United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Sneller v. Bainbridge Island

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' appeal from a sanction award to defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and 28 U.S.C. section 1927, the order is reversed...

Taylor v. Sisto

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a prosecution for evading a peace officer and assault with a deadly weapon, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where an...

Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/InteractiveCorp

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action, the dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed where: 1) although 17 U.S.C....

Lunbery v. Hornbeak

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the trial court's exclusion of the evidence of a witness's...

Jiang v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against...

Ponce v. Felker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where, at the time of petitioner's appeal, it was neither contrary to,...

Anthoine v. N. Central Counties Consortium

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendant terminated plaintiff public employee for reporting to management that his immediate supervisor had misrepresented...

McComish v. Bennett

Constitutional Law, Elections
In a challenge to the constitutionality of the "matching funds" provision of Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Act, summary judgment for plaintiffs...

Grove v. Wells Fargo Fin. California, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Remedies
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's award of fees and costs in plaintiff's Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) action against a bank, the...

Maxwell v. Roe

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the trial court's holding that petitioner was competent to stand...