United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Hunter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In defendant's appeal from the district court’s order awarding restitution to two of her former employers based on her mail fraud convictions, the...

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians v. State of California

Gaming Law, Indian Law
In an action by Indian tribes claiming a breach of Gaming Compacts between the tribes and California, summary judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed in...

Singh v. Clinton

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In an action challenging the State Department's termination of an immigrant visa registration for failure to file a timely application, summary...

Modesto Irrigation Dist. v. Gutierrez

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action by irrigation districts challenging the decision of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the steelhead, a type of Pacific...

Detrich v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) defense counsel devoted unreasonably little time to...

Fernandes v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal on the ground...

Crittenden v. Ayers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed in part where the California Supreme Court’s rejection of...

Fortune Dynamic, Inc. v. Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Mgmt., Inc.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action by Fortune Dynamic, Inc., the owner of the incontestable trademark DELICIOUS for footwear, against Victoria's Secret for trademark...

US v. Withers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a prosecution for possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, money laundering, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise,...

Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action against credit reporting agencies alleging violations of the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA), summary judgment...