U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1997

Decisions

• 1997-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Ruben HINOJOSA-GONZALEZ, aka Carlos Gonzales; Carlos Gonzalez; Carlos Hinojosa; Carlos Sotelo; El Mojarra, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 1314
• 1997-12-31Douglas Arnold GIBSON, by his Guardian ad litem Douglas Arnold GIBSON, Individually and on Behalf of Individuals Similarly Situated and the General Public; Diane Marie Gibson, by her Guardian ad litem Douglas Arnold Gibson, Individually and on Behalf of Individuals Similarly Situated and the General Public; Dustin Gibson, by his Guardian ad litem Douglas Arnold Gibson, Individually and on Behalf of Individuals Similarly Situated and the General Public; Daniel Gibson, by his Guardian ad litem Douglas Arnold Gibson, Individually and on Behalf of Individuals Similarly Situated and the General Public; James Dittmar, Individually and on Behalf of Individuals Similarly Situated and the General Public, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE; Larry Parrish, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Chief Administrative Officer; Thomas Ingram, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Director of Building and Safety; Scott Barber, Individually and in his Capacity as Supervising Code Enforcement Officer; Joseph Tronti, Individually and in his Capacity as Senior Code Enforcement Officer, Defendants-Appellants, 132 F.3d 1311
• 1997-12-31SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellant, v. CANADIAN HUNTER MARKETING LTD.; Noranda, Inc., and Related Counterclaims, Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellees, 132 F.3d 1303
• 1997-12-31JONES STEVEDORING CO., Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS; Kenneth I. Taylor; U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents, 133 F.3d 683
• 1997-12-30ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY; Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BROWN & BRYANT, INC., Defendant, and PureGro Company, a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee, 132 F.3d 1295
• 1997-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marky Onge TERRENCE, Defendant-Appellee, 132 F.3d 1291
• 1997-12-30FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M.V. DSR ATLANTIC, her engines, tackle, machinery, etc., in rem; Cho Yang Shipping Company, Ltd., a corporation, Defendants-Appellants, 131 F.3d 1336
• 1997-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. APEX OIL COMPANY, INC.; Trinidad Corporation; Anthony Schaeffer; Laurence V. Wade; John Sheppard; Kouichi Matsumoto; Donald K. Robertson, Defendants-Appellees, 132 F.3d 1287
• 1997-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark E. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 1279
• 1997-12-29Eloy MARQUES; Ernesto Yzquierdo; Noel Yzquierdo; Jose Juan Gonzalez, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. TELLES RANCH, INC.; Mayfair Farms; Telles Farms; Frank R. Telles; Mona Jo Telles; Sharon Telles Wegis; Melissa Telles Brozek; Frances Telles; Mary Fortney; Billy Zimmerman; Richard C. Telles; Philip Thompson; William A. Jones, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants, 131 F.3d 1331
• 1997-12-28Rolland Richard HENRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The COUNTY OF SHASTA; State of California; Jim Pope, as Sheriff; A.C. Chaidez, Officer; and H. Smith, Officer, Defendants-Appellees, 132 F.3d 512
• 1997-12-24Robert Maurice BLOOM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Arthur CALDERON, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees, 132 F.3d 1267
• 1997-12-23AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE, et al., Plaintiffs, and Aiad Barakat; Naim Sharif; Khader Musa Hamide; Nuangugi Julie Mungai; Ayman Mustafa Obeid; Amjad Obeid; Michel Ibrahim Shehadeh; Bashar Amer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Janet RENO, Attorney General; Harold Ezell; C.M. McCullough; Doris Meissner, Commissioner, INS; Ernest E. Gustafson, Personally and in his capacity as past District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Richard K. Rogers, District Director, Personally and in his capacity as District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Gilbert Reeves, Personally and in his capacity as an Officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Immigration and Naturalization Service, Defendants-Appellants, 132 F.3d 531
• 1997-12-23ENRON OIL TRADING & TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WALBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED; El Paso Insurance Company; Dart Insurance Company Limited; Dart & Kraft Insurance Company; Bryanston Insurance Company; Louisville Insurance Company; Ludgate Insurance Company, Limited; "Winterthur" Swiss Insurance Company; Mutual Reinsurance Company, Limited; Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Compagnie Europeene D'Assurances Industrielles S.A.; St. Katherine Insurance Company, Limited; Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, etc., et al., under policy #552/02129100; British National Life Insurance Society, Limited; Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Limited; Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Assicurazioni Generali S.P.A.; Lexington Insurance Company; Scan Reinsurance Company, Limited; CNA Reinsurance of London, Limited; Pine Top Insurance Company, Limited; The Dominion Insurance Company, Limited; Folksam International Insurance Company, Limited; Ancon Insurance Company, Limited; Brittany Insurance Company, Limited; Allianz Versicherungs Aktiengesellschaft; Eisen Und Stahl Ruckversicherungs Aktiengesellschaft; Chemical Insurance Company; Employers Insurance of Wausau; Evanston Insurance; Insurance Company of Florida; International Surplus Lines Insurance Company; Granite State Insurance Company; Transit Casualty; Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendants-Appellees, 132 F.3d 526
• 1997-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonhard BAUER, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 504
• 1997-12-22Darnella BARJON and Lee Duran, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John H. DALTON, Secretary of the Navy, Defendant-Appellee, 132 F.3d 496
• 1997-12-22Jorge RUEDA-MENICUCCI; Ana M. Calero De Rueda; Jorge Martin Rueda-Calero; Jorge Enrique Rueda-Calero; Ana Maria Rueda-Calero, Petitioners, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent, 132 F.3d 493
• 1997-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonhard BAUER, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 504
• 1997-12-19UNITED STATES of America; Leslie M. Nishimura, Revenue Agent of the Internal Revenue Service, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Laddie F. JOSE, Trustee of Jose Business Trust and Jose Family Trust, Defendant-Appellee, 131 F.3d 1325
• 1997-12-19Tom BATES; Edward H. Lyman; Richard Sterling; Ardis Graham; Richard D. Lewis; Lawrence J. Buchalter; Jonathan Browning; Rachel Sherman; Martha A. Escutia; Sylvia Hernandez; Ana Rosa Pena; Claudia Navar; Barbara J. Friedman; Susan Zarakov; Harriet Sculley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bill JONES, Secretary of the State of California; Bradley J. Clark; Alameda County Registrar of Voters; Conny McCormack, Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, Defendants-Appellees, and Peter F. Schabarum; Lewis K. Uhler; Lee A. Phelps; National Tax Limitation Committee; Alliance of California Taxpayers & Involved Voters, Intervenors-Appellees; Bill Jones, Secretary of the State of California, Defendant-Appellant, and Peter F. Schabarum; Lewis K. Uhler, Intervenors-Appellants, v. Tom BATES; Edward H. Lyman; Richard D. Lewis; Lawrence J. Buchalter; Jonathan Browning; Rachel Sherman, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and National Tax Limitation Committee; Alliance of California Taxpayers & Involved Voters, Intervenors, v. Bill JONES, Secretary of the State of California, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 843
• 1997-12-18UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro GUTIERREZ-CERVANTEZ, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 460
• 1997-12-18Volker Keith MEINHOLD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; United States Department of the Navy, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 842
• 1997-12-17Paris Hoyt CARRIGER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry L. STEWART, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee, 132 F.3d 463
• 1997-12-16NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, LOS ANGELES BRANCH; Multicultural Collaborative; Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles; California Public Interest Research Group; Southern California Americans for Democratic Action; David E. Allen; Frank L. Berry; Hester M. Watkins; Talt Coldiron; Dolores C. Stephens; Isaac R. Elnecave; Denise M.M. Robb; Michael A. Feinstein; James E. Sturm; Allen Rubinstein; Arnold Arbiso; Charles L. Lindner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bill JONES, Secretary of State of California; Conny B. McCormack, Registrar of Voters for Los Angeles County; Michael D. Antonovich; Yvonne Braithwaite Burke; Deane Dana; Gloria Molina; Zev Yaroslavsky, Members of the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County; Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, Defendants-Appellees, 131 F.3d 1317
• 1997-12-16I & O PUBLISHING CO., INC., Petitioner, and Wallace Ward, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Respondent-Appellee, 131 F.3d 1314
• 1997-12-15UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kee Yazzie MANN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, 138 F.3d 758
• 1997-12-15FOREST GUARDIANS, a nonprofit corporation; Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit corporation; and Dr. Robin Silver, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mike DOMBECK, in his official capacity as Chief, United States Forest Service, Defendant-Appellee, Stone Container Corp., Intervenor-Appellee; FOREST GUARDIANS, a nonprofit corporation; Southwest Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit corporation; and Dr. Robin Silver, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Precision Pine & Timber, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant, v. Mike DOMBECK, in his official capacity as Chief, United States Forest Service, Defendant-Appellee, Stone Container Corp., Intervenor-Appellee, 131 F.3d 1309
• 1997-12-15LIGHTS OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED, a California corporation, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, 130 F.3d 1369
• 1997-12-15UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kee Yazzie MANN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 1365
• 1997-12-15John DOE, Ph.D., and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, John Nuckolls, Director, and the Regents of the University of California, Defendants-Appellees, 131 F.3d 836
• 1997-12-12LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS; Xavier Becerra, Congressman; Richard Polanco, Assemblyman; Mike Hernandez; Los Angeles City Councilman; Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke, Los Angeles County Supervisor; Victoria Castro, Los Angeles City Board of Education Member; Jeff Horten, Los Angeles City Board of Education Member; Jackie Goldberg, Los Angeles City Councilwoman; Edward Fortez, Pomona Mayor; G.I. Forum; Mexican-American Political Association; One-Stop Immigration; Fermandad Mexicana Nacional; United Californian Mexican-American Association; La Alianza; Casa De Alfarero; Jovenes, Inc.; Chicano Federation of San Diego, Inc.; Jorge Alberto Hernandez and Alanca Nayeli Hernandez, through their next-friend, Ignacio Hernandez; Carlos Alejandro and Carla Elena Burgos, through their next-friend, James Newton Jordan, III; Pablo Montes-Morales, Luis Iejia-Deras, and Jose Luis Ramirez, through their next-friend, Felipe Y. Fuentes, III; Gregorio T., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Pete WILSON, Governor of the State of California; California State Board of Education; Maureen Dimarco, California Superintendent of Public Instruction; William D. Dawson, Acting California Superintendent of Public Instruction; Orange Unified School District; Tustin Unified School District; San Diego Unified School District; Eloise Anderson, Director, California Department of Social Services; Kimberly Belshe, Director, California Department of Health; Dan Lungren, Attorney General of California, Defendants-Appellees, Alan C. Nelson Foundation of Americans for Responsible Immigration, a California Corporation, Applicant for Intervention-Appellant, 131 F.3d 1297
• 1997-12-12William H. ALDRICH; Helen Clays; Jatina Greenhalgh; Dawn Lattin; Leonard Sisk, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard L. BOWEN, in his representative capacity as President of Idaho State University (ISU); Idaho State Board of Education; John Does; Jane Does; Gordon Hinckley; The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church), Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 1364
• 1997-12-11UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Kenneth CYPHERS, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 1361
• 1997-12-11A.J. NEAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edwin SHIMODA, Administrator, Correctional Facilities; Guy Hall, Administrator, Correctional Facilities; Richard Mello, Case Manager, Halawa Correctional Facility; Barry Coyne, Administrator, Sex Offender Treatment Program, Halawa Correctional Facility; John Does 1-10; Doe Entities 1-10; State of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellees; Marshall MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shelley NOBRIGA, H.C.F., Classification Coordinator; George Sumner, Dir., Dept. of Public Safety; Edwin Shimoda, Div. Administrator of H.C.F.; John Smythe, Administrator for H.C.F., in their individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees, 131 F.3d 818
• 1997-12-10GEWEKE FORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. JOSEPH'S OMNI PREFERRED CARE INCORPORATED; Alden Risk Management Services, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 1355
• 1997-12-10UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Linda D. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 1352
• 1997-12-09Richard E. NAAS; Janet Naas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Marc D. STOLMAN; David Adrian; National Business Factors Inc., a corporation, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 892
• 1997-12-09LAPINE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant; KYOCERA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVICES, INC., fdba Prudential-Bache Trade Corporation; Prudential Capital & Investment Services, Inc.; Lapine Holding Co.; Lapine Technology Corporation, Defendants-Appellees; LAPINE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant; KYOCERA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVICES, INC., fdba Prudential-Bache Trade Corporation; Prudential Capital & Investment Services, Inc.; Lapine Technology Corporation; Lapine Holding Company Inc., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees; KYOCERA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVICES, INC., fdba Prudential-Bache Corporation; Prudential Capital & Investment Services, Inc.; Lapine Technology Corporation; Lapine Holding Co., Defendants-Appellants, 130 F.3d 884
• 1997-12-09CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; United States Department of Interior; National Park Service; Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior; Roger Kennedy, Stanley Albright; Melvin Fowler; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 873
• 1997-12-09UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald HOUSER, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 867
• 1997-12-09In re: Peter KIM, aka Peter H. Kim; Un C. Kim, aka Esther U. Kim, Debtors. ARDMOR VENDING CO., dba Great Northern and Ardmor Co. Profit Sharing Plan, Appellants, v. Peter KIM, aka Peter H. Kim; Un C. Kim, aka Esther U. Kim, Appellees, 130 F.3d 863
• 1997-12-09In re: Peter KIM, aka Peter H. Kim; Un C. Kim, aka Esther U. Kim, Debtors. ARDMOR VENDING CO., dba Great Northern and Ardmor Co. Profit Sharing Plan, Appellants, v. Peter KIM aka Peter H. Kim; Un C. Kim, aka Esther V. Kim, Appellees, 214 B.R. 863
• 1997-12-08UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louise Han PEREZ; Joseph E. Perez; and John Velasco Cruz, Defendants-Appellants, 129 F.3d 1340
• 1997-12-08JERRON WEST, INC., a California corporation, dba/J. Hettinger Interiors; Jerry Hettinger, individually; Ronald Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION; Board of Equalization of California, State of California State Board of Equalization Members; Johan Klehs; Dean Andal; Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr.; Brad Sherman; Kathleen Connell, State Controller and Does 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees, 129 F.3d 1334
• 1997-12-08Carol J. KNIGHT; Leonard F. Ball; Robert M. Bird; Rosemary K. Bird; Ann Marie Dahl; Joseph Dilley; Beverly L. Edwards; Michael P. Heaphy; Gary John Horwath; James K. Hunter; Michael E. Johnson; David McCord; Sally L. Oelrich; Deanne P. Pokryfki; Donna L. Rehberg, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT; Walter Bromenschenkel, Superintendent; Helen Sibson; Kenai Peninsula Education Association, Defendants-Appellees; Gary JEFFERSON; Eugene L. Dyson; David Johnson; Daniel L. Hastings; Stephen A. McFerron, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT; Walter Bromenschenkel, Superintendent; Helen Sibson, Director; Kenai Peninsula Education Association, Defendants-Appellees; Rebecca L. PATTERSON; Judy O. Weimer; Andrew J. Rabung; Adolph Hinson; Emma L. Smith; Carole Gene Murray; Marjorie Kyle, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT; Robert Christal, Acting Superintendent Anchorage School District; Leland C. Wilson, Executive Director/Instructional Support Programs and Certified Labor Relations; Anchorage Education Association; NEA-Alaska, Defendants-Appellees; Rebecca L. PATTERSON; Judy O. Weimer; Andrew J. Rabung; Adolph Hinson; Emma L. Smith; Carole Gene Murray; Marjorie Kyle, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT; Robert Christal, Acting Superintendent Anchorage School District; Leland C. Wilson, Executive Director/Instructional Support Programs and Certified Labor Relations, Defendants-Appellants, and Anchorage Education Association; NEA-Alaska, Defendants, 131 F.3d 807
• 1997-12-08Paul L. GABBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David CONN; Carol Najera; Leslie Zoeller; Elliot Oppenheim, Defendants-Appellees, 131 F.3d 793
• 1997-12-05TCW SPECIAL CREDITS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHLOE Z FISHING COMPANY, INC., Defendant, v. Juan BARANDIARAN; Alfred Canepa; Vjekoslav Gobin; Jerko Kurtin; Milarad Beader; Dani Blaslov; Boris Gobin; Ivica Gobin; Stiven Gobin; Damir Koncurat; Zoran Kurtin; Oliver Svorcina; Nejdelko Vitlov; Ernes Gobin; Dragan Blaslov; Dragan Longin; Niksa Zlencic, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees, 129 F.3d 1330
• 1997-12-05UNITED STATES of America, for the use and benefit of McAMIS INDUSTRIES OF OREGON, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M. CUTTER COMPANY and Indemnity Company of California, Defendants-Appellants, 130 F.3d 440
• 1997-12-04ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, fka SMA Life Assurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jay Kent LLEWELLYN, Defendant-Appellant, and SMA Life Assurance Company, a Delaware corporation, Counter-Defendant, 139 F.3d 664
• 1997-12-04Morris William COUGHLIN; Natalie Ekeh; Arnon Sabado; Leonardo Garvida; Paulino Aquino; Romualdo Legaspi; Augustus Torres; Larry Doria; Ford Gochuico; Renie Beasley; Yookwan Awai; Teresita Gonzales; Bruce Ludwig; Liza Laurencio; Rochelle Singh; Ted Isobe; Daniel Barrientos; Susan Sarmiento; Gary Elomina; Marivic Aduna; Maher Gherir; Cecilia Abad; Myrna De Guzman; Guillermo Sy; Rosalie Pascual; Alexando Armando; Nour Mushamel-Oranjian; Samuel Oranjian; Suzanne Pagulayan-Sy; Rey Pagulayan-Sy; Fakhrudeen Husein; Monserrat Naguit; Rosalio Castaneda; Remigio Santa Ana; Kristine Andrada; Dean Andrada Jr.; Joy Andrada; Marco Flores; Luis Soto; Mahfoud Hassan; Carolina Camacho; Nelson Pe; Emilio Limbo; Antonio Gregorio; Barolito Evangelista; Leslie Victoriano; Rizaldy Melo; Rebecca Lingao; and Ronald Cortez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Richard K. ROGERS, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Los Angeles District Office; and Immigration & Naturalization Service, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 1348