United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Latu

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
A conviction for two counts of illegal possession of a firearm is affirmed in part but reversed in part where: 1) 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(5)(A) is...

McAtee v. Capital One, F.S.B.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
A decision remanding a class action removed under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) to state court is affirmed where CAFA and its removal...

US v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Remedies
In a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) action brought by agencies for recovery of toxic chemical cleanup...

Employee Painters' Trust v. Ethan Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for delinquent contributions brought by trusts that administer employee benefit plans, denial of relief from default judgments against...

CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Werner Enters.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets, Transportation
In an action involving a corporation's allegations that its competitor lured away employees who had signed employment contracts, dismissal of common...

Comer v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law, Sentencing
In proceedings arising when habeas petitioner in a death penalty case moved pro se to waive further federal proceedings, to terminate representation...

Raich v. Gonzales

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Remedies
In a case involving medical marijuana seeking declaratory and injunctive relief based on the alleged unconstitutionality of the Controlled Substances...

US v. Parry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where defendant-s prior drug-related convictions were correctly characterized as...

In re: Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property
In a civil case in which outright disclosure of attorney-client communications is sought under the crime-fraud exception: 1) both parties have a right...

US v. Zolp

Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
A sentence pursuant to a guilty plea to federal securities fraud arising from a "pump-and-dump" scheme is affirmed in part but vacated in part where...