United States Ninth Circuit - August 2012 Opinion Summaries

Corpuz v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
A Philippine citizen's petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) decision declaring him ineligible for relief under former...

U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. v. Parts Geek, LLC

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a copyright infringement suit, of certain e-commerce software, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants is reversed in...

Davis v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
In a plaintiff's putative class action suit against HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. and Best Buy Stores, L.P., claiming that defendants defrauded California...

US v. Guerrero

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a conviction for murdering a correctional officer, defendant's interlocutory appeal of the district court's order denying his motion to seal his...

In re: Cesar Ivan Flores

Bankruptcy Law
In Chapter 13 proceedings, the bankruptcy court's order sustaining the trustee's proposed plan of reorganization with a duration of 60 months, rather...

Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. Marilyn Monroe LLC

Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In plaintiffs' suit claiming ownership of Marilyn Monroe's right of publicity and alleging that defendant was violating their rights by using the...

US v. Vasquez-Cruz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
In a conviction of defendant for illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1326(a), district court's imposition of a prison term of 24 months...

Lacey v. Maricopa County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a section 1983 suit against government officials in the county sheriff's office and the county attorney's office, by owners of a local newspaper,...

Ayala v. Wong

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his murder and robbery-related convictions and a sentence of death, is reversed...

Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
In an action for copyright infringement, unjust enrichment and accounting against a major Hollywood studio and others, claiming that defendants...