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United States Ninth Circuit - August 2008 Opinion Summaries

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Walter v. Drayson
United States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law 
In an action brought by one of four siblings who are beneficiaries of a trust created by their mother asserting violations of the Racketeer Influenced... 		08/18/2008 07-16284
Doissaint v. Mukasey
United States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Immigration Law 
When the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) commits legal error in a petitioner's direct appeal, the BIA cannot cure that error in a denial of the... 		08/18/2008 06-73218, 06-75390
US v. Jaeger
United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Defendant's conviction for drug- and firearms-related offenses is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not prevent defendant's wife from... 		08/18/2008 06-30621, 06-30622
Ibrahim v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.
United States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
In an action involving the claims of a Malaysian Muslim passenger detained at a U.S. airport because her name is on the federal government's No-Fly... 		08/18/2008 06-16727
Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.
United States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
States' and public interest organizations' petition for review of a rule issued by the NHTSA setting corporate average fuel economy tandards for light... 		08/18/2008 06-71891
Golden W. Refining Co. v. SunTrust Bank
United States Ninth Circuit
Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
In an action brought by plaintiff to draw on a letter of credit issued to it by defendant-bank's predecessor, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed over... 		08/18/2008 06-56006
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Hoen
United States Ninth Circuit
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law  (Industry: Food & Beverage, Wholesale)
In an action brought by Costco against the Washington State Liquor Control Board and certain state officials contending that several of the state's... 		08/15/2008 06-36040
Tilcock v. Budge
United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing  (Industry: Food & Beverage, Wholesale)
Denial of a petition for habeas relief from a conviction and sentence for burglary, felony failure to stop on signal of police, and being a felon in... 		08/15/2008 07-16184
US v. Straub
United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence  (Industry: Food & Beverage, Wholesale)
In the context of criminal prosecutions, for a defendant to compel use immunity the defendant must show that: 1) the defense witness's testimony was... 		08/15/2008 07-30182
US v. Ganoe
United States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Sentencing  (Industry: Food & Beverage, Wholesale)
Convictions for receipt and possession of child pornography are affirmed primarily as: 1) the district court acted within its discretion in allowing... 		08/15/2008 07-50195

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