United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Horne v. US Department of Agriculture

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In a dispute involving the constitutionality of a food product reserve program authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act (AMAA) U.S.C....

John-Charles v. State of California

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a dispute arising from the district court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief, judgment of the court is affirmed where state court's...

US v. Dann

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, Immigration Law
Conviction and sentencing of defendant for forced labor as well as for the related offenses of document servitude and harboring an alien for financial...

Conservation Force v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, International Law
In a case involving a challenge to the seizure and administrative forfeiture of two leopard trophies by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service...

Singh v. Holder

Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA denying petitioner's motion to reopen, petition is granted where the BIA abused its discretion by...

Rodriguez-Valencia v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA denying petitioner's application for cancellation of removal, petition is denied where the BIA...

Blair v. Martel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a petition for habeas relief from the first-degree murder conviction of petitioner, judgment of the district court denying petition is affirmed...

Del Webb Communities, Inc. v. Partington

Civil Procedure, Construction, False Advertising, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute arising from an injunction against the owner and operators of a Nevada company that inspected homes for construction defects and...

Viridiana v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a BIA order affirming an administrative denial of claims for asylum and withholding of removal by petitioner, an Indonesia...

In Re: Mark Corrinet

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
In a dispute arising from the revocation of appellant’s district court bar license for not being a member of the state bar in which the district court...