United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Estate of Martin v. Cal. Dep't. of Veterans Affairs

Government Benefits, Health Law
In a Rehabilitation Act and ADA action alleging wrongful refusal to admit Plaintiff's decedent to a veterans' nursing home, judgment for Defendants is...

Estrada v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
The denial of Petitioner's petition for permanent resident status is affirmed, where Petitioner's prior state conviction was expunged, but he was...

Sanchez v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's refusal to cancel Petitioner's removal, the petition is denied, where the alien smuggling inadmissibility waiver...

Plata v. Schwarzenegger

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In the State of California's appeal from the District Court's order directing the state to fund the projects of a receiver established to oversee...

Alexander Mfg., Inc. ESOP Plan & Trust v. Illinois Union Ins. Co.

ERISA, Insurance Law
In an action seeking the proceeds of an insurance policy issued to a corporation owned by Plaintiff shareholder, summary judgment for Defendant is...

US v. Bassignani

Criminal Law & Procedure
The grant of Defendant's motion to suppress evidence of his child pornography possession is reversed, where Defendant was not in custody for the...

Educational Cred. Mgmt. Corp. v. Coleman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law
In a bankruptcy proceeding where the Debtor sought a finding of "undue hardship" to permit the discharge of her student loans, the Bankruptcy Court's...

Ramirez v. Buena Park

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging a false arrest, summary judgment for Defendants based on qualified immunity is affirmed in part, where...

Maropulos v. L.A.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for Defendant sheriff's alleged act of arson on Plaintiffs' home, Defendant's appeal from the denial of qualified...

US v. Mejia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug distribution conviction is affirmed, where Defendant made inculpatory statements after hearing his Miranda rights, but his sentence...