Richard A. Paez

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit circuit Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 28 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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Close v. Thomas
10-35850 · 2011-08-03
Appeal (appellants (petitioners Christopher Close et al.)) Denied

“We affirm the district court's denial of Close's and the other habeas petitions. ... AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Flores
11-50536 · 2013-08-30
Appeal (appellants (defendants Yoahjan Lara Flores et al.)) Granted

“we hold that the definition of a missile under 26 U.S.C. Section 5845(f) and U.S.S.G. Section 2K2.1(b)(3)(A) is a self-propelled device designed to deliver an explosive. Therefore, the district court erred ... VACATED and REMANDED for resentencing.”

Technica LLC ex rel. United States v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.
12-56539 · 2014-04-29
Appeal (appellant (subcontractor Technica LLC)) Granted

“we reverse the district court's grant of summary judgment to Candelaria and CCIC. Because the California licensing requirement is not a defense to a claim under the Miller Act ... REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

Chandra v. Holder
10-70029 · 2014-05-12
Petition for review (petitioner (Cipto Chandra)) Granted

“For the reasons stated above, we grant Chandra's petition and remand to the BIA for further proceedings. PETITION GRANTED AND REMANDED.”

Oliver v. SD-3C LLC
12-16421 · 2014-05-14
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Dan Oliver et al.)) Granted

“The district court's dismissal order is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

United States v. Hertler
13-30273 · 2015-01-15
Appeal (appellant (defendant Mark William Hertler)) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Hertler's postrevocation sentence of twenty months of supervised release. AFFIRMED.”

LeGras v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.
786 F.3d 1233 · 2015-05-28
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Andre LeGras)) Granted

“It was error for AETNA and the district court to conclude that LeGras's administrative appeal was untimely. We reverse and remand ... REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

Tulalip Tribes v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
13-35773 · 2015-07-27
Appeal (appellant (Tulalip Tribes)) Denied

“The Tulalip did not meet its burden to show that the contested areas in this subproceeding should be excluded from Suquamish's usual and accustomed fishing grounds. Therefore, we affirm the district court's judgment. AFFIRMED.”

Acevedo v. Lynch
12-71237 · 2015-08-24
Petition for review (petitioner (Edson Acevedo)) Denied

“As Acevedo makes no other challenge, we deny the petition. PETITION DENIED.”

Mangiaracina v. Penzone
849 F.3d 1191 · 2017-03-03
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Nick Mangiaracina)) Granted in part

“The judgment is AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.”

Clayton v. Biter
15-71566 · 2017-08-21
Appeal (applicant/petitioner (Curtis Lavell Clayton)) Granted

“We ... deny the application as unnecessary and transfer the matter to the district court with instructions to treat Clayton's habeas petition as a first petition.”

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaft Bank v. Meyer
15-35086 · 2017-08-24
Appeal (appellant (creditor DZ Bank AG)) Granted

“Although the bankruptcy court correctly found that the Meyers engaged in fraudulent transfers and, therefore, actual fraud, to DZ Bank's detriment, the court limited relief to $123,200 ... This was error. ... REVERSED and REMANDED.”

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