United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Flores

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conspiracy sentence is affirmed, where the government properly refused to seek a downward departure for substantial assistance...

Rowe v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp.

Debt Collection, Education Law
In an action for violation of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act, dismissal of the complaint is reversed, where Defendant debt collector was...

US v. Driggers

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for using interstate commerce facilities to commit murder for hire is affirmed, where the District Court's erroneous jury...

Colwell v. Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law
The dismissal of Plaintiffs' challenge to a Department of Health and Human Services Policy Guidance is affirmed, where Plaintiffs' suit was unripe...

Internet Specialties West, Inc. v. Milon-DiGiorgio Enters., Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action based on an infringing domain name, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) the jury was properly instructed...

Wheaton v. Golden Gate Bridge, Hwy. & Transp. Dist.

Government Benefits, Government Law, Workers' Compensation
Petitioner's petition for review of the Office of Workers' Compensation's denial of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act...

Trout Unlimited v. Lohn

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regulation distinguishing between natural and hatchery-spawned salmon and steelhead when...

Griffin v. Wardrobe

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In an action to declare a state judgment for fraud non-dischargeable in bankruptcy, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed, where the state court...

Martinez-Madera v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's order removing him from the U.S. is denied, where an unnaturalized person whose mother married in Mexico...

McCoy v. Chase Manhattan Bank, USA

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a Truth In Lending Act (TILA) action based on Defendant-Bank's retroactive increase in Plaintiff's interest rates, the dismissal of Plaintiff's...