United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n. v. Locke

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a Freedom of Information Act action involving a request for documents regarding the effects of livestock grazing on Upper and Middle Columbia River...

Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action for failure to pay overtime brought by current and former Countrywide External Home Loan Consultants, the denial of class...

Doe v. Abbott Labs.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In an antitrust action alleging monopoly leveraging in an HIV drug market, the denial of summary judgment to Defendants is reversed, where allegations...

Mevorah v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Banking Law, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action alleging failure to pay overtime brougt by current and former Wells Fargo home mortgage consultants, the District Court's order...

Nelson v. Davis

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on allegedly excessive force by police, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed where the "sham...

Ali v. Hickman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, Petitioner's habeas petition is granted, where a comparative juror analysis, in combination with other facts in the record,...

US v. Ringgold

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's firearm possession sentence is affirmed, where a District Court does not abuse its discretion by declining to consider the disparity...

Herrera v. US Citizenship & Imm. Servs.

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In an action seeking review of the revocation of Plaintiff's visa, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where the enactment of 8 U.S.C....

US v. Old Chief

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's assault sentence is affirmed, where Defendant restrained the victim and thus assisted another person in stabbing the victim, and...

Popa v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's order of removal is denied, where the BIA is permitted to provide notice of removal proceedings to an...