United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Davis

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The district court's denial of defendant's motion to reduce his sentence is affirmed, where an amended policy statement, USSG Manual section...

Martin 1999 Irrevocable Trust v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
The district court's denial of a petition for readjustment of partnership items, brought by plaintiffs, a group of heirs of the founders of Chronicle...

Aircraft Service International, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action brought under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) against "carrier employees" of an aircraft service provider, the district court's issuance of a...

Smith v. US Customs & Border Protection

Immigration Law
A habeas corpus petition alleging that defendant unlawfully issued an expedited removal order preventing petitioner, a Canadian, from entering the...

Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Summary judgment and award of attorneys' fees in favor of defendant are affirmed, where: 1) the shape of a hookah water container was not entitled to...

Shapiro v. Henson

Bankruptcy Law
A trustee may seek turnover from an entity that had "possession, custody, or control" of the subject property during the bankruptcy case whether or...

US v. Dharni

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of a habeas corpus motion challenging the alleged closure of the courtroom during voir dire of petitioner's criminal trial...

Haro v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, a class of Medicare beneficiaries, in an action challenging the Secretary of Health and Human Services'...

Kennedy v. Colvin

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
The district court properly affirmed defendant-Commissioner's denial of plaintiff's application for supplemental security income benefits under the...

Alliance for Property Rights and Fiscal Responsibility v. City of Idaho Falls

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
Summary judgment for plaintiffs in an action brought by plaintiff-property owners who objected to defendant-city's efforts to condemn easements over...