United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

E.M. v. Pajaro Valley Unified School District

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law
Judgment in favor of defendant-school district in an action brought by plaintiff-student, by and through his parents, under the Individuals with...

Garrison v. Colvin

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
The district court's order remanding the case to the Commissioner of Social Security Administration for further proceedings is reversed and remanded...

Flores v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that plaintiff was sexually assaulted by an unidentified deputy sheriff at...

US v. Ruiz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The district court's denial of a motion to suppress a shotgun seized during the execution of a search warrant is affirmed, where: 1) the officer's...

Garcia v. Google, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
The district court's denial of a preliminary injunction requiring the removal from YouTube.com of an anti-Islamic film that used a performance that...

Amado v. Gonzalez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's conviction for murder on the grounds that his rights were violated...

Avila v. City of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-police officer who claimed the defendant's police department fired him in retaliation for testifying in a Fair Labor...

US v. Hsiung

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, White Collar Crime
In a criminal antitrust case that stems from an international conspiracy between Taiwanese and Korean electronics manufacturers to fix prices for...

Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Summary judgment and award of attorneys' fees in favor of the defendant in an action under the Copyright Act is affirmed, where: 1) the shape of a...

Dilts v. Penske Logistics, LLC

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Dismissal of claims brought by a certified class of drivers alleging violations of California's meal and rest break laws is reversed and remanded,...