United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US ex rel. Kelly v. Serco, Inc.

Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the False Claims Act, alleging that plaintiff's former employer submitted fraudulent claims for payment to the United States for...

Pure Wafer Inc. v. City of Prescott

Water Law, Civil Rights, Construction, Government Law, Contracts
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that the City of Prescott, Arizona violated the Contract Clause of the Constitution when it...

Navarro v. Encino Motorcars, LLC

Labor & Employment Law
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, in action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act against an automobile dealership, the district court's...

Guerrero-Roque v. Lynch

Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision finding petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal, because he was convicted...

Puri v. Khalsa

Tax-exempt Organizations, Constitutional Law
In a dispute over the control of two nonprofit entities associated with the Sikh Dharma religious community, the district court's dismissal of the...

Byrd v. Maricpoa County Bd. of Supervisors

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 challenging defendants Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors,...

US v. Acevedo-De La Cruz

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for guilty plea to illegal reentry following deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1326(a) is affirmed where a violation of a...

Connors v. Nat'l Transp. Safety Bd.

Transportation, Administrative Law
In a petition for review of an NTSB decision affirming an order of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revoking petitioner's aircraft...

Hardwick v. County of Orange

Civil Rights, Family Law, Constitutional Law
In a civil rights action alleging social worker defendants maliciously used perjured testimony and fabricated evidence to secure plaintiff’s removal...

Briseno v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Class Actions, False Advertising
In putative class actions brought against ConAgra Foods in eleven states by consumers who purchased Wesson-brand cooking oil products labeled '100%...