Danielle J. Forrest

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit circuit Appointed by Donald Trump (Republican) 32 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Colbert v. Haynes
19-71246 · 2020-03-30
Appeal (applicant (Bobby Darrell Colbert)) Denied

“We also hold that Colbert does not satisfy the requirements for filing a second or successive habeas petition, and we deny his application.”

IATSE Local 15 v. NLRB
19-70651 · 2020-04-29
Petition for review (petitioner (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 15)) Denied

“The panel affirmed the National Labor Relations Board's findings that: (a) the employer ... effectively retracted its claim of inability to pay the union's wage and benefit proposals ...; and (b) [the employer's] conduct did not constitute bad faith bargaining in violation of the National Labor Relations Act.”

United States v. Herrera
19-50181 · 2020-09-09
Appeal (appellant (defendant James Manuel Herrera)) Denied

“he argues the district court miscalculated the amount-of-loss enhancement and improperly imposed the leadership-role and number-of-victims enhancements. We affirm.”

United States v. Qazi
18-10483 · 2020-09-17
Appeal (appellant (defendant Omar Qazi)) Granted

“we hold that Qazi did properly challenge his indictment, and we direct the district court to dismiss his indictment, as we must.”

United States v. Kroytor
19-16459 · 2020-10-14
Appeal (appellant (defendant Yuly Kroytor)) Denied

“We conclude that Kroytor is not entitled to coram nobis relief because, after learning that the only way he could avoid removal was to challenge his conviction, he waited two years, without a valid reason, before filing his petition for writ of error coram nobis.”

Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
19-55723 · 2020-10-14
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Bruce Boyer)) Granted in part

“We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand.”

Bliss v. CoreCivic, Inc.
19-16167 · 2020-10-27
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Kathleen Bliss)) Granted in part

“we reverse in part the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of CoreCivic and remand for further proceedings.”

Manikan v. Peters & Freedman, L.L.P.
19-55393 · 2020-11-25
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Vincent Manikan)) Granted

“Because we conclude that Walls does not extend to this circumstance, we reverse and remand.”

Merchant v. Corizon Health, Inc.
19-36093 · 2021-04-02
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Gary Merchant)) Denied

“We conclude the district court did not err because Merchant repeatedly failed to meet his disclosure obligations, the district court reasonably concluded Merchant's failures were not substantially justified or harmless, and Merchant never moved for a lesser sanction.”

Thomas v. CalPortland Company
20-70541 · 2021-04-14
Petition for review (petitioner (Robert Thomas)) Granted

“Interpreting Section 105(c) in light of recent Supreme Court precedent, we conclude the Commission applied the wrong causation standard, and we grant the petition and remand.”

Walsh v. Browne
20-15765 · 2021-05-18
Appeal (appellant (defendant Larry Browne)) Denied

“Therefore, we affirm the district court's denial of the alleged employer's motion to compel arbitration.”

Gilbert v. United States
18-17004 · 2021-05-20
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Eric and Audra Gilbert)) Denied

“The district court dismissed this claim for lack of jurisdiction because the Declaratory Judgment Act prohibits courts from entering declaratory judgments related to federal taxation obligations. We affirm.”

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