United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Cirino

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

Wells Fargo Bank v. Boutris

Banking Law, Constitutional Law
Section 501 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 does not preempt California's per diem loan interest statute.

Stead v. US

Banking Law, Tax Law
The taxpayer bears the risk of loss when funds on deposit at a bank for practical purposes disappear after being levied upon by the Internal Revenue...

Boer-Sedano v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's request for asylum is reversed where he was a member of the social group consisting of homosexual men in Mexico and was...

Nat'l Treasury Employees Union v. FLRA

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute concerning negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement, a proposed provision that would provide compensation to IRS employees who...

US v. Saechao

Criminal Law & Procedure
A probationer who provides incriminating information to his probation officer, pursuant to a probation condition that requires him to answer all...

US v. Gonzales-Flores

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for alien smuggling is remanded where his sentence was enhanced under a mandatory-guideline regime based on facts not admitted by...

Ventura Packers, Inc. v. Kathleen

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In an in rem admiralty action against three vessels to execute a necessaries lien, the district court erred when it dismissed the action for lack of...

Alvarez-Barajas v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas corpus is affirmed over his claim that the immigration judge improperly decided that he is ineligible for...

Native Ecosystems Council v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The US Forest Service's approval of the North Elkhorns Vegetation Treatment Project violates the National Environmental Policy Act where the agency...