United States Ninth Circuit - December 2018 Opinion Summaries
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LL Liquor, Inc. v. State of MontanaUnited States Ninth Circuit
Government Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts
Held that the State of Montana did not violate the Contracts Clause when it changed the pricing formula for liquor sold to privately owned,...
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12/28/2018 | 17-35405 |
Cornejo-Villagrana v. WhitakerUnited States Ninth Circuit
Immigration Law
In an amended opinion, held that a lawful permanent resident was removable on the basis of his conviction under Arizona law for a crime of domestic...
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12/27/2018 | 13-72185 |
Towers v. IgerUnited States Ninth Circuit
Securities Law
Affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder derivative suit. Held that the plaintiff stockholder failed to plead with particularity why a demand on the...
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12/26/2018 | 17-15770 |
Sonner v. Schwabe North America, Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, False Advertising
Revived a consumer's claim that certain nutritional supplements were falsely labeled as capable of improving cognitive functions when in fact they...
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12/26/2018 | 17-55261 |
US v. ValdezUnited States Ninth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed an order of forfeiture against a defendant who pleaded guilty to attempted smuggling of ammunition from the U.S. into Mexico. The order...
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12/21/2018 | 17-10446 |
Sierra Club, Inc. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnited States Ninth Circuit
Administrative Law, Government Law, Environmental Law
In a Freedom of Information Act case, held that the Sierra Club was entitled to certain records generated during the Environmental Protection Agency's...
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12/21/2018 | 17-16560 |
Sandoval v. County of SonomaUnited States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Held that law enforcement officials violated the Fourth Amendment when they impounded two vehicles after traffic stops because the drivers had not...
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12/21/2018 | 16-16122 |
Parsons v. RyanUnited States Ninth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reversed certain rulings interpreting and enforcing a settlement agreement in a prisoner civil rights class action. Arizona inmates alleged that...
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12/20/2018 | 16-17282 |
Lane v. SwainUnited States Ninth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Constitutional Law
Affirmed the denial of a federal inmate's three habeas corpus petitions challenging the revocation of good time credits as punishment for sending...
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12/20/2018 | 17-55578 |
US v. Hernandez-EscobarUnited States Ninth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed that cash seized in the bedroom of a defendant who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking was subject to forfeiture. Rejected his father's...
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12/20/2018 | 17-50134 |