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  • Padilla v. Yoo

    Publication Date: 2012-05-02
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    Date Filed: 2012-05-02
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding Before: Raymond C. Fisher and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges, and Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, District Judge.*,**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan M. Freiman (argued), Hope R. Metcalf, Tahlia Townsend and Amos E. Friedland, New Haven, Connecticut; Natalie L. Bridgeman, San Francisco, California, for the appellees. Paul J. Orfanedes, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Judicial Watch, Inc.
    for defendant: Miguel A. Estrada (argued) and Scott P. Martin, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for the appellant. Michael F. Hertz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Barbara L. Herwig and Robert M. Loeb, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae United States. Peter B. Ellis and Usha-Kiran K. Ghia, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, for amici curiae Bruce Fein, Roberts B. Owen and Michael P. Scharf. Eric L. Lewis, Baach Robinson & Lewis PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth A. Wilson, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, for amici curiae Distinguished Professors of Constitutional and Federal Courts Law. Hamid Jabbar, Scottsdale, Arizona; Hirad D. Dadgostar, Los Angeles, California; Dawinder S. Sidhu, Potomac, Maryland, for amici curiae Legal Ethics Scholars.
    Case Number: No. 09-16478

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 4875 JOSE PADILLA and ESTELA LEBRON, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOHN YOO, Defendant-Ap

  • McKinney v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2013-09-16
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    Date Filed: 2013-09-16
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: David G. Campbell, District Judge, Presiding Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Carlos T. Bea, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ivan K. Mathew (briefed and argued) and Susan T. Mathew (briefed), Mathew & Associates, Phoenix, Arizona, for Petitioner-Appellant.
    for defendant: Jon G. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Capital Litigation Division, Phoenix, Arizona, for Respondent-Appellee.
    Case Number: No. 09-99018

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 10298 JAMES ERIN MCKINNEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CHARLES L. RYAN,

  • Guggenheim v. City of Goleta

    Publication Date: 2010-12-22
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    Date Filed: 2010-12-22
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Florence-Marie Cooper, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted June 22, 2010—Pasadena, California Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Alfred T. Goodwin, Stephen Reinhardt, Pamela Ann Rymer, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, Ronald M. Gould, Richard R. Clifton, Consuelo M. Callahan, Carlos T. Bea, Sandra S. Ikuta, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert S. Coldren, Hart, King & Coldren, Santa Ana, California, for the appellants.
    for defendant: Andrew W. Schwartz (argued), Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP, San Francisco, California, and Amy E. Morgan (briefed), Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for appellees. David J. Bradford (briefed), Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for amicus curiae Equity Lifestyle Properties. Michael M. Berger (briefed), Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence. Gordon C. Atkinson (briefed), Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, San Francisco, California, for amicus curiae Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League. John J. McDermott (briefed), Arlington, Virginia, for amici curiae National Apartment Association, National Multi Housing Council, Apartment Association of California Southern Cities, Inc., and the Apartment Association of Orange County. Grant Habata (briefed), California Association of Realtors, Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae California Association of Realtors. R. S. Radford (briefed), Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, California, for amici curiae Pacific Legal Foundation and Manufactured Housing Institute. Amy E. Margolin (briefed), Bien & Summers, Novato, California, for amicus curiae Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association. Karen K. McCay, Sonia S. Shah, Anthony J. Adair, and Stepanie M. Vaughan, (briefed), Pahl & McCay, San Jose, California, for amicus curiae California Apartment Association. Meaghan McLaine VerGow (briefed), O?Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Manufactured Housing Educational Trust, Goldstein Properties, Inc., and Morgan Partners, Inc. Michael von Loewenfeldt (briefed), Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, San Francisco, California, and Jeff M. Malawy (briefed), Aleshire & Wynder, LLP, Irvine, California, for amici curiae League of California Cities, and California State Association of Counties. Terry R. Dowdall (briefed), Dowdall Law Offices, Orange, California, for amicus curiae California Mobilehome Parkowners Alliance. Elizabeth B. Wydra (briefed), Constitutional Accountability Center, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae American Planning Association, APA California, Constitutional Accountability Center, and Western Center on Law and Poverty. Meliah Schultzman (briefed), National Housing Law Project, Oakland, California, for amici curiae AARP, California Coalition for Rural Housing, Housing California, Legal Services of Northern California, Non-Profit Housing, Association of Northern California, R. Keith Traphagen, and Tenants Together.
    Case Number: No. 06-56306

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 15843DANIEL GUGGENHEIM; SUSAN GUGGENHEIM; MAUREEN H. PIERCE, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY

  • Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki

    Publication Date: 2012-05-07
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    Date Filed: 2012-05-07
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Samuel Conti, Senior District Judge, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Mary M. Schroeder, Sidney R. Thomas, Susan P. Graber, M. Margaret McKeown, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Jay S. Bybee, Consuelo M. Callahan, Sandra S. Ikuta, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gordon P. Erspamer, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants.
    for defendant: Charles W. Scarborough, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees.
    Case Number: No. 08-16728

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 4940 VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE, a District of Columbia nonprofit ization; VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC., a California nonprofit

  • Free Speech Coalition, Inc.; American v. Attorney General of the United States

    Publication Date: 2012-04-23
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-16
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-4085

    PRECEDENTIALArgued January 11, 2012Before: SCIRICA, RENDELL, and SMITH, Circuit JudgesOPINIONPlaintiffs, a collection of individuals and entities involved with various aspects of the

  • Shell Offshore, Inc. v. Greenpeace, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-03-13
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    Date Filed: 2013-03-12
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge, Presiding Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, TASHIMA and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey W. Leppo (argued), Ryan P. Steen and Jason T. Morgan, Stoel Rives, LLP Seattle, Washington, and James Torgerson, Stoel Rives LLP, Anchorage, Alaska, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
    for defendant: Rebecca J. Hozubin and Michael A. Moberly (argued), Law Office of Hozubin & Moberly, Anchorage, Alaska, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Case Number: No. 12-35332

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 2676SHELL OFFSHORE, INC., a Delaware corporation; SHELL GULF OF MEXICO, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs - Appellees,p cl

  • John M. Dewey; Patrick Demartino; Patricia Romeo; Lynda Gallo; Ronald v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft; Volkswagen Beteiligungs Gesellschaft

    Publication Date: 2012-06-04
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    Date Filed: 2012-05-31
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: Nos. 10-3618,, 10-3651,, 10-3652 ,, 10-3798

    PRECEDENTIALArgued March 27, 2012Before: FUENTES, SMITH, and JORDAN, Circuit JudgesOPINIONThis appeal arises from the certification of a class, the approval of a settlement, and the

  • Budget Blinds, Inc. v. White

    Publication Date: 2008-08-04
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-28
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: Case Nos. 06-2610 & 06-2733

    PRECEDENTIALArgued April 9, 2008Before: SMITH, HARDIMAN, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.OPINION OF THE COURTIn this appeal, we consider whether a federal district court properly relied on Feder

  • United States v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2008-11-19
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    Date Filed: 2008-11-17
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Jerry E. Smith, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 06-41680

    Before SMITH, WIENER, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.David Jackson was sentenced to death for murder. He appeals, arguing that (1) the district court refused to conduct a hearing to determine whether h

  • United States v. Wecht

    Publication Date: 2008-08-12
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-01
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Smith, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-4767

    PRECEDENTIALSubmitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) January 8, 2008Before: SMITH, FISHER, and VAN ANTWERPEN, Circuit Judges.OPINIONI.We issue this opinion in support of our o