United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Byrd v. Dressel

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a group of homeowners and community organizations seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against a city, employees, and...

Mendez v. County of San Bernardino

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sanctions
In a suit against a city, county, sheriff's department and various individual defendants under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arising from the aftermath of an...

Local Joint Exec. Bd. of Las Vegas v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of an NLRB order dismissing union's complaints against hotel employers for unilaterally terminating dues-checkoff before...

County of Santa Clara v. Astra USA, Inc.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law
In a lawsuit brought by certain federally funded medical clinics claiming that they have been overcharged for certain prescription drugs in violation...

Wooten v. Kirkland

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for habeas relief from a conviction for first degree murder is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its...

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...

Zhao v. Mukasey

Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of married Chinese Falun Gong practitioners' asylum claims is granted where petitioners are eligible for asylum...

Dzyuba v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
In immigration proceedings, an order removing Georgian native to the Ukraine is vacated and the matter remanded where: 1) substantial evidence did not...

United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Six restrictions on expressive activity promulgated and enforced by two California shopping malls infringe on the free speech rights guaranteed by the...

W. Filter Corp. v. Argan, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a contract and tort action arising from the parties' execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA), summary judgment for defendant on limitations...