U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2016

Decisions

• 2016-12-30Ernest Joseph ATENCIO, surviving father of Ernest Marty Atencio, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Joseph M. ARPAIO, named as Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, husband; et al., Defendants-Appellants, and Maricopa, County of, a public entity; et al., Defendants; Ernest Joseph Atencio, surviving father of Ernest Marty Atencio, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Joseph M. Arpaio, named as Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, husband; et al., Defendants, and Phoenix, City of, a public entity; et al., Defendants-Appellants; Ernest Joseph Atencio, surviving father of Ernest Marty Atencio, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Joseph M. Arpaio, named as Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, husband; et al., Defendants, Ian Cranmer, husband; et al., Defendants, and Anthony Hatton, husband Defendant-Appellant, 674 F. App'x 623
• 2016-12-29IN RE Konstantin KUPFER; Margarita Kupfer, Debtors. Konstantin Kupfer; Margarita Kupfer, Debtors-Appellants, v. Karim Salma; Robert Salma, as Trustees of the Salma Family Trust; Lindsey S. Bruel; Riyad R. Salma; Laith K. Salma, Creditors-Appellees, 852 F.3d 853
• 2016-12-29Evangeline Del Carmen PAYAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 732
• 2016-12-29ME RENEE LLC, a California limited liability company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELITE WORLD, S.A., a Luxembourg company; Elite Licensing Company, S.A., a Swiss company; Elite Model Management, S.A.R.L., a French company; S.M.S. Finance, S.A., a Luxembourg company; Pacific Global Management, S.A.R.L., a Luxembourg company; Pacific Capital, S.A.R.L., a Luxembourg company, Defendants-Appellees, 674 F. App'x 620
• 2016-12-29IN RE Konstantin KUPFER; Margarita Kupfer, Debtors. Konstantin Kupfer; Margarita Kupfer, Debtors-Appellants, v. Karim Salma; Robert Salma, as Trustees of the Salma Family Trust; Lindsey S. Bruel; Riyad R. Salma; Laith K. Salma, Creditors-Appellees, 852 F.3d 853
• 2016-12-28GREAT BASIN RESOURCE WATCH; Western Shoshone Defense Project, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; U.S. Department of the Interior; Amy Lueders, BLM State Director; Christopher J. Cook, BLM Mt. Lewis Field Manager, Defendants-Appellees, Eureka Moly, LLC, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee, 844 F.3d 1095
• 2016-12-28Leroy Dale HOLSEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William KNIPP, Warden, Respondent-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 731
• 2016-12-28S. SADLOWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAELS STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 729
• 2016-12-28Bipin BHAKTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, 673 F. App'x 762
• 2016-12-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Humberto Jose CASTILLO-PENA, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Humberto Jose Pena-Castillo, aka Erick Rene Cardona-Lajara, Defendant-Appellant, 673 F. App'x 759
• 2016-12-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan Leon TOLIVER, AKA K-Boose, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 689
• 2016-12-28ENGSTROM, LIPSCOMB & LACK, APC, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee, 674 F. App'x 617
• 2016-12-28S. SADLOWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHAELS STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 729
• 2016-12-27John TEIXEIRA; Steve Nobriga; Gary Gamaza; Calguns Foundation, Inc., (CGF); Second Amendment Foundation, Inc., (SAF); California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, (CAL-FFL), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA; Alameda County Board of Supervisors, as a policy making body; Wilma Chan, in her official capacity; Nate Miley, in his official capacity; Keith Carson, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, 854 F.3d 1046
• 2016-12-27John TEIXEIRA; Steve Nobriga; Gary Gamaza; Calguns Foundation, Inc., (CGF); Second Amendment Foundation, Inc., (SAF); California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, (Cal-FFL), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA; Alameda County Board of Supervisors, as a policy making body; Wilma Chan, in her official capacity; Nate Miley, in his official capacity; Keith Carson, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, 854 F.3d 1046
• 2016-12-27John H. DAVIS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH ELECTION COMMISSION; Frances M. Sablan, Chairperson of Commonwealth Election Commission; Robert A. Guerrero, Executive Director of Commonwealth Election Commission; Eloy S. Inos, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Defendants-Appellants, 844 F.3d 1087
• 2016-12-27INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PORT OF PORTLAND; Commissioners of the Port of Portland, in their individual and official capacities; Bill Wyatt, in his individual and official capacity; Bruce A. Holte, Defendants-Appellees, 844 F.3d 864
• 2016-12-27Loreto QUINTERO-MOLINA, aka Loreto Quintero, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 672 F. App'x 728
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Blas Roberto VELAZQUEZ-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 727
• 2016-12-27Garry David GALLARDO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 726
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard BERNOT, Defendant-Appellant, 672 F. App'x 725
• 2016-12-27Hassall MOSES, aka Kelani Laird, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 672 F. App'x 723
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jimmy Lee THORNTON, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 722
• 2016-12-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant, 673 F. App'x 754
• 2016-12-27Christine MYERS, as Guardian Ad Litem for L. Myers, a minor, individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, 673 F. App'x 749
• 2016-12-23Thomas John CARLSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian DUFFY; et al., Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 721
• 2016-12-23Ronnell Ray HILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. T. PETERSON, Correctional Officer, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 720
• 2016-12-23Paul JENNINGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alan AZIZIAN, Chief Psychologist at Coalinga State Hospital; Audrey King, Executive Director at Coalinga State Hospital, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 719
• 2016-12-23Enrique PEREZ; Bella Perez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 718
• 2016-12-23Clarence Leonard HEARNS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kelley HARRINGTON; et al., Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 717
• 2016-12-23D. L. TAYLOR, a.k.a. Ivory Curtis, a.k.a. I. C. Taylor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. J. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 717
• 2016-12-23Jose ALFARO-AREVANO, AKA Jose Miguel Alfaro, AKA Jesus Alfaro-Arevalo, AKA Jesus Manuel Alfaro-Arevano, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 672 F. App'x 716
• 2016-12-23Rigoberto CRUZ-AZPETIA, AKA Rigoberto Azpetia-Cruz, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 672 F. App'x 715
• 2016-12-23Eun Sug CHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 1199SEIU HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 714
• 2016-12-23Cameron Scott GRIFFIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 712
• 2016-12-23Wesley I. NUNN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Melissa A. LEBLANC, aka Melissa Fenswick, aka Melissa Leblanc-Fenswick, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 712
• 2016-12-23Clarence Leonard HEARNS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A. HEDGPETH; Jensen, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 711
• 2016-12-23Mark Jorgensen FARRALES, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 673 F. App'x 746
• 2016-12-23Paul MONTANEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VELASCO, Correctional Officer; et al., Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 709
• 2016-12-23Ricardo GUTIERREZ-MEXICANO, AKA Daniel Ricardo Sepulveda-Gutierrez, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 673 F. App'x 744
• 2016-12-23Eli MELLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WEST TROP STORAGE, LLC, DBA Great American Storage Solutions, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 708
• 2016-12-23Earnest Cassell WOODS, II, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert L. AYERS, Jr., Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees, 673 F. App'x 742
• 2016-12-23Alphonso MASON; Sonja Barnum Mason, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; Linear Financial LP, DBA Pardee Home Loans, Defendants-Appellees, 672 F. App'x 707
• 2016-12-23SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION & INSURANCE CO. and Zurich American Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees; Sierra Pacific Power Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. and Zurich American Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants, 673 F. App'x 739
• 2016-12-23Shane BEAUDOIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stan SCHLACHTER, Defendant-Appellee, 672 F. App'x 706
• 2016-12-23Jaime Lea DERDERIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN & PACIFIC SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC., DBA Check 'N Go; DOES, 1-100 inclusive, Defendants-Appellees, 673 F. App'x 736
• 2016-12-23Julian Fuentes CARRENO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 672 F. App'x 705
• 2016-12-23Tara Mani RAI, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 672 F. App'x 704
• 2016-12-23Bill TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COX COMMUNICATIONS CALIFORNIA, LLC, Erroneously Sued As: CoxCom, Inc., and CoxCom, LLC; et al., Defendants-Appellees, 673 F. App'x 734
• 2016-12-23IN RE: John Anthony SALOMON, Debtor, Matthew Tye, Appellant, v. John Anthony Salomon, Appellee, 672 F. App'x 703