United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Johnson v. City of Seattle

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by plaintiffs injured during rioting in Seattle, summary judgment for defendants, the city and police...

Ruiz-Vidal v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
A petition for review of an order of removal is granted where: 1) a 1998 conviction could not serve as a predicate for removal because petitioner was...

US v. Berger

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
A conviction and restitution order for conspiracy, loan fraud, falsifying corporate books, and various securities fraud violations is affirmed over...

Kohli v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
A petition for review, brought by a Kuwaiti native who is a citizen of India, of a denial of asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) an alleged...

In re: Pomona Valley Med. Group, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
An order rejecting physician's contract with bankruptcy debtor-independent practice association and an order dismissing his complaint in an adversary...

US v. Pike

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence imposed following defendant's guilty plea to bank robbery is remanded for reconsideration where, under the totality of the circumstances,...

Stanley v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit challenging the Attorney General's removal of plaintiff from her position as a United States Trustee as a violation of the separation of...

Fisher v. City of San Jose

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging constitutional violations stemming from a twelve-hour standoff at plaintiff's apartment between him and...

Conlon v. US

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff in a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action involving his alleged improper arrest and imprisonment is affirmed where...

CreAgri, Inc. v. USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In the context of acquiring trademark rights via "use in commerce," only lawful use in commerce can give rise to trademark priority.