United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Kahle v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Dismissal of a complaint brought by the builders of an "Internet library" is affirmed where Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003), foreclosed their...

Davis v. O'Melveny & Myers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against former employer-law firm asserting Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and other state and federal labor law claims, an...

US v. Gomez-Mendez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for being a deported alien found in the U.S. is affirmed in part and remanded in part where: 1) defendant's prior California conviction for...

US v. Hoang

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for drug-related offenses after methamphetamine was found in a package sent to defendant via FedEx is affirmed over a claim of erroneous...

Betz v. Trainer Wortham & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
Once there exists sufficient indicia of fraud to cause a reasonable investor to inquire into whether he or she has been defrauded, the statute of...

Lambright v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a pre-AEDPA habeas appeal, denial of habeas relief in a capital murder case is reversed where: 1) the district court erroneously applied a nexus...

US v. Simtob

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence imposed following revocation of defendant's supervised release and his conviction and sentence for drug related offenses are vacated where:...

Hood v. Encinitas Union Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action brought by parents and their child claiming a school district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by refusing...

Gallarde v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv.

Immigration Law, Military Law
In the context of the bar imposed on aliens who seek exemption from compulsory military service, or the draft, based on alienage from becoming U.S....

Massachi v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In light of the requirements of Social Security Ruling (SSR) 00-4p, an administrative law judge may not rely on the testimony of a vocational expert...