United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Zamorano-Ponce

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
In defendant's conviction for illegal reentry, district court's imposition of a 33-month sentence in applying a 16-level enhancement based on a prior...

Carrera v. Ayers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a Hispanic inmate's petition for habeas relief from his 1983 first-degree murder of two white victims during a robbery, claiming ineffective...

Akhtar v. Mesa

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prisoner's civil rights suit alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, district court's dismissal of the complaint is vacated...

Parrish v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin.

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
District court's order reducing the amount of attorneys' fees for representing a claimant in a Social Security benefits claims is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of a defendant for firearm possession, district court's imposition of a five-year term of supervised release and an order that...

US v. Aguilar-Vera

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In defendant's conviction for a misdemeanor illegal entry by an alien, district court's decision rejecting defendant's challenge to his guilty plea...

Stankewitz v. Wong

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's grant of defendant's request for habeas relief on claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at the penalty phase of his capital...

Laurel Park Cmty., LLC v. City of Tumwater

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought by property owners, challenging the constitutionality of city ordinances that seek to preserve the existing stock of manufactured...

Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a professional gambler's suit challenging her arrest at a casino as unconstitutional and asserting various other claims, district court's grant of...

OSU Student Alliance v. Ray

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Media Law
In University students' section 1983 suit against Oregon State University officials, claiming that the University officials denied their request to...