United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Arnt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Military Law
Defendant's conviction and sentence for voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing her husband during a domestic dispute while accompanying U.S....

Af-Cap Inc. v. Chevron Overseas (Congo) Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving a garnishment action against the Republic of Congo's property in execution of a judgment for a defaulted loan made to it by...

US v. Hector

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Grant of a new trial and a judgment of acquittal in a drug- and firearm-related case are reversed where: 1) even if a failure to provide defendant a...

Northwest Envtl. Defense Ctr. v. Bonneville Power Admin.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an environmental case involving salmon and steelhead trout threatened by the construction of dams along the Columbia river, a petition for review...

Valeriano v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
An alien who delays filing a motion to reopen under 8 C.F.R. section 1003.2(c)(1) while awaiting the government's response to his counsel's request...

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), forclosed their...

US v. Mercado

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Booker has not abrogated the previously prevailing constitutional jurisprudence that allowed sentencing courts to consider conduct underlying...

Benitez v. Garcia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for habeas corpus challenging a sentence for murder following defendant's extradition to the U.S. from Venezuela is reversed...

Citizens for Clean Gov't v. City of San Diego

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Remedies
In a case brought by an association seeking the recall of a city councilman arguing that San Diego's contribution limit is unconstitutional as applied...

Trustees of the S. California Bakery Drivers Sec. Fund v. Middleton

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute between the trustees of two employee benefit plans over an agreement regarding the provision of certain benefits, summary judgment and an...