Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a defendant's request to disqualify his probation officer. The panel held that challenges to modified supervised release conditions were moot and that the district court lacked authority to order reassignment based on a self-created conflict.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's federal civil rights lawsuit challenging a state court child support order. The court ruled that the claims constituted a forbidden de facto appeal of the state judgment under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.
The Ninth Circuit denied Ricardo Gomez Rivera's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order rejecting his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that the petitioner waived review of critical determinations regarding filing deadlines and nexus, and found the agency's factual findings regarding his claim of membership in a particular social group supported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for rehearing en banc, leaving in place a panel decision that set aside the Department of Homeland Security's termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Venezuela. The court reaffirmed that the statutory judicial review bar does not shield the Secretary's actions from challenge when she exceeds her statutory authority by vacating prior designations.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration decision because the petitioner failed to exhaust her asylum and withholding of removal claims before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court also found that substantial evidence supported the denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied a Salvadoran national's petition for review of an immigration judge's order denying withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection. The court held that the petitioner's proposed social group was not legally cognizable and that his claims were forfeited due to insufficient argument and failure to exhaust procedural objections.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration judge's adverse credibility determination, finding that substantial evidence supported the agency's findings of inconsistency in the petitioner's testimony. Because the petitioner's credibility was rejected, the court affirmed the denial of his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied Byron Maldonado-Rodas's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to deny his applications for withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner forfeited challenges to the nexus determination and that his proposed particular social group was not cognizable.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s preliminary injunction enjoining state officials from enforcing Montana House Bill 359, which restricted drag story hours and sexually oriented performances in state-funded facilities. The court held that plaintiffs had…