United States Ninth Circuit - July 2006 Opinion Summaries
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Elwood v. DrescherUnited States Ninth Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Family LawAn award of attorney's fees for defendants under 42 U.S.C. section 1988, following dismissal of plaintiff's civil rights suit involving a custody... |
07/28/2006 | 04-55635 |
US v. LenceUnited States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA criminal defendant has a right to be resentenced by his original sentencing judge on remand following Booker error. |
07/27/2006 | 05-30236 |
Lively v. Wild Oats Markets, Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort LawThe forum defendant rule contained in 28 U.S.C. section 1441(b) is procedural, not jurisdictional, and therefore a violation of the rule is a waivable... |
07/27/2006 | 04-56682 |
Pickern v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real EstateSummary judgment for defendants, a retail store operator and landlord, on a claim brought by a visually-impaired and mobility-impaired woman under the... |
07/26/2006 | 04-17118 |
King v. LamarqueUnited States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas CorpusSimply contesting the adequacy of a state rule is sufficient to meet the petitioner's burden under Bennett v. Mueller, 322 F.3d 573 (9th Cir. 2003) if... |
07/26/2006 | 05-15757 |
Widmark v. BarnhartUnited States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment LawDenial of claims for disability benefits under the Social Security Act is reversed where an ALJ improperly rejected an examining physician's opinion... |
07/26/2006 | 04-35952 |
N. Alaska Envtl. Ctr. v. KempthorneUnited States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas LawIn environmental plaintiffs' challenge to the adequacy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) prepared by the Bureau of Land Management... |
07/26/2006 | 05-35085 |
Stout v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin.United States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment LawIn the context of social security claims, where an administrative law judge's (ALJ) errs in failing to properly discuss competent lay testimony... |
07/25/2006 | 04-36006 |
Kepilino v. GonzalesUnited States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration LawA petition for review of a decision finding petitioner inadmissible under section 212(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which ... |
07/25/2006 | 04-71926 |
Chuck v. Hewlett Packard Co.United States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Elder Law, Labor & Employment LawWhile a great deal of caution is necessary before finding a claim for benefits barred by ERISA's statute of limitations notwithstanding a plan's... |
07/25/2006 | 04-36094 |
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