United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Steel

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's appeal from a denial of his motion to dismiss an indictment for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, in violation of the...

In re: Schwarzkopf

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an adversary proceeding seeking to recover for bankrupt estates' benefit approximately $4 million in assets, partial judgment for defendants is...

Humane Soc. of US v. Locke

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) authorization of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho to kill up to 85...

D.N. v. US

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
In a tax refund action involving funds paid from deceased father's 401(k) retirement account to plaintiff-son because mother, the primary beneficiary,...

Gollehon v. Mahoney

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's petition is affirmed where: 1) Montana's accountability statutes, together with the deliberate...

U-Haul Int'l., Inc. v. Wilcher

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that defendants improperly obtained privileged information and used it against plaintiff in NLRB proceedings, dismissal of the...

Hillis v. Heineman

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action, the dismissal of the complaint for improper venue is affirmed where a defendant who files a counterclaim or a...

Gordon v. City of Oakland

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) challenge to the City of Oakland's policy requiring police officers to repay a portion of their training costs if...

US v. Spangle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's appeal from the twenty-four-month term of imprisonment imposed upon revocation of his supervised release, the order is affirmed where:...

Lewis v. Verizon Comms., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action claiming that Verizon billed plaintiffs for services they never ordered, the district court's order remanding the action to state...