United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Kismet Acquisition, LLC v. Diaz-Barba

Bankruptcy Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
The district court properly ruled on the bankruptcy court's post-judgment imposition of contempt sanctions on defendants for failing to transfer a...

Tourgeman v. Collins Financial Services, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...

Butler v. Long

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of an untimely habeas corpus petition is reversed and remanded, where: 1) because the district court dismissed a previous...

US v. Torres Pimental

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for importation of marijuana is vacated and remanded, where: 1) under the McNabb-Mallory rule, the statements the defendant...

US v. Shouse

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence, imposed following defendant's guilty plea to one count of production of child pornography and one count of penalties for...

Davis v. Nordstrom, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Contracts
The district court's order denying defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration of an employee's claims that were brought as a putative class...

Johnmohammadi v. Bloomingdale's, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's order granting defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, and dismissing without...

Hendricks and Lewis PLLC v. Clinton

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Judgement Enforcement
The district court's order appointing a receiver and authorizing the sale of master sound recording copyrights in an action between defendant-musician...

Ramona Equipment Rental, Inc. v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.

Construction, Government Contracts
Judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action under the Miller Act alleging that a subcontractor on a federal project failed to pay for equipment rented...

Allen v. Meyer

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that defendant-correctional officers at Corcoran State Prison violated plaintiff's rights under the Eighth...