United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

El Comite para el Bienestar de Earlimart v. Warmerdam

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a challenge under section 304 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) brought by a coalition of community organizations against California state officials...

Theme Promotions, Inc. v. News Am. Mktg. FSI

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a case involving, inter alia, whether right of first refusal agreements between a publisher of advertising tools and packaged goods companies...

Stoltie v. Tilton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
The circuit court affirms the district court's decision, and adopts its opinion in Stoltie v. California, 501 F. Supp.2d 1252 (C.D. Cal. 2007), except...

L.M. v. Capistrano Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an action brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, an order requiring school district to reimburse parents for the cost of...

Oltman v. Holland Am. Line, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging that plaintiffs both contracted a serious gastrointestinal illness on a cruise ship operated by defendants, summary judgment for...

Sowe v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review brought by a native of Sierra Leone of a denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the...

Cui v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a ruling pretermitting Chinese native's application for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture...

US v. Jaeger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for drug- and firearms-related offenses is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not prevent defendant's wife from...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
States' and public interest organizations' petition for review of a rule issued by the NHTSA setting corporate average fuel economy tandards for light...

Golden W. Refining Co. v. SunTrust Bank

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts
In an action brought by plaintiff to draw on a letter of credit issued to it by defendant-bank's predecessor, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed over...