United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Ledezma-Garcia v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of petitioner's removal based on his 1988 conviction for sexually molesting a minor in Oregon, the petition is granted where:...

Wilderness Watch, Inc. v. US Fish & Wildlife Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an action claiming that the Forest Service's actions in building water stations in a bighorn sheep habitat violated the express prohibition on the...

Pulido v. Chrones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where, at most, the jury questions suggested that the jury was uncertain...

Daniels-Hall v. Nat'l. Educ. Assn.

ERISA, Securities Law
In an ERISA action by members of the National Education Association (NEA) claiming that the NEA knowingly duped them into purchasing unattractive...

US v. City of Arcata

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action by the U.S. seeking to enjoin the Arcata Youth Protection Act and the Eureka Youth Protection Act, prohibiting agents or employees of the...

Beacon Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Health Law, Tax Law
In a healthcare provider's appeal from the district court's judgment affirming the Provider Reimbursement Review Board’s (PRRB) determination that it...

McLeod v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In plaintiff's appeal from the denial of Social Security benefits, the order is reversed where the ALJ had no duty to request more information from...

US v. Newhoff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of a stolen firearm are affirmed where: 1) the district court...

Balsam v. Tucows Inc.

Contracts, Cyberspace Law
In an action bringing claims against the registrar of a domain site that bombarded plaintiff with more than 1,000 unwanted emails advertising a...

Lowe v. Washoe Cty.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action by the putative representatives of a class of approximately 9,000 Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada property owners, alleging that...