United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Stanley v. Trs. of the California State Univ.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Title IX claims are subject to the applicable state statute of limitations for personal injury actions. Judgment on the pleadings for defendants,...

Kaua v. Frank

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Grant of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus regarding an extended sentence imposed by the sentencing court for offenses connected to a hostage...

Contract Mgmt., Inc. v. Rumsfeld

Government Law; Military Law; Government Contracts; Administrative Law

Pony v. County of Los Angeles

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
A plaintiff bringing a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 can not assign her right to seek attorney-s fees to her attorney.

Smith v. Salish Kootenai College

Civil Procedure, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendant pursuant to a jury verdict in tribal court on claims arising out of an automobile accident is affirmed where plaintiff, a...

US v. Weaver

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence related to her conviction for embezzlement of mail matter by a postal employee is affirmed since the...

City & County of San Francisco v. PG&E Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Judgment reversing a remand order in a dispute involving defendant's removal of claims to bankruptcy court is reversed since unfair competition law...

Hamilton v. Washington State Plumbing & Pipefitting Indus. Pension Plan

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment and award of attorneys' fees to decedent's children from a previous marriage in a dispute over rights to survivor benefits is...

Hanson v. Mahoney

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Magistrate judges are authorized to issue certificates of appealability. Dismissal of defendant's petition for habeas corpus relief from his...

Williams v. Runnels

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of defendant's habeas corpus petition from a robbery conviction is vacated and the case remanded for reconsideration of a Batson challenge to...