second or successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motions. The applicants pleaded guilty to use of a weapon in furtherance of a crime of violence in violation…

Smith v. Charter Communications, Inc.  
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-35149

Justia Opinion Summary: Charter fired Smith in 2018. Smith filed a federal diversity action under Montana’s wrongful-discharge statute, alleging that Charter lacked “good cause” to fire him, Mont. Code 39-2- 904(1)(b). The district court…

MARYBEL BARRERA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70100
MARIELA PLANCARTE SAUCEDA V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73312
USA V. BARRY GILTON
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10269
USA V. ANTHONY MERRICK
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10338
RIDE THE DUCKS SEATTLE LLC V. RIDE THE DUCKS INTERNATIONAL
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-35854
RAMON OLVERA V. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55957
Childs v. San Diego Family Housing LLC  
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56049

Justia Opinion Summary: Childs leased military family housing at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, which was owned by SDFH, a public-private venture created by statute, in which the U.S. Navy is a minority LLC member. Lincoln managed the…

SHAINIE LINDSEY V. CITY OF PASADENA
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56093
BRISTOL SL HOLDINGS, INC. V. CIGNA HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56122
Bristol SL Holdings, Inc. v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co.  
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56122

Justia Opinion Summary: Through a bankruptcy proceeding, Bristol became the successor-in-interest to Haven, an accredited mental-health and substance-abuse treatment center that regularly serviced patients insured by Cigna. Bristol alleged that…

JOSE OLIVARES V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73346
ELLEN ZHOU V. LONDON BREED
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15554
USA V. JOSHUA MEECH
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30025
JOHN DOE V. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-56259
PAUL MARTIN V. KEVIN HUNTER
Date: January 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-60026
Sanders v. Davis  
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 17-16511

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1982, Sanders was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Sanders’s attorney, Hoover, had never represented a capital defendant before and conducted a minimal penalty phase investigation. Sanders told Hoover that…

USA V. LEX GOODWIN
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 19-30193
ISIDRO PENA-MIER V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73072
Jimenez-Sandoval v. Garland  
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 19-73193

Justia Opinion Summary: When Jimenez-Sandoval was apprehended upon entry into the United States, an immigration officer interviewed her and prepared a Record of Deportable Alien, indicating that Jimenez-Sandoval was 20 years old. Immigration…

Armstrong v. Reynolds  
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15256

Justia Opinion Summary: After attempting without success to raise her concerns about unsafe medical practices with her employer (ENTA), Armstrong filed a complaint with the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NOSHA). Armstrong…

Buffin v. City & County of San Francisco  
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 20-15518

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs alleged that the bail schedule set by the San Francisco Superior Court, an arm of the state, violated their equal protection and due process rights, 42 U.S.C. 1983 because it failed to take into account…

GERMAN JUAREZ RODAS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73126
MARLON FUENTE-ALVARADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73710
METLIFE HOME LOANS LLC V. RIVER GLIDER AVENUE TRUST
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15564
PAULA THOMAS V. THOMAS WYLDE, LLC
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55069
LISA GOLDEN V. JEFFREY ROGERS
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55441
DHIRENDRA SUKUL V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 15-72408
Cortesluna v. Leon  
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 19-15105

Justia Opinion Summary: A 12-year-old girl called 911 to report that her mother's boyfriend, Cortesluna, was threatening her and her family with a chainsaw and that they were hiding from him in a bedroom that he was trying to enter. Cortesluna…

Crofts v. Issaquah School District  
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 19-35473

Justia Opinion Summary: Crofts requested that the School District evaluate her daughter, A.S., for special-education services after she received an outside evaluation indicating that A.S. might have dyslexia. The District evaluated A.S. under…

LACEY SIVAK V. JAY CHRISTENSEN
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 19-35713
USA V. DAVID FITCH
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10432
LNS Enterprises, LLC v. Continental Motors, Inc.  
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-16897

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs purchased a 2006 aircraft from an unidentified individual in 2016. In 2017, the plane was forced to make an emergency crash landing. The aircraft suffered significant structural damage and the complete loss of…

USA V. HECTOR RUIZ-SOLIS
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50265
Ngo v. BMW of North America, LLC  
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-56027

Justia Opinion Summary: Ngo purchased a BMW. The dealership financed Ngo’s purchase; the purchase agreement contained an arbitration clause. As a result of alleged defects with the car, Ngo sued BMW, the manufacturer, which was not a signatory…

JUAN ISABEL-BALTAZAR V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-71831
WENDY QUINONEZ-CORADO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-73478
MARTIN WALSH V. AHERN RENTALS, INC.
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-16124
BENITO VARGAS MORENO V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-70272
United States v. Buck  
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 18-17271

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1995, Buck robbed approached a mail carrier, ordered her at gunpoint to put mail in a bag, and fled. Days later, Buck, with accomplices, shot a mail carrier in the head. Buck was convicted on two counts of assaulting…

USA V. SHAPOUR MOTAMEDI
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10364
Doe v. Regents of the University of California  
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55831

Justia Opinion Summary: Doe, a Chinese national graduate student, alleged that UCLA violated Title IX, 20 U.S.C. 1681(a), when it discriminated against him on the basis of sex in the course of a Title IX disciplinary proceeding instituted after…

ANDERS KARLSSON V. CONNIE TRONCALE
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55956
JEAN LOUIS V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-72469
United States v. Ponce  
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-30009

Justia Opinion Summary: Ponce pleaded guilty to the distribution of methamphetamine in 2015. He was sentenced to the mandatory minimum term of 60 months’ imprisonment plus 48 months of supervised release. While in custody, Ponce pursued his…

USA V. DAVID LONICH
Date: January 10, 2022
Docket Number: 18-10298
United States v. Lonich  
Date: January 10, 2022
Docket Number: 18-10298

Justia Opinion Summary: In schemes involving Sonoma County, California real estate, attorney Lonich conspired with Sonoma Valley Bank (SVB) officers Melland and Cutting to obtain fraudulent loans. The Ninth Circuit affirmed their convictions…

United States v. House  
Date: January 10, 2022
Docket Numbers: 18-10305, 18-10298

Justia Opinion Summary: Madjlessi owned PLV, a Sonoma County real-estate development, with a $30 million IndyMac construction loan. Madjlessi defaulted. IndyMac was in FDIC conservatorship. The FDIC auctioned the loan; its rules prohibited…

Togonon v. Garland  
Date: January 10, 2022
Docket Number: 19-71693

Justia Opinion Summary: Togonon, a citizen of the Philippines, was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident. He was later convicted of arson (California Penal Code 451(b)). DHS initiated removal proceedings under 8 U.S.C.…

SKAPA HOLDINGS, LLC V. ROBERT SEITZ
Date: January 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15298
OMAR BAILEY V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 18-73044
USA V. CARLOS MONTANO
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 19-10220
JESUS VILLEGAS-GOMEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 19-72487
USA V. LAWRENCE GERRANS
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10378
USA V. JONATHAN RUSHING
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-30020
Bird v. Oregon Commission for the Blind  
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-36066

Justia Opinion Summary: Bird and other blind vendors filed a formal complaint with Oregon Commission for the Blind (OCB) seeking arbitration, prospective relief, and attorney’s fees as a consequence of OCB’s alleged mishandling of vending…

USA V. PHONG PHAN
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-50031
JACQUELINE PHILLIPS-HARRIS V. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-55612
RAMZAN CHAUDHRY V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70482
LYNETTE AKAMIN V. MERRICK GARLAND
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-70590
CHERYL NOLTE BARNES V. CLARK COUNTY
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-15137
TY ELLINGTON V. ECLIPSE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-55021
USA V. EDWARD WRIGHT
Date: January 6, 2022
Docket Number: 20-10303
USA V. JAIRO HERNANDEZ
Date: January 6, 2022
Docket Number: 20-17328

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