United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Monghur

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a firearm, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is reversed where defendant did not...

Uppal v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order removing petitioner from the U.S. based on his commission of a crime of moral turpitude, the petition is...

Mueller v. Rogers

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Family Law, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that defendant-officer wrongfully removed a sick infant from the custody of her parents, summary judgment...

Malkandi v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of petitioner's application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture, the petition is denied where the...

Richter v. Hickman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder case, petitioner's habeas petition is granted where defense counsel performed inadequately by failing to consult with a forensic expert,...

Boyd v. San Francisco

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by the police, judgment for defendants is affirmed where evidence of plaintiff-decedent's...

Armstrong v. N. Mariana Islands

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In an action against a U.S. territory seeking recovery of income tax rebates and accrued interest under the territorial tax code, dismissal of the...

Madden v. Cowen & Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action for misleading plaintiffs in connection with the sale of a closely held corporation to a publicly traded acquirer, the...

J.L. v. Mercer Island Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action claiming that defendant-school district failed to provide plaintiff with a free appropriate public education as required by the...

Gordon v. Virtumundo, Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law
In an action against an online marketer for sending unsolicited e-mail (i.e. spam), summary judgment for defendants-spammers is affirmed where: 1)...