all - Opinion Summaries

In the Matter of the Hon. Cathryn M. Doyle

Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The determination of the Commission on Judicial Conduct which sustained three charges of misconduct against petitioner-judge and directed that she be...

Ceats, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action, the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion for relief from the judgment finding its patents invalid pursuant...

People v. Rivera

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant's motion for leave to file a late notice of appeal from a postjudgment restitution order is treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus...

In re Complaint of Judicial Conduct

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
The ethics claims against the district judge are dismissed as unfounded, where: 1) there is no evidence that the judge made any mistakes in preparing...

Vega v. Ryan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
The district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's conviction of sexually abusing his stepdaughter is reversed and...

US v. Blackledge

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
The civil commitment of defendant as a sexually dangerous person under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 is vacated and remanded,...

In re Klein

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Juvenile Law
On an Order to Show Cause why minor's counsel on appeal should not be publicly admonished for the manner in which she represented minor in the appeal...

In the Matter of Raghubir K. Gupta

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The appeal is dismissed upon the ground that the issues presented have become moot because the attorney was automatically disbarred upon his...

Harris v. Superior Court (People)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant's petition challenging the superior court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss or set aside the information against him is granted,...

US v. Villalobos

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant- lawyer's conviction for attempted extortion is affirmed, where: 1) the district court's jury instruction that threats to testify or provide...