United States Ninth Circuit - January 2007 Opinion Summaries

US v. Perez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's ratification upon remand of an original sentence for drug-related offenses is vacated and remanded where the district court erred in...

US v. Ziegler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a motion to suppress evidence of child pornography existing on defendant's computer is affirmed where, although defendant retained a...

US v. Tatoyan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A husband and wife's convictions for conspiracy, bulk cash smuggling, making a false statement to a government official, and related counts are...

Safe Air for Everyone v. US Envt'l Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law
Petition for review of an EPA decision approving an amendment to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act, so as to authorize farmers...

Hall v. N. Am. Van Lines, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
The Carmack Amendment is the exclusive cause of action for contract claims alleging delay, loss, failure to deliver or damage to property. Denial of...

US v. Arnt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Military Law
Defendant's conviction and sentence for voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing her husband during a domestic dispute while accompanying U.S....

Af-Cap Inc. v. Chevron Overseas (Congo) Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving a garnishment action against the Republic of Congo's property in execution of a judgment for a defaulted loan made to it by...

US v. Hector

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Grant of a new trial and a judgment of acquittal in a drug- and firearm-related case are reversed where: 1) even if a failure to provide defendant a...

Northwest Envtl. Defense Ctr. v. Bonneville Power Admin.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an environmental case involving salmon and steelhead trout threatened by the construction of dams along the Columbia river, a petition for review...

Valeriano v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
An alien who delays filing a motion to reopen under 8 C.F.R. section 1003.2(c)(1) while awaiting the government's response to his counsel's request...