United States Ninth Circuit - June 2014 Opinion Summaries

US v. Tillman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The interlocutory appeal brought by defendant and appointed counsel challenging the order removing appointed counsel is dismissed, but appointed...

The Arc of California v. Douglas

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Health Law
In an appeal from the district court's denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction and its dismissal of Medicaid Act claims brought by...

Kismet Acquisition, LLC v. Diaz-Barba

Bankruptcy Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
The district court properly ruled on the bankruptcy court's post-judgment imposition of contempt sanctions on defendants for failing to transfer a...

Tourgeman v. Collins Financial Services, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...

Butler v. Long

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of an untimely habeas corpus petition is reversed and remanded, where: 1) because the district court dismissed a previous...

US v. Torres Pimental

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for importation of marijuana is vacated and remanded, where: 1) under the McNabb-Mallory rule, the statements the defendant...

US v. Shouse

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence, imposed following defendant's guilty plea to one count of production of child pornography and one count of penalties for...

Davis v. Nordstrom, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Contracts
The district court's order denying defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration of an employee's claims that were brought as a putative class...

Johnmohammadi v. Bloomingdale's, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's order granting defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, and dismissing without...

Hendricks and Lewis PLLC v. Clinton

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Judgement Enforcement
The district court's order appointing a receiver and authorizing the sale of master sound recording copyrights in an action between defendant-musician...