United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Gonzalez v. Wong

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court denying petitioner's application for habeas relief from his State conviction for first-degree...

Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. v. MAK, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
In an appeal from an order of the district court granting plaintiff-cross-defendant's motion for summary judgment in an action for breach of a...

US v. Grant

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Health Law
Sentencing of defendant to a prison term upon the revocation of his supervised released and for the purpose of improving his ability to deal with drug...

Strategic Diversity, Inc. v. Alchemix Corp.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing plaintiff's Section 10(b) complaint on summary judgment, order is: 1) affirmed where...

Andrich v. US District Court

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a writ challenged to an order of the district court denying petitioners' motion to intervene and be heard at defendant-real party in interest's...

Citizens for Balanced Use v. McAllister

Remedies, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court in plaintiffs' favor, judgment is affirmed because the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977...

Carrillo de Palacios v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA finding petitioner ineligible for adjustment of status under Section 245(i) of the INA, petition is...

Flynn v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' challenge to the ban on compensation for human organs as applied to bone...

Lezama-Garcia v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA dismissing petitioner's appeal of an administrative order of removal, petition is granted with a...

US v. Leal-Felix

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Enhanced sentencing of appellant under USSG section 4A1.2(a)(2) for illegally re-entering the US and based on a criminal history which included two...