United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Los Angeles Unified School District v. Garcia

Education Law
Pursuant to the Supreme Court of California's answer to a certified question, when a student between the ages of 18 and 22 who is eligible for special...

Chavez-Reyes v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
A petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision finding petitioner removable because there was reason to believe that he...

MediVas, LLC v. Marubeni Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An appeal from an order compelling arbitration is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where: 1) the district court neither explicitly dismissed nor...

US v. Shill

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for online enticement of a female minor to engage in sexual activity for which he could be charged with a criminal...

Dickens v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
A habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's conviction and capital sentence for felony murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery is: 1)...

Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
The district court properly affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of claimant's application for supplemental security income under the...

Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Immigration Law, Military Law
The petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision finding that petitioner's conviction for violating Article 92 of the...

Native Village of Point Hope v. Jewell

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of federal defendants in an action challenging the government’s environmental impact statements analyzing the environmental...

Rock River Communications, Inc. v. Universal Music Group, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment in favor of defendants in an action involving the licensing rights for several musical recordings by Bob Marley and the Wailers is: 1)...

Pinon v. Bank of America

Banking Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Dismissal of a class action challenging credit card overlimit fees and late fees is affirmed, where: 1) substantive due process jurisprudence does not...