Andrew Jay Kleinfeld

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit circuit Retired 2025 · served 1991–2025 Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican) 34 signed orders read

Judge Kleinfeld no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Solano
· 1993-12-01
Appeal (appellant (defendant William Solano)) Granted

“REVERSED.”

Ortolf v. Silver Bar Mines, Inc.
95-36152, 95-36160 · 1997-04-14
Appeal (appellant (defendants Silver Bar Mines / Wolske)) Granted

“We REVERSE, and VACATE the district court judgment, and REMAND for dismissal without prejudice to refiling in state court.”

King v. United States
· 1998-08-26
Appeal (appellant (plaintiffs Albert E. and Geraldine King)) Denied

“The district court granted the government's motion for summary judgment, and we affirm.”

United States v. Soueiti
· 1998-09-02
Appeal (appellant (defendant Bassam Soueiti)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Oregon State University Alumni Ass'n v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
96-70565, 96-70593 · 1999-10-04
Appeal (appellant (Commissioner of Internal Revenue)) Denied

“The money received from the affinity credit cards fell within the royalties exclusion from unrelated business income. AFFIRMED.”

State of Alaska v. Babbitt
· 1999-06-18
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff State of Alaska)) Granted

“We therefore REVERSE the judgment of the district court dismissing this case for lack of jurisdiction, and remand for such proceedings as may be appropriate.”

United States v. Merino
· 1999-09-13
Appeal (appellant (defendant Jorge Alberto Merino)) Granted

“The sentence is VACATED and the case is REMANDED to the district court for resentencing.”

Director, OWCP v. Coos Head Lumber & Plywood Co.
· 1999-10-21
Petition for review (petitioner (Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs)) Denied

“That the ALJ followed our decisional framework rather than quoting the statute does not require reversal, particularly where the Director was invited to submit evidence and proposed findings and elected not to do so. AFFIRMED.”

United States ex rel. Haycock v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
· 1996-10-21
Appeal (appellant (relator Don H. Haycock)) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, Appellee's argument that the appeal should be dismissed as untimely is rejected. We have jurisdiction over the appeal.”

Stanley v. McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth (In re Donovan Corp.)
· 2000-06-07
Appeal (appellant (United States Trustee, Linda Ekstrom Stanley)) Granted

“REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings.”

United States v. Sandoval-Barajas
· 2000-03-13
Appeal (appellant (defendant Ramon Sandoval-Barajas)) Granted

“Because Sandoval-Barajas's Washington state conviction was not an aggravated felony for federal sentencing purposes, this case is REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.”

United States v. LaPage
· 2000-11-02
Appeal (appellant (defendant Roger LaPage)) Granted

“The failure to correct prosecutorial testimony known to be false may have made a difference to the outcome in this case, so the conviction cannot stand. REVERSED.”

A historical record

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