United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Mayer

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, resulting from an undercover agent's investigation as a member of the North...

US v. Grisel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Second-degree burglary under Oregon law is not a categorical burglary for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) because it encompasses...

Carnes v. Zamani

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees and costs incurred in enforcing a judgment in their favor against defendants is affirmed where: 1) Rule...

Abdala v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In proceedings arising after petitioner was ordered removed to Somalia as a result of his criminal convictions, petitioner's appeal from a denial of...

Zamani v. Carnes

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In a dispute between residents of Nevada against California residents involving an allegedly improper satisfaction of judgment, denial of defendants'...

Saberi v. Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a matter arising from circumstances where petitioner was found to have intentionally violated a speculative position limit rule of the Chicago...

In re: Adbox, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute between the primary financial backers of a start-up company in bankruptcy, involving backers' counterclaim against the company's...

Flint v. Dennison

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections, Government Law
The Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit a public university from imposing a $100 expenditure limit on...

Weilburg v. Shapiro

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Heck v. Humphrey does not bar prospective plaintiffs, who have not otherwise successfully challenged their...

Gilliam v. Nevada Power Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A, Public Utilities, Tax Law
In an ERISA suit challenging defendant-plan administrator's denial of plaintiff's retirement benefits, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed...