United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Au-Tomotive Gold Inc. v. Volkswagen of Am., Inc.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a declaratory judgment action involving whether the sale by plaintiff of marquee license plates bearing Volkswagen badges purchased from Volkswagen...

US v. Mousavi

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, International Trade
Defendant's convictions for, inter alia, willfully providing services to Iran in violation of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA),...

Collins v. Runnels

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for first degree murder and second degree robbery, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where clearly established...

Florer v. Congregation Pidyon Shevuyim

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act claiming that defendants improperly denied or...

Porter v. Winter

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging the amount of attorney's fees awarded to plaintiff in Title VII administrative proceedings, dismissal of the complaint for...

US v. Stever

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's drug conspiracy conviction is reversed where: 1) the evidence as to which defendant requested discovery, if it existed, tended to show...

US v. Struckman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's firearm possession conviction is reversed where exigent circumstances did not justify the police's warrantless arrest and entry into...

Hayward v. Marshall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas petition challenging the denial of petitioner's parole, the denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) a prisoner must obtain a...

Casares-Castellon v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order deeming petitioner's timely-filed application for relief under former INA section 212(c), 8 U.S.C. section...

Rouse v. Law Offcs. of Rory Clark

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act action, the district court's award of costs to defendants following judgment in their favor is vacated where a...