Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits. The court held that the Administrative Law Judge properly discounted the claimant's testimony regarding headache severity based on specific, clear, and convincing evidence of contradictions.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea by a felon in possession of a firearm. The court also upheld the classification of the defendant's prior bank robbery conviction as a crime of violence for sentencing purposes.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that an employment arbitration agreement was unconscionable, holding that the agreement's scope and terms were distinguishable from precedent and that any invalid provisions were severable.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review and remanded a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that summarily dismissed an appeal as untimely. The court held that the Board failed to provide a reasoned explanation for denying equitable tolling based on counsel's sudden illness.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of supplemental security income disability benefits. The panel found that the administrative law judge provided substantial evidence to reject medical opinions and discount the claimant's testimony regarding symptom severity.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that denied qualified immunity to two law enforcement officers involved in a fatal welfare check. The appellate court held that the law was not clearly established at the time regarding the use of less-lethal force against an armed, suicidal individual.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of qualified immunity for two officers involved in a fatal welfare check. The court held that the law was not clearly established regarding the use of less-lethal force against an armed, suicidal individual.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying a motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate extreme hardship to his children required to waive the time limit for reopening.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against federal judges and court officials. The panel held that sovereign immunity and judicial immunity barred the plaintiff's claims.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal for a Brazilian national and her children. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that anonymous threats did not constitute persecution and that the petitioners failed to show a well-founded fear of future harm.