United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Medrano v. Flagstar Bank, FSB

Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against their servicer of their home loans, alleging violation of 12 U.S.C. section 2605 because defendant did not respond...

Loftis v. Almager

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief challenging his no contest plea to second degree murder is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. $999,830.00 In US Currency

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure
District court's order striking petitioner's claim to $999,830 in civil forfeiture proceeding and denial of his motion for reconsideration of the...

Ortiz v. Yates

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief on his claim that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to confront adverse...

US v. Keyser

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for mailing threatening communications and communicating false or misleading information regarding the presence of...

US v. Harris

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Transportation
Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to carry a concealed dangerous weapon on an aircraft and for aiding and abetting the carrying of a concealed...

Coles v. Eagle

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiff's civil rights action claiming that police officers used excessive force in arresting him, district court's jury verdict and partial...

US v. Hernandez-Estrada

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
District court's denial of a defendant's motion to dismiss his indictment for being a deported alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1326, claiming...

In the Matter of Bellingham Ins. Agency, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In bankruptcy proceedings, district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's summary judgment in a fraudulent conveyance action against a...

Sims v. Stanton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's civil rights suit against a police officer for sustaining serious injuries as a result of the officer's act of kicking down the front...