United States Ninth Circuit - April 2002 Opinion Summaries

SOUCH v. SCHAIVO

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
No violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause occurred when a state court determined that the sentences of a multiple count conviction would run...

TILAMOOK COUNTY v. US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
Where the Army Corps of Engineers conducted an adequate investigation, finding an insignificant environmental impact by City's proposed enlargement of...

GRAMMER v. THE ARTISTS AGENCY

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
Labor arbitration panel acted reasonably in concluding that: 1) the Screen Actors' Guild waived certain violations of collective bargaining agreement...

OCHOA v. J.B. MARTIN & SONS FARMS, INC.

Agriculture, Civil Procedure
In a claim by migrant workers under the Agricultural Worker Protection Act, defendant non-resident farm employer's purposeful interjection of its...

OREGON BUREAU OF LABOR & INDUS. v. U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Employment discrimination proceedings before the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) were improperly removed to district court, because 28...

UNDERWOOD COTTON CO., INC. v. HYUNDAI MERCH. MARINE (AM.), INC.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure
Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act's one year period to bring an action against a carrier will apply to bar a claim under the Pomerene Act where that claim...

US v. HARDY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In valuing stolen goods under the US Sentencing Guidelines, the district court should have determined fair market value based on the wholesale market,...

HALLETT v. MORGAN

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Where plaintiff class of prisoners failed to give timely notice of intent to seek extension of all provisions of a consent decree governing care...

VARGAS-GARCIA v. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERV.

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Summary dismissal of appeal of ruling denying suspension of deportation, without notice, and use of a deficient INS Notice of Appeal form (which fails...

US v. HERNANDEZ-CASTELLANOS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Under Arizona law, felony endangerment is not, categorically, an aggravated felony because (under relevant statutes) risk of "physical injury" differs...