United States Ninth Circuit - October 2008 Opinion Summaries

Truckstop.net, LLC v. Sprint Corp.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
In a case deciding whether the Court can review a district court's order addressing whether an inadvertently disclosed e-mail was attorney-client...

US v. Snellenberger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a case interpreting the types of documents upon which a court can rely in determining sentencing enhancement under the modified categorical...

Thompson v. Paul

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action regarding allegedly fraudulent omissions by attorneys connected to stock being issued to settle a civil dispute,...

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Cmty. v. California

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Gaming Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In a dispute of control over the licensing of electronic gaming machines, grant of judgment on the pleadings for the state is reversed in part where:...

Balam-Chuc v. Mukasey

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case, petition for relief from a removal order is denied where: 1) all aliens present in the U.S. on the date of enactment of the...

Shin v. Mukasey

Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case, denial of relief from a removal order is affirmed where the fact that a green card was purchased for $10,000 from a corrupt...

Styers v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death row inmate's habeas corpus case, the district court's denial of relief is vacated and reversed in part where the Arizona Supreme Court...

US v. Fiander

Criminal Law & Procedure, Indian Law, International Law
In a contraband cigarette trafficking case, dismissal of a conviction for conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...

US v. Seljan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a case regarding sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines, convictions are affirmed on counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit...

Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l. Bhd. of Teamsters

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute, grant of one defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed and denial of other defendant's motion to compel arbitration is reversed...