United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Medtronic, Inc. v. White

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Patent
In a contract dispute over ownership of a patent, a judgment resulting from a jury verdict in favor of defendant-doctor is reversed and remanded where...

US v. W.R. Grace

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A U.S, Attorney's simple certification under 18 U.S.C. section 3731, that the government's interlocutory appeal in a pending criminal case is not...

Correll v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is reversed and the case remanded for a new penalty hearing where defendant was constitutionally entitled...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Rey

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Remedies
In a suit challenging a decision by the United States Forest Service to permit logging in accordance with certain changes made in 2004 by the USFS in...

US v. Crandall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendants' convictions for mail, wire, and honest services fraud are affirmed where are affirmed where their proposed jury instruction on "intent to...

Levine v. City of Alameda

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a city property manager against defendants-city and city manager alleging a due process violation...

N. Pacifica LLC v. City of Pacifica

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a developer against the city of Pacifica involving a proposed condominium project, dismissal of developer's substantive due...

Garcia v. Brockway

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Construction, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An aggrieved person must bring a private civil action under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) for a failure to properly design and construct within two years...

Lawrence v. Dep't of the Interior

Civil Rights, Government Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by an Indian tribe member employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) challenging the denial of increased retirement benefits...

Jacobs v. Clark County Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a case raising constitutional challenges to a public school district's mandatory dress policies or "school uniform policies," the circuit court...