United States Ninth Circuit - September 2009 Opinion Summaries

US v. Ruehle

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Securities Law
In an options backdating prosecution of a former Broadcom executive, the district court's order suppressing all evidence reflecting defendant's...

Irigoyen-Briones v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's motion to reconsider its rejection of petitioner's appeal as being untimely filed, the...

Provincial Gov't. of Marinduque v. Placer Dome, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action by a Philippine island claiming that an American company polluted its waters, dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is...

Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Military Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order dismissing petitioner's appeal from an Immigration Judge-s order finding him removable as an alien...

Turcios v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's motion to reconsider its rejection of his appeal of an Immigration Judge's decision as...

Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendant-employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by terminating plaintiff based on her failure to pass...

Hunter v. Philip Morris USA

Civil Procedure, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against a tobacco company, the dismissal of the action on preemption grounds is reversed where the district court...

Guggenheim v. Goleta

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Takings Clause challenge to a city's mobile home rent control ordinance, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where: 1) the city forfeited...

US v. Samueli

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a criminal prosecution alleging that defendant made a false statement to the SEC, defendant's appeal from two orders by the district court...

US v. Sipai

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an appeal from the district court's denial of defendant's motion for reduction of his drug and firearm possession sentence under 18 U.S.C. section...