U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2018

Decisions

• 2018-12-28LL LIQUOR, INC., dba Lolo Liquor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of MONTANA; Steve Bullock, in His Official Capacity as the Governor of Montana; Montana Department of Revenue; Mike Kadas, in His Official Capacity as the Director of the Montana Department of Revenue; John Does, 1 Through 10, Defendants-Appellees., 912 F.3d 533
• 2018-12-27Randy STEVENS; Elissa Stevens, Petitioners-Appellants, v. JIFFY LUBE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Respondent-Appellee., 911 F.3d 1249
• 2018-12-27John WADSWORTH, Individually and as Trustee for RBT Victim Recovery Trust; RBT Victim Recovery Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ronald B. TALMAGE and Annette C. Talmage, In Default as of 8/31/2017; RiverCliff Farm, Inc., an Oregon Corporation - In Default as of 1/26/2017; New Century Properties Ltd., In Default as of 8/31/2017, Defendants, and United States of America, Defendant-Appellee., 911 F.3d 994
• 2018-12-26FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION; James Na, Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education Board Member in his official representative capacity; Sylvia Orozco, Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education Board Member in her official representative capacity; Charles Dickie, Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education Board Member in his official representative capacity; Andrew Cruz, Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education Board Member in his official representative capacity; Irene Hernandez-Blair, Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education Board Member in her official representative capacity, Defendants-Appellants., 910 F.3d 1297
• 2018-12-26Kathleen SONNER, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCHWABE NORTH AMERICA, INC.; Nature's Way Products, LLC, Defendants-Appellees., 911 F.3d 989
• 2018-12-26Eugene F. TOWERS, Derivatively on Behalf of The Walt Disney Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert A. IGER; Alan Bergman ; Edwin Catmull; James A. Rasulo; Thomas O. Staggs; Susan E. Arnold ; John S. Chen ; Jack Dorsey; Fred H. Langhammer; Aylwin B. Lewis; Monica C. Lozano; Robert W. Matschullat; Sheryl Sandberg; Orin C. Smith; Richard W. Cook ; The Walt Disney Company, a Delaware corporation, Nominal Defendant, Defendants-Appellees., 912 F.3d 523
• 2018-12-21SIERRA CLUB, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; National Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants-Appellants., 911 F.3d 967
• 2018-12-21UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Priscilla Daydee VALDEZ, aka Priscilla D. Valdez, Defendant-Appellant., 911 F.3d 960
• 2018-12-21Rafael Mateos SANDOVAL; Simeon Avendano Ruiz, Individually and as Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF SONOMA; Sonoma County Sheriff's Office; Steve Freitas, Defendants, and City of Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Police Department; Tom Schwedhelm, Defendants-Appellants. Rafael Mateos Sandoval; Simeon Avendano Ruiz, Individually and as Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. County of Sonoma; Sonoma County Sheriff's Office; Steve Freitas, Defendants-Appellants, and City of Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Police Department; Tom Schwedhelm, Defendants. Rafael Mateos Sandoval; Simeon Avendano Ruiz, Individually and as Class Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. County of Sonoma; Sonoma County Sheriff's Office; Steve Freitas; City of Santa Rosa; Santa Rosa Police Department; Tom Schwedhelm, Defendants-Appellees., 912 F.3d 509
• 2018-12-20Mark Alan LANE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Cynthia SWAIN, Respondent-Appellee., 910 F.3d 1293
• 2018-12-20Charles B. EASLEY, Sr.; Patricia A. Easley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLLECTION SERVICE OF NEVADA, Defendant-Appellee., 910 F.3d 1286
• 2018-12-20UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto HERNANDEZ-ESCOBAR, Movant-Appellant, Roberto Hernandez, Defendant., 911 F.3d 952
• 2018-12-20Mark Alan LANE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Josias SALAZAR, Respondent-Appellee., 911 F.3d 942
• 2018-12-20Victor Antonio PARSONS; Shawn Jensen ; Stephen Swartz; Sonia Rodriguez; Christina Verduzco; Jackie Thomas; Jeremy Smith; Robert Carrasco Gamez, Jr.; Maryanne Chisholm; Desiree Licci; Joseph Hefner; Joshua Polson; Charlotte Wells; Arizona Center for Disability Law, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Charles L. RYAN, Warden, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections; Richard Pratt, Interim Division Director, Division of Health Services, Arizona Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellants. Victor Antonio Parsons; Shawn Jensen ; Stephen Swartz; Sonia Rodriguez; Christina Verduzco; Jackie Thomas; Jeremy Smith; Robert Carrasco Gamez, Jr.; Maryanne Chisholm; Desiree Licci; Joseph Hefner; Joshua Polson; Charlotte Wells; Arizona Center for Disability Law, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Charles L. Ryan, Warden, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections; Richard Pratt, Interim Division Director, Division of Health Services, Arizona Department of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees., 912 F.3d 486
• 2018-12-19Manuel Jesus OLIVAS-MOTTA, aka Manuel Jesus Olivas-Notta, Petitioner, v. Matthew G. WHITAKER, Acting Attorney General, Respondent., 910 F.3d 1271
• 2018-12-19Sira CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY; Peterson Industrial Scaffolding, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and United States of America, Defendant., 910 F.3d 1263
• 2018-12-17Kristen BIEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. JAMES SCHOOL, a Corp., a California Non-Profit Corporation; Does, 2-50, Inclusive; St. James Catholic School, a California Non-Profit Corporation; Doe 1, Defendants-Appellees., 911 F.3d 603
• 2018-12-13Asif IDREES, Petitioner, v. William P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent., 923 F.3d 539
• 2018-12-13Sumatra KENDRICK, an Individual, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONDUENT STATE AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC., FKA Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc., Defendant-Appellant, and Bay Area Toll Authority, a California Public Corporation; Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, a California Public Corporation, Defendants., 910 F.3d 1255
• 2018-12-13Asif IDREES, Petitioner, v. Matthew G. WHITAKER, Acting Attorney General, Respondent., 910 F.3d 1103
• 2018-12-13LOCAL JOINT EXECUTIVE BOARD of Las Vegas; Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants, v. MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL, INC., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Plaintiff-Appellee., 911 F.3d 588
• 2018-12-13State of CALIFORNIA; State of Delaware; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Maryland; State of New York, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alex M. AZAR II, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; R. Alexander Acosta, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Labor; Steven Terner Mnuchin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; U.S. Department of the Treasury, Defendants, and The Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant. State of California; State of Delaware; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Maryland; State of New York, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; R. Alexander Acosta, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Labor; Steven Terner Mnuchin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; U.S. Department of the Treasury, Defendants, and March for Life Education and Defense Fund, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant. State of California; State of Delaware; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Maryland; State of New York, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; R. Alexander Acosta, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Labor; Steven Terner Mnuchin, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; U.S. Department of the Treasury, Defendants-Appellants., 911 F.3d 558
• 2018-12-10IN RE CITY OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, Debtor, Michael A. Cobb, Objector-Appellant, v. City of Stockton, Debtor-Appellee., 909 F.3d 1256
• 2018-12-07EAST BAY SANCTUARY COVENANT ; Al Otro Lado; Innovation Law Lab; Central American Resource Center, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Donald J. TRUMP, President of the United States; Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General; James McHenry, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR); Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Lee Francis Cissna, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Kevin K. McAleenan, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Defendants-Appellants., 932 F.3d 742
• 2018-12-07EAST BAY SANCTUARY COVENANT ; Al Otro Lado; Innovation Law Lab; Central American Resource Center, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Donald J. TRUMP, President of the United States; Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General; James McHenry, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR); Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Lee Francis Cissna, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Kevin K. McAleenan, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Defendants-Appellants., 909 F.3d 1219
• 2018-12-07GCIU-EMPLOYER RETIREMENT FUND; Board of Trustees of the GCIU- Employer Retirement Fund, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees, v. QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC., Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-Appellant., 909 F.3d 1214
• 2018-12-06Jerry HOANG ; Le Uyen Thi Hoang, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc., Defendants-Appellees., 910 F.3d 1096
• 2018-12-04R. Alexander ACOSTA, Secretary of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott BRAIN, Defendant-Appellant, and Melissa W. Cook ; Melissa W. Cook & Associates, PC, Defendants. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melissa W. Cook ; Melissa W. Cook & Associates, PC, Defendants-Appellants, and Scott Brain, Defendant., 910 F.3d 502
• 2018-12-04ASARCO LLC, a Limited Liability Corporation, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, CLC, on Behalf of Itself and the Other Unions Representing ASARCO LLC 'S Bargaining Unit Employees, Respondent-Appellee., 910 F.3d 485
• 2018-12-04UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Evelyn SINENENG-SMITH, Defendant-Appellant., 910 F.3d 461
• 2018-12-03Chuck CLOSE; Laddie John Dill, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOTHEBY'S, INC., a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. The Sam Francis Foundation; Chuck Close, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated; Laddie John Dill, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Christie's, Inc., a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. The Sam Francis Foundation; Chuck Close, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated; Laddie John Dill, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. eBay Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee., 909 F.3d 1204
• 2018-12-03Emidio SOLTYSIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alex PADILLA, Official Capacity as Secretary of State; Dean Logan, Official Capacity as Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles, Defendants-Appellees, and Californians to Defend the Open Primary, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee., 910 F.3d 438
• 2018-12-03FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ; Black Creek Capital Corporation; Broadmoor Capital Partners, LLC ; Level 5 Motorsports, LLC; Scott A. Tucker; Park 269 LLC; Kim C. Tucker, Defendants-Appellants., 910 F.3d 417
• 2018-11-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dmitry FOMICHEV, Defendant-Appellant., 909 F.3d 1078
• 2018-11-28Christopher M. SULYMA, and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTEL CORPORATION INVESTMENT POLICY COMMITTEE; Finance Committee of the Intel Corporation Board of Directors; Intel Retirement Plans Administrative Committee; Charlene Barshefsky; Frank D. Yeary; James D. Plummer; Reed E. Hundt ; Susan L. Decker ; John J. Donahoe; David S. Pottruck; Ravi Jacob; Intel 401(K) Savings Plan; Intel Retirement Contribution Plan, Defendants-Appellees., 909 F.3d 1069
• 2018-11-28Alice MAYALL, as Parent and Guardian of Minor H.C., ON BEHALF OF H.C. and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-appellant, v. USA WATER POLO, INC., Defendant-Appellee., 909 F.3d 1055
• 2018-11-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth William KIRKLAND, Defendant-Appellant., 909 F.3d 1049
• 2018-11-27David THOMPSON; Aaron Downing; Jim Crawford; District 18 of the Alaska Republican Party, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Heather HEBDON, in Her Official Capacity as the Executive Director of the Alaska Public Offices Commission; Tom Temple ; Irene Catalone; Ron King; Robert Clift ; Adam Schwemley, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, Defendants-Appellees., 909 F.3d 1027
• 2018-11-27Debra Lea WILSON, Appellant, v. James RIGBY; First Citizens Bank, Appellees., 909 F.3d 306
• 2018-11-27UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco Muna TYDINGCO, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lili Zhang Tydingco, Defendant-Appellant., 909 F.3d 297
• 2018-11-26UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Pablo Garrido CHILACA, Defendant-Appellant., 909 F.3d 289
• 2018-11-21INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC., a Nonprofit Corporation; Gray Panthers of Sacramento, a Nonprofit Corporation; Gray Panthers of San Francisco, a Nonprofit Corporation; Gerald Shapiro, Pharm. D., DBA Uptown Pharmacy and Gift Shoppe; Sharon Steen, DBA Central Pharmacy; Tran Pharmacy, Inc. ; Mark Beckwith; Margaret Dowling, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Jennifer KENT, Director of Department of Health Care Services of the State of California; Department of Health Care Services, Respondents-Appellees. Sacramento Family Medical Clinics, Inc. ; Acacia Adult Day Services ; Ronald B. Mead, D.D.S.; Theodore M. Mazer, M.D., Intervenors-Appellants, v. Jennifer Kent, Director of Department of Health Care Services of the State of California; Department of Health Care Services, Respondents-Appellees., 909 F.3d 272
• 2018-11-20Ernest FOSTER, Sr., as Personal Representative of Ernest Foster, Jr.; R. F., Minor, By and Through His Guardian Ad Litem Raymond Foster; A. F., Minor, By and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem Raymond Foster; Raymond Foster, Individually, and as Successors in Interest to Ernest Foster, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF INDIO; Richard P. Twiss, Individually and in His Capacity as Indio Police Chief ; Does, 1 Through 10, Inclusive, Defendants, and Jeremy Hellawell, Individually and in His Capacity as an Officer of the Indio Police Department, Defendant-Appellant., 908 F.3d 1204
• 2018-11-20Christopher GORDON, an Individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRAPE CREATIVE, INC., a Missouri Corporation; Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, Defendants-Appellees., 909 F.3d 257
• 2018-11-19NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN-OWNED MEDIA, a California Limited Liability Company; Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc., a California Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant., 908 F.3d 1190
• 2018-11-19Peter LEE, individual; Miri Park, individual; Ho Sam Park, individual; Geney Kim, individual; Yonah Hong, individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee. Stanley Haveriland, individual; Theodore Thomas, individual; Horace Pennman, individual; Julia Simmons, individual; Heather Presha, individual; Sally Stein, individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. City of Los Angeles, Defendant-Appellee., 908 F.3d 1175
• 2018-11-19Alejandro RODRIGUEZ, for Himself and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly-Situated Individuals; Abdirizak Aden Farah, for Himself and on Behalf of a Class of Similarly-Situated Individuals; Jose Farias Cornejo; Yussuf Abdikadir; Abel Perez Ruelas, Petitioners-Appellees/ Cross-Appellants, and Efren Orozco, Petitioner, v. David MARIN, Field Office Director, Los Angeles District, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary, Homeland Security; Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General; Wesley Lee, Assistant Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Rodney Penner, Captain, Mira Loma Detention Center ; Sandra Hutchens, Sheriff of Orange County; Nguyen, Officer Officer-in-Charge, Theo Lacy Facility; Davis Nighswonger, Captain, Commander, Theo Lacy Facility; Mike Kreuger, Captain, Operations Manager, James A. Musick Facility; Arthur Edwards, Officer-in-Charge, Santa Ana City Jail; Russell Davis, Jail Administrator, Santa Ana City Jail; James McHenry, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Respondents-Appellants Cross-Appellees, 909 F.3d 252
• 2018-11-15Gilbert P. HYATT; American Association for Equitable Treatment, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; Shaun Donovan, Defendants-Appellees., 908 F.3d 1165
• 2018-11-15Michael EASLEY; Stephania Session, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF RIVERSIDE; Sergio Diaz; Silvio Macias; Does, 1 to 10, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees., 908 F.3d 1156
• 2018-11-13J. E. F.M., a minor, BY AND THROUGH his Next Friend, Bob EKBLAD; J. F.M., a minor, by and through his Next Friend Bob Ekblad; D. G. F.M., a minor, by and through her Next Friend, Bob Ekblad; F. L.B., a minor, by and through his Next Friend, Casey Trupin; G. D.S., a minor, by and through his mother and Next Friend, Ana Maria Ruvalcaba; M. A.M., a minor, by and through his mother and Next Friend, Rose Pedro; J. E. V.G.; A. E. G.E.; G. J. C.P., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. Matthew WHITAKER, Acting Attorney General; Juan P. Osuna, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review; Jeh Charles Johnson, Secretary, Homeland Security; Thomas S. Winkowski, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Nathalie R. Asher, Field Office Director, Ice Ero ; Kenneth Hamilton, Aafod, Ero; Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary, Health and Human Services; Eskinder Negash, Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees., 908 F.3d 1157