United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Calendar for James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco

July 26-30, 2021

Note: Calendar entries may change up until the hearing date. Please remember to check the docket report for updates. Case synopses are prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.


2021-07-26  9:00 am  Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor Rm 338, James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
20-16823
20-16857		Rachel Condry v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. - An appeal and a cross-appeal from the district court's judgment in an action under ERISA and the Affordable Care Act concerning healthcare coverage for lactation services. [3:17-cv-00183-VC]
 Civil N. CA 20 min
20-17324FTC v. James Noland, Jr. - Appealof anorder denyinga motion to modify or dissolve a preliminary injunction entered in favor of the Federal Trade Commission; and the July 29, 2020 Order denyinga motion to modifya Receiver's powers. [2:20-cv-00047-DWL] Civil AZ Subm.
20-55700Atef Elzeftawy v. Michael Baker Int'l, Inc. - An appeal of the district court's summary judgment in favor of Michael Baker International, Inc., in a diversity action alleging employment discrimination. [8:19-cv-01001-PA-KS] Civil C. CA Subm.
20-55735Jeffrey Sulitzer v. Joseph Tippins - SmileDirectClub, LLC, et al. appeal the district court's dismissal of their antitrust action. [2:19-cv-08902-GW-MAA] Civil C. CA 15 min
19-56410Yellowstone Womens First Step v. City of Costa Mesa - An appeal from the district court's judgment after a jury trial in an action under the Fair Housing Act against the City of Costa Mesa. [8:14-cv-01852-JVS-JDE] Civil C. CA 20 min


2021-07-27  9:00 am  Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor Rm 338, James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
20-10109USA v. Abdul Wahid - Appeal from conviction for false statements during an investigation involving international and domestic terrorism and attempted witness tampering. [2:17-cr-00360-JJT-1] Criminal AZ Subm.
20-16123Good Job Games v. SayGames, LLC - An appeal from the district court's dismissal, for lack of personal jurisdiction, of an action under the Copyright Act. [3:19-cv-07916-EMC] Civil N. CA 10 min
20-16332USA v. Lloyd Kenney - A federal prisoner appeals the denial of his sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act. [1:19-cv-00647-AWI] Habeas E. CA 10 min
19-17505Jesse Santana v. County of Yuba - An appeal from the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 and state law alleging thatdefendants maliciously prosecuted plaintiff and subjected him to stigma plus defamation. [2:15-cv-00794-KJM-EFB] Civil E. CA 15 min
20-10054USA v. Brian Federico - Appeal from conviction for conspiracy and mail fraud arising from a scheme by the defendant, an employee, and others to defraud a general contractor. [4:12-cr-00862-YGR-2] Criminal N. CA 15 min
20-10122USA v. Jarrett James - Appeal from conviction for aggravated sexual abuse of a child, abusive sexual contact of a child, and sexual abuse of a minor. [3:18-cr-08249-SPL-1] Criminal AZ 15 min


2021-07-28  9:00 am  Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor Rm 338, James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
20-70290Felipe Lopez Santana v. Merrick Garland - A citizen of Mexico petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and related relief. Immigration BIA Subm.
20-71443Soraya Rendon v. Merrick Garland - A citizen of Colombia petitions for review of an asylum officer's negative reasonable fear determination in reinstatement proceedings. Immigration BIA Subm.
20-71877Arnoldo Camacho-Vasquez v. Merrick Garland - A citizen of Mexico petitions for review of Immigration Judge's decision affirming an asylum officer's negative reasonable fear determination in reinstatement proceedings Immigration BIA Subm.
20-16733John Dutton v. Rhea Fisher - Chapter 7 debtors appeal the district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's judgment after a bench trial in an adversary proceeding concerning the nondischargeability of a debt. [2:18-cv-01425-SMB] Bankruptcy AZ Subm.
19-17463
19-17464
19-17601		C&C Properties, Inc. v. Shell Pipeline Company - Appeals, and cross appeal, in a diversity action alleging claims arising from pipelines that crossed plaintiffs' property in Bakersfield, California. [1:14-cv-01889-DAD-JLT]

 Civil E. CA 20 min


2021-07-29  9:00 am  Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor Rm 338, James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
20-15724Lakiesha McCall v. Jeremy Jacobitz - Appeal from the denial of qualified immunity to defendant police officersin an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 alleging that plaintiff was wrongfully detained and handcuffed. [2:18-cv-01319-APG-EJY] Civil NV 10 min
20-71361Mikhail Sokol v. Merrick Garland - A citizen ofUkraine petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Immigration BIA Subm.
20-72732Jorge Mora-Fraga v. Merrick Garland - A citizen of Mexico petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Immigration BIA Subm.
20-17009John Parziale v. HP, Inc. - An appeal from the district court's dismissal of an action under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. [5:19-cv-05363-EJD] Civil N. CA Def.
20-60020David Bartenwerfer v. Kieran Buckley - Debtors appeal the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's opinion affirming the bankruptcy court's judgment regarding attorneys' fees in an adversary proceeding. [19-1178] Bankruptcy N. CA 15 min
20-60021
20-60023
20-60024		Kieran Buckley v. David Bartenwerfer - A creditor and debtors appeal and cross-appeal the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's decisions affirming the bankruptcy court's judgment after trial and remand in an adversary proceeding. [16-1277]

 Bankruptcy N. CA 15 min


2021-07-30  9:00 am  Courtroom 1, 3rd Floor Rm 338, James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
19-17207Pedro Duarte v. Brian Williams - A Nevada state prisoner appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for two counts of attempted murder. [2:12-cv-01305-JAD-EJY] Habeas NV 10 min
20-10008USA v. Matthew Orozco - Appeal from conviction for conspiracy to transport an illegal alien and transportation of an illegal alien. [4:17-cr-01792-JAS-EJM-1] Criminal AZ Subm.
20-10025USA v. Jose Carbajal - Appeal from conviction and sentence for Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, and brandishing a gun during and in relation to a crime of violence. [1:17-cr-00304-LJO-SKO-1] Criminal E. CA Subm.
20-16376Debbie Thompson v. U.S. Bank, N.A. - Appeal of an order denying a motion to remand, and dismissing a diversity action against U.S. Bank, N.A. and others, alleging claims challenging the assignments of a deed of trust and nonjudicial foreclosure on real property in California [5:20-cv-02107-EJD] Civil N. CA 15 min
20-16463
20-16464		Debbie Viale v. Foster Wheeler, LLC - Appeals from the district court's orders granting summary judgment in favor of defendants in asbestos litigation. [3:19-cv-00038-MMC]
 Civil N. CA 15 min


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