United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l. Bhd. of Teamsters

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute, grant of one defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed and denial of other defendant's motion to compel arbitration is reversed...

US v. McTiernan

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Evidence
In a case involving an alleged former client of notorius Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano, conviction for making a false statement to...

Estrada-Espinoza v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In an immigration case challenging removal based on statutory rape convictions, petition for review is granted where: 1) federally defined "sexual...

US v. Schales

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
A child pornography case is remanded to the district court with order to vacate either the conviction for receiving child pornography in violations of...

Porter v. Osborn

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In the case of a roadside killing of a man by an Alaska State Trooper, denial of summary judgment for the state trooper on grounds of qualified...

Travelers Prop. Casualty Co. of Am. v. ConocoPhillips Co.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a dispute over a workers' compensation insurance policy following a refinery fire, summary judgment and costs awarded to defendant are affirmed...

Turnacliff v. Westly

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over the amount of interest paid on return of previously unclaimed property, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant...

Posey v. Lake Pend Oreille Sch. Dist. No. 84

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a public employee First Amendment case, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) plaintiff has spoken on a matter of public concern; 2)...

US v. Armstead

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
In a challenge to the sentence given in a bank fraud case, the sentence is vacated and case remanded for resentencing where the district court 1)...

San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Political Action Comm. v. City of San Jose

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a First and Fourteenth Amendment challenge to campaign contribution limits for elected city positions, summary judgment for plaintiff is vacated...