United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Harlick v. Blue Shield of California

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting summary adjudication in favor of defendant in an action for coverage under an ERISA plan,...

Chism v. Washington State

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a Section 1983 action arising from a disingenuous search and failed prosecution of plaintiff for child pornography, summary judgment in favor of...

Khoshfahm v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a judgment of the BIA affirming an order of removal and the denial of petitioner's application for asylum and withholding...

Barnes v. US Dept. of Transportation

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of an order of the FAA concerning the construction of a new runway at Hillsboro Airport, petition is granted with a remand...

US v. Matus-Zayas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Conviction and sentencing of defendant on various counts related to transporting and harboring illegal aliens are affirmed where although the district...

McCants v. Betlach

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a dispute arising from cuts in plaintiffs' Medicaid benefits and involving a challenge to the adequacy of notice, summary adjudication adverse to...

US v. Barajas-Alvarado

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Conviction and sentencing of defendant for illegal reentry, 8 U.S.C. section 1326, is upheld where district properly denied defendant's motion to...

WPP Luxembourg Gamma Three Sarl v. Spot Runner, Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance
In a securities fraud action, judgment of the district court dismissing complaint is affirmed where the it properly dismissed: 1) Rule 10b-5(a) and...

Withrow v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shield, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA
In an ERISA dispute arising from defendant's denial of petitioner's claim for recalculation of her benefits, judgment of the district court is...

Napoliello v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In a dispute arising from an IRS investigation into a "Son-of-BOSS” scheme and its subsequent determination that petitioner's short foreign currency...