United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Ebeid v. Lungwitz

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the False Claims Act (FCA), claiming that defendant submitted false certifications to the federal government in connection with...

Home Builders' Assn. of N. Cal. v. US Fish & Wildlife Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to the designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of about 850,000 acres of land as critical habitat for fifteen...

Mesle v. Signed Personal Check No. 730

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In claimant's appeal from the district court’s denial of his motion to set aside an entry of default in a forfeiture proceeding against checks drawn...

Advertise.com, Inc. v. AOL Advertising, Inc.

False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law
In Advertising.com's appeal from a preliminary injunction barring it from using a designation or trade name that was confusingly similar to AOL's...

Turner v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In a challenge to the denial of social security benefits by the Commissioner of Social Security, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

Pit River Tribe v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an action by an Indian tribe against various agencies alleging that they violated various federal environmental laws during the leasing and...

US v. Monday

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. section 1709, which provided for felony penalties for a U.S. Postal Service employee entrusted with...

Cheney v. Washington

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas petition regarding petitioner's conviction for sexual abuse of a minor, claiming that petitioner was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right...

Krainski v. Nevada

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an action alleging constitutional and state law violations by a college student arising from an altercation with plaintiff's former roommate that...

City of Colton v. Am. Promotional Events

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an action by the City of Colton, California, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for response...