United States Ninth Circuit - December 2016 Opinion Summaries

Lkhagvasuren v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In a petition for review brought by a Mongolian citizen who sought asylum and other relief from removal based on his actions whistleblowing...

Kupfer v. Salma

Bankruptcy Law
In an action concerning the statutory cap on a landlord’s claims against a tenant in bankruptcy as set forth in § 502(b)(6), the district court is...

Great Basin Resource Watch v. BLM

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an action brought by plaintiffs challenging the Bureau of Land Management's approval of a proposed molybdenum mining operation near Eureka, Nevada,...

US v. Shields

White Collar Crime, Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions arising from the capitalization and operation of real estate development business are affirmed where there is not a reversible plain...

Barapind v. Gov’t of the Republic of India

International Law
In an action seeking relief from extradition, the court affirmed a dismissal based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction where defendants failed to...

Rainero v. Archon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a class action suit brought on behalf of a class of preferred stock shareholders, the court affirmed where the district court’s dismissal is for...

Mohamed v. Uber Technologies

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a motion to compel arbitration, judgment is (1) reversed when the district court assumes the authority to decide whether the parties’ arbitration...

Marilley v. Bonham

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In an action brought by a class of nonresident commercial fishers challenging California’s nonresident fee differential for commercial fishing...

Fowler Packing Co. v. Lanier

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving an equal protection claim and a bill of attainder claim, the district court’s judgment is (1) reversed where justification for...

US v. Thomas

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction and sentence for multiple counts of conspiracy, armed bank robbery, and use of a firearm during a crime of violence is affirmed when (1)...