United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Leonard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Following violation by a defendant of conditions of supervised release, a district court may impose a sentence above the advisory range set forth in...

US v. Thrasher

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In the Ninth circuit, if a district court errs by violating the rule of mandate, the error is a jurisdictional one.

US v. King

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for conspiracy and bank fraud is affirmed where the district court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment on...

Pac. Fisheries Inc. v. US

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In a dispute in which taxpayers sought attorneys' fees from the government for their pursuit of two federal court petitions to quash third-party...

Papakosmas v. Papakosmas

Family Law, International Law
A judgment finding that a mother's removal of her children from Greece was not wrongful within the meaning of the Hague Convention and the...

Sanford v. MemberWorks, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action alleging violations of 39 U.S.C. section 3009 and related state law claims arising from plaintiff's purchase of a set of fitness tapes by...

E. Bay Automotive Council v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
An affirmative bargaining order issued by the NLRB after nearly eight years of litigation involving employer-automotive dealer and a union is enforced...

Detabali v. St. Luke's Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claims against defendant-hospital and imposition of sanctions against...

Sea Hawk Foods, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In an action brought against Exxon by the operator of a seafood processing business in Alaska for business losses resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil...

Rudolph Int'l, Inc. v. Realy's, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement dispute between two manufacturers and sellers of abrasive nail files and related products, summary judgment for defendant...