United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Glazer Capital Mgmt., LP v. Magistri

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Dismissal of a class action complaint alleging false statements contained in a merger agreement with a third party company is affirmed where the...

Equity Lifestyle Props., Inc. v. County of San Luis Obispo

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action involving a municipal rent control ordinance, the district court's order dismissing the plaintiff's complaint is affirmed where: 1) the...

Rouse v. US Dep't of State

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action involving an accuracy claim and an access claim under the Privacy Act, motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) there is a statute of...

Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law, Oil and Gas Law
Upon a petition for review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of the Minerals...

Kalilu v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of BIA decision is dismissed in part, denied in part, and granted in part where: 1) there was no appellate jurisdiction to review...

US v. Nevils

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition is reversed where the evidence offered with respect to the element of knowing...

Doody v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas proceeding following convictions for murder and robbery, denial of petition for relief is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1)...

Abebe v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act via a discretionary waiver of deportation is...

Ahmed v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's motion to reopen on the basis that she lacked the effective assistance of counsel is granted,...

McDonald v. Sun Oil Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit arising out of the sale of a property containing a disused mercury mine, alleging negligence, contribution, breach of contract and fraud as...