United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Stearns v. Ticketmaster, Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a consolidated dispute arising from three putative class-action complaints under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumers Legal...

Torres v. Madera

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a survival action arising from the fatal shooting of an arrestee while he was handcuff in the back of a patrol car, 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary...

Flexible Lifeline Systems, Inc. v. Precision Lift, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Remedies
In an action for copyright infringement, judgment of the district court granting plaintiff preliminary injunctive relief is reversed where circuit...

US v. Clements

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction of defendant for failing to register as a sex offender, 18 U.S.C. section 2250, is vacated where for persons convicted of sex offenses...

Rosenbaum v. Washoe County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law
In a Section 1983 and state common law action arising from plaintiff's arrest for abuse, neglect or endangerment of a child, and obtaining money under...

US v. Parker

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Misdemeanor convictions of defendant for three counts of violating 18 U.S.C. section 1382 are reversed for lack of sufficient evidence where the...

In re: Grand Jury Investigation M.H.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sanctions
In a dispute at the intersection of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), 31 U.S.C. section 5311, and the recalcitrant witness statute, 28 U.S.C. section 1826,...

Delgado v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a decision of the BIA ordering petitioner, a native and citizen of El Salvador, removed, petition is granted in part and...

McCoy v. Chase Manhattan Bank, USA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a class-action complaint alleging defendant's violation of the notice requirements of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. sections...

Ren v. Holder

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
In a petition for a review of an order of the BIA denying petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the CAT,...