• Hexcel Corporation v. Ineos Polymers, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2012-06-01
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    Date Filed: 2012-06-01
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Mariana R. Pfaelzer, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Betty B. Fletcher, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John DeQ. Briggs (argued), Michael L. Keeley, Daniel J. Matheson, Washington D.C., for plaintiff-appellant Hexcel Corp.
    for defendant: Corey C. Watson, Los Angeles, Scott W. Fowkes (argued), Kathleen Ehrhart, Russell King, Chicago, Illinois, for defendant-appellee Ineos Polymers, Inc.

    Case Number: No. 10-56765

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 6037 HEXCEL CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INEOS POLYMERS, INC., F/K/A BP Amoco

  • Mick Haig Productions E.K v. Does 1-670

    Publication Date: 2012-07-13
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    Date Filed: 2012-07-12
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Jerry E. Smith, Circuit Judge:
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    Case Number: 11-10977

    United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Before SMITH, GARZA, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. Evan Stone, counsel for the plaintiff, Mick Haig Prod

  • Mehrkens v. Blank

    Publication Date: 2009-02-27
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-25
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3303

    Submitted: October 17, 2008Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.Kent Mehrkens commenced this action in Minnesota state court, and the United States removed the case to feder

  • Little Gem Life Sciences LLC v. Orphan Medical, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-08-15
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-11
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3285

    Submitted: May 15, 2008Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.Little Gem Life Sciences, LLC ("Little Gem") filed this securities class action against Orphan Medical, Inc. ("Orphan") o

  • Meruelo v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

    Publication Date: 2012-08-16
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    Date Filed: 2012-08-16
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: M. Margaret McKeown and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Roger T. Benitez, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Lavar Taylor (argued) and Robert A. Horwitz, Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, Santa Ana, California, for the petitioners-appellants.
    for defendant: Richard Farber (argued) and Ellen Page DelSole, United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Acting Deputy Assistance Attorney General, United States Departments of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent-appellee.

    Case Number: No. 11-70015

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 9371 ALEX MERUELO; LISET MERUELO, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL

  • United States v. Porchay

    Publication Date: 2008-07-25
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-17
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: Nos. 07-2639/07-2787

    Submitted: February 12, 2008Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, RILEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.Jackie Porchay and others were indicted on drug and money laundering charges after police found drugs and a

  • Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa

    Publication Date: 2012-09-05
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    Date Filed: 2012-09-05
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard C. Tallman and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Dee V. Benson, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Belinda E. Helzer, Esq., ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Orange, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: M. Lois Boback, Esq. (argued) and Daniel K. Spradlin, Esq., Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart, APC, Costa Mesa, California, for the defendants-appellees.

    Case Number: No. 10-56854

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 10304 BENITO ACOSTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF COSTA MESA; ALLAN MANSOOR, Mayor

  • United States v. Luken

    Publication Date: 2009-04-10
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-03
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Melloy, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 08-1088

    Submitted: November 11, 2008Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.Jonathan Luken conditionally pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a

  • Harlick v. Blue Shield of California

    Publication Date: 2012-06-04
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    Date Filed: 2012-06-04
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Samuel Conti, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: William A. Fletcher and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Richard Mills, Senior District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa S. Kantor, Elizabeth K. Green, KANTOR & KANTOR, Northridge, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Pines, Joanna Sobol McCallum, MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee. Ethan P. Schulman, CROWELL & MORING LLP, San Francisco, California, for amicus curiae California Association of Health Plans. John M. LeBlanc, BARGER & WOLEN LLP, Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae California Chamber of Commerce. Henry W. Crowle, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES? RETIREMENT SYSTEM LEGAL OFFICE, Sacramento, California, for amicus curiae California Public Employees? Retirement System. Adam Michael Cole, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, San Francisco, California, for amicus curiae Insurance Commissioner for the State of California Dave Jones.

    Case Number: No. 10-15595

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 6075 JEANENE HARLICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-A

  • L. N. Mcclendon; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Publication Date: 2011-05-18
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    Date Filed: 2011-05-19
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Loken, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2166

    Submitted: January 12, 2011Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.Historically, railroad engineers were members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ("BLET");