United States Ninth Circuit - August 2017 Opinion Summaries
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In Re DBSI, Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Tax Law
Affirming decisions by the bankruptcy court and district court that the Congress had unambiguously abrogated sovereign immunity as it relates to...
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08/31/2017 | 16-35597 |
Murray v. Southern Route Maratime SAUnited States Ninth Circuit
Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Affirming an award of damages to a longshoreman and his wife for injuries he suffered when electrocuted working on a ship in a case where the district...
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08/31/2017 | 14-36056 |
Updike v. Multnomah CountyUnited States Ninth Circuit
Civil Rights
Affirming summary judgments for the State and that the plaintiff lacked standing to pursue claims for injunctive relief, but reversing summary...
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08/31/2017 | 15-35254 |
Jackson v. FongUnited States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
Reversing and remanding the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defense based on an inmate's failure to exhaust his administrative...
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08/31/2017 | 15-15547 |
Sanchez v. SessionsUnited States Ninth Circuit
Immigration Law, Constitutional Law
Terminating removal proceedings after a Mexican national's fishing boat ended up adrift in American waters he was arrested, charged with immigration...
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08/30/2017 | 14-71768 |
Shafer v. County of Santa BarbaraUnited States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Vacating a jury verdict and damages award and reversing the decision in the case of a policeman who performed a leg sweep on a college student that...
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08/29/2017 | 15-56548 |
Mejia v. SessionsUnited States Ninth Circuit
Immigration Law
Granting the petition for review of a BIA dismissal of an appeal from an immigration judge's denial of claims for asylum and other relief in a case...
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08/29/2017 | 15-70155 |
Quinault Indian Nation v. PearsonUnited States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure
Affirming the dismissal by the district court of a lawsuit in which the estate of the defendant sought to preserve litigation in order to pursue...
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08/29/2017 | 15-35263 |
US v. GeozosUnited States Ninth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reversing a district court denial of a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct the sentence of a defendant because the court failed to specify whether...
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08/29/2017 | 17-35018 |
Rachel H. v. Department of Education, State of HawaiiUnited States Ninth Circuit
Education Law
Affirming the grant of summary judgment by the district court to the Hawaii Department of Education in a case under the Individuals with Disabilities...
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08/29/2017 | 14-16382 |