United States Ninth Circuit - June 2019 Opinion Summaries
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Claiborne v. BlauserUnited States Ninth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reversed and Remanded. A convicted state inmate who alleged he was shackled without justification during his trial had raised Eighth Amendment...
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06/28/2019 | 16-16077 |
Blair v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Class Actions, Civil Procedure, Contracts
Affirmed. The district court's refusal to compel arbitration was upheld, as was their refusal of several motions by Rent-A-Center attempting to avoid...
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06/28/2019 | 17-17221 |
Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services, Inc.United States Ninth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Reversed. The district court's grant of summary judgment to Nike was incorrect because the federal de minimus doctrine does not apply to wage and hour...
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06/28/2019 | 17-16866 |
Skokomish Indian Tribe v. Jamestown S'klallam TribeUnited States Ninth Circuit
Indian Law
Addressed a dispute between Native American tribes regarding fishing rights in a particular river. Affirmed a summary judgment ruling.
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06/26/2019 | 17-35760 |
Interior Glass Systems, Inc. v. USUnited States Ninth Circuit
Tax Law
Upheld federal tax penalties imposed on a company for failing to disclose its participation in a so-called listed transaction. Affirmed summary...
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06/26/2019 | 17-15713 |
Center for Biological Diversity v. IlanoUnited States Ninth Circuit
Environmental Law
Upheld the U.S. Forest Service's approval of a project to address spreading pine-beetle infestation in certain at-risk forest lands. Rejected...
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06/24/2019 | 17-16760 |
Martinez v. RyanUnited States Ninth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that an Arizona death row inmate who had been convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop was not entitled to federal...
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06/18/2019 | 08-99009 |
Federal Trade Commission v. Consumer Defense LLCUnited States Ninth Circuit
Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
In an enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission, affirmed a preliminary injunction freezing the assets of companies that allegedly...
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06/17/2019 | 18-15462 |
Karnoski v. TrumpUnited States Ninth Circuit
Military Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Addressed procedural issues in a lawsuit challenging a 2017 federal ban on transgender people serving in the military. The ban was later withdrawn and...
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06/14/2019 | 18-35347 |
Kirkpatrick v. ChappellUnited States Ninth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
On rehearing, affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief to a California prisoner. He was challenging his capital sentence for a double murder.
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06/13/2019 | 14-99001 |