United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Mickey v. Ayers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) the Japanese prison conditions did not overcome petitioner's will and...

Pollard v. GEO Group, Inc.

Civil Rights
In an action raising Eighth Amendment claims against employees of a private corporation operating a federal prison under contract with the Bureau of...

Addington v. US Airline Pilots Assn.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that a union breached its duty of fair representation by negotiating a contract that would impermissibly favor one group of...

Arizona Cattle Growers' Assn. v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) designation of critical habitat for the Mexican Spotted Owl, summary judgment...

Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc.

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
In an action for copyright infringement and related state claims based on defendants' use of plaintiffs' materials in developing a television show...

Barnes-Wallace v. San Diego

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that the Boy Scouts' lease of public lands for its headquarters, accompanied by the Boy Scouts' prohibitions on atheism and...

Mendoza v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's decision reversing an order of an Immigration Judge (IJ) and dismissing petitioner's appeal of the IJ's...

US v. APW N. Am.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an appeal from the denial of a motion to intervene in an action filed by the EPA under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...

In re: Jordan

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the district court to direct the government to return motorcycles seized in connection with a criminal...

Butte Env'tl. Council v. US Army Corp of Eng'rs.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to decisions of two federal agencies approving the construction of a business park on protected wetlands in California, summary...