Melvin T. Brunetti

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit circuit Retired 2009 · served 1985–2009 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 36 signed orders read

Judge Brunetti 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. Consiglio
· 1989-01-24
Appeal (appellant (defendant John Consiglio)) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed because the panel is without jurisdiction to consider this matter.”

Holland v. United States
· 1989-05-05
Appeal (appellant (taxpayer John H. Holland)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Schmit v. United States
· 1990-02-16
Appeal (appellant (the government / United States)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Macias-Perez
· 1990-10-05
Appeal (appellant (defendant Francisco Macias-Perez)) Denied

“AFFIRMED AND REMANDED.”

United States v. Neal
· 1992-10-05
Appeal (appellant (defendant Denard Darnell Neal)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Charlton v. Commissioner
· 1993-04-21
Appeal (Thomas E. and Judith C. Charlton (taxpayers-appellants)) Denied

“We have jurisdiction pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a) (1988), and we affirm.”

Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. Exber, Inc. (El Cortez Hotel)
· 1993-05-28
Appeal (Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas (the Union), plaintiff-appellant) Granted

“Because the Union never received from the employer an unequivocal, express refusal of its demand to arbitrate, the statute of limitations never commenced running. The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

In re Vasseli (Vasseli v. Wells Fargo Bank)
· 1993-08-31
Appeal (Massoud and Susan A. Vasseli (Chapter 7 debtors-appellants)) Denied

“We reject the Vasseli’s argument and affirm the BAP’s order.”

Western Truck Manpower, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
· 1993-12-13
Petition for review (Western Truck Manpower, Inc., petitioner) Denied

“Based on Western’s knowledge of the incident, its warning letter and subsequent dismissal of Palmer, its failure to conduct an *154 independent investigation, its input into Ryerson’s conduct, and its'failure to enforce an agreement between Western and Ryer-son, we hold that there is substantial evidence to support the Secretary's factual determination that Western knowingly participated in the adverse action against Palmer, and violated section 2305(b). AFFIRMED.”

In re Ivory (Multnomah County v. Ivory)
· 1995-10-30
Appeal (Multnomah County (creditor-appellant)) Denied

“The bankruptcy court granted the motion, the district court affirmed, and the County appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d), and now affirm.”

In re Kissinger (Mataya v. Kissinger)
· 1995-12-15
Appeal (Michael J. Kissinger (debtor-appellant)) Denied

“We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d) and affirm the order of the bankruptcy court.”

United States v. Fuller
· 1996-11-05
Appeal (appellant (defendant Dashon Glen Fuller)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

A historical record

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