9th Circuit Court of Appeals (7 summaries)
Fort Belknap v. Office of Pub. & Indian Hous.
For the court to have jurisdiction for review under 25 U.S.C. § 4161(d), a party must have either alleged a violation of § 4161(a), or pursued one of the remedies specifically identified in § 4161(a)(1).
Area(s) of Law:- Appellate Procedure
Willms v. Sanderson
A bankruptcy court may not sua sponte extend the filing time of a nondischargeability complaint after the deadline has passed and without either a showing or finding of cause.
Area(s) of Law:- Bankruptcy Law
Pride v. Correa
A California prisoner's claim for injunctive relief is not barred by a pending class action if he brings the claim for relief solely on his own behalf.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Rights § 1983
Barnard v. Theobald
Police Officers are not entitled to qualified immunity in excessive force cases when a jury finds the amount of force used was unreasonable, even when the Officers believe the victim is resisting.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Rights § 1983
United States v. Joseph
18 U.S.C. § 1791 requires consecutive sentences only when multiple convictions result from one item of controlled substance.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
United States v. Mancuso
A single count alleging distribution of a controlled substance over a period of years in a variety of locations does not meet the nexus a continuing offense and must be charged in separate counts.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Law
Cui v. Holder
Inconsistencies that “go to the heart” of an alien’s asylum claim will provide sufficient evidence to deny a petition based on adverse credibility.
Area(s) of Law:- Immigration