John B. Owens

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit circuit Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 26 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Martinez
13-10563 · 2014-11-14
Appeal (appellant (defendant Michael Anthony Martinez)) Denied

“Martinez's conviction for vehicle flight under California Vehicle Code 2800.2 is a predicate violent felony under the ACCA. Accordingly, the district court did not err in sentencing Martinez to the mandatory-minimum fifteen years ... AFFIRMED.”

Ortega-Lopez v. Lynch
13-72457 · 2016-08-23
Petition for review (petitioner (Agustin Ortega-Lopez)) Granted

“PETITION GRANTED AND REMANDED.”

In re J.T. Thorpe, Inc. (Mandelbrot v. J.T. Thorpe Settlement Trust)
15-60064 · 2017-09-14
Appeal (appellant (Michael Mandelbrot)) Granted

“VACATED and REMANDED.”

Conejo-Bravo v. Sessions
13-72280 · 2017-11-17
Petition for review (petitioner (Leonardo Conejo-Bravo)) Denied

“And because those elements make out traditional hit and run, Petitioner's section 20001(a) conviction qualifies as a CIMT. PETITION DENIED.”

United States v. Vera
16-50364 · 2018-06-25
Appeal (appellants (defendants Salvador and Armando Vera)) Granted

“On remand, the district court used evidence of questionable value in determining the drug quantities attributable to each defendant, so we again vacate and remand for resentencing.”

United States v. Schram
17-30055 · 2018-08-21
Appeal (appellant (defendant Gerald Schram)) Denied

“The district court held that Schram could not challenge the search of a residence that a no-contact court order barred him from entering. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we affirm.”

Robles v. Domino's Pizza, LLC
17-55504 · 2019-01-15
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Guillermo Robles)) Granted

“The panel reversed the district court's dismissal ... The panel remanded the case to the district court.”

United States v. Korte
18-50051 · 2019-03-15
Appeal (appellant (defendant Kyle Korte)) Denied

“On appeal, Korte primarily challenges the district court's denial of his suppression motions as to each of these searches. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we affirm.”

Banks v. Northern Trust Corp.
17-56025 · 2019-07-05
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Lindie Banks and Erica LeBlanc)) Granted

“The district court interpreted the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 ('SLUSA') to bar the case from proceeding in federal court. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we reverse and remand.”

United States v. Phillips
18-50138 · 2019-07-11
Appeal (appellant (defendant David Phillips)) Denied

“We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we affirm the district court's conclusion that Phillips' promise to forgive an uncollectable debt satisfies the pecuniary value requirement of 1958.”

Panah v. Chappell
13-99010 · 2019-08-21
Appeal (appellant (capital habeas petitioner Hooman Panah)) Denied

“The panel affirmed the district court's denial of Hooman Panah's habeas corpus petition challenging his State of California conviction and sentence for the first-degree murder and sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl.”

Weber v. Allergan, Inc.
18-15212 · 2019-10-11
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Nicole Weber)) Denied

“Weber sued Allergan under state law alleging that she suffered injuries when her breast implants bled silicone into her body. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we affirm.”

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