United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Mendiondo v. Centinela Hosp. Med. Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a nurse alleging that, following her complaints regarding false billing and reimbursement practices and substandard patient...

Satey v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action alleging, inter alia, improper credit reporting, improper investigation, and improper sale of a disputed credit card account by...

County of Los Angeles v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a case involving Medicare reimbursement of indirect medical education expenses (IME) incurred by a public teaching hospital with an approved intern...

US v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon is affirmed where: 1) a jury instruction did not relieve the government of its burden to prove beyond...

Momeni v. Chertoff

Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
An alien who comes to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program generally cannot avoid his or her waiver of the right to contest removal, other...

US v. Crawford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for distribution of narcotics is affirmed where: 1) the disparity between sentences for powder and crack cocaine did not actually affect...

Davis v. Team Elec. Co.

Civil Rights, Construction, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging gender discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment, summary judgment for defendant-employer is reversed where: 1)...

Harvest v. Castro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Amendment to a conditional writ of habeas corpus granting the state an additional month in which to release the petitioner, order a new trial or...

Dennis v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought against Experian alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), summary judgment for defendant is reversed and...

Silah v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture is dismissed where...