Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a prisoner who alleged constitutional violations during transport and medical care. The court held that the prisoner failed to exhaust administrative remedies for some claims and that the remaining claim was barred by qualified immunity.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment on a prisoner's First Amendment claim for damages due to untimely exhaustion of administrative remedies. The court dismissed her RLUIPA damages request as legally unavailable and dismissed her claims for injunctive relief as moot following her release from prison.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the removal order against a Mexican mother and her daughter. The court found substantial evidence that the threats they faced stemmed from a personal custody dispute rather than membership in a protected social group.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' rejection of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims. The court found that the petitioners' fear of gang violence was motivated by economic debt rather than a protected ground, and the alleged abuse did not meet the legal threshold for torture.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order confirming a FINRA arbitration award against Salah Uddin. The court held that Uddin failed to demonstrate that arbitrator misconduct or procedural errors prejudiced his rights under the Federal Arbitration Act.
The Ninth Circuit denied Wayner Baudilio Cano-Cardona's petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decisions, upholding the denial of asylum and related protections. The court found substantial evidence supported the conclusion that gang recruitment was motivated by criminal intent rather than a protected ground.
The Ninth Circuit denied Diego Saul Rivas-Monge's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to deny his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that the agency's factual findings were supported by substantial evidence, concluding that the petitioner's alleged harms did not rise to the level of persecution or torture.
The Ninth Circuit denied Maritza Isabel Lopez Escobar's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision rejecting her claims for asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that she failed to prove past persecution and that her claims regarding future harm and CAT relief were unexhausted.
The Ninth Circuit denied Wayner Baudilio Cano-Cardona's petitions for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to grant asylum and related relief. The court found that gang recruitment attempts were motivated by criminal intent rather than a protected ground, and that the petitioner failed to meet the legal standards for withholding of removal or Convention Against Torture protection.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration, holding that the burden of proving involuntary acceptance of terms lies with the parents, not the company. However, the court affirmed that the school districts were not authorized agents to bind parents to the arbitration clause.