United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Moor v. Palmer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In habeas proceedings challenging the denial of petitioner's parole, following his conviction for using a minor in the production of pornography,...

US v. Lee

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for Fraud in Connection with an Identification Document, dismissal of the indictment is reversed where: 1) it was irrelevant whether...

Zobmondo Ent'mt., LLC v. Falls Media, LLC

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and related claims based on plaintiff's use of defendant's registered trademark "WOULD...

Fence Creek Cattle Co. v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Law
In an action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenging the Forest Service's cancellation of plaintiff's use of certain grazing...

Fidelity Nat'l Fin. Inc. v. Friedman

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In an action to enforce a judgment in Arizona, the Ninth Circuit certified the following questions to the Arizona Supreme Court: 1) Do collection...

Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a Title VII action alleging discrimination against female employees by Wal-Mart, certification of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2) class of current...

Sum v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's application for an 8 U.S.C. section 212(h) waiver of removal because he was convicted of...

Nunez-Reyes v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's application for adjustment of status due to his marriage to a U.S. citizen and...

Hammad v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's determination that petitioner was not entitled to permanent resident status, the petition is denied where: 1) 8...

Int'l Union, AFL-CIO v. Shell Oil Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action alleging that defendants' oil refineries violated various California labor laws, the district court's order remanding the case to...