United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Gregory v. County of Maui

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an estate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit involving claims of excessive force leading to the death of an individual, summary judgment for defendants...

Choe v. Torres

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law
Denial of Korean citizen's habeas corpus petition challenging certification of his extradition to the Republic of Korea is affirmed in part as to a...

US v. Medina

Criminal Law & Procedure
Dismissal, without prejudice, of defendant's indictment for drug-related offenses based on excessive pretrial delays is affirmed where: 1) although he...

Negrete v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In a class action lawsuit against an insurance corporation challenging the sale of its fixed deferred annuities, an order, which effectively prevents...

Alali-Amin v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a dismissal of Iranian native's appeal from an IJ's denial of a motion to reopen is denied where: 1) a January 31, 2000 ruling...

US v. Aguila-Montes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for attempting to reenter the U.S. following deportation is affirmed where: 1) under the modified categorical approach, defendant's prior...

Nationwide Transp. Fin. v. Cass Info. Sys., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a finance company's action raising claims for intentional interference with contractual relationship, intentional interference with prospective...

US v. Mara

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Unrelated criminal conduct following a guilty plea may be considered in evaluating a defendant's acceptance of responsibility. A sentence for being a...

Ortiz-Magana v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
An alien who is convicted of aiding and abetting an assault with a deadly weapon under California Penal Code section 245(a)(1) has committed a crime...

Forest Grove Sch. Dist. v. T.A.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Health Law
In the context of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a student who never received special education and related services from a...