United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Action Apt. Ass'n, Inc. v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that Santa Monica's rent control ordinance is unconstitutional under the "public use" component of the Fifth Amendment's Takings...

Goodstein v. Continental Cas. Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an insurance coverage dispute involving two properties which were identified as contaminated by the State of Washington, that were sold in their...

Tekle v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants on a complaint seeking declaratory relief and damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and for alleged civil...

Gonzales v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.

Class Actions, Immigration Law, Remedies
An order granting preliminary injunctive relief to a class of aliens, enjoining defendants from denying certain applications for permission to reapply...

Sekiya v. Gates

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff's supervisor discriminated against her on the basis of her disability, in violation of the Rehabilitation Act,...

Alvarado v. Table Mountain Racheria

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law
In an action brought by individuals who unsuccessfully petitioned the Table Mountain Tribal Council for admission to the Table Mountain Rancheria, an...

Chaly-Garcia v. US

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Immigration Law
In a suit brought by plaintiff against the United States and officials seeking relief as a class member under the class action settlement agreement in...

US v. Brooks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction for drug-related offenses is affirmed over challenges to aspects of the jury instructions, the indictment, the sentencing, and testimony...

Bias v. Moynihan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights suit alleging that defendants detained plaintiff for psychiatric evaluation without probable cause in violation of her federal and...

US v. Kriesel

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Collecting DNA from a convicted felon on supervised release, as authorized by the amended DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, does not violate the...