9th Circuit Court of Appeals (15 summaries)
Movesesian v. Victoria Versicherung AG
Section 354.4 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which grants state courts jurisdiction over insurance claims by Armenian Genocide Victims, is preempted under the foreign affairs doctrine.
Area(s) of Law:- Preemption
United States v. Polar Star
A federal government action for a taking, concurrent with a notice to renew a lease upon that same property, may be dismissed if the government's lease is renewed and there is a possessory right in the property. Other terms to that lease renewal, such as the price of the lease are within the sole jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims.
Area(s) of Law:- Contract Law
GECCMC 2005-C1 Plummer Street v. JP Morgan Chase Bank
A landlord is not an intended third-party beneficiary to a Purchase & Assumption Agreement (P&A), which otherwise, would allow them to sue for breach of contract on an agreement between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations (FDIC) and a new mortgage purchaser.
Area(s) of Law:- Landlord Tenant
United States v. Lopez-Avila
Double Jeopardy does not bar a retrial where prosecutorial misconduct that led to a mistrial was not the result of a strategic decision to retry to case at a more advantageous date.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
Parker v. Small
It does not violate a persons right to a trial by jury when a judge advises a holdout jury to try alternative methods of deliberation in accordance with California's Moore Charge.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
Andrich v. United States
Writs of mandamus brought to enforce the Crime Victims Rights Acts are reviewed for a district court's clear error and abuse of discretion.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Procedure
Mirmehdi v. United States
Illegal immigrants having used alternative remedies are not entitled to money damages for constitutional violations.
Area(s) of Law:- Immigration
Carrillo-Yeras v. Astrue
When the Social Security Administration ("SSA") needlessly delays for over a year in reopening a claim without a showing that it “diligently pursued” investigation, it can not reverse any decision that was beneficial to applicant.
Area(s) of Law:- Administrative Law
United States v. Barraza-Lopez
The Speedy Trial Act’s thirty-day window to file charges after an arrest does not bar charges that have been dropped without prejudice from later being refiled.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
Comite De Jornaleros v. City of Redondo
A city ordinance that prevents a person from soliciting cars on the sidewalk is facially unconstitutional if it is not narrowly tailored to restrict the types of solicitation sought to be discouraged.
Area(s) of Law:- Constitutional Law
United States v. Cisneros-Resendiz
An Immigration Judge (IJ) has not prejudiced a defendant by not warning them of the effects of a withdrawal of an application for admission when it was unlikely the judge would have granted application for admission. Without a showing of prejudice, the defendant is precluded from a collateral attack on any removal orders.
Area(s) of Law:- Immigration
Lyon v. Chase Bank USA
The mistaken collection of a previously paid debt in violation of the Fair Credit Billing Act (“FCBA”) may allow recovery under Oregon’s Unlawful Debt Collection Practices Act (“UDCPA”) regardless of whether or not there was an actual debt or not.
Area(s) of Law:- Civil Law
M.H. V. USA
Under the Required Records Doctrine, the Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate oneself does not apply to a subpoena to bring forward documents relating to the ownership of foreign bank accounts.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
United States v. Washington
The use of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) may not be used like 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to reopen appellate cases without the § 2255 requirement for a certificate of appealability.
Area(s) of Law:- Criminal Procedure
Van Dusen v. USDC-AZP
Whether § 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to truck drivers raises a jurisdictional question of first impression and does not warrant a writ of mandamus.
Area(s) of Law:- Alternative Dispute Resolution