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Cohn, Michael S. Raab and Henry C. Whitaker, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Marilyn Hall Patel, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. N... DELANO FARMS COMPANY, a Washington corporation; The Susan Neill Company, a California corporation; Lucas Bros Partnerhship, a California partnership, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 20, 2009 Brian C. Leighton (argued), Clovis, CA, for the appellants. Robert D. Wilkinson and Kendall L. Manock, Baker, Manock & Jensen, Fresno, CA, for the appellee. Seth P. Waxman, Randolph D. Moss (argued), Todd C. Zubler, Brian M. Boynton, and Amy Oberdorfer Nyberg, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Oliver W. Wanger, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:96- cv-0605... Joseph PADGETT; Darla Padgett, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. A. Curtis WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant, and Brian Loventhal; Lisa M. Rice, Defendants. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 20, 2009 Todd H. Master, Redwood City, CA, for the defendant-appellant. M. Jeffery Kallis, Andrew V. Stearns, and Steven M. Berki, San Jose, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, James Ware, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 5:04-cv- 03946-JW. ORDER AND OPINION PER CURIAM: ORDER The mandate in this case and the opinion filed on October 14, 2009, are hereby withdrawn. The opinion filed concurrently with this ... Clyde REED, Pastor; Good News Community Church, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TOWN OF GILBERT, ARIZONA; Adam Adams, in his official capacity as Code Compliance Manager, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), November 20, 2009 Benjamin W. Bull, Jeremy D. Tedesco, Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, AZ; David A. Cortman (argued), Alliance Defense Fund, Lawrenceville, GA; Deborah M. Sheasby, Peter A. Gentala, Center for Arizona Policy, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Robert Grasso, Jr., Kim S. Alvarado (argued), Grasso Law Firm, P.C., Chandler, AZ, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Susan R. Bolton, District Judge, Presiding. OPINIO... Michael V. SEVERO; Georgina C. Severo, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.9, November 20, 2009 Michael V. Severo, Law Offices of Michael V. Severo, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellants. Curtis C. Pett, Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D.C., for the appellee. Appeal from a Decision of the United States Tax Court. Tax Ct. No. 6346- 06L. OPINION HALL, Circuit Judge: Taxpayers Michael and Georgina Severo ("the Severos") appeal from the decision of the United States Tax Court granting summary judgment in favor of the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and permitting the... Kristin M. PERRY; Sandra B. Stier; Paul T. Katami; Jeffrey J. Zarrillo, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTS, Defendant-intervenor-Appellee, Campaign for California Families, Defendant-intervenor-Appellant, and Arnold Schwa, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 19, 2009 Mary E. McAlister and Mathew D. Staver, Liberty Counsel, Lynchburg, VA, for the intervenor-appellant. Matthew D. McGill and Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for plaintiffs-appellees. Charles J. Cooper and Howard C. Nielson, Cooper and Kirk, PLLC, Washington, DC, for intervenor-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Vaughn R. Walker, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:09-cv-02292-VRW. OPI... Lester FLEMING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; Yuma Anesthesia Medical Services, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), November 19, 2009 Stanley Lubin (argued), Lubin & Enoch, P.C., Phoenix, AZ; Stephanie M. Marnin, Outten & Golden, L.L.P., Stamford, CT, for the plaintiff-appellant. Sandra J. Creta, Quarles & Brady L.L.P., Phoenix, AZ, for the defendants- appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-05-03906-PHX- ROS. OPINION BYBEE, Circuit Judge: This case presents a question of first impression in our court: Does § 5... In the Matter of Brad LEVENSON. , C.A.9, November 18, 2009 Brad Douglas Levenson, Los Angeles, CA, pro se. ORDER STEPHEN REINHARDT, Circuit Judge. Overview Brad Levenson, a deputy federal public defender in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California ("FPD"), is legally married, under California law, to Tony Sears. Nevertheless, Levenson has not been permitted to enroll Sears as a family member beneficiary of his federal health, dental, and vision benefits (hereinafter "federal benefits") because both spouses ar... CELL THERAPEUTICS INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LASH GROUP INC.; Documedics Acquisition Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 18, 2009 Daniel J. Dunne and Paul F. Rugani, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA, for the appellant. Raymond A. Cardozo, Reed Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA, and Laurie M. Thornton, Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Preece LLP, Seattle, WA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cv- 00310-JLR. OPINION McKEOWN, Circuit Judge: The False Claims Act ("FCA") was... APPLIED MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION, a California corporation, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. The SURGICAL COMPANY BV, a Netherlands limited liability company, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 17, 2009 APPLIED MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION, a California corporation, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. The SURGICAL COMPANY BV, a Netherlands limited liability company, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 17, 2009 Richard J. Grabowski, Brian M. Hoffstadt (argued) and Edward S. Chang, Jones Day, Irvine, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Bruce H. Jackson (argued) and Jerry Salcido, Baker & McKenzie LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 8:07-cv- 01420-DOC-MLG. ORDER AMENDING OPINION AND AMENDED OPINION GOULD, Circuit Judge: ORDER The opinion filed ... David LAHOTI, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VERICHECK, INC, a Georgia Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 16, 2009 Derek A. Newman, Randall Moeller, and John Du Wors, Newman & Newman, Attorneys at Law, LLP, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Shannon M. Jost and Aviva Kamm, Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06- 01132-JLR. OPINION GOULD, Circuit Judge: David Lahoti appeals the district court's bench trial judgment that his ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William John MAHAN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Or.), November 16, 2009 Terri Wood, of Eugene, OR, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed the briefs. Frank R. Papagini, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, Eugene, OR, argued the cause for the appellee and filed the brief. Karin J. Immergut, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, and Kelly A. Zusman, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, were on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Ann... MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH, INCORPORATED, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York, New York, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARELMA, INC., a corporation organ, C.A.9, November 13, 2009 Argued by Charles A. Rothfeld, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, who was joined on the briefs by Kenneth S. Geller and David M. Gossett, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC; Barry A. Smith and Jay R. Ziegler, Buchalter Nemer, Los Angeles, CA; and Bruce L. Lamon and Carol A. Eblen, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel, Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellants, Arelma, Inc., et al. Argued by Robert A. Swift, Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for defendants-appellees, Pimentel, et al. ORDER In... Joyce K. MATSUO; Sharon Warren; Ronald Franklin; Frank Hardt; Russell Holland; Roy Matsuo; Michael McCrary; Fred Nolke; Charles Roberts; Ronald Scherler; Roman Buyson; Peter Newman; Thomas Warren; John J. Kato; Michael C. Shearer, on behalf of themse, C.A.9 (Hawai'i), November 12, 2009 Briefed and argued by Gregory K. McGillivary, Woodley & McGillivary, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiffs-appellants. Argued by Michael Raab, Civil Appellate Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., who was joined on the briefs by Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.; Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney, Honolulu, HI, and Mark R. Freeman, Civil Appellate Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendants- appellees. ... David BURKE; Melissa Burke; Clifton Farina, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA; Mark Foster, individually and as an employee of the County of Alameda; Kurt Von Savoye individually and as an employee of Alameda County, AKA Lou Von Savoye; A, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 Dennis Raymond Ingols, Law Offices of Robert R. Powell, Robert Powell, San Jose, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. John Randall Andrada, Esquire, Catherine Wheeler, Andrada & Associates Professional Corporation, Oakland, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Saundra B. Armstrong, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 06- CV-04533-SBA. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is ... Doi PHAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 10, 2009 Christopher Joren Lyons, Asian Law Caucus, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Richard M. Evans, Esquire, Assistant Director, Brooke Maurer, Trial, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A025-179-396. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and ... Jesus Alfredo MENDOZA; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 10, 2009 Amjad Mahmood Khan, Jesus Alfredo Mendoza, Aaron G. Murphy, Esquire, Daniel Scott Schecter, Esquire, Angelica Esparza, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioners. CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Patricia Ann Smith, Kelly J. Walls, Esquire, DOJ - U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Re... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deonte SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 Laurel D. White, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Monica Knox, Esquire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Garland E. Burrell, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR- 06-00367-GEB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent e... Hiawatha Hoeft-ROSS; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Werner HOEFT, Trustee of the Hoeft Revokable Trust; et al., Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.9 (Nev.), November 10, 2009 Hiawatha Hoeft-Ross, Reno, NV, pro se. Monica Hoeft-Ross, Reno, NV, pro se. Kirsten Hoeft-Ross, Reno, NV, pro se. Martin Hoeft-Ross, Reno, NV, pro se. Michael R. Kealy, Esq., Parsons Behle & Latimer, Reno, NV, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Larry R. Hicks, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-05-00121-LRH/VPC. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except... Rafik Valodovich PACHAIAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 10, 2009 David L. Ross, Esq., Ross, Rose & Hammill, LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Song Park, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-521-289. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropri... Edward LEANDRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 Michel F. Mills, Law Offices of Michel F. Mills, A P.C., Westminster, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Paul B. Beach, Esquire, Tammy Kim, Lawrence Beach Allen & Choi, PC, Glendale, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:06-cv- 01285-R-CT. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir... Dan TUANDO, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Officer M. PROSSER, et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 Gary S. Austin, Winston Kevin McKesson, Beverly Hills, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Carol Ann Rohr, Esquire, Deputy City, Office of the City Attorney, Santa Monica, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Otis D. Wright, II, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:06- cv-07112-ODW-PLA. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. ... UNIVERSAL TRADING & INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pavel I. LAZARENKO and Dugsberry, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 James Bridgman, Aspeling Bridgman LLP, San Francisco, CA, George A. Lambert, Esquire, Law Office Lambert and Associates, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Doron Weinberg, Nina Wilder, Weinberg & Wilder, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:06- MC-80086-CRB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier AMEZCUA-VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9, November 10, 2009 Christopher Alexander, Assistant U.S., Kyle W. Hoffman, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Vincent James Brunkow, Esquire, Assistant Appellate Supervisor, Janet Tung, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant- Appellant. ORDER A judge sua sponte requested a vote on whether to rehear this matter en banc. The matter failed to receive a majority of the votes of the nonrecused active judges in favor of en banc consider... NATIONAL PARKS & CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; United States Department of Interior, Defendants, and Kaiser Eagle Mountain, Inc.; Mine Reclamation Corporation, Defendants- Appellants. Donna Charpied, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 Leonard J. Feldman, Heller Ehrman LLP, Seattle, WA, for defendant- appellants Kaiser Eagle Mountain, LLC and Mine Reclamation, LLC. Tamara N. Rountree, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for federal government defendant- appellants. Deborah Sivas and Noah Long, Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, Stanford, CA, for plaintiff-appellee National Parks Conservation Association. Stephan C. Volker, Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker, O... David BURKE; Melissa Burke; Clifton Farina, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA; Mark Foster, individually and as an employee of the County of Alameda; Kurt Von Savoye, individually and as an employee of Alameda County, aka Lou Von Savoye; , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 10, 2009 Robert R. Powell, Law Offices of Robert R. Powell, San Jose, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants Melissa Burke, David Burke, and Clifton Farina. Catherine Wheeler, Andrada & Associates, PC, Oakland, CA, for defendants- appellees Mark Foster, Anthony Bartholomew, and the County of Alameda. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Saundra B. Armstrong, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 06- CV-04533-SBA. OPINION D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge: Th... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Ines AMBRIZ-AMBRIZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), November 10, 2009 Anthony R. Gallagher, Federal Defender, John Rhodes, Assistant Federal Defender (argued), Johnna Rizza, and Stephanie Deboer, Legal Interns, Federal Defenders of Montana, Missoula, MT, for the defendant-appellant. William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, and Timothy J. Racicot, Assistant United States Attorney (argued), Missoula, MT, for the plaintiff- appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Donald W. Molloy, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No... In the Matter of Gerald R. SMITH. , C.A.9, November 10, 2009 Gerald R. Smith, Spokane, WA, pro se. ORDER TALLMAN, Circuit Judge: I. Overview A request for review of a district judge's determination of appropriate fees sought for indigent legal representation in a felony case by counsel appointed under the Criminal Justice Act ("CJA"), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, has been lodged with this court. As a delegate of our circuit's Chief Judge discharging the statutory responsibility to review claims for compensation in excess of statutorily mandated maximum amounts... Romualdo Cabay BERMUDEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 10, 2009 James A. Stanton, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the petitioner. Lindsay E. Williams, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A34-027-920. OPINION PER CURIAM: Petitioner Romualdo Cabay Bermudez petitions for review from a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his request to terminate proceedings and his request for c... Edward Kimani KARANJA; Winnie Wangu Huihu, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 9, 2009 Elisa C. Brasil, Dominic E. Capeci, Law Offices Of Kaiser & Capeci, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioners. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Richard Zanfardino, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A077-827-834, A077-827-835. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition ... Dhruba PRADHAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 9, 2009 Hardeep Singh Rai, Indus Law Group LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Natalia Sorgente, Esquire, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A096-160-953. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9... Amrit SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 9, 2009 Genet Getachew, Esq., New York, NY, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Paul Harrison, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Environmental & Natural Resources, Washington, DC, Richard M. Evans, Susan K. Houser, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A07... PRAISE CHRISTIAN CENTER, a California non-profit corporation; Andrew Derek Anunciation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH; Connie Boardman, individually and in her official capacity for the City of Huntington Beach; Cathy Green, in, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 9, 2009 Timothy Chandler, Alliance Defense Fund, Folsom, CA, John S. Chou, Law Offices of John S. Chou, Gardena, CA, Jennifer L. Monk, Robert H. Tyler, Advocates for Faith and Freedom, Murrieta, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Scott F. Field, Jennifer McGrath, City Attorney's Office, Huntington Beach, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, George P. Schiavelli, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV- 03-01504-GPS. MEMORANDU... Maria Dolores LOPEZ DE GARCIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 9, 2009 Sylvia Baiz, Esquire, Law Offices of Sylvia A. Baiz, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner. District Director, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Richard M. Evans, Esquire, Assistant Director, Oil, Timothy Bo Stanton, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeal... Ranjit Singh DHILLON, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 9, 2009 Robert B. Jobe, Esq., Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, William C. Erb, Jr., Esq., Margot L. Nadel, Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A077-374-693. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition... PRAISE CHRISTIAN CENTER, a California non-profit corporation; Andrew Derek Anunciation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH; Connie Boardman, individually and in her official capacity for the City of Huntington Beach; Cathy Green, in, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 9, 2009 Timothy Chandler, Alliance Defense Fund, Folsom, CA, John S. Chou, Law Offices of John S. Chou, Gardena, CA, Jennifer L. Monk, Robert H. Tyler, Advocates for Faith and Freedom, Murrieta, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Scott F. Field, Jennifer McGrath, City Attorney's Office, Huntington Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. D.C. No. CV-03-01504-GPS, Central District of California, Santa Ana. ORDER We grant Praise Christian Center's and Pastor Derek Annunciation's petition for panel rehearing a... Clifford COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 9, 2009 John H. Scott, Lizabeth N. de Vries, Esquire, Scott Law Firm, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Margaret W. Baumgartner, Esquire, Adelmise Roseme Warner, San Francisco City Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07- cv-02569-CRB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is ... Shannon C. HORITA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KAUAI ISLAND UTILITY COOPERATIVE, a Hawaii corporation, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Hawai'i), November 9, 2009 Clayton Ikei, Jerry P.S. Chang, Law Office of Clayton C. Ikei A. Law Corporation, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Wayne S. Yoshigai, Esquire, Tamara M. Gerrard, Esquire, Kendra K. Kawai, Esquire, Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington & Harris, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, J. Michael Seabright, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-07-0357-JMS- BMK. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appr... John Wayne FERGUSON, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 9, 2009 Philip Leslie Johnson, Esquire, Law Offices of Philip L. Johnson, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, for Petitioner. Agnes M. Rodriguez, Esquire, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Washington, DC, Lisa J. Toscano, Esquire, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Aviation Administration. FAA No. SE-17865. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHUL KYOON HAN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 9, 2009 Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Julie Werner-Simon, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Victor Sherman, Esquire, Sherman & Sherman, Santa Monica, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, George H. King, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-cr- 00682-GHK-1. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not preceden... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mo Thi PHAM, aka Lisa, aka Minh Hieu, aka Minh Hue, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 9, 2009 Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Brent Whittlesey, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, Jeannie M. Joseph, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, Shawn R. Perez, Law Offices of Shawn R. Perez, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 8:05- cr-00066-CJC-3. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not pre... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adrick Elijah RUCKES, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 9, 2009 Jeffrey C. Sullivan and Helen J. Brunner, United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee. Miriam Schwartz, Office of the Federal Public Defenders for the Western District of Washington, Tacoma, WA, for the defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Franklin D. Burgess, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07-cr-05313-FDB. OPINION TALLMAN, Circuit Judge: Adrick Rucke... Jack L. JORDAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 6, 2009 Tom H. Foulds, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Rolf Harry Tangvald, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Edward F. Shea, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cv- 0501 1-EFS. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Jack Lee Jordan appeals from the district court's ... Ronald Dwane BROOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tom L. CAREY, Warden; A. Traquina, Dr.; R. McIntyre, Dr.; G. Cheung, Dr.; S. Cervantes, Correctional Officer, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 6, 2009 Ronald Dwane Brook, Vacaville, CA, pro se. Vickie P. Whitney, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Gregory G. Hollows, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:04-cv-01254-GGH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Ronald Dwane Brook appeals pro se a judgm... Greta L. ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 6, 2009 Ellen Lake, Oakland, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kenneth R. O'Brien, Esquire, Littler Mendelson PC, Sacramento, CA, Natalie A. Pierce, Littler Mendelson, PC, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Susan Illston, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:05-cv- 04292-SI. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sofia Maciel PASCACIO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 6, 2009 Kimberly A. Sanchez, Esquire, Assistant U.S., USF--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Fresno, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Katherine L. Hart, Law Offices of Katherine L. Hart, Fresno, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Oliver W. Wanger, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:05- cr-00479-OWW-4. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Manuel RUIZ-LOPEZ, aka Victor Manuel Ruiz, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 6, 2009 Joseph Timothy Mcnally, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Thomas Paul Sleisenger, Law Offices of Thomas P. Sleisenger, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, George H. King, District Judge, Presiding. D .C. No. 2:07-cr- 01051-GHK-1. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This di... Margaret D. DEBERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Or.), November 6, 2009 Arthur W. Stevens, III, Black, Chapman, Webber, Stevens, Petersen & Lundblade, Medford, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stephanie R. Martz, Esquire, SSA--Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Seattle, WA, Adrian Lee Brown, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, presiding. D.C. No. 6:07-cv-03028-HO. MEMORANDUM [FN***]... CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS; Richard Sonnenshein; Valerie Meehan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Aaron Peskin; Tom Order Ammiano, in his official capacity as a Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, City a, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 5, 2009 Charles S. Limandri, Law Offices of Charles S. Limandri, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, Robert J. Muise, Ann Arbor, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Vince Chhabria, Dennis J. Herrera, Office of the City Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. ORDER KOZINSKI, Chief Judge: Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3. The three- judge panel opinion shall not be cited as precedent by or to any court... KEYSTONE FRUIT MARKETING, INC.; Bob N. Evans, Plaintiffs-counter-defendants- Appellees, v. William G. Brownfield; Janet H. Brownfield, Defendants-counter-claimants- Appellants, and Janet M. Clayton, Defendant-counter-claimant, v. WALLA WALLA , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 5, 2009 George Martin Ahrend, William Alick Gilbert, Dano Gilbert & Ahrend PLLC, Moses Lake, WA, for Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellee Keystone Fruit Marketing, Inc., Third-Party-Defendants-Appellees Walla Walla River Keystone, LLC, Walla Walla River Farms, LLC. David Groesbeck, David J. Groesbeck, P.S., Spokane, WA, for Plaintiffs- counter-defendants-Appellees Keystone Fruit Marketing, Inc., Bob N. Evans, John G. Schultz, Andrea Jean Clare, Leavy Schultz David & Fearing, Kennewick, WA, for Def... Napoleon T. ANNAN-YARTEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Hawai'i), November 5, 2009 Napoleon T. Annan-Yartey, Sr., Honolulu, HI, pro se. Kate S. Metzger, Esquire, Deputy Corporation Counsel Office Of Corporation Counsel, Richard D. Lewallen, Esquire, Michele-Lynn E. Luke, Esquire, Kessner Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga, Robert P. Richards, Esquire, Richards & Luke, Peter W. Olson, Esquire, Cades, Schutte, Fleming & Wright, Honolulu, HI, for Defendants-Appellees. Ernest Haruo Nomura, Esquire, Honolulu, HI, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Distri... In re Roberto COHEN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, Lisa Miller, New Jersey Carpenters Pension and Annuity Fund, Douglas Depies, Patrick D. Jermyn, Alexander Politzer, Harmik Kazanc, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 5, 2009 Michael F. Ram, Levy, Ram & Ollson LLP, San Francisco, CA and Kim E. Miller, Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC, New York, NY, for the petitioner. Jonathan K. Levine and Aaron M. Sheanin, Girard Gibbs LLP, San Francisco, CA, and Ralph Stone and Thomas G. Ciarlone, Jr., Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP, New York, NY, for Real Parties in Interest Lisa Miller and the Depies Group. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, James Ware, Distr... In re William P. BENDER, Debtor, Congrejo Investments, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Appellant, v. Diane M. Mann, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee. In re William P. Bender, Debtor, Diane M. Mann, Trustee, Appellant, v. Congrejo Inves, C.A.9, November 5, 2009 Christopher A. LaVoy, Esq., Phoenix, AZ, for apellant-appellee, Congrejo Investments, LLC. David W. Engelman, Esq., Phoenix, AZ, for appellant-appellee, Diane M. Mann, Chapter 7 Trustee. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Neiter, [FN1] Klein and Dunn, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding. BAP No. AZ-07-01178-NKD. FN1. Hon. Richard M. Neiter, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California, sat by designation. OPINION WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge: This appe... Lourth PAK, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 5, 2009 Frank Man Kit Tse, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Allen Warren Hausman, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Carmel Aileen Morgan, Esquire, Trial, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A027-390-536. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publicatio... Rogelio ROCHA-GARCIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 5, 2009 Patricia Vargas, Patricia Vargas & Associates, Alhambra, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Arthur L. Rabin, Esq., Mary Jane Candaux, Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Ord... Kurt B. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dora B. SCHRIRO; Arizona Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. Kurt B. Williams, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dora B. Schriro; Arizona Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), November 5, 2009 Kurt B. Williams, Florence, AZ, pro se. Gail Gianasi Natale, Esquire, Law Office of Gail Gianasi Natale, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner-Appellant. Nicholas D. Acedo, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-06-00362-ROS, 2:06-CV-00362-ROS. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not approp... Marie CHELLINO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 5, 2009 Charles Fleishman, Law Offices of Charles J. Fleishman, a Professional Corporation, Northridge, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Rebecca Ann Hull, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Charles R. Breyer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07- cv-03019-CRB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rashawn BIAS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 5, 2009 Kimberly A. Sanchez, Susan Phan, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Fresno, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Douglas J. Beevers, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Fresno, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Lawrence J. O'Neill, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:08-CR-00113-LJO. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and i... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harlon B. JORDAN, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kurt J. Myrie, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dominic A. Davis, ak, C.A.9 (Nev.), November 5, 2009 Elizabeth A. Olson, Esquire, Assistant U.S., U.S. Attorney, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Lisa A. Rasmussen, Esquire, Law Offices of Lisa A. Rasmussen, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Robert Clive Jones, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:06-cr-00239- RCJ-PAL. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. De... Ted E. WOLFRAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 5, 2009 Marc V. Kalagian, Esquire, Rohlfing & Kalagian, Long Beach, CA, Lawrence David Rohlfing, Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Shea Lita Bond, Special Assistant U.S., Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, William H. Alsup, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07- cv-05432-WHA. MEMORANDUM [... James I. KUROIWA, Jr.; Patricia A. Carroll; Toby M. Kravet; Garry P. Smith; Earl F. Arakaki; Thurston Twigg-Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee, Linda Lingle, in her official capacity as Governor of the t, C.A.9 (Hawai'i), November 5, 2009 H. William Burgess, Esquire, Attorney at Law, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiffs- Appellants. Lawrence Tong, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USH-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Honolulu, HI, for Respondent-Appellee. Charleen M. Aina, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Girard Douglas Lau, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, AGHI-Office of the Hawaii Attorney General, Lisa Williams Cataldo, Esquire, Becky Thomas Chestnut, Esquire, Robert G. Klein, Esquire, McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Honolulu, HI, ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Roland HINKSON, Defendant-Appellant. , , November 5, 2009 Dennis P. Riordan and Donald M. Horgan, San Francisco, CA, and Curtis R. Smith, Idaho Falls, ID, for the defendant-appellant. John F. De Pue and Michael D. Taxay, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-04-00127-RCT. OPINION BEA, Circuit Judge: Today we consider the familiar "abuse of discretion" standard and how it limits our ... FLYING J, INC., a Utah corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas PISTACCHIO, an individual; Delores Pistacchio, an individual; Central California Kenworth, Inc., a California corporation; John R. Lawson; John R. Lawson Rock & Oil Inc., Defendants, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 4, 2009 Ronald S. Katz, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Palo Alto, CA, Steven D. McGee, Esquire, Kimble, Macmichael & Upton, Fresno, CA, Benjamin G. Shatz, Jack S. Yeh, Esquire, Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Daniel Patrick Leonard, Esquire, Baker Keener & Nahra, Los Angeles, CA, Nick Zinkin, Esquire, Zinkin & Bruce, William C. Hahesy, Esquire, Law Offices of William C. Hahesy, John Patrick Kinsey, Esquire, Sagaser, Jones & Helsley, Fresno, CA, for Defendants-... Nanang SOLIKHIN, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 4, 2009 Kathleen Siok-Sien Koh, Esquire, Law Office of Kathleen S. Koh, Whittier, CA, for Petitioner. District Counsel Phoenix, Esquire, Office of the District Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Phoenix, AZ, Kathleen V. Gunning, Esquire, Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, VA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washin... Tara D. SADLER and Donald Sadler, wife and husband, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign insurer, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 4, 2009 Karen Koehler, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Seattle, WA, Garth L. Jones, Counsel, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio, Hoquiam, WA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Joseph D. Hampton, Esquire, Betts Patterson & Mines, PS, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV07- 00995-TSZ. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication... Renata Anna PIATEK, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Magdalena J. SIUDY, an individual, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 4, 2009 Roger James Kindley, Esquire, Britenae M. Pierce, Esquire, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Irving Alan Sonkin, Sonkin & Schrempp, PLLC, Bellevue, WA, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07- cv-05132-RBL. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided ... Clara CRAWFORD, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee, v. Brian C. Shapiro, Real-party-in-interest-Appellant. Ruby Washington, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of t, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 4, 2009 Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for the real parties in interest-appellants. Michael E. Robinson, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Arthur Nakazato and Robert N. Block, Magistrate Judges, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-00-11884-AN, CV-03-06884-AN, CV-98-05662-RNB. OPINION B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: We review three consolidated appeals that present one overarch... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Zarate LIERA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 4, 2009 Steven F. Hubacheck, Federal Defenders of San Diego, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant (argued and on the briefs). Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States Attorney (argued and on the briefs), Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant United States Attorney, and Karen P. Hewitt, United States Attorney (on the briefs), San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding. D .C. ... INDIANA ELECTRICAL WORKERS PENSION TRUST FUND, IBEW; et al., Plaintiffs- Appellants, v. Patricia C. DUNN; et al., Defendants-Appellees, Hewlett-Packard Company, Nominal Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 3, 2009 Jay W. Eisenhofer, Esquire, Michael J. Barry, Esquire, Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., Wilmington, DE, Merrill Glen Emerick, Esquire, Anderlini & Emerick LLP, San Mateo, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Jonathan C. Dickey, Esquire, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, Dean J. Kitchens, Esquire, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Jayesh Hines-Shah, Taylor & Company Law Offices, San Francisco, CA, David Evan Kendall, Esquire, Beth Alison Stewart, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D... Eugene BATCHELDER; E.J. Corum; Ted Delgadillo; Charlene Rowlodge; Jo Ann Hicks, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James M. GEARY, Santa Clara County Sheriff; M. Riley, Captain; Paul Becker, Lt.; County of Santa Clara, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 3, 2009 Kyra Kazantzis, Esquire, James F. Zahradka, II, Senior, Public Interest Law Firm, Michael Gannon Reedy, McManis Faulkner, San Jose, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Stephen H. Schmid, Esquire, Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, Marcy L. Berkman, Esquire, Deputy County Counsel, Office of the County Counsel, San Jose, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-71- 02... Rahmaiuiiah MOSAMMEN, aka Rahmatullah Mosammem; Fawzia Mosammen, aka Fawzia Mosammem; Mohdyosuf Mosammen, aka Mohammad Yosuf Mosammem, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 3, 2009 Robert Bradford Jobe, Esquire, Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioners. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Sarah Maloney, DOJ--U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition to Review an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A070-019-174, A070-019-175, A070-019-177. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precede... FOOTHILLS OF FERNLEY, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FERNLEY; Todd Cutler; Ralph Menke; Joe Mortensen; Curt Chaffin; Charles Shepperd; Monte Martin, City Councilmen, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Nev.), November 3, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Brian E. Sandoval, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:06-cv-0041 1- BES-VPC. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Foothills of Fernley, LLC ("Foothills") appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Fernley and individual municipal defendants ("City"). This suit arose after the City pas... Kimberly D. ANGST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 3, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Dennis L. Beck, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:07- CV-00680-DLB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Kimberly D. Angst appeals a judgment affirming the Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") denial of supplemental security disability income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdict... TRICOR AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 3, 2009 Laura Each Nguyen, Esquire, Laura D. Each Law Offices, Westlake Village, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. James A. Stankowski, Esquire, Darren Lemontree, Esquire, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding. D .C. No. 2:07-cv- 07721-JFW-JTL. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is no... Sheryl L. ULRICH; Judson L. Ulrich, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 3, 2009 Joe Alfred Izen, Jr., Bellaire, TX, for the petitioners. Nathan J. Hochman, Assistant Attorney General, and Steven W. Parks and Ivan C. Dale, Attorneys, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent. Appeal from a Decision of the United States Tax Court. Tax Ct. No. 7738- 06L. OPINION PER CURIAM. Judson and Sheryl Ulrich appeal a decision of the United States Tax Court denying their appeal from a Collection Due Process Hearing in which the Internal Revenue S... Robert NORSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SANTA CRUZ; Christopher Krohn, individually and in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Santa Cruz; Tim Fitzmaurice; Keith A. Sugar; Emily Reilly; Ed Porter; Scott Kennedy; Mark Primack, indivi, C.A.9 (Cal.), November 3, 2009 David Beauvais, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Kathleen Wells, Santa Cruz, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. George J. Kovacevich, Santa Cruz, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02- 01479-RMW. OPINION SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Norse was ejected from two meetings of the Santa Cruz City Council, one in 2002 ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel ALBARENGA HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 2, 2009 Scott M. Garringer, Assistant U.S., Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Wayne Richard Young, Law Office Of Wayne R. Young, Santa Monica, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Manuel Albarenga Hernandez, Bradford, PA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07- cr-01307-DDP. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This dispo... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul ARMENTA-BUENO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), November 2, 2009 Celeste Benita Corlett, Assistant U.S., USTU-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Francisco Leon, Esquire, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, David S. Doty, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:07-cr-00948-DSD. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Paul Armenta-Bueno appeals from the tw... Kingston Wonegie RANGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James M. SCHOMIG; et al., Respondents-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Nev.), November 2, 2009 Kingston Wonegie Range, Indian Springs, NV, pro se. Dennis Cavanagh Wilson, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Las Vegas, NV, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Roger L. Hunt, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:03-CV-01608- RLH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Nevada state prisoner Kingston Wonegie Range appeals... UNITED States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvester Kwesi Monyor NAABEH, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), November 2, 2009 Munish Sharda, Esquire, Christina Marie Cabanillas, Assistants U.S. Attorney, USTU-office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Thomas Scott Hartzell, Esquire, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Raner C. Collins, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-06-00979-RCC. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R... Rodolfo MENDOZA-MENDOZA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Stephen Shaiken, Esquire, Law Office of Stephen Shaiken, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Allen W. Hausman, Esquire, OIL, Richard M. Evans, Esquire, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-918-135. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and ... Maria Guadalupe BRACAMONTES-HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Maria Guadalupe Bracamontes-Hernandez, Anaheim, CA, pro se. Daniel Eric Goldman, Esq., Senior Litigation Counsel, OIL, Jason X. Hamilton, Jem C. Sponzo, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of... Jaime Edver CASTILLO ZAMORA; et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A076-865-670, A076-865-671, A076-865-672. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Jaime Edver Castillo Zamora, his wife Silvia Veronica Ramirez de Castillo, and their daughter, all natives and citizens of Guatemala, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing their appeal fr... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar S. CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 2, 2009 Katherine Jill Bolton, Assistant U.S., Gregory M. Shogren, Esquire, Assistant U.S., USSP-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Dan Bruce Johnson, Dan B. Johnson, P.S., Spokane, WA, Cesar S. Contreras, Fort Dix, NJ, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Fred L. Van Sickle, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:02- cr-02078-FVS. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Manuel ROSALES-AVALOS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), November 2, 2009 Christina Marie Cabanillas, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, Aaron David Wegner, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Thoms Frank Jacobs, Law Offices of Thomas Jacobs, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, David C. Bury, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:07-cr-01160-DCB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for pub... Nancy Edith ALFONSO VARGAS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-347-170. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Nancy Edith Alfonso Vargas, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief unde... Mario GARCIA GONZALES, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Mario Garcia Gonzales, Perris, CA, pro se. Kurt B. Larson, Esquire, Lisa Marie Arnold, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-521-470. MEMORANDU... Sri AGUSTINI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Robert G. Ryan, Law Offices of Eugene C. Wong, Inc., San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Anthony C. Payne, Colette J. Winston, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A096-496-897. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate ... Chamnong CHITCHARUEK, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Christopher John Stender, Esquire, Stender & Lappin, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Katharine Clark, Esquire, Trial, Barry J. Pettinato, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A078-192-487. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not ... Shanni KUMAR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Ashwani K. Bhakhri, Law Offices of Ashwani K. Bhakhri, Burlingame, CA, for Petitioner. Richard M. Evans, Esquire, Assistant Director, OIL, Andrew Jacob Oliveira, Esquire, Trial, Sada Manickam, Esquire, Trial, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A077-428-657l. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN... Maria De Lourdes NAVA-FLORES, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Mario Acosta, Jr., Esquire, Elsa Ines Martinez, Esquire, Martinez Goldsby & Associates, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, OIL, Corey Leigh Farrell, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A095-685-370. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appr... Andre CHANDRA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Edward M. Weisz, Law Offices of Edward M. Weisz, Beverly Hills, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, D.C., for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agen... Newdimar GARCIA-LIMA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-346-762. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Newdimar Garcia-Lima, a native and citizen of Brazil, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order summarily affirming an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction... Bassam DAHMAH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Neda A. Zaman, Esq., Mann & Cook, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Ari Nazarov, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No.... Blanca Estela SAMANO DE HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Camille K. Cook, Esq., Robert W. Yarra, PLC, Fresno, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Carol Federighi, Esq., Kathryn L. Moore, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A075-261-260. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for ... Walter Alexander CABRERA-RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Gloria Lopez, Law Office of Gloria Lopez, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Benjamin J. Zeitlin, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-283-381. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication an... Hasmik POGHOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Hasmik Poghosyan, Glendale, CA, for Petitioner. Gregory Darrell Mack, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Shahrzad Baghai, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-158-756. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as... Lorena CORTEZ MENDOZA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Lorena Cortez Mendoza, Los Angeles, CA, pro se. Remi Adalemo, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, CAC- District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A095-301-351. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appro... Mandeep KAUR, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Inna Lipkin, Esquire, Counsel, Law Offices of Inna Lipkin, Redwood City, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Erica Miles, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-145-851. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9t... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Antonio GARCIA-VILLALBA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 2, 2009 Helen J. Brunner, Esq., James M. Lord, Esq., John Joseph Lulejian, Esq., USSE-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. William R. Michelman, William R. Michelman, Inc., P.S., Lakewood, WA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Marsha J. Pechman, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-04- 00301-MJP-034. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not prece... Rony Najib BODAK, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Cesar Luna, Luna & Associates, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner. District Director, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Kristin K. Edison Fax, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., M. Jocelyn Wright, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an O... Javier CASTRO-GARCIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Karla L. Kraus, Esquire, Kraus Law Corporation, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner. District Director, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Thomas J. Gullo, Esquire, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Thomas L. Holzman, Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Arlington, VA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an O... QUAN FU LI, a.k.a. Guo Li; Aiwu Zhang, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Quan Fu Li, Pasadena, CA, pro se. Aiwu Zhang, Pasadena, CA, pro se. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, James Eugene Grimes, Senior Litigation Counsel, OIL, Julie M. Iversen, Trial, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Or... Ban Michael MATTI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Alexander W. Tucker, Esquire, Law Offices of Alexander Tucker, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner. CAS-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Diego, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, William C. Erb, Jr., Esquire, Genevieve Holm, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Joan Stentiford Ulmer, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, T... Efrain GONZALEZ; Maria Guadalupe Gaspar; Karim Gonzalez; Pablo Antonio Gonzalez, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Susan Elizabeth Hill, Hill, Piibe & Villegas, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Aram A. Gavoor, Trial, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A075-740-768, A075-740-769, A... ZHENG WANG HUANG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Zheng Wang Huang, S. El Monte, CA, pro se. Dalin Holyoak, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-958-185. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Zheng Wang Huang, a native and cit... Lorena GONZALEZ DELGADO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, November 2, 2009 Robert L. Lewis, Esq., Law Office of Robert L. Lewis, Oakland, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, John D. Williams, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, Edward J. Duffy, Attorney, for Respondent. On Petitions for Review of Orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A095-313-066. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not ... VIVENDI SA; Vivendi Holding I Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. T-MOBILE USA INC.; T-Mobile Deutschland Gmbh T-Mobile International Ag; Deutsche Telekom AG; Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 2, 2009 Lanny J. Davis, Garret G. Rasmussen, Adam W. Goldberg, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., for the appellants. Samuel A. Keesal, Jr., Ben Suter, Robert J. Bocko, Keesal, Young & Logan, San Francisco, CA, for the appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:06-cv- 01524-JLR. BEA, Circuit Judge: This appeal concerns a French corporation's allegations that a Germ... Dennis ROBINSON; Spencer Robinson, Jr.; Rickie Robinson; Cynthia Robinson; Vickie Robinson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, as Trustee for the Indians of the Mooretown Rancheria a.k.a. Maidu Indians of California; Department of , C.A.9 (Cal.), November 2, 2009 Joseph P. Mascovich, Randolph Cregger & Chalfant LLP, Sacramento, CA, for appellants Dennis Robinson, Spencer Robinson, Jr., Rickie Robinson, Cynthia Robinson, and Vickie Robinson. Tamara N. Rountree, Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee United States. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Ralph R. Beistline, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV- 04-00734-RRB/KJM. OP... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Armando GARCIA-VILLALBA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), November 2, 2009 Brooks Holland, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed the briefs. Michael S. Morgan, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee and filed the brief. Jeffrey C. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Marsha J. Pechman, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. CR-04- 00301-012-MJP. OPINION O... KWAN SU YI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 30, 2009 Lesley Irizarry-Hougan, L.I.H. Law, P.S., Manuel Rios, III, Rios Cantor, P.S., Seattle, WA, for Petitioner. Richard M. Evans, Esquire, Assistant Director, OIL, Kevin James Conway, Esquire, Ann M. Welhaf, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, WWS-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Seattle, WA, for Respondent. On Petition for Revi... Robert GANT; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Roger VANDERPOOL, Sheriff of Pinal County; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 30, 2009 Eric Chester Awerkamp, Eric Awerkamp, P.C., Robert Miles Gregory, Law Office Of Robert M. Gregory, P.C., Mesa, AZ, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Georgia Ann Staton, Esquire, Eileen Dennis Gilbride, Esquire, Jones Skelton & Hochuli, PLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Earl H. Carroll, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:03-CV-02077-EHC. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publicat... Gregory Leroy SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of CALIFORNIA; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Gregory Leroy Smith, San Diego, CA, pro se. Attorney General CA, Esquire, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, Stephanie Eileen Kish, Esquire, Office of the County Counsel, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Anthony J. Battaglia, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. [FN**] D.C. No. CV-06-01114-AJB. FN** The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This... Dianne BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HERTZ CORP.; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 30, 2009 Dianne Barker, Phoenix, AZ, pro se. Glen Roy Fagan, Timothy R. Newton, Frank Barry Shuster, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC, Atlanta, GA, Luis F. Ramirez, Quarles & Brady, LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellee Hertz Corp. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Mary H. Murguia, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cv-00554-MHM. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9t... Marlen REZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Brian E. Sandoval, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:06-cv-00211-BES- VPC. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Plaintiff Marlen Reza appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant International Game Technology ("IGT"), Reza's former employer, on claims that she was terminated in... Michael James HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Linda NEAL, Program Director, Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Michael James Hicks, Represa, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Susan Illston, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:08-cv- 01693-SI. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. California state prisoner Michael James Hicks appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action... Martin Allen JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian BELLEQUE, Warden OPS; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Or.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Anna J. Brown, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:08-cv-00019-BR. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Oregon state prisoner Martin Allen Johnson appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). We have jurisdict... Jerry L. ARMSTRONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L.E. SCRIBNER, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Jerry L. Armstrong, Corcoran, CA, pro se. Tiffany R. Hixson, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, M. James Lorenz, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:06-cv- 00852-L-RBB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ... In re Jon Richard BAER, Debtor, Jon Richard Baer, Appellant, v. Peter Arkison, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee. , C.A.9, October 30, 2009 Jon Richard Baer, Sheridan, OR, pro se. Denice Moewes, Wood & Jones, Seattle, WA, for Appellee. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Hollowell, Pappas, and Dunn, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding. BAP No. WW-08-1232. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Jon Richard Baer, a chapter 7 debtor, appeals pro se from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's ("BAP") order dismissing his a... Terrence BROWNLEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Arthur VAN COURT; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Terrence Brownlee, Susanville, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Garland E. Burrell, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-02804-GEB/GGH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. California state prisoner Terrence Brownlee appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action allegin... Will Moses PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shawn HATTON; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Will Moses Palmer, Delano, CA, pro se. Virginia I. Papan, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, California Department of Justice, San Francisco, CA, Sara Ugaz, Deputy Attorney General, AGCA-Office of the California Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, Patrick McGreal, Esquire, Salinas, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Susan Illston, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:05-cv- 00358-SI. MEMORANDUM [FN**... Terrence BROWNLEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. D.L. PORTER; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Terrence Brownlee, Susanville, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Lawrence K. Karlton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:06- cv-02680-LKK-EFB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. California state prisoner Terrence Brownlee appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging ... Kenneth BARKER; Lois Anne Barker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROUND HILL COUNTY CLUB; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Kenneth Barker, Alamo, CA, pro se. Lois Anne Barker, Alamo, CA, pro se. Juliet Ruth Jonas, Probal Young, William Stephen Fiske, Archer Norris, Walnut Creek, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Susan Yvonne Illston, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:08-cv-02977-SI. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ... In the Matter of Milivoj MARINKOVIC, Debtor. Mel M. Marin, Appellant, v. Randall P. Sanders, Chapter 11 Trustee, Appellee. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; John M. Roll, Chief Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:07-cv-00680-JMR. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Mel M. Marin appeals pro se from the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court's judgment in an adversary proceeding concerning the disposition of money from the sale of Chapter 11 debtor Milivoj Marinkovi... Patricia NEALE WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:05-cv-00846-JCM- LRL. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Patricia Watson appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment to her employer, Las Vegas Valley Water District, in this Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Title VII action on claims of... Tamara LUSARDI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ASTRUE, Commissioner Social Security Administration, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Or.), October 30, 2009 David B. Lowry, Law Offices of David B. Lowry, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff- Appellant. David Burdett, Special Assistant U.S., Nancy Albert Mishalanie, Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Seattle, WA, Adrian Lee Brown, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Anna J. Brown, District Judge, presiding. D.C. No. 6:07-cv-... Justin LOMAKO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. I.D. CLAY, Chief Deputy Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Justin Lomako, Crescent City, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Lawrence K. Karlton, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:05-cv-02254-LKK-DAD. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Justin Lomako, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action under 28 U.S.C. §... Cruz MARTINEZ-CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 30, 2009 Lawrence Kasten, Cruz Martinez-Castillo, Adele Ponce, Lewis & Roca, LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Anthony Paul Nicastro, Esquire, Trial, OIL, Andrew Jacob Oliveira, Esquire, Trial, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A014-253-286. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is ... Michelle MERILLAT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Or.), October 30, 2009 Tim Wilborn, Wilborn Law Office, PC, Oregon City, OR, for Plaintiff- Appellant. David M. Blume, Assistant Regional Counsel, Ssa-Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Seattle, WA, Neil Evans, Assistant U.S., Britannia I. Hobbs, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Anna J. Brown, District Judge, presiding. D.C. No. 3:07-cv-01062-BR. MEMORANDUM [FN*... Luis Duenes MARTINEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mike EVANS, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 William M. Robinson, Sixth District Appellate Program, Santa Clara, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant. Amy Haddix, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 5:06-cv- 00496-RMW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as pro... MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; Robert Sillen, individually and as Receiver; J. Clark Kelso, Receiver, Defendants-Appellees. Marciano Plata, C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Bennett J. Lee (argued) and Garrett E. Dillon, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant. Michelle M. Mitchell (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for appellee California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Martin H. Dodd (argued), Futterman & Dupree LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the appellee J. Clark Kelso, as Receiver; John W. Fowler, Bergeson, LLP, San Jose, CA, for appellee Robert Sillen. Appeal from the United States District Cour... Erick Raymundo GONZALEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edmund G. BROWN, Attorney General; State of California; John Marshall, Warden, Respondents-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 30, 2009 Shawn R. Perez, Law Offices of Shawn R. Perez, Las Vegas, NV, for appellant, Erick Raymundo Gonzalez. David F. Glassman, Office of the Attorney General of California, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees, Edmund G. Brown, John Marshall and State of California. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03- 04067-DSF. OPINION GOULD, Circuit Judge: We consider the significance of a prosecutor's sta... Wildred D. TREGO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 29, 2009 Mark Ross Caldwell, Caldwell & Ober LLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Michael A. Johns, USPX-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, Leo Rufino Montenegro, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Mark E. Aspey, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cv-01224-MEA. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is ... In the Matter of Geraldine Kay SMITH, Debtor. Geraldine Kay Smith, Appellant, v. John Rush, Appellee. , C.A.9, October 29, 2009 Geraldine Kay Smith, Eagle Point, OR, pro se. Todd Tinker, Esquire, Muhlheim Boyd, LLP, Eugene, OR, for Appellee. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Brandt, Montali, and Hollowell, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding. D.C. No. OR-06- 01370-BMoH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Geraldine Kay Smith appeals pro se from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's ("BAP") judgment... Clifford EPPERSON, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Howard SKOLNIK; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 29, 2009 Clifford Epperson, Sr., Las Vegas, NV, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Brian E. Sandoval, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07-CV-00515-BES- VPC. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Clifford Epperson, Sr., a former Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A his 42 U.S.C. § 1... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel MORIEL-LUNA, Miguel Sillas Moriel, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 29, 2009 Jonathan D. Libby (argued), Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee. Douglas F. McCormick (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, and Michael J. Raphael, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding. D .C. No. 8:04-cr- 00168-JVS-1. OPINION GOULD, Circuit Judge: Miguel Moriel-Lun... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deshann TRAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 Cheryl O'Connor Murphy, Assistant U.S., Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Karen Lee Landau, Esquire, Oakland, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Deshann Traylor, Adelanto, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR 03- 1291-DSF. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publicati... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. BAKER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 28, 2009 Carl E. Rostad, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USGF-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Great Falls, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robert Henry Branom, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, FDMT-Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:08-CR-00092-SEH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not preceden... SPENCER RECOVERY CENTERS, INC., a California corporation individually and as assignee of and successor in interest to James Youngblood, the plan participant and/or beneficiary and claimant, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EVAL COMPANY OF AMERICA MEDICAL PLA, C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 Michael A. McKuin, M.D., Michael A. McKuin Law Offices, Lake Arrowhead, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Danielle Clarkson, Esquire, Esquire, Fulbright & Jaworski, Dallas, TX, Lawrence H. Clore, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, Jay J. Lee, Esquire, Law Offices of Jay J. Lee, Daniel William Maguire, Esquire, Burke Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Joshua Bachrach, Esquire, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United St... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pierre Clifton MARSHALL, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Daniel Benjamin Levin, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Arthur Henry Weed, Esquire, Santa Barbara, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Pierre Clifton Marshall, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Philip S. Gutierrez, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:92-cr-00200-PSG. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publi... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio Louis CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 Edward E. Alon, Assistant U.S., Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kathryn Ann Young, FPDCA-Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cr- 01386-DSF. MEMORANDUM [FN*] Sergio Louis Chavez appeals from the 71-month sentence imposed foll... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto Charles YSASSI, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 28, 2009 Elizabeth A. Olson, Esquire, Assistant U.S., U.S. Attorney, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Chad Albert Bowers, Esquire, The Law Office of Chad A. Bowers, Ltd., Las Vegas, NV, Defendant-Appellant. Roberto Charles Ysassi, Jr., pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Roger L. Hunt, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:05-cr-00247- RLH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe CASTILLEJA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), October 28, 2009 Robert A. Ellis, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USSP-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Rebecca Louise Pennell, Esquire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FDWAID- Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Yakima, WA, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Fred L. Van Sickle, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:99- cr-02011-FVS. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brice HUTTINGER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 28, 2009 Joseph E. Thaggard, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Evangelo Arvanetes, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:08-CR-00039-SEH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe DANIELS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Hawai'i), October 28, 2009 Thomas C. Muehleck, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Harlan Yoshito Kimura, Esquire, CJA Panel, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Helen Gillmor, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:08-CR-00104-HG. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Joe Daniels appeals fr... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Justin Matthew FLETCHER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 28, 2009 Kory Larsen, Special Assistant U.S., USGF-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Great Falls, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robert Henry Branom, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:08-CR-00030-SEH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent excep... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Genaro PAKAS-CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 28, 2009 Michael S. Lahr, Assistant U.S., USHE-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robert Henry Branom, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, FDMT-Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:08-CR-00118-SEH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as... Patricia FIERLE; Daniel Fierle, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jorge PEREZ, MD Ltd, a Nevada Professional Corporation, DBA Sierra Nevada Oncology Care; Jorge Perez, MD, PHD, MRCP MRCPATH, an individual; Melissa Mitchell, RN, an individ, C.A.9 (Nev.), October 28, 2009 Gene M. Kaufmann, Esquire, Jay Sullivan, Sullivan Law Offices, Minden, NV, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Alice Campos Mercado, Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg a Professional Corporation, Reno, NV, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Brian E. Sandoval, District Judge, Presiding. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Patricia and Dan... Nodar SKHVITARIDZE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 28, 2009 Saad Ahmad, Fremont, CA, for Petitioner. Ila C. Deiss, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Anthony Paul Nicastro, Esquire, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A72-397-741. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is... Osmar JIMENEZ-BARRERA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 28, 2009 Robert Bradford Jobe, Esquire, Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. AZP-District Director, Office of the District Director U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Phoenix, AZ, Richard M. Evans, Esquire, Assistant Director, Nancy Ellen Friedman, Trial, Elizabeth Young, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. Trina A. Realmuto, American Immigrat... MASIMO CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TYCO HEALTH CARE GROUP, L.P.; et al., Defendants-Appellees. Masimo Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyco Health Care Group, L.P.; et al., Defendants-A, C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 Stephen E. Morrissey, Esquire, Stephen D. Susman, Esquire, Susman Godfrey L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Houston, TX, M. Laurence Popofsky, Deborah K. Croyle, Scott A. Westrich, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Christopher D. Dusseault, James C. Ho, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Craig N. Hentschel, Esquire, Dykema Gossett LLP, Margaret A. Farrand, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Theodore Olson, Gibson Dunn &... Michael J. BRODHEIM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael CRY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 Joseph David Elford, Americans for Safe Access, Oakland, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Kelli Hammond, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Frank C. Damrell, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:02- cv-0573 FCD EFB (PC). OPINION LARSON, District Judge: Michael Brodheim, a prisoner at the California Medical Facility ("CMF"), appeals the district cou... Gary W. CLARKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Guy HALL, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Or.), October 28, 2009 Anthony Bornstein, FPDOR--Federal Public Defender's Office, Portland, OR, for Petitioner-Appellant. Carolyn Alexander, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Anna J. Brown, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-01626-AJB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. ... Jimmy Lee NELSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR the STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 28, 2009 Debra Bookout, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Petitioner-Appellant. Heather D. Procter, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Carson City, NV, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Larry R. Hicks, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:03-CV-00129-LRH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Lee COX, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 28, 2009 John Robert Lopez, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Tyrone Mitchell, Esquire, Tyrone Mitchell P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. 2:08-cr-50025-ROS, 2:07-cr-00728-ROS. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. In these c... Kamal AGNI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 28, 2009 Michael Lucien Jacob, Law Office of Michael L. Jacob, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Petitioner. James A. Hurley, OIL, Stephen J. Flynn, Mark Christopher Walters, Esquire, Assistant Directors, DOJ--U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, WWS-District Counsel, Esquire, Immigration and Naturalization Service Office of the District Counsel, Seattle, WA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review... Richard TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 28, 2009 William Burns, Esquire, Los Gatos, CA, Jerry Yee Fong, Carey & Carey, Palo Alto, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Claire Truxaw Cormier, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Jose, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Howard R. Lloyd, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 5:03-CV- 00604-HRL. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9t... STORMANS, INC., doing business as Ralph's Thriftway; Rhonda Mesler; Margo Thelen, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Mary SELECKY, Secretary of the Washington State Department of Health; Laurie Jinkins, Assistant Secretary of Washington Health Systems Qualit, C.A.9 (Wash.), October 28, 2009 Holdings: On rehearing, the Court of Appeals, Wardlaw, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) claims against Washington State Human Rights Commission (HRC) were not ripe for review; (2) challenged rules were neutral and generally applicable, and therefore rational basis standard of review applied to free exercise claims; and (3) preliminary injunction was overbroad. Reversed and remanded. Opinion, 571 F.3d 960, vacated and superseded. Kristen K. Waggoner, Seattle, WA, for the plaintif... CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Respondent, The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Respondent-Intervenor. , C.A.9, October 28, 2009 Jonathan Blees, Assistant Chief Counsel, Sacramento, CA, for the petitioner. H. Thomas Byron, III, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent. Charles A. Samuels, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Washington, D.C., for the intervenor-respondent. S. David Hotchkiss, Assistant City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae City of Los Angeles; Kristin Grenfell, San Francisco, CA, for amicus curiae Natural Resources Defense... WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, Northwest Airlines, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant, v. Phil MENDEZ, doing business as Professional Aircraft Line Service, Defendant. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 28, 2009 Jeffrey A. Eyers and Jeffrey A. Ehrich (argued), Leonard Street and Deinard, Minneapolis, MN; David N. Frederick and Charles H. McCrea, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, NV, for the intervenor-appellant. Erin Fury Parkinson (argued) and Margaret Diamond, McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans, LA; Thomas J. Lincoln, Nicholas B. Salerno, and James M. Barrington, Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos, Las Vegas, NV, for the plaintiff- appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey A. KILBRIDE, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Robert Schaffer, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 28, 2009 Gary Jay Kaufman (argued), Dana Milmeister, and Colin Hardacre, The Kaufman Law Group, and Gregory A. Piccionelli (argued) and Robert Sarno, Piccionelli & Sarno, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellants. Jill Trumbull-Harris (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond, IN, and Bonnie L. Kane, Trial Attorney, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the plaintiff-appellee. ... James SIRACUSANO, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, Neca-Ibew Pension Fund, Claimant-Appellant, v. MATRIXX INITIATIVES, INC.; Carl J. Johnson; William J. Hemelt, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 28, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Tashima, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) investors adequately pled materiality under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA), and (2) investors pled scienter with the requisite particularity under the PSLRA. Reversed and remanded. Joseph D. Daley, Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Michael G. Yoder, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from ... Jennifer L. LASTER; Andrew Thompson; Elizabeth Voorhies, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated and on behalf of the general public, Plaintiffs, and Vincent Concepcion; Liza Concepcion, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AT & T MOBILI, C.A.9 (Cal.), October 27, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) arbitration agreement containing class action waiver provision was unconscionable and unenforceable under California law, and (2) the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) did not expressly or impliedly preempt California law governing unconscionability. Affirmed. Donald M. Falk, Mayer Brown LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for the defendant- appellant. Kirk B. Hulett, Dennis Stewart, and Sarah Pickeral Weber, Hullet Harper ... STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John MORRISON, State Auditor, ex officio Commissioner of Insurance, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 27, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, O'Scannlain, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) ERISA's saving clause applied to Commissioner's practice of disapproving of insurance policies with clauses vesting discretion in insurers, and (2) Commissioner's of disapproving discretionary clauses was not preempted by ERISA's exclusive remedial scheme. Affirmed. Meir Feder, Jones Day, LLP, New York, NY, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant and filed the briefs. Phineas E. Leahey, Shawn Hanson, Kathe... Binyam MOHAMED; Abou Elkassim Britel; Ahmed Agiza; Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah; Bisher Al-Rawi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JEPPESEN DATAPLAN, INC., Defendant-Appellee, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 27, 2009 Steven M. Watt, Benjamin Elihu Wizner, ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, Julia Harumi Mass, ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Douglas Neal Letter, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Appellee. Daniel Paul Collins, Henry Weissmann, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. Barbara Moses, Esquire, David J. Stankiewicz, Esquire, Morvillo Abramow... Nagi NASSIM SHAKER, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Gloria A. Goldman, Esq., Gloria A. Goldman, PC, Tucson, AZ, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, District Counsel, Office of the District Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Phoenix, AZ, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A070-21... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan Bradley PETERSON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Or.), October 27, 2009 Suzanne Bratis, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Bryan E. Lessley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Eugene, OR, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-06-60130-HO. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUVENILE FEMALE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 DC No. CR 07-1139 JMR, D. Ariz., Tucson. ORDER Defendant-appellant's petition for panel rehearing is granted. The memorandum disposition filed on March 13, 2009, is withdrawn, and replaced by the amended memorandum disposition filed concurrently with this order. No further petitions for rehearing will be entertained. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo COLLAZOS-MUNOZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), October 27, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Robert H. Whaley, Senior District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CR-00-00054-RHW, CR-00-00058-RHW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. In these consolidated appeals, Hugo Collazos-Munoz appeals from the amended judgments modifying his restitution amounts. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we ... Martin PEREZ-VALENCIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. Martin Perez-Valencia, Petitioner, v. Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Robert Bradford Jobe, Esquire, Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Ernesto Horacio Molina, Jr., Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Anthony Paul Nicastro, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. Petition to Review an Order of the Board of Immigra... KURNIAWATY, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Albert Chow, Lin & Chow, Monterey Park, CA, for Petitioner. Linda S. Wendtland, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Cac-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department Of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-873-234. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This dispo... Ronaq SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Ronaq Singh, Stockton, CA, pro se. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Ari Nazarov, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-545-833. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Ronaq Singh, a native and citizen of Ind... Zilbert SIMONYAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A096-235-359. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Zilbert Simonyan, a native of Iran and citizen of Armenia, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and pr... Varduhi HOVAKIMYAN; Garabet Osapian, a.k.a., Karapet Hovsepyan; et. al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A075-763-493, A075-763-494, A075-763-495, A075-763-496. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Varduhi Hovakimyan, her husband, Garabet Osapian, and their children, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order denying their motion to reopen based on ineffec... Daniel SERRANO-LEMUS, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Angela Mary Bean, Angela M. Bean & Associates, Oakland, CA, for Petitioner. Mary Jane Candaux, Assistant Director, Jennifer L. Lightbody, Esquire, DOJ--U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A073-426-469. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and i... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan Bradley PETERSON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Or.), October 27, 2009 Suzanne Bratis, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Bryan E. Lessley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FPDOR--Federal Public Defender's Office, Eugene, OR, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-06-60130-HO. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Enrique BOJORQUEZ-SOTO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 27, 2009 Patrick T. Barry, Esquire, Assistant U.S., USTU--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Francisco Leon, Esquire, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Cindy K. Jorgenson, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:07-CR-01256- CKJ. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Luis Enrique Bojorquez-S... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose SEDANO-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 27, 2009 Jeffrey Schenk, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Jose, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. E. Arthur Pirelli, Law Offices of E. Arthur Pirelli, Folsom, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 5:08-CR- 00027-RMW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Jo... Anne CATES, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF NEVADA, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 27, 2009 Jeffrey A. Dickerson, Law Office of Jeffrey A. Dickerson, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellant. W. Chris Wicker, Esquire, Jill Vacchina, Esquire, Woodburn & Wedge, Reno, NV, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for District of Nevada, Larry R. Hicks, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:05-cv-00696-LRH- RAM. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Appellan... Bruce RAFFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, et-al, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Wash.), October 27, 2009 Lonnie Davis, Disabilities Law Project, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Douglas J. Morrill, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, Robert Tad Seder, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Everett, WA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Robert S. Lasnik, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cv-00947-RSL. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not... SOVEREIGN GENERAL INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 27, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court Eastern District of California, Morrison C. England, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV- 06-02725-MCE-DAD. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Appellant Sovereign General Insurance Services, Inc. ("Sovereign"), a licensed surplus line broker, appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of Appellee National Casualty Company ("Natio... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario MARQUEZ-SOLIS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 27, 2009 Charles John Kovats, Jr., Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Riverside, CA, Xochitl Arteaga, Assistant U.S., AUSA-Office of U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Joan Politeo, Esquire, FPDCA--Federal Public Defender's Office, Riverside, CA, Elizabeth Newman, FPDCA--Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States Dis... In the Matter of Joseph J. SPERA and Elizabeth Spera, Debtors, Mirna Ball; Philip J. Ball, Appellants, v. Michael F. Burkart, Trustee, Appellee. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 H. Lee Horner, Jr., Esquire, Goldstein, Horner & Horner, Cortaro, AZ, for Mirna Ball. Gregory Joseph Hughes, Esquire, Hughes and Pritchard, LLP, Roseville, CA, for Appellee. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Pappas, Montali, and Markell, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding. BAP No. EC-07-1255- MkMoPa. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Mirna Ball appeals from the Bankr... Martin PEREZ-VALENCIA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. Martin Perez-Valencia, Petitioner, v. Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Robert Bradford Jobe, Esquire, Law Offices of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, Ernesto Horacio Molina, Jr., Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Anthony Paul Nicastro, Esquire, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. Petition to Review an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A075-546-110. MEMO... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alicia Carol BASS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 27, 2009 Shawn Jeffery Nelson, Special Assistant U.S., Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jeff Dominic Price, CJA Panel, Santa Monica, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, George H. Wu, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-cr- 00169-GHW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent exce... In re Snyder James OH, Debtor, Christopher Glen Flores and Gary B. Wesley, Appellants, v. Snyder James Oh, Appellee. , C.A.9, October 27, 2009 Appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Authur S. Weissbrodt , Bankruptcy Judge, Presiding. BAP No. NC 07-1325 MdKB. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Appellants Christopher Glen Flores and Gary B. Wesley ("Appellants") appeal the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirming the bankruptcy court's summary judgment in Chapter 13 debtor Snyder James Oh's adversar... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emerson Paul BIRDTAIL, II, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 27, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:08-cr-00110-SEH. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Emerson Paul Birdtail, II appeals from the 31-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for assault resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153(a) and 113(a)(6). We hav... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUVENILE FEMALE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 27, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, John M. Roll, District Judge, Presiding. DC No. CR 07-1139 JMR. AMENDED MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Juvenile Female V. L.-S. ("Juvenile") appeals her judgment of juvenile delinquency for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and conspiracy to possess cocaine wit... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael RIVERA-ALONZO, a.k.a. Rafael Alonzo-Rivera, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Ariz.), October 26, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, N.R. Smith, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) jury instruction on lesser-included offense of simple assault was not warranted, and (2) imposition of official victim sentencing enhancement was warranted. Affirmed. Alex D. Gonzalez, Gonzalez & Smith, PC, Chandler, AZ, for the defendant-appellant, Rafael Rivera-Alonzo. Karla H. Delord, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, for the appellee, United States of America. ... Patrick O. OJO, Attorney, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FARMERS GROUP, INC.; Fire Underwriters Association; Fire Insurance Exchange; Farmers Underwriters Association; Farmers Insurance Exchange, Def, C.A.9, October 26, 2009 ORDER KOZINSKI, Chief Judge: Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3. The three- judge panel opinion shall not be cited as precedent by or to any court of the Ninth Circuit. Ali Rajeh Saleh ALMNTASER, a.k.a. Ali Rajeh S. Al-Muntaser, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Elias Z. Shamieh, Esquire, Law Offices Of Elias Z. Shamieh, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-638-209. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Ali Rajeh Saleh Almntaser, a native and c... Elisa PINEDA CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Jenny Tsai, Esquire, Green & Tsai, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Jem C. Sponzo, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A072-110-953. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not pr... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Juvenal VASQUEZ-LUJANO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Idaho), October 26, 2009 Syrena Case Hargrove, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Boise, ID, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jesus Juvenal Vasquez-Lujano, Terre Haute, IN, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:95-cr-00045-EJL. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Jesus Juvenal Vasquez-Lujano appeals pro se from the ... William N. WEBER, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 26, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 6:02-cv-00010-SEH. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. This appeal comes before us following remand in Weber v. Nicholson, 253 F. App'x. 672 (9th Cir.2007). There, we vacated the district court's findings of facts and conclusions of law, made after a bench trial. We ... Wendelin Rae RINGEL, D.M.V., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 26, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Stephen G. Larson, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:04- cv-01363-SGL. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Wendelin Ringel ("Ringel") appeals from the district court's denial of her pre-trial motion for summary judgment on probable cause pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, her renewed motion for judgment as a m... Elves SANTANA MORAES, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Elves Santana Moraes, Las Vegas, NV, pro se. David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, OIL, Lindsay Elizabeth Williams, U.S. Department of Justice, David Nicholas Harling, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-137-582. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** Thi... Rita Haydee VILLAR-NAVARRO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Frank P. Sprouls, Esquire, Law Office of Ricci and Sprouls, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Lauren Fascett, David V. Bernal, Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A072-401-230. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is n... Juan GARCIA-BARRETO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Michael Franquinha, Aguirre Law Group APC, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner. Francis William Fraser, I, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Annette Marie Wietecha, Jeffery R. Leist, Trial, OIL, DOJ--U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-570-311. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This dispositi... Satnam SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Samuel Ouya Maina, Law Offices of S. Ouya Maina, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. Kiley L. Kane, Esquire, Trial, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of The District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A078-657-017. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as pr... UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond STEWART, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 26, 2009 Peter Stuart Levitt, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jason F. Carr, Esquire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Philip M. Pro, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:92-cr-00110-PMP. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent exce... ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania Limited Liability Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VEGAS VP, LP, a Nevada Domestic Limited Partnership, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 26, 2009 Douglas L. Christian, Esquire, Christian Kravitz, LLC, Henderson, NV, Carey Michael Johnson, Esquire, The Johnson Firm, LLC, Atlanta, GA, Martin J. Kravitz, Kravitz Schnitzer Sloane Johnson & Eberhardy, Chtd., Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Tami Denise Cowden, Lisa J. Zastrow, Esquire, Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Brian E. Sandoval, District Judge, Presid... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne DEPUTEE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Mont.), October 26, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Richard F. Cebull, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:07-cr-00064-RFC- 1. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Wayne Deputee appeals from his conviction of sexual abuse of a person who had not attained the age of 12 years at the time of the offense and his mandatory 30-year sentence. We affirm his conviction an... Raechel SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Charles E. Nichol, Law Offices of Charles E. Nichol, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner. John J.W. Inkeles, Esquire, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A070-452-398. MEMORANDUM [FN**] Raechel Singh, a native and citizen of Fiji, petitions for review of the Board of Immigrat... Martin Luther OREN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 26, 2009 Colleen Duffy-Smith, Morgan Duffy-Smith & Tidalgo, San Jose, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Ann Miller Ravel, Counsel, David Michael Rollo, Esquire, Deputy County Counsel, San Jose, CA, Thomas Evan Still, Esquire, Hinshaw, Draa, Marsh, Still & Hinshaw, Saratoga, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. C-05- 05100 RMW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition i... Harjit SINGH; Kulbir Kaur, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Viney Gupta, Orange, CA, for Petitioners. CAC-District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Susan K. Houser, Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A076-361-298 A076... Luis Caferino MENDEZ MALDONADO; Rosa Martinez Norato, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Luis Caferino Mendez Maldonado, Vallejo, CA, pro se. Rosa Martinez Norato, Vallejo, CA, pro se. U.S. Department of Justice, Anthony W. Norwood, Senior Litigation Counsel, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Ronald E. LeFevre, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A076-844-544, A076-844-545. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** T... HAI YU LIN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Evan Lee Murri, Esquire, Law Offices of Evan L. Murri, PLC, San Gabriel, CA, for Petitioner. CAC-District Counsel, Esquire, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles, CA, John Clifford Cunningham, I, Esquire, Senior Litigation Counsel, Shelley Goad, Senior Litigation Counsel, Oil, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Ronald E. Lefevre, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent. On Petition f... Tarlochan SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.9, October 26, 2009 Mohinder Singh, Esq., Walnut Creek, CA, for Petitioner. Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, John C. Cunningham, Esq., Elizabeth J. Stevens, Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-092-600. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for pu... Susan Lee BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Pregerson, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) anti-retaliation provisions of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA granted standing to non-disabled people who were retaliated against for attempting to protect the rights of the disabled, and (2) teacher had standing under the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA. Reversed and remanded. Janice S. Cleveland, Law offices of Janice S. Cleveland, Riverside, CA, and Gary S. Bennett, Law Offices of Gary S. Bennett, Laguna Hil... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Manuel ABARCA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Luella M. Caldito, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Charles H. Adair, Esquire, Law Offices of Charles H. Adair, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Jeffrey T. Miller, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-07- 00775-JTM. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R... Edward L. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. SULLIVAN; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Edward L. Turner, Corcoran, CA, pro se. Grant Lien, Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Lawrence J. O'Neill, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV- 05-01288-LJO. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Edward L. Turner, a... Michael STEWART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A. CALDERON; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Michael Stewart, Delano, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Anthony W. Ishii, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-01464-AWI/LJO. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Michael Stewart, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exha... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis MONCRIEF, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 23, 2009 Kathleen Bliss, Esquire, Gregory A. Brower, U.S., Office of the U .S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Augustas T. Claus, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Philip M. Pro, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-CR-00020-PMP-RJJ-1. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Dennis Moncrief ("... Bryan DAVIS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TALISMAN; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Lawrence J. O'Neill, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 07- CV-00281-LJO. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Bryan Davis, Sr., a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing sua sponte his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies pursua... Toy Terrell SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jeanne S. WOODFORD; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Toy Terrell Smith, Crescent City, CA, pro se. Donn Robert Duncan, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Office, Samantha Derin Tama, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Susan Illston, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 05-CV- 03373-SI. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided... Albert R. MORGAN, JR., deceased, Plaintiff, and Alice H. Morgan, Trustee of the Morgan Family Revocable Living Trust Under Agreement Dated September 20, 1990, as Amended, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, C.A.9 (Hawai'i), October 23, 2009 Steven Jacobson, Esquire, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff. Neil F. Hulbert, Esquire, Jade Lynne Ching, Esquire, Troy T. Fukuhara, Esquire, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Barry M. Kurren, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-00145-BMK. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ... Tommy ALLEN; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Derik KUMAGAI, Fresno City Police Officer; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Kevin Gerard Little, Kevin G. Little, Attorney at Law, Fresno, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Erica Camarena, Esquire, James D. Weakley, Esquire, Weakley, Ratliff, Arendt & McGuire, L.L.P., Fresno, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Anthony W. Ishii, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:06-CV-01469-AWI-SMS. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not preceden... Everett L. McCOY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. COX; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Everett L. McCoy, Soledad, CA, pro se. Jose Zelidon-Zepeda, Attorney General Office, Matthew Marvin Grigg, Law Offices of Nancy E. Hudgins, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Vaughn R. Walker, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:03-cv-03135-VRW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ... Darrel D. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Internal Revenue Service, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Nev.), October 23, 2009 Darrel D. Smith, Las Vegas, NV, pro se. Richard Farber, Esquire, Supervisory, Teresa T. Milton, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Karen L. Pound, Esquire, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Kent J. Dawson, District Judge, Presiding. Dist. Ct. No. 2:07-CV-713- KJDPAL. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Aft... Zameer R. AZAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PLEASANTON; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Marilyn H. Patel, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:05- CV-00510-MHP. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Zameer R. Azam, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's two post-judgment orders in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action claiming defamation, denial of due process rights, and mal... Melvin OTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INGENIX, INC., Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.9 (Wash.), October 23, 2009 George Martin Ahrend, Dano Gilbert & Ahrend PLLC, Moses Lake, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Barbara J. Duffy, Andrew G. Yates, Ryan P. McBride, Lane Powell, PC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Fred L. Van Sickle, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:07-cv-00201-FVS. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. ... Rafael PEREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. K. LOPEZ, Correctional Officer; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Rafael Perez, Calipatria, CA, pro se. Stephen Alexander Aronis, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Jeffrey T. Miller, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07- cv-00352-JM-NLS. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Rafael Perez, a ... Anthony SEALS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICHARDS, Long Beach Police Officer e/s/a James Richardson; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Anthony Seals, Long Beach, CA, pro se. Gary J. Anderson, Esquire, Randall C. Fudge, Esquire, Long Beach City Attorney's Office, Long Beach, CA, Dennis K. Ames, Esquire, LA Follette Johnson De Haas, Santa Ana, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, George H. Wu, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-05- 08430-GW-OP. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent... Clifton Wayne MAXWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. SINGH; et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Clifton Wayne Maxwell, San Diego, CA, pro se. Benjamin Barnouw, Esquire, AGCA--Office of the California Attorney General (LA), Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Audrey B. Collins, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-05-04379-ABC. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Clifton Wayne Maxwe... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $223,178.00 IN BANK ACCOUNT FUNDS, et al., Defendants, Kathy Tran, Claimant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Frank Kortum, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Lynne M. Patterson, Esquire, Westminster, CA, for Claimant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. SACV06- 444-DOC. MEMORANDUM [FN***] FN*** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit R... Ron FIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF ORANGE; A. Wyffels, Deputy, # 1027, individually and peace officer, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Thomas E. Beck, Esquire, The Beck Law Firm, Los Alamitos, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stefanie Kristin Vaudreuil, Litigation Counsel, Nancy Ellen Zeltzer, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Philip S. Gutierrez, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 8:06-cv-00595-PSG-AN. MEMORANDUM [FN*] FN* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not preced... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodrigo FIGUEROA-TREJO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), October 23, 2009 Pamela Jackson Byerly, Assistant U.S., USSP--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Matthew Campbell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FPDWA--Federal Public Defender's Office (Eastern WA & ID), Spokane, WA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Robert H. Whaley, Senior District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. 2:08-cr-00122-RHW, 2:08-cr-00138-RHW. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is n... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leopoldo Alcala ZARAGOZA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9 (Wash.), October 23, 2009 Gregory M. Shogren, Esquire, Assistant U.S., USSP--Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Diane E. Hehir, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FDWAID--Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Yakima, WA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Edward F. Shea, District Judge, Presiding. D .C. No. 2:06-CR- 02138-EFS-1. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publi... Bryan DAVIS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW, CA Innocence Project; et al., Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.9 (Cal.), October 23, 2009 Bryan Davis, Sr., Soledad, CA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Dana M. Sabraw, District Judge, Presiding. D .C. No. 3:08-CV- 02231-DMSLSP. MEMORANDUM [FN**] FN** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. Bryan Davis, Sr., a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdictio... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HAO QUANG TRAN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.9, October 23, 2009 Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Susan M. Roe, Catherine Lynskey Crisham, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. John Dorgan, Esquire, Allen M. Ressler, Ressler & Tesh PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellant. ORDER A judge of this court sua sponte called for this case to be reheard en banc. A vote was taken, and a majority of the active judges of the court did not vote for a rehearing en banc. Fed. R.App. P. 35(f). The call for this case to be reheard en banc is DENI... © 2009 West, a Thomson business Westlaw Integration Solutions  /  Westlaw.com