United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Hakopian v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) the IJ...

Khunaverdiants v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the denial of an asylum application as time-barred is granted, and denial reversed, where: 1) appellate jurisdiction existed to...

Waldrip v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for federal habeas relief is affirmed where an unjustified delay of more than six months between the denial of California...

Romoland Sch. Dist. v. Inland Empire Energy Ctr., LLC

Administrative Law, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a suit against an electric utility and an air-quality-management district under the Clean Air Act, seeking to halt the construction of a power...

Busseto Foods, Inc. v. Laizure

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, White Collar Crime
In a bankruptcy case in which debtor had embezzled and subsequently repaid funds from his employer, and employer had later been required to return...

Cook v. Avi Casino Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging negligence and dram shop liability seeking recovery for damages suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident in which...

In re: Gallaher

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a criminal appeal arising from a district court's refusal to accept a conditional guilty plea, a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the...

Torres v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In a civil rights action against the City of Los Angeles, the LAPD, and four detectives arising from plaintiff's arrest on murder charges and 162 days...

Halicki Films, LLC v. Sanderson Sales & Mktg.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an action alleging, inter alia, copyright and trademark infringement involving the original and remade motion pictures "Gone in 60 Seconds", as...

Flores-Torres v. Mukasey

Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In a case involving a habeas petitioner held in immigration custody during his ongoing removal proceedings for over two years, dismissal for lack of...