United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Medina-Beltran

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
In an immigration case, an enhanced sentence is affirmed where: 1) the government's decision not to move for reduced sentencing was not arbitrary; and...

Wong v. Bush

Admiralty, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a case alleging First Amendment and National Environmental Protection Act violations by the U.S. Coast Guard in establishing safety zones...

US v. Bendtzen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a case challenging an enhanced sentence under the U.S. Sentencing Guideline Manual, sentence is affirmed where use of a fake bomb during a bank...

Rodriguez v. Smith

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a habeas corpus case challenging US Bureau of Prison (BOP) regulations, an order granting habeas corpus and directing the BOP to immediately...

N.B. v. Hellgate Elementary Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Juvenile Law
In an action under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), an order that a school had fulfilled its procedural requirements under IDEA...

Paulino v. Harrison

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas corpus case, grant of a habeas petition due to unconstitutionally constituted jury is affirmed where the petitioner made a strong prima...

Cox v. Del Papa

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a habeas corpus case, an order denying habeas petition is affirmed with the Court holding that: 1) previous findings of incompetency to stand trial...

Hoffman v. Construction Protective Servs.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an employment class action suit, exclusion of evidence regarding damages is affirmed where: 1) numerous plaintiffs made state law claims separate...

Am. Bankers Ass'n v. Lockyer

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
After remand, in a case interpreting California's Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA) in light of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a...

Burkhart v. Coleman

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to quiet title, rulings that federal bankruptcy law does not preempt California protection of bona fide purchasers and that unauthorized...