United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Hernandez-Lara

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. section 1326 is affirmed against the government's appeal where 18 U.S.C. section 16(b)'s definition of a...

Gila River Indian Cmty. v. Tohono O'odham Nation

Gaming Law, Indian Law
In an Indian law action, arising from a gaming compact dispute between the Tohono O'odham Nation (Nation) and Arizona, the district court's grant of...

Chavez v. Robinson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Rights, Sentencing
In a civil rights action, brought by a probationer convicted of attempted sexual abuse against his probation officer and sex offender treatment...

Brooks v. Yates

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a habeas corpus action, the district court's dismissal of the petition as untimely is: 1) affirmed where petitioner failed to establish entitlement...

US v. Basa

Sentencing
Sentence for sex trafficking of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1591(a)(1) is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly sentenced...

Radcliffe v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

Class Actions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Consumer Protection Law
In an ethics and professional responsibility action, arising out of a dispute between class plaintiffs over conflicts of interest among class counsel,...

In re Ozenne

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy action, the Ninth Circuit bankruptcy appellate panel's (BAP) denial of petitioner's petition for a writ of mandamus is vacated where...

Avenue 6E Investments v. City of Yuma

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a housing discrimination action brought by two real estate developers against defendant city, contending that the defendant's refusal to rezone...

Ledezma-Cosino v. Lynch

Immigration Law, Constitutional Law
In an immigration action challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that petitioner is not eligible for cancellation of removal or...

Coomes v. Edmonds Sch. Dist. No. 15

Education Law
In action brought by a public school teacher against her former employer, contending that she was wrongfully discharged for voicing concerns over the...