United States Ninth Circuit - December 2012 Opinion Summaries

Rojas v. Holder

Immigration Law
A petition for review of a BIA's decision affirming an IJ's order denying petitioner pre-conclusion voluntary departure is denied where: 1) the IJ did...

US v. Lee

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction for distributing crack cocaine, defendant's sentence as a career offender under U.S.S.G. section 4B1.1, based on the district court's...

Alocozy v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In an Afghan citizen's suit challenging the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) determination finding him ineligible for...

Cooper v. Ramos

Criminal Law & Procedure
District court's dismissal of an inmate's suit challenging a state court's denial of his request to obtain additional DNA testing is affirmed where:...

Alvarez v. Holder

Immigration Law
A Mexican national's petition for review of BIA's denial of her application for cancellation of removal is: 1) dismissed for lack of jurisdiction on...

Sanchez v. Holder

Evidence, Immigration Law
A Mexican citizen's petition for review of BIA's decision affirming an IJ's order finding her inadmissible as an alien smuggler under 8 U.S.C. section...

Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiffs' suit against Wells Fargo Bank for engaging in unfair business practices by imposing overdraft fees based on the high-to-low posting...

US v. Phillips

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's conviction for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain, for personal use, funds...

Resisting Envtl. Destruction on Indigenous Lands v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
An environmental group's petition for review of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision granting two air permits authorizing exploratory...

In re: Verifone Holdings, Inc. Sec. Litig.

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In investors' securities fraud class action in connection with a restatement of financial results of the company in which the investors had purchased...