United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Schwab Investments

Class Actions, Contracts, Securities Law
In this shareholder class action brought on behalf of investors who alleged that defendant-managers of a mutual fund failed to adhere to the fund's...

Santos v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
The district court's denial of habeas relief from a magistrate judge's order certifying petitioner's extradition to Mexico on kidnapping charges is...

Kohler v. Flava Enterprises, Inc.

Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
In this action brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), plaintiff asserts that the arrangement of a dressing room bench...

Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.

Civil Rights
In this case, plaintiff wheelchair user challenged numerous alleged barriers to access at defendant's store. Plaintiff claims that the alleged...

Yousefian v. City of Glendale

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
In this action alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution, plaintiff was arrested by defendant police officers for an alleged assault on his...

Tamosaitis v. URS, Inc.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law
In this action brought by plaintiff-employee alleging violations of the Energy Reorganization Act (ERA) whistleblower protection provision concerning...

Bank of Manhattan, N.A. v. Federal Deposite Insurance Corporation

Banking Law, Contracts
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-bank on its breach of contract claim against defendant Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is...

Fyock v. City of Sunnyvale

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In this case, an ordinance enacted by defendant City of Sunnyvale restricted possession of "large capacity magazines," statutorily defined as a...

Rush v. Sport Chalet, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Landlord Tenant Law
The district court's order dismissing three defendants after holding that they were improperly joined in an action under the Americans with...

Plott Nursing Home v. Burwell

Administrative Law, Health Law
In this case, a civil money penalty was imposed on petitioner nursing home by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human...