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.

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Jun 4 2014	Ninth Circuit Affirms Plaintiff’s Lack of Standing for Failure to List Copyright as Bankruptcy Asset Voss v. Knotts et al.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 3 2014	Northern District of California Courts Still Searching for Sweet Spot in “Evaporated Cane Juice” Cases: Confusion Over Applicability of Primary Jurisdiction to ECJ Claims Continues	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 3 2014	Federal Court Applies California Privilege Law To Delaware Corporation	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May 28 2014	Employer Sanctioned for Failing to Issue a Litigation Hold After Notice of EEOC Charge	Poyner Spruill LLP
May 28 2014	“Fairly Lenient Standard” Typically Results in Conditional Certification of FLSA Collective Actions	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 24 2014	California Federal Court Dismisses CFAA, ECPA, and Other Claims in Privacy Class Action Opperman v. Path - Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act	Covington & Burling LLP
May 23 2014	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Unregistered Broker Dealer	Katten
May 22 2014	Are Distressed Loan Fund Investors “Financial Institutions” and Why Does It Matter?	Bilzin Sumberg
May 19 2014	General Contractors Defeat Claim of Joint Employer Status	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 18 2014	Merriman Flips the Switch, Bolts to Court in Trademark Case	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 15 2014	Ninth Circuit Upheld Tax Court's Determination that Litigation was not "Ascertainable with Reasonable Certainty" at the Time of Decedent's Death and so "Hazard of Litigation" Valuation Discount Did Not Apply	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 15 2014	Legitimate Interests Provide No Immunity For Intentional Interference Claims in California	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May 13 2014	Evidence of Poor Employee Performance May Not Be Enough to Defeat Discrimination Claims on Summary Judgment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 12 2014	Ninth Circuit Holds Facebook IDs and URLS Not "Content" under ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act)	Covington & Burling LLP
May 9 2014	Disclosures Need Not Contain Customers’ Actual Names to Violate the Video Privacy Protection Act Rules Hulu Court	McDermott Will & Emery
May 9 2014	If It’s An LLC, Why Cite Corporate Law?	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May 8 2014	Rebuking “Trial by Formula,” California Federal Court Decertifies Rule 23(b)(3) Class Action	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 7 2014	Rocky Mountain Farmers v. Corey and California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standard	ArentFox Schiff LLP
May 6 2014	Shift-Based Discrimination May Support Race-Based Animus in Hostile Work Environment Claims	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 6 2014	Ninth Circuit Confirms that Trademark Cancellation Is a Remedy and Not a Cause of Action: Airs Aromatics v. Victoria’s Secret	McDermott Will & Emery
May 5 2014	Legal Updates for Government Entities Covering March and April 2014	Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
May 5 2014	Ninth Circuit Calls for Closer Scrutiny of Expert Testimony	Beveridge & Diamond PC
May 5 2014	Stock Photo Agency Need Not List All Photographs in Its Compilation	McDermott Will & Emery
May 5 2014	Washington District Court Denies Distressed Funds the Right to Vote on Bankruptcy Plan	Katten
May 3 2014	The Limits to a Receiver's Liability – Mashni v. Foster, No. 1 CA-SA 13-0250	Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Apr 29 2014	Tea Manufacturer Defeats Damages – Seeking Class Action Plaintiff in an Opinion Steeped in Comcast	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 28 2014	California Federal Court Holds That Prior Notice is Required to Record Cell Phone Conversations	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 28 2014	The Shadow of the Billion-Dollar Copyright Award	Vedder Price
Apr 28 2014	New York Federal Judge Finally Tosses Aside Limits on Contributions to New York Super PACs (Political Action Committees)	Covington & Burling LLP
Apr 24 2014	Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Attempt to Prevent Plan from Recouping $250,000 Overpayment	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 21 2014	Ninth Circuit Says Disability Plan Participant’s Claim Is Time-Barred	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 15 2014	Sweet(ener) Confusion: California District Court Divide Over Role of Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine in “Evaporated Cane Juice” Cases Grows	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 10 2014	Ninth Circuit Rules National Banks are Residents Only of Their Home State	Bilzin Sumberg
Apr 10 2014	Ninth Circuit Hearing on California Resale Royalties	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 10 2014	Top Tech Companies Headed to Trial in Talent Poaching Conspiracy Case	Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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