United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Palmer v. Valdez

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner alleging excessive force, judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where the District Court's requirement...

US v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's assault with a deadly weapon conviction is affirmed, where, although there was a reasonable likelihood that the District Court's jury...

US v. Gutierrez-Sanchez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for making a false statement to a federal official is affirmed where, in his plea agreement with the government, Defendant...

US v. Christensen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's firearm possession sentence is reversed, where Defendant's prior Washington State conviction for statutory rape was not a "violent felony"...

Li v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's denial of their request for asylum is granted, where the BIA denied Petitioner Chinese citizens' request...

Am. Trucking Assoc. v. Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Transportation
In an action to enjoin the implementation of mandatory concession agreements for drayage trucking services as preempted by the FAA Act, denial of a...

International Union of Operating Eng'rs. v. Plumas

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by Plaintiff-Union to compel arbitration based on allegedly wrongful terminations by Defendant-County, the order compelling arbitration...

Paulsen v. CNF Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law
In an ERISA action for unpaid retirement benefits, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part, where Plaintiff-Employees' claims did not fall...

Joshua A. v. Rocklin Unified Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Education Law
In a motion under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), requesting that Defendant school district be ordered to co-fund...

Mendoza v. Miranda

Family Law, International Law
In a petition claiming wrongful retention of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the grant of...