United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Carmona v. Carmona

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Family Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an ERISA battle between the eight and ninth wives of a deceased pension holder, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in...

Mota v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In an immigration case, petition for review of denial of a request to cancel removal is granted and the case is ordered to mediation where...

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. v. Napolitano

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a facial challenge to the legality of the Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA), judgment in favor of the state is affirmed where: 1) LAWA is not...

Hebner v. McGrath

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas corpus case, denial of a motion for leave to file an amended habeas petition and denial of habeas relief are affirmed where: 1) petitioner...

NRDC v. Winter

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Military Law, Remedies
The award of enhanced attorney's fees from an environmental case against the Navy is vacated and remanded for recalculation where: 1) co-counsel...

Karapetyan v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law, International Law
In an asylum case alleging violation of the Convention Against Torture (CAT), denial of asylum, denial of petition to review denial of withholding of...

Klemm v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
In a challenge to denial of social security benefits, summary judgment for the Social Security Administration is affirmed for lack of jurisdiction...

MacLean v. Dept. of Homeland Sec.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Petition for review of a Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) order classifying information released by a Federal Air Marshal as sensitive...

Merrifield v. Lockyer

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a section 1983 case challenging California's pest controller regulation, the grant of summary judgment for the State is affirmed in part and...

Cosa v. Mukasey

Evidence, Immigration Law, International Law
In an asylum case alleging persecution in Romania on the basis of membership in the Millenist faith, petition is granted for review of denial of...