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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 2:24-cv-01909-BJR Unpublished

WHISPER LAKE DEVELOPMENTS, INC. V. MAHAFFIE, ET AL.

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a developer's federal constitutional claims, holding that the plaintiff failed to allege a constitutionally protected property interest in the disputed land or contractual payments. The court reasoned that the plaintiff conveyed legal title to the property and that the contract language did not create a legitimate claim of entitlement to payment for a specific number of lots.

Civil Securities
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Apr 24 2026
10th Cir. 1:25-CV-00987-LTB-RTG Panel Decision

Johnson v. Gonzales, et al.

The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim, ruling that his amended complaint failed to provide fair notice of the specific conduct alleged against defendants. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the allegations were too vague and conclusory to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner
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Apr 24 2026
6th Cir. 24-5421 13-6

Clippinger v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co.

The Sixth Circuit reversed the district court's certification of a class action against State Farm, holding that individualized issues regarding the unique value of each insured vehicle predominate over common questions. The court reasoned that because determining actual cash value requires case-by-case analysis, a class-wide resolution is unmanageable under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3).

Civil Civil Rights - Employment
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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 22-1280 Unpublished

VAZQUEZ-TRUJILLO V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied Lorena Vazquez-Trujillo's petition for review of her asylum and withholding of removal claims, ruling that her proposed social group lacks the required legal particularity. The court upheld the agency's finding that women of low socio-economic status in Mexico are too amorphous to constitute a cognizable particular social group.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 1:21-cr-00004-TMB-MMS-1 Unpublished

United States v. Jones

The Ninth Circuit affirmed Dustin Jones's convictions for drug trafficking and felon-in-possession, ruling that his anchored boat qualified as a vehicle under the Fourth Amendment. The court further held that officers had reasonable belief the suspect was inside to justify the arrest warrant execution and that the felon-in-possession statute remains constitutional as applied to non-violent felons.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure
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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 3:13-cr-00358-BTM-2 Unpublished

USA v. Mendoza

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a writ of error coram nobis, holding that the defendant failed to prove prejudice from his counsel's alleged failure to warn him of immigration consequences. The court ruled that without contemporaneous evidence showing the defendant would have rationally rejected the plea to proceed to trial, the fundamental error standard was not met.

Constitutional Sixth Amendment - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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Apr 24 2026
9th Cir. 24-7000 Unpublished

SINGH V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied Gurpreet Singh's petition for review of his asylum and withholding of removal claims because he failed to exhaust administrative remedies regarding an adverse credibility determination. The court further held that Singh lacked sufficient independent corroborating evidence to prove he faced a well-founded fear of persecution.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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