United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

SINGH v. INS

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The Board of Immigration Appeals erred in dismissing an appeal when the petitioner dutifully followed all regulations and procedures pertaining to...

US v. CAMACHO

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The district court erred by failing to sentence defendant under the U.S.S.G. following his guilty plea to one count of failure to appear, in violation...

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR INC. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Media Law
A preliminary injunction, enjoining the city from implementing ordinances that provide for the inspection of off-site billboards and the assessment of...

HOLLY D. v. CALIFORNIA INST. OF TECH.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A plaintiff who contends that she was coerced into performing unwanted sexual acts with her supervisor, by threats that she would be discharged if she...

US v. MANION

Criminal Law

RETAIL FLOORING DEALERS OF AM., INC. v. BEAULIEU OF AM., LLC

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
An award of an FRCP 11 sanction against plaintiff's counsel is reversed where defendant failed to comply with that rule's "safe harbor" provision.

SWEDBERG v. MAROTZKE

Civil Procedure
An FRCP 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss supported by extraneous materials cannot be regarded as one for summary judgment until the district court acts to...

APPLING v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a breach of contract action brought by independent-contractor insurance agents against an insurance company, a termination provision did not...

CARAFANO v. METROSPLASH.COM, INC.

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
A computer match-making service is statutorily immune under the circumstances, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. section 230(c)(1), from legal liability arising...

IN RE: BOWFIN M/V

Admiralty