Category: Ninth Circuit Opinions

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LORRAINE BATES; CHARLES EHRMAN BATES; EILEEN BURKE; JACI EVANS, as Successor Personal Representative for the Estate of Thomas Marier; and DALLA FRANCIS, as Personal Representative for the Estate of George Alexander, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois insurance company; CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MARIA BRANDON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARICOPA COUNTY; SANDRA WILSON; ROCKY ARMFIELD; PAUL WILSON; CHRIS ARMFIELD, Defendants-Appellants. No. 14-16910 D.C. Nos. 2:12-cv-00788-FJM; 2:13-cv-01148-FJM OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Frederick J. Martone, Senior District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted October 20, […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT VICTORIA ZETWICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF YOLO; EDWARD G. PRIETO, Sheriff of Yolo County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 14-17341 D.C. No. 2:12-CV-02486-TLN-AC ORDER AND OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Court Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Nos. 14-17493, 14-17506, 14-17515, 14-17539. SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY; WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. KEVIN HAUGRUD, as Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; DAVID MURILLO, as Acting Commissioner, Bureau of […]

FILED February 16, 2017 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS  FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT STATE OF WASHINGTON and STATE OF MINNESOTA, Plaintiffs-Appellees,  v. DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States; et al., Defendants-Appellants. No.    17-35105 D.C. No. 2:17-cv-00141 Western District of Washington, Seattle ORDER […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHN HERKLOTZ, Cross-Claimant-Appellant, v. ERIC PARKINSON, CHARLES VON BERNUTH, and PLAZA ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Cross-Defendants-Appellees, and THOMAS G. GEHRING, Third-Party-Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 07-56657, 07-56662 D.C. No. CV-07-01823-R OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL; JOAN WHIPPLE, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DR. LAWRENCE P. RUDOLPH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 14-56236 D.C. No. 8:13-cv-01989-JVS-AN AMENDED OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted June 10, 2016 Pasadena, California […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SUNDUS SHAKER SALEH, on behalf of herself and those similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGE W. BUSH; RICHARD B. CHENEY; DONALD RUMSFELD; CONDOLEEZZA RICE; COLIN POWELL; PAUL WOLFOWITZ; DOES 1–10, inclusive; and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants-Appellees. No. 15-15098 D.C. No. 3:13-cv-01124-JST OPINION Appeal from the […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT STATE OF WASHINGTON; STATE OF MINNESOTA, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; REX W. TILLERSON, Secretary of State; JOHN F. KELLY, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants-Appellants. No. 17-35105 D.C. No. […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DESIGN DATA CORPORATION, a Nebraska corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIGATE ENTERPRISE, INC., DBA Unigate Steel Detailing, a California corporation; UNIGATE GRAPHIC, INC., DBA Unigate Steel Detailing, aCalifornia corporation; UNIGATE INVESTMENT, INC., DBA Unigate Steel Detailing, a California corporation; LOUIS LIU, an individual; HELEN ZHANG, an individual; […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JUST FILM, INC.; RAINBOW BUSINESS SERVICES, DBA PRECISION TUNE AUTO CARE; VOLKER VON GLASENAPP; JERRY SU; DIETZ TOWING INC.; THE ROSE DRESS INC.; VERENA BAUMGARTNER; TERRY JORDAN; LEWIS BAE; ERIN CAMPBELL, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SAM BUONO; JAY COHEN; SARA KRIEGER; MBF LEASING LLC; LEONARD MEZEI; […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RUFINO PERALTA-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 14-50394 & 14-50393 D.C. No. 3:12-cr-03370-LAB-1 OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted May 4, 2016 Pasadena, California […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LARRY LOUCIOUS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 16-10121 D.C. No. 2:15-cr-00106-JAD-CWH-1 OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Jennifer A. Dorsey, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted November 14, 2016 San Francisco, California Filed February 7, 2017 […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOHN C. PRATHER, on behalf of himself and the United States of America, and the several states of California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NICHOLAS LINDSEY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 14-10004 D.C. No. 2:11-cr-00217-LDG-CWH-1 ORDER Filed February 3, 2017 Before:  Susan P. Graber,[1] Ronald M. Gould, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges. ORDER The Defendant-Appellant’s petition for rehearing is GRANTED.  The prior opinion and memorandum disposition […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KATIE MAYES, individually and for and on behalf of dependent beneficiaries; J.M., a minor child; H.M., a minor child; M.M., a minor child; G.M., a minor child; K.M., a minor child, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WINCO HOLDINGS, INC., an Idaho corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 14-35396 D.C. No. 4:12-cv-00307-EJL-CWD OPINION […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LORRIE POUBLON, an individual, on behalf of herself, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY; C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., Defendants-Appellants.  No. 15-55143 D.C. No. 2:12-cv-06654-CAS-MAN OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Christina […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION; CHRISTIAN JACOBO; ALEJANDRA LOPEZ; ARIEL MARTINEZ; NATALIA PEREZ-GALLEGOS; CARLA CHAVARRIA; JOSE RICARDO HINOJOS, Plaintiffs-Appellees,  v. JANICE K. BREWER, Governor of the State of Arizona, in her official capacity; JOHN S. HALIKOWSKI, Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, in his […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SHAREMASTER, Petitioner, v. U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Respondent. OPINION No. 13-73199 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Securities & Exchange Commission Argued February 3, 2016 Submitted February 2, 2017 Pasadena, California Filed February 2, 2017 Before: Consuelo M. Callahan, and N. Randy […]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT TERRY D. DIXON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. RENEE BAKER, Warden; NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondents-Appellees. No. 14-16644 D.C. No. 3:13-cv-00248- RCJ-WGC OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Robert Clive Jones, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted November 18, 2016 San Francisco, California […]