United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Buckingham v. Gannon

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an appeal from the District Court's order disapproving a settlement of an ERISA class action, the appeal is dismissed, where the order disapproving...

US v. Park Place Assocs., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
In an action seeking to confirm an arbitration award against the United States, the confirmation of the award is vacated, where the U.S. had not...

Tur v. YouTube, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law
In a copyright infringement action that Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed, Defendant's appeal from the denial of summary judgment is dismissed, where...

Townsend v. Knowles

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The denial of Petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed, where California's untimeliness rule is not an independent and adequate state procedural...

Winn v. Ariz. Christian Sch. Tuition Org.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an Establishment Clause challenge to a state income tax credit for organizations that award scholarships, on the ground that the credit encouraged...

Sinha v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's order of removal is granted, where the Immigration Judge's finding that Petitioner was not subject to...

McKnight v. Torres

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The denial of Petitioner's habeas petition in an international extradition matter is affirmed, where the unambiguous language of Petitioner's immunity...

International Brotherhood of Elec. Wkrs. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of an NLRB order denying a union backpay, the petition is denied, where the merger at issue was a "core business decision,"...

US v. Santacruz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In an action by the U.S. seeking to revoke Defendant's naturalization based on his commission of a "crime of moral turpitude" under 8 U.S.C. section...

Solis v. Matheson

Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the Secretary of Labor claiming that Defendant violated the FLSA's overtime requirements, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed...