United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Marham v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging constitutional violations in the handling of his injury claim by a government agency is affirmed where...

Sprint PCS Assets, L.L.C. v. City of La Canada Flintridge

Communications Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-municipality upholding certain permit denials involving wireless telecommunications facilities based on...

DeRoche v. Arizona Indus. Comm'n

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of an attorney's fees request pursuant to a state statute for attorney's fees incurred in bankruptcy discharge litigation is affirmed since...

Allen v. Ornoski

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Defendant's request for a stay of execution is denied where he did not demonstrate substantial grounds upon which relief may be granted. Denial and...

US v. Cantrell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and related charges are affirmed in part over defendants' claims that the district...

Qwest Corp. v. City of Surprise

Communications Law, Contracts, Government Law, Tax Law
Summary judgment for municipal defendants on plaintiff-communication company's claim that defendants' telecommunications licensing and franchise...

Wasco Prods., Inc. v. Southwall Techs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendants on grounds of a statute of limitations bar is affirmed in a fraud case involving the manufacture of certain insulated...

Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant, oil company, denying plaintiff recovery of certain cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...

Yahoo! Inc. v. La Ligue Contre Le Racisme et L'Antisemitisme

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Media Law
In an en banc panel decision involving a dispute between a French civil liberties groups and a US internet service provider arising out of the...

Mancebo v. Adams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas corpus relief from a conviction and sentence for second-degree murder and kidnapping is affirmed where admission of improper...