United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

E. & J. Gallo Winery v. EnCana Corp.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Oil and Gas Law
In an action brought by a winery against a natural gas supplier and its wholly-owned marketing subsidiary, along with others, alleging they inflated...

Kawashima v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
Japanese natives' petitions for review of removal orders are denied in part and granted in part where: 1) for purposes of constituting a removable...

Equity Lifestyle Props., Inc. v. County of San Luis Obispo

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought challenging a municipal rent control ordinance, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1) although plaintiff had standing...

Corrie v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In an action brought against Caterpillar by plaintiffs whose family members were killed or injured when the Israeli Defense Forces demolished homes in...

In re: Magnacom Wireless, LLC

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law
A decision denying bankruptcy trustee's claim to the proceeds from the FCC's auction of new licenses for the radio spectrum previously covered by the...

Estate of Bigelow v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law
Tax Court decision upholding a deficiency in an estate's federal estate tax return based on the recapture of the value of certain inter vivos asset...

Nilsson v. City of Mesa

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging discrimination and violation of the Constitution and state laws relating to a denial of employment by a city police department,...

Marmolejo-Campos v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the dismissal of an appeal from an order of removal is denied where a violation of the Arizona Revised Statutes for aggravated...

Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Int'l FiberCom, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
District court approval of a bankruptcy court order limiting a prior order is affirmed where the bankruptcy court was correct in holding that the...

DirecTV, Inc. v. Huynh

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law
In a suit against two end-users of satellite television pirating technology, the district court's refusal to grant default judgment on plaintiff's...