United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Lyons v. Michael & Assocs.

Debt Collection
In an action brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the district court's dismissal of a complaint as time-barred is reversed where: 1)...

Mendoza v. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action alleging that defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it failed to return plaintiff...

Stacy v. Colvin

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Administrative Law
In an action for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, the district court's decision affirming the Commissioner of...

Protect Our Communities Foundation v. Jewell

Environmental Law
In an action challenging the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to grant a right-of-way on federal lands in southeast San Diego County,...

US v. Ornelas

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's motion to reduce sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2) is affirmed where the district court was correct to calculate...

US v. Loveland

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute is reversed where despite the substantial evidence of the...

US v. Spears

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of a motion to modify a sentence under 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2) on the basis of Sentencing Guidelines Amendment 750, which raised the...

Rand Resources LLC v. City of Carson

Civil Rights, Contracts
In a suit brought by a City's exclusive agent for breach of, and interference with, the agency contract and related causes of action, the trial...

VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Attorney's Fees, Entertainment Law
In a copyright infringement suit claiming that in the Madonna song Vogue contained a modified version of a horn segment allegedly copied from a song...

Arizona Students' Association v. Arizona Bd. of Regents

Civil Rights, Education Law
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging First Amendment retaliation in connection with the university-defendants' decision to suspend its...