9th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is the largest, with 29 judgeships presently hearing cases on the Bench. The Circuit was created out of the  Evarts Act of 1891, which initially established nine circuit court of appeals. Situated in the Western United States, the United States Court of Appeals is located in San Francisco, CA, at the James R. Browning US Court of Appeals Building.

There are nine states in the Ninth Circuit, and the District of Guam and District of Northern Mariana Islands also fall into the District’s jurisdiction. The Court of Appeals is in San Francisco. The District of Alaska courthouse is in Anchorage. The District of Arizona courthouse is in Phoenix. The Central District of California is in LA, Eastern District in Sacramento, and Southern District in San Diego, CA. The District of Guam courthouse is in Agana, and District of Hawaii is in Honolulu. The District of Idaho courthouse is in Boise, and District of Montana courthouse is in Billings. The District of Nevada courthouse is in Las Vegas, and District of Northern Mariana Islands courthouse in Saipan. The District of Oregon courthouse is in Portland. In the District of Washington, the Eastern District is in Spokane and Western District in Seattle, WA.

Being that it is the largest of the 13-circuits, the Ninth Circuit has 29 appointed judgeships currently sitting on the bench. This is alongside the 16 judges who are senior appointed judges. The Chief Judge for the circuit is Sidney Runyan Thomas, and the Circuit Justice is Anthony Kennedy, who is currently a US Supreme Court Justice.

Being the largest circuit in the country, several important decisions have come out of the Ninth Circuit. Mendez et. al v Westminister School District of Orange County, et al. (1947) is one of those cases. With the court sitting, en banc, the holding that Mexican-American students being placed in separate schools from those attended by a majority of the population was unconstitutional. In GlaxoSmithKline v Abbot Laboratories (2014) the court held that dismissal of jurors over sexual orientation would be barred in future cases.

The National Law Review covers similar cases as those detailed above and other types of case law. With Marijuana legalization being a hot-ticket item, several decisions have recently come in through the Ninth Circuit. Additionally, NLRB cases, employment rights, government elections and legislation, bankruptcy proceedings, and cases involving Major Corporations, have come through the Circuit. The National Law Review offers a wide range of cases in these categories, as well as news, appointments, and general information about the Ninth Circuit court system.

Date Title Organization
8
Dec
Ninth Circuit: Health Insurance Opt-Out Fees Not Part of Regular Rate for Overtime Purposes Jackson Lewis P.C.
7
Dec
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Case In Ruling With Broader Implications for Cases Involving The Alleged Unlawful Extraction, Retention, And Sharing of Consumer Data Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6
Dec
Un“Tangled”: Judge Dismisses Tangle’s Window Display IP Suit Against Aritzia Proskauer Rose LLP
6
Dec
In a Case of First Impression, Ninth Circuit Addresses Personal Jurisdiction Issues Involving Non-Resident Corporation Providing a Web-Based Payment Processing Platform Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
5
Dec
Employer Improperly Delayed Pay To Employees Terminated After Onset Of COVID-19 Proskauer Rose LLP
1
Dec
Attorney Challenging First-Party Diminution of Value Claims Sanctioned by Ninth Circuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30
Nov
Second Circuit Establishes Practical Pleading Requirement for Prohibited Transaction Claims Under ERISA Section 406(a)(1)(C) Proskauer Rose LLP
30
Nov
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Amerifactors Alive and Well in the Ninth Circuit; Trim v. Reward Zone’s Aftershocks Mintz
29
Nov
MMS Text Messages That Include Links to Audio Are Not “Prerecorded Voice” Subject to TCPA Wireless Prohibition When a “Conscious Choice” is Required to Access Audible Content Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
28
Nov
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Raging Bull’ and Flo Rida’s Common Link? Attention of the U.S. Supreme Court on the Relevant Damages Period for Copyright Infringement Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
27
Nov
Dude, Where’s My Liquidation? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
22
Nov
Ninth Circuit Affirms that Businesses Have First Amendment Rights When It Comes to Proposition 65 Warnings ArentFox Schiff LLP
22
Nov
Roughed Up: Debt Collector Swallows a Tough TCPA Ruling as a Court Refuses to Let it Off the Hook for Calls it Probably Didn’t Make Troutman Amin, LLP
21
Nov
GT California Unfair Competition Defense Podcast Episode 10: Liability for Omissions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
21
Nov
SEC Defeats Summary Judgment in Insider-Trading Suit Alleging “Shadow Trading” Proskauer Rose LLP
21
Nov
FERC Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Enforcement Report Pierce Atwood LLP
21
Nov
AI Copyright Infringement Suit Proceeds in California District Court ArentFox Schiff LLP
20
Nov
Big Brother Cancels Trip, Court Says Not So Fast My Friend Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
17
Nov
Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on SEC Rule 16b-3 Short-Swing Profit Liability Exemption Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
17
Nov
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Provides Critical Guidance on Events Triggering Waiting Time Penalties Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
16
Nov
Supreme Court Weighs Whether to Clarify Camping Bans and Homelessness Policies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
16
Nov
Eighth Circuit Court Vacates EPA Rule Revoking All Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
16
Nov
TikTok Makes It Out of West Texas to Sunny Northern California McDermott Will & Emery
16
Nov
A Step Forward for Choreography and Copyright McDermott Will & Emery
16
Nov
California Says Corporations And LLCs Can't Be Directors; The Securities Exchange Act Apparently Believes Otherwise Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
15
Nov
Motions to Dismiss in Meritless Trademark Infringement Claims: When to Roll the Dice? Katten
14
Nov
Ninth Circuit Finds Glyphosate Prop 65 Warning Unconstitutional Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
14
Nov
The Intersection of Prop 65 and Free Speech: A Recent Win for Businesses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
14
Nov
Scope of Issued Patents May be Limited by Prosecution Estoppel Created in Child Cases Proskauer Rose LLP
13
Nov
Kohler Lets Design Patent Infringement Charges Flow in New Complaint Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
13
Nov
Overruled: Court Denies Relator’s Objection to False Claim Act Settlement Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
9
Nov
The BR Privacy & Security Download: November 2023 Blank Rome LLP
9
Nov
New Circuit Decisions Highlight When Individualized Damages Issues May Preclude Class Certification Foley & Lardner LLP
7
Nov
"Conscious Choice": Massive First-In-The-Nation TCPA Ruling Holds MMS Video Messages are NOT “Pre-Recorded” Calls– Gives Republicans Huge Victory in AZ Troutman Amin, LLP
7
Nov
Federal Government Continues Initiatives to Limit Employer Opposition to Union Organizing Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
7
Nov
Amazon: The Prime Target in FTC Crackdown Proskauer Rose LLP
6
Nov
SUPREMES TO CONSIDER TCPA AGAIN?: Plaintiff’s Bar Asks SCOTUS to Rule on ATDS Definition– AGAIN Troutman Amin, LLP
3
Nov
Protecting Your Brand: Using DMCA Takedown Notices to Obtain Jurisdiction Over Anonymous Copycat Infringers Miller Canfield
2
Nov
Energy & Sustainability IP Updates — November 2023 Mintz
1
Nov
PFAS Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Update: New Protein Supplement Case In NY CMBG3 Law
31
Oct
Los Angeles ULA ‘Mansion Tax’ Survives Latest Bout Greenberg Traurig, LLP
30
Oct
District Courts Apply Ninth Circuit Precedent to Dismiss Deceptive Labelling Claims Foley & Lardner LLP
30
Oct
Atlantic City Hotels Turn Attention to Vegas Courthouse in Pricing Algorithms Case Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
26
Oct
A Name is Not Enough: Ninth Circuit Finds No Standing for First-to-File Shareholder to Appeal Securities Class Action Proskauer Rose LLP
25
Oct
B&D Forecast: 2023 Litigation Trends to Watch Beveridge & Diamond PC
25
Oct
The Tide Shifts in California Covid Premium Refund Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24
Oct
California Advocate General Appeals Age-Appropriate Design Code Preliminary Injunction Hunton Andrews Kurth
24
Oct
A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments: October 24, 2023 Foley & Lardner LLP
23
Oct
California Attorney General Appeals Federal Court Ruling That Online Child Safety Act Is Likely Unconstitutional Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
23
Oct
Legal Separateness: The Boundaries on Written Discovery Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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