United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

State of California Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
In a case involving whether the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) complied with an order requiring it to provide for the review of all...

Truth v. Kent Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action alleging Equal Access Act and constitutional violations brought against a school district and other defendants arising from plaintiff's...

US v. Shi

Admiralty, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A foreign national who forcibly seizes control of a foreign vessel in international waters may be subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. when such...

Nat'l Wildlife Fed. v. Nat'l Marine Fisheries Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Remedies, Water Law
In an environment dispute involving salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a district court's decision rejecting a 2004...

Nicanor-Romero v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of an order of removal is granted where the government failed to show that petitioner's California Penal Code section 647.6(a)...

Camacho v. Bridgeport Fin., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
An order awarding plaintiff in a putative class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) over $77,000 in merits...

Penuliar v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a decision finding petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal and voluntary departure, and ordering that he be deported,...

Williams v. Gerber Prods. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action alleging deceptive marketing of a food product for toddlers, dismissal of the suit is reversed where: 1) deficiencies in appellants'...

Christensen v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Family Law, Tax Law
In a suit for relief from tax liability as an "innocent spouse," summary judgment for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is affirmed where relief...

Seven Up Pete Venture v. Schweitzer

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Dismissal of a state takings claims arising out of a state ban on open-pit mining for gold or silver by the cyanide heap leaching process is affirmed...