United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Doyle v. Medford

Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action regarding a city's policy of discontinuing health benefits to retired employees, the Court of Appeals certified the following question to...

Bova v. Medford

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure
In an action challenging Defendant-City's policy of discontinuing health insurance coverage to employees after their retirement, judgment for...

Alaska v. EEOC

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of the EEOC's denial of Alaska's sovereign immunity in an administrative proceeding, the petition is denied where: 1) the...

Boyajian v. New Falls Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In an action to declare Debtor's obligation under a lease agreement nondischargeable, summary judgment for Debtor is reversed where Plaintiff-Creditor...

Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Assoc.

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law
In an action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for improperly obtaining a credit report regarding Plaintiff, summary judgment for Defendant...

US v. Godinez-Ortiz

Criminal Law & Procedure
The District Court's order committing Defendant to a medical facility for determination of whether to issue a dangerousness certificate is affirmed...

White Tanks Concerned Citizens v. Strock

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to enjoin the Army Corps of Engineers' grant of a permit to fill certain ephemeral washes, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed...

Farmer v. Baldwin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, the dismissal of Petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where: 1) the District Court erred in ruling that Petitioner had...

Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging that Defendant participated in Plaintiff foreign nationals' abduction in aid of U.S. intelligence gathering, the dismissal of...

Price v. Lehtinen

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The Bankruptcy Court's order suspending Debtor's counsel from practicing law is affirmed, where: 1) the Bankruptcy Court has the inherent power to...