Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se prisoner's civil rights lawsuit alleging due process violations in prison disciplinary proceedings. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a defendant's motion for compassionate release, ruling that the district court's reliance on sentencing factors outweighed any potential error in assessing extraordinary circumstances. The court held that the seriousness of the offense and the nature of the drugs involved provided an independent, valid basis to deny relief.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Bowmans' claims under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The appellate panel held that the lower court properly denied the plaintiffs' motions for default judgment and a continuance based on the specific legal standards governing those requests.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Oscar Bernabe-Martinez's conviction for possessing a firearm while unlawfully in the United States. The court held that his Second Amendment challenge is legally foreclosed by the panel's recent decision in United States v. Vazquez-Ramirez.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment in a prisoner's civil rights action alleging Eighth Amendment violations regarding a COVID-19 outbreak. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the defendants' deliberate indifference to his health risks.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's constitutional claims arising from state court arbitration proceedings. The court held that the federal lawsuit constituted a forbidden de facto appeal of the state court judgment under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, depriving the federal court of subject matter jurisdiction.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by an Ecuadorian family seeking asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioners failed to demonstrate harm rising to the level of persecution or a reasonable possibility of future persecution.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit alleging that prison officials interfered with his constitutional right to marry. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to state a plausible claim under the Turner v. Safley standard.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights action alleging Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations. The court declined to review the district court's grounds for dismissal because the appellant failed to challenge them in his opening brief.
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.