United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Davis v. Silva

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Dismissal of a habeas corpus petition involving a prison disciplinary hearing is reversed where, contrary to the finding below, petitioner did exhaust...

Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publ'g

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a karaoke device manufacturer's action for a declaratory judgment against music publishers claiming that it was entitled to print or display song...

Applied Info. Sciences Corp. v. eBay, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In order for an owner of a federally registered trademark to mount an infringement action against a user of the trademarked name on goods or services...

Levina v. San Luis Coastal Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Health Law
For purposes of standing, parties are "aggrieved" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) only if: 1) they have suffered an...

Bates v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action brought by a class of hearing-impaired UPS employees and applicants who cannot meet a Department of Transportation hearing requirement,...

Estrada-Rodriguez v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Resisting arrest under Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-2508 categorically constitutes a crime of violence.

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Lohn

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In a dispute over whether the federal government's policy for listing killer whales under the Endangered Species Act is invalid, a district court...

US v. Lococo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Appeals from defendants' convictions and sentences for conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine are dismissed in part and otherwise affirmed over...

Arteaga v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
El Salvadorian native's petition for review of a decision dismissing his appeal from an order finding him removable as an alien convicted of an...

Tahara v. Matson Terminals, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An amount of attorney's fees awarded to plaintiff for work his attorney allegedly performed to secure a late payment award under section 914(f) of the...