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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 8:21-cr-00072-DOC-1 Unpublished

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ELANO SERRANO ZUNIGA

The Ninth Circuit vacated a conviction for illegal reentry, holding that ineffective assistance of counsel can functionally deprive a defendant of meaningful judicial review under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d). The court reversed the denial of a motion to dismiss the indictment because the defendant's counsel failed to pursue the only form of relief legally available to him.

Civil Immigration (Civil) Sixth Amendment - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 2:23-cv-02767-KJM-SCR Unpublished

UNITE HERE INTERNATIONAL UNION v. WILTON RANCHERIA

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the Wilton Rancheria's motion to vacate an arbitration award requiring the Tribe to cooperate with a specific union election procedure. The court held that the arbitrator did not manifest a disregard of the law or issue a completely irrational decision by determining that the Tribal Labor Relations Ordinance procedure was not the exclusive method available under the parties' Memorandum of Agreement.

Civil Civil Rights - Voting
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 24-3113 Unpublished

MARICELA ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ DOMINGUEZ; KIMBERLY MICHELLE MORAN RODRIGUEZ; CHRISS ENRIQUE MORAN RODRIGUEZ v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum and related relief for an El Salvadorian family targeted by gang extortion. The court held that the harm was motivated by economic interest rather than a protected ground, failing the statutory nexus requirement for asylum.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 1:23-cv-00277-JLT-CDB Unpublished

PALLA FARMS, LLC v. GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an insurance company, ruling that saltwater qualifies as a pollutant under commercial general liability policies. The court held that because the plaintiff conceded saltwater was an irritant or contaminant, it met the policy definition regardless of whether it constituted waste.

Civil Insurance Summary Judgment
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 2:23-cv-06435-WLH-E Unpublished

Brothers Market LLC No. 1 v. United States

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against a grocery store and its owner, holding that they failed to rebut the government's evidence of SNAP trafficking. The court ruled that statistical patterns of unusually large and rapid transactions supported an inference of trafficking without requiring expert testimony.

Civil Fraud Other Civil Summary Judgment
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Apr 8 2026
4th Cir. 24-2132 Panel Decision

Perry v. Marteney

The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that had granted a preliminary injunction allowing a child to attend a virtual public school without vaccination. The appellate court held that West Virginia's compulsory vaccination law is a neutral and generally applicable regulation that does not violate the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 21-70145 Unpublished

AUDEL HERNANDEZ AVELLANEDA; RUBI VALDEZ GARCIA; Y. H. V v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief for three Mexican nationals. The court found that the petitioners waived key arguments regarding government protection and failed to meet the high legal threshold required to prove a likelihood of future torture.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 7 2026
5th Cir. 26-40101 Per Curiam

Olali v. Johnson

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section 1983 challenge to a Texas discovery statute, holding that the Younger abstention doctrine bars federal intervention. The court ruled that the plaintiff had an adequate opportunity to raise his constitutional claims within the ongoing state criminal proceedings.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 7 2026
5th Cir. 25-20511 Per Curiam

Linicomn v. Harris County Sheriff's Office

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section 1983 claims, ruling that the proposed amended complaint failed to state a valid claim regardless of the district court's procedural error. The court held that the amendment was insufficient as a matter of law because it omitted the police department and failed to allege a Monell violation.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Statute of Limitations
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