United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Gila River Indian Cmty. v. City of Glendale

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a suit challenging the decision of the Department of the Interior's decision to accept in trust a 54-acre parcel of land known as Parcel 2, for the...

McCormack v. Hiedeman

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's class action lawsuit against a prosecuting attorney for filing a felony criminal complaint against her with the public offense of...

Wood v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his convictions for murder and aggravated assault and the imposition of the...

Yeager v. Bowlin

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a retired General's suit against sellers of aviation-related memorabilia, alleging various claims, including violations of the federal Lanham Act,...

Schmidt v. Contra Costa County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Judges & Judiciary
In a section 1983 suit alleging that a policy adopted by the Superior Court's Executive Committee, which rendered plaintiff ineligible to continue to...

Hibbler v. Benedetti

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for child abuse and neglect with substantial bodily harm, claiming violation of his Sixth...

Pac. Coast Fed'n of Fishermen's Ass'n v. Blank

Environmental Law, Government Law
In an action challenging the Amendments to the fishery management plan for the trawl sector of the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery, district court's...

Mueller v. Auker

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a civil rights suit against police officers, doctors, and others for forcibly seizing and removing an infant from her parents in order to secure a...

US v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction of a defendant for various offenses, including wire fraud, possession of an unregistered firearm, extortion, and making a false...

Cheema v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
An Indian citizen's petition for review, of an IJ's denial of all of the claims for relief in finding that petitioner had filed a frivolous asylum...