UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING 8215 IN THE NAME OF LADISLAO V. SAMANIEGO, VL: $446,377.36; JP MORGAN CHASE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING 7058 IN THE NAME OF MANUEL CASTRO, VL: $361, 070.25, Defendants, LADISLAO V. SAMANIEGO; MANUEL CASTRO, Claimants-Appellants. No. 14-16070 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR […]
Category: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
L.J. v. Pittsburg Unified School Dist. (9th Cir., 9/1/16) [SLIP COPY]
L. J., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem; NASHIRA HUDSON, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PITTSBURG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; LINDA K. RONDEAU, in her official capacity as Superintendent of the Pittsburg Unified School District, Defendants-Appellees. No. 14-16139 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted: June 16, 2016 September […]
United States v. Alvarez (9th Cir., 9/1/16) [SLIP COPY]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PABLO ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 14-50506 No. 15-50047 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted: March 10, 2016 September 1, 2016 FOR PUBLICATION D.C. No. 3:14-cr-01748-GPC-1 OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Gonzalo P. Curiel, District Judge, […]
Makaeff v. Trump University, LLC, 716 F.3d 254 (9th Cir. 2013)
715 F.3d 254 (2013) Tarla MAKAEFF, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellant, and Brandon Keller; Ed Oberkrom; Patricia Murphy, Plaintiffs, v. TRUMP UNIVERSITY, LLC, a New York limited liability company, AKA Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellee, and Donald J. Trump, Defendant. No. 11-55016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and […]
United States v. Spears (9th Cir., June 2, 2016)
Issues: Criminal Law
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ADOLPH SPEARS, SR., AKA Pops, Defendant-Appellant. No. 13-30253.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Argued and Submitted October 13, 2015, Portland, Oregon.Filed June 2, 2016.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary:?The panel affirmed the district court?s denial of a motion to modify a sentence under 18 U.S.C. ? 3582(c)(2) on the basis ofSentencingGuidelines Amendment […]
VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Madonna Louise Ciccone (9th Cir., June 2, 2016)
Issues: Copyright, Intellectual Property
VMG SALSOUL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MADONNA LOUISE CICCONE, professionally known as Madonna, an individual; SHEP PETTIBONE, an individual; WB MUSIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; WEBO GIRL PUBLISHING, INC., a California corporation; LEXOR MUSIC, INC., a New York corporation; WARNER MUSIC GROUP, a Delaware corporation; WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC., a Delaware […]
Flores v. City of San Gabriel (9th Cir., June 2, 2016)
Issues: Labor & Employment Law
DANNY FLORES; ROBERT BARADA; KEVIN WATSON; VY VAN; RAY LARA; DANE WOOLWINE; RIKIMARU NAKAMURA; CHRISTOPHER WENZEL; SHANNON CASILLAS; JAMES JUST; STEVE RODRIGUES; ENRIQUE DEANDA, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, and CRUZ HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, and GILBERT LEE; RENE LOPEZ, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF SAN GABRIEL, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 14-56421, 14-56514.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Argued and Submitted February 10, 2016 […]
Gilstrap v. United Air Lines, Inc., 709 F.3d 995 (9th Cir. 2013)
709 F.3d 995 (2013) Michelle GILSTRAP, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 11-55271.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 2012.Filed March 12, 2013.*997 Mark P. Meuser, Meuser Law Group, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, for Appellant. Richard G. Grotch, Coddington, Hicks & Danforth, Redwood […]
Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc., 709 F. 3d 829 (9th Cir. 2013)
709 F.3d 829 (2013) Lynne WANG; Yu Fang Ines Kai; Hui Jung Pao, On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated; Lien Yi Jung; Yu Fang Kai; Chang Chingfang; Jeffrey Sun; Shieh-Sheng Wei; Yun Min Pao; Hiu Jung Lee; Chengyang Yan; Shiang Huang; Chih-Ming Sheu; Minh Vi-Huynh; Jenny Liu Hung, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHINESE DAILY […]
Sonoma County Ass’n of Retired Employees v. Sonoma County, 708 F. 3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2013)
708 F.3d 1109 (2013) SONOMA COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED EMPLOYEES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SONOMA COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 10-17873.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 13, 2012.Filed February 25, 2013.*1112 Jeffrey Lewis, Sacha Steinberger and Andrew Lah, Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C., Oakland, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Raymond F. Lynch, Hanson Bridgett […]
AT&T Mobility LLC v. AU Optronics Corp., 707 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2013)
707 F.3d 1106 (2013) AT & T MOBILITY LLC; AT & T Corp.; AT & T Services, Inc.; Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.; Pacific Bell Telephone Company; AT & T Operations, Inc.; AT & T Datacomm, Inc.; Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION; AU Optronics Corporation America, Inc.; Chi Mei Corporation; Chi Mei Optoelectronics […]
Bylsma v. Burger King Corp., 706 F.3d 930 (9th Cir. 2013)
706 F.3d 930 (2013) Edward J. BYLSMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION, a Florida corporation; Kaizen Restaurants, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 10-36125.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued December 7, 2011.Submitted February 12, 2013.Withdrawn Pending Certification to Washington Supreme Court January 11, 2012.*931 Danford Duncan Grant & Darrin E. Bailey, Bailey Onsager, […]
Multistar Indus., Inc. v. U.S. Dept’ of Trans., 707 F.3d 1045 (9th Cir. 2013)
707 F.3d 1045 (2013) MULTISTAR INDUSTRIES, INC., dba Multifrost, Inc., Petitioner, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Respondents. Multistar Industries, Inc., dba Multifrost, Inc., Petitioner, v. U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Respondents. Nos. 12-73138, 12-73485.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Argued and Submitted December 5, 2012.Filed February […]
Hurles v. Ryan, 706 F.3d 1021 (9th Cir. 2013)
706 F.3d 1021 (2013) Richard D. HURLES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles L. RYAN,[*] Respondent-Appellee. No. 08-99032.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 7, 2010.Filed January 18, 2013.*1026 Denise I. Young and Michael Aaron Harwin, Tucson, AZ, for Petitioner-Appellant. Terry Goddard, Attorney General of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent-Appellee. Kent E. Cattani and […]
United States v. Zepeda, 705 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2013)
705 F.3d 1052 (2013) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damien ZEPEDA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 10-10131.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 17, 2012.Decided January 18, 2013.*1053 Joan G. Ruffennach, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Michele R. Moretti, Law Office of Michele R. […]
Wilson v. Commissioner of Int’l Rev., 705 F.3d 980 (2013)
705 F.3d 980 (2013) Karen Marie WILSON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellant. No. 10-72754.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 15, 2011.Filed January 15, 2013.*981 Philip A. O’Connell, Jr., SNR Denton US LLP, Boston, MA; Katherine J. Evans and Khoa Ngo, SNR Denton US LLP, San Francisco, CA, for […]
Lawler v. Montblanc North America, LLC, 704 F.3d 1235 (9th Cir. 2013)
704 F.3d 1235 (2013) Cynthia LAWLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MONTBLANC NORTH AMERICA, LLC, and Jan-Patrick Schmitz, Defendants-Appellees. No. 11-16206.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 7, 2012.Filed January 11, 2013.*1238 Michael J. Korda, Kraw and Kraw, Mountain View, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. George H. Parsells, III, and Vimal K. Shah, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney […]
Babb v. Lozowsky, 704 F.3d 1246 (9th Cir. 2013)
704 F.3d 1246 (2013) Latisha Marie BABB, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jennifer LOZOWSKY and E.K. McDaniel, Respondents-Appellants. No. 11-16784.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 20, 2012.Filed January 11, 2013.[hr] *1248 Lisa A. Rasmussen, Las Vegas, NV, for Petitioner-Appellee. Adam L. Woodrum and Victor-Hugo Schulze, II, Office of the Nevada Attorney *1249General, Las […]