United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Wood v. Yordy

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-prison officials in an action brought by plaintiff-inmate under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized...

Gallardo v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) suit arising out of an alleged sexual assault of plaintiff by a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, dismissal of the...

FTC v. BurnLounge, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
The district court's order granting a permanent injunction against defendant's continued operation based on the court's holding that defendant's...

Wilcox v. County of Maricopa

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's order granting plaintiffs' motion to enforce a settlement agreement reached during mediation in an action brought under 42 U.S.C....

Ervine v. Desert View Regional Medical Center Holdings, LLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-health care providers in an action alleging that defendants violated the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans...

US v. Rangel-Guzman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for importation of marijuana are: 1) affirmed as to the conviction, where the prosecutor's invocation of her own...

Plata v. Brown

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The State's petition for writ of mandamus in an ongoing prison class action concerning the provision of health care in California prisons is denied,...

George v. Edholm

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant-officers in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that defendant officers, doctor, and two nurses violated...

US v. Sullivan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for producing and possessing a sexually explicit video depicting a fourteen year-old girl is: 1) affirmed in part, where venue...

In re Complaint of Judicial Conduct

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
The ethics claims against the district judge are dismissed as unfounded, where: 1) there is no evidence that the judge made any mistakes in preparing...