United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Tuetscher v. Riverside Sheriffs' Assoc.

Remedies, Labor & Employment Law, ERISA, Constitutional Law
In a remedies appeal arising from a retaliatory discharge case, the district court's equitable award of front pay and reinstatement is reversed where...

Dugard v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
In an injury and tort action brought by plaintiff Jaycee Dugard, who was abducted and kept captive in a shed by parolee Phillip Garrido for eighteen...

Demer v. IBM Corp.

Insurance Law, ERISA, Insurance Law, ERISA
In an ERISA action against defendants IBM and claim administrator Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (MetLife), the district court's entry of summary...

Godoy v. Spearman

Judges & Judiciary, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas corpus action, challenging petitioner's conviction for second-degree murder on the grounds that a juror allegedly conferred via text...

Reyes v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In an immigration action, the petition challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision finding petitioner ineligible for adjustment of status...

Estate of Diaz v. City of Anaheim

Civil Rights, Evidence
In a civil rights action, arising after defendant police officer shot and killed Manual Diaz, the district court's entry of judgment for defendants...

Shea Homes, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Property Law & Real Estate, Construction
In a tax action, arising over the subject matter of taxpayer's completed-contract accounting method of reporting income related to its development of...

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division v. BNSF Railway, Inc.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a labor action, the district court's judgment in favor of defendant employer is affirmed where: 1) the test for distinguishing between major and...

Welch v. Brown

Civil Rights, Health Law, Constitutional Law
In a constitutional action, challenging California law banning state-licensed mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation change...

In re Berkeley Delaware Court, LLC

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy action, the district court's dismissal of the appeal as moot under 11 U.S.C. section 363(m) is affirmed. The Court held that: 1) a...