United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Ortega-Cervantes v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Aliens who are "conditional[ly] parole[d]" pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section 1226(a) are not necessarily "paroled into the United States" for purposes of...

New Regency Prods., Inc. v. Nippon Herald Films, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an appeal arising from the arbitration of a contract dispute between a film production company and a film distribution company, a decision vacating...

Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. Winter

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Military Law, Remedies
In an action brought by environmental advocacy organizations involving Navy training using sonar harmful to the environment, particularly whales, the...

Aageson Grain & Cattle v. US Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
In proceedings arising after farmers successfully challenged denials of claims under the 2003 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, an order...

Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Orders declaring plaintiff a vexatious litigant and ordering that he obtain leave of the court before filing any claims under Title III of the...

Resident Councils of Washington v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Health Law
In an organization's challenge to regulations authorizing states to allow the use of paid feeding assistants to feed nursing home residents who do not...

Comm'r of Internal Revenue v. Dunkin

Family Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
A decision allowing taxpayer to reduce his taxable income for a particular tax year, by the amount he paid his former spouse incident to a division of...

Williams v. United Airlines, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The Federal Airline Deregulation Act's Whistleblower Protection Program does not create a private right of action in federal district court for an...

Merrick v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action stemming from defendant-insurers' denial of plaintiff's disability insurance claim, a jury verdict awarding $1.65 million in compensatory...

US v. Stanton

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A district court's decision reversing, on grounds of insufficient evidence, a conviction for driving while under the influence of alcohol to a degree...