United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Lettiere

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant for robbery, 18 U.S.C. section 1951(a), and the use of a firearm during a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. section...

Dudum v. Arntz

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a constitutional challenge to the implementation of a restricted instant runoff voting (IRV) scheme under Proposition A, summary judgment in favor...

Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 287

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a collective bargaining dispute arising under section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, judgment of the district court is affirmed...

Blatchford v. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Insurance Law
In a dispute involving the enforcement of a Notice of Federal Health Services Lien, 25 U.S.C. section1621e, to recoup the cost of treating plaintiff...

Ayala v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law, Military Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA affirming the denial of petitioner's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection...

Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance v. City of Seward, Alaska

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a dispute arising from section 505(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. section 1365(d), judgment of the district court denying award of attorney's...

Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit involving the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. section 1350, alleging that defendant was complicit in the kidnapping, detention, torture, and...

Orange County Dept. of Education v. California Dept. of Education

Civil Procedure, Education Law
In a dispute involving which of the parties bears the responsibility for funding a special education student's placement in an out-of-state...

Leavitt v. Arave

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a dispute arising from the conditional grant of habeas relief from the murder conviction of petitioner, judgment of the district court is reversed...

Glasser v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In a dispute arising from a class-action complaint, judgment of the district court awarding attorney's fees is affirmed where objector-appellant who...