United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Latu v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In an immigration action interpreting whether violation of Hawaii Revised Statute section 291C-12.5 regarding hit and run accidents categorically...

Truckstop.net, LLC v. Sprint Corp.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
In a case deciding whether the Court can review a district court's order addressing whether an inadvertently disclosed e-mail was attorney-client...

US v. Snellenberger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a case interpreting the types of documents upon which a court can rely in determining sentencing enhancement under the modified categorical...

Thompson v. Paul

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action regarding allegedly fraudulent omissions by attorneys connected to stock being issued to settle a civil dispute,...

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Cmty. v. California

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Gaming Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In a dispute of control over the licensing of electronic gaming machines, grant of judgment on the pleadings for the state is reversed in part where:...

Balam-Chuc v. Mukasey

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case, petition for relief from a removal order is denied where: 1) all aliens present in the U.S. on the date of enactment of the...

Shin v. Mukasey

Government Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case, denial of relief from a removal order is affirmed where the fact that a green card was purchased for $10,000 from a corrupt...

Styers v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death row inmate's habeas corpus case, the district court's denial of relief is vacated and reversed in part where the Arizona Supreme Court...

US v. Fiander

Criminal Law & Procedure, Indian Law, International Law
In a contraband cigarette trafficking case, dismissal of a conviction for conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...

US v. Seljan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a case regarding sexual exploitation of children in the Philippines, convictions are affirmed on counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit...