United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Waters

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant for drug-related offenses are upheld where when determining a sentencing range under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines...

Rickley v. County of Los Angeles

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Remedies
In a Section 1983 action against defendant and individual County employees alleging violations of plaintiff's constitutional rights to free speech and...

In Re: Bluetooth Headset Products Liability Litigation

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, cs_82, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a challenge to the fairness and reasonableness of the settlement of a class-action products liability claim, judgment of the district court is...

Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc.

Copyright, Trademark, International Law
In a copyright and trademark infringement action related to the Betty Boop cartoon character, the district court's judgment is affirmed where...

C. F. v. Capistrano Unified School Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a dispute involving a claim against the defendant by a former public high school student alleging that his history teacher violated his rights...

Yakima Valley Memorial Hosp. v. Washington State Dept. of Health

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an antitrust preemption and dormant clause challenge to defendant's regulations requiring certification to perform elective percutaneous coronary...

Center for Environmental Law and Policy v. United States Bureau of Reclamation

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In a challenge by plaintiff to a proposed incremental drawdown of water from a lake under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C....

Ammons v. Washington Dept. of Social and Health Servs.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a Section 1983 action alleging that defendants violated plaintiff's due process right to safe conditions while in the involuntary custody of a...

Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, cs_83, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act alleging that the defendant's grocery store failed to accommodate plaintiff's disability, 42...

Miranda v. Braatz

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Indian Law
In a petition for habeas relief from the sentencing of petitioner to a term of 910 days' imprisonment for multiple criminal violations arising from a...