Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The most-cited opinions of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on UpLaw — 11,058 decisions from 1894–2025, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

• Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp. 500 F.3d 1047 · cited by 311
• Grant Fritsch v. Swift Transportation Co. of Az 899 F.3d 785 · cited by 311
• Jeanette Jesinger v. Nevada Federal Credit Union, a Federally-Chartered Credit Union Robert W. Fleischman 24 F.3d 1127 · cited by 311
• Danny BOYD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Frank THOMPSON, Superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee 147 F.3d 1124 · cited by 310
• McKinney v. Carey 311 F.3d 1198 · cited by 310
• Andreas Kelly v. Larry Small, Warden 315 F.3d 1063 · cited by 310
• Robert M. Schucker v. Terry G. Rockwood James C. Fukuhara Dewar, Romig & Rockwood, Inc. Anne D. McGowan Delay, Laredo & McGowan Maurice Jourdane 846 F.2d 1202 · cited by 308
• Angela Bernhardt v. Los Angeles County Lloyd W. Pellman, Individually and in His Official Capacity 339 F.3d 920 · cited by 307
• Marsh v. County of San Diego 680 F.3d 1148 · cited by 306
• Gary E. Wallis, Husband Carol Wallis, Wife v. J.R. Simplot Company 26 F.3d 885 · cited by 306
• Ellen Keates v. Michael Koile 883 F.3d 1228 · cited by 305
• Fantasy, Inc. v. Fogerty 984 F.2d 1524 · cited by 305
• Howard Wool v. Tandem Computers Incorporated, Robert C. Marshall, Henry v. Morgan, and James G. Treybig 818 F.2d 1433 · cited by 303
• Moore-Thomas v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. 553 F.3d 1241 · cited by 303
• Richard McCarthy v. United States 850 F.2d 558 · cited by 302
• Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp. 290 F.3d 1043 · cited by 301
• Primiano v. Cook 598 F.3d 558 · cited by 301
• Pebble Beach Company, a California General Partnership v. Michael Caddy, an Individual 453 F.3d 1151 · cited by 300
• Joan Hangarter v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, and the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company Unumprovident Corp. 373 F.3d 998 · cited by 300
• United Steelworkers of America v. Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York Corporation, Defendants 865 F.2d 1539 · cited by 298
• James HOWARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 782 F.2d 1484 · cited by 298
• United States v. Watson 582 F.3d 974 · cited by 298
• Richard L. Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles, and Margaret Salazar, Intervenors-Appellees 780 F.2d 823 · cited by 298
• 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8943, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,491 Veronico Blas Almario Kalaw Eleanor Lu Dalisay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Florencia Garcia Revilla v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Anastacia Miranda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 133 F.3d 1147 · cited by 297
• Newcal Industries, Inc. v. IKON Office Solution 513 F.3d 1038 · cited by 297
• Maya v. Centex Corp. 658 F.3d 1060 · cited by 297
• United States v. John Paul Wilson 66 A.L.R. Fed. 663 · cited by 296
• Geographic Expeditions, Inc. v. Estate of Lhotka 599 F.3d 1102 · cited by 296
• Fair Housing of Marin, a California Non-Profit Corporation v. Jack Combs, D.B.A. Waters Edge Apartments 285 F.3d 899 · cited by 295
• Gary Blankenhorn v. City of Orange Andy Romero Dung Nguyen Garrett Ross Tamara South Gray, Sergeant Montano, Officer Kayano, Officer Roman, Officer 485 F.3d 463 · cited by 294
• Curtis B. Danning, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Fenton, Lavine & Co., a Partnership v. Beau Berlinski Lavine 572 F.2d 1386 · cited by 294
• Hiram Ash v. Eugene Cvetkov 739 F.2d 493 · cited by 293
• Loredana Ranza v. Nike, Inc. 793 F.3d 1059 · cited by 293
• Frizell Clegg v. Cult Awareness Network Cult Awareness Network, Los Angeles Chapter Cynthia Kisser Priscilla Coates 18 F.3d 752 · cited by 292
• Williams v. Gerber Products Co. 552 F.3d 934 · cited by 291
• Ronald Y. Chuang and Linda Chuang v. University of California Davis, Board of Trustees and Fitz-Roy Curry 225 F.3d 1115 · cited by 290
• Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant/appellant v. Frank Rose Clive "Sonny" Miller, Defendants-Counter-Plaintiffs/appellees 893 F.2d 1074 · cited by 290
• William J. Ray v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General 217 F.3d 1234 · cited by 289
• Cindy Garcia v. Google, Inc. 786 F.3d 733 · cited by 289
• Sherry Howard, on Behalf of Sarah Wolff v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration 341 F.3d 1006 · cited by 289
• Laurie Wellington v. Nancy Berryhill 878 F.3d 867 · cited by 289
• Ernest S. Little v. City of Seattle John Doe Jane Doe, and David Paul 863 F.2d 681 · cited by 288
• Metzler Investment GMBH v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc. 540 F.3d 1049 · cited by 288
• Martin Gonzalez, Sr. v. City of Maywood 729 F.3d 1196 · cited by 288
• De Long v. Hennessey 912 F.2d 1144 · cited by 287
• Cleolis Hunt v. Dental Department 865 F.2d 198 · cited by 286
• Steckman v. Hart Brewing, Inc. 143 F.3d 1293 · cited by 285
• Beatriz v. Lounsburry v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security 468 F.3d 1111 · cited by 285
• Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 666 F.3d 581 · cited by 285
• Freeman v. Arpaio 125 F.3d 732 · cited by 284
• Clementine COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 799 F.2d 1403 · cited by 284
• Smith v. City of Hemet 394 F.3d 689 · cited by 283
• Del P. Henry, Jr., a Single Man, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Gill Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant 983 F.2d 943 · cited by 282
• Charles E. McDowell Jr. v. Arthur Calderon, Warden 197 F.3d 1253 · cited by 282
• William Morris Jeanne Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Randal Longfield 942 F.2d 648 · cited by 281
• Leonard R. Greger v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security 464 F.3d 968 · cited by 280
• Igor Zavalin v. Carolyn W. Colvin 778 F.3d 842 · cited by 280
• Washington v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 833 F.3d 1048 · cited by 279
• Harold D. Blankenship, an Individual v. The Hearst Corporation, a Corporation, William H. Myers, an Individual 519 F.2d 418 · cited by 279
• Brenda Diedrich v. Nancy Berryhill 874 F.3d 634 · cited by 279
• Melencio Legui Lim v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 224 F.3d 929 · cited by 279
• Donald H. Albrecht, and Joanne Albrecht v. William S. Lund 845 F.2d 193 · cited by 278
• Betty L. Varney v. Secretary of Health and Human Services 859 F.2d 1396 · cited by 277
• Morgan v. Morgensen 465 F.3d 1041 · cited by 277
• United States v. Hiram Webb 655 F.2d 977 · cited by 275
• Bly-Magee v. California 236 F.3d 1014 · cited by 275
• John Crowley v. Bruce Bannister 734 F.3d 967 · cited by 275
• Leticia Valdez v. Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation Allstate Indemnity Co., an Illinois Corporation 372 F.3d 1115 · cited by 275
• Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Larry Lichtenegger 913 F.3d 884 · cited by 274
• Learjet, Inc. v. Oneok, Inc. 715 F.3d 716 · cited by 274
• Wilson v. Hewlett-Packard Co. 668 F.3d 1136 · cited by 273
• Jack Allen v. City of Beverly Hills 911 F.2d 367 · cited by 273
• Robert H. Harris v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company Kenneth L. Brown 425 F.3d 689 · cited by 273
• Robert S. Robertson v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 749 F.2d 530 · cited by 273
• Sousa v. Callahan 143 F.3d 1240 · cited by 273
• Newgen, LLC v. Safe Cig, LLC 840 F.3d 606 · cited by 272
• Corales v. Bennett 567 F.3d 554 · cited by 272
• Roy Richard Dittman v. State of California State and Consumer Affairs Agency Medical Board of California Acupuncture Committee and Marilyn Nielsen 191 F.3d 1020 · cited by 272
• United States v. Robert Louis Syrax, AKA Bob Johnson, AKA Robert L. Syrax 235 F.3d 422 · cited by 271
• Lazy Y Ranch Ltd. v. Behrens 546 F.3d 580 · cited by 271
• James Sample v. Richard Schweiker , Secretary of Health and Human Services 694 F.2d 639 · cited by 271
• Decker Coal Company v. Commonwealth Edison Company 805 F.2d 834 · cited by 270
• Harold Hall v. City of Los Angeles 697 F.3d 1059 · cited by 269
• Maria Pinto v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 249 F.3d 840 · cited by 269
• Coto Settlement v. Eisenberg 593 F.3d 1031 · cited by 269
• Thomas v. Ponder 611 F.3d 1144 · cited by 268
• Jesus Nino v. George Galaza, Warden Attorney General of the State of California 183 F.3d 1003 · cited by 268
• Jose Chavez v. James Ziglar 683 F.3d 1102 · cited by 268
• Abatie v. Alta Health & Life Ins. Co. 458 F.3d 955 · cited by 266
• Jagdishbhai and Hansaben Patel v. Del Taco, Inc. 446 F.3d 996 · cited by 266
• Gil Ilano Colmenar,petitioner v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 210 F.3d 967 · cited by 266
• Carroll v. Nakatani 342 F.3d 934 · cited by 265
• Donna J. SWENSON, Widow of Herman J. Swenson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Defendant-Appellee 876 F.2d 683 · cited by 265
• Kamla Prasad Meena Kumari Prasad Catherine Sandhya Prasad Micky Sudesh Prasad Ricky Sumit Prasad v. Immigration & Naturalization Service 47 F.3d 336 · cited by 265
• Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 272 F.3d 1176 · cited by 264
• Rodney BURKHART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Defendant-Appellee 856 F.2d 1335 · cited by 264
• Santos-Lemus v. Mukasey 542 F.3d 738 · cited by 264
• Victoria Zetwick v. County of Yolo 850 F.3d 436 · cited by 262
• Pamela A. STONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 761 F.2d 530 · cited by 261
• Stacie Somers v. Apple, Inc. 729 F.3d 953 · cited by 261
• Dean Evan Ferguson v. Joan Palmateer, Superintendent Oregon State Penitentiary 321 F.3d 820 · cited by 260
• Holly W. BAUMAN Et Al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, Respondent, Union Oil Company, Real Party in Interest 557 F.2d 650 · cited by 260
• Richard McNatt v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration 201 F.3d 1084 · cited by 260
• Cooper v. Pickett 137 F.3d 616 · cited by 260
• Jeffrey A. Saul v. United States of America Ray Larsen Colleen St. Louis John Doe St. Louis 928 F.2d 829 · cited by 260
• QUANG VAN HAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 882 F.2d 1453 · cited by 259
• Adonai El-Shaddai v. Jeffrey Wang, Md 833 F.3d 1036 · cited by 259
• Bernard Picot v. Dean Weston 780 F.3d 1206 · cited by 258
• Samuel Lemaire v. Manfred Maass, Superintendent, Samuel Lemaire v. Manfred Maass, Superintendent 12 F.3d 1444 · cited by 257
• Clicks Billiards Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Sixshooters Inc., an Arizona Corporation Ronald R. Forbes, a Married Man Jane Doe Forbes, Wife 251 F.3d 1252 · cited by 256
• Lydia Garcia-Milian v. Eric Holder, Jr. 755 F.3d 1026 · cited by 255
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles 559 F.3d 1046 · cited by 254
• Clouthier v. County of Contra Costa 591 F.3d 1232 · cited by 254
• Cerezo v. Mukasey 512 F.3d 1163 · cited by 254
• Sapp v. Kimbrell 623 F.3d 813 · cited by 253
• Ewing v. City of Stockton 588 F.3d 1218 · cited by 253
• Silva v. Di Vittorio 658 F.3d 1090 · cited by 253
• Marilyn Miller v. Rykoff-Sexton, Inc., and Atlas Hotels, Inc. 845 F.2d 209 · cited by 253
• Thornhill Publishing Company, Inc. v. General Telephone & Electronics Corporation 594 F.2d 730 · cited by 253
• Robert Draper v. Davis S. Coombs 792 F.2d 915 · cited by 252
• George Thomas Franklin v. Jim Fox Martin Murray Robert Morse Bryan Cassandro John Cuneo, Sergeant Eileen Franklin-Lipsker 312 F.3d 423 · cited by 252
• McLeod v. Astrue 640 F.3d 881 · cited by 252
• Panavision International, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership v. Dennis Toeppen Network Solutions, Inc., a District of Columbia Corporation 141 F.3d 1316 · cited by 252
• Hernandez v. Campbell 204 F.3d 861 · cited by 252
• Shaibi v. Berryhill 883 F.3d 1102 · cited by 251
• Marder v. Lopez 450 F.3d 445 · cited by 251
• Ebner v. Fresh, Inc. 838 F.3d 958 · cited by 250
• Fu-Kong Tzung Jean Tzung v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, and Does 1 Through 100, Inclusive 873 F.2d 1338 · cited by 250
• Mauricio A. Leon, M.D. v. Idx Systems Corporation, a Vermont Corporation, Mauricio A. Leon, M.D. v. Idx Systems Corporation, a Vermont Corporation 464 F.3d 951 · cited by 250
• Sheldon Portman v. County of Santa Clara Bob Diridon 995 F.2d 898 · cited by 249
• Phyllis Miller v. Maxwell's International Inc., Dba Maxwell's Plum, Debtor in Possession Carlo Galazzo, Gen. Mgt., Dino La Rosa Don Bohn Don Schupak 991 F.2d 583 · cited by 249
• Johnny Weimerskirch v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 596 F.2d 358 · cited by 248
• United States v. 30.64 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Klickitat County, State of Washington, and James Starr 795 F.2d 796 · cited by 247
• United States v. Sean Howell 231 F.3d 615 · cited by 246
• Tworivers v. Lewis 174 F.3d 987 · cited by 246
• Mgic Indemnity Corporation v. Lawrence I. Weisman, Thomas P. Dunn, L.N. Nevels, Jr., and Henry K.F. Kersting 803 F.2d 500 · cited by 246
• Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles 891 F.3d 776 · cited by 246
• Jackie Ervin Rasberry v. Rosie B. Garcia, Warden 448 F.3d 1150 · cited by 246
• Taye Addisu Mokhtar Al-Saeed Ghassan Abu Hemdeh v. Fred Meyer, Inc., a Delaware Corporation 198 F.3d 1130 · cited by 245
• Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez 81 F.3d 891 · cited by 245
• Andrea Dworkin Priscilla Moree Judith Fouts v. Hustler Magazine Inc. 867 F.2d 1188 · cited by 245
• Anderson v. County of Kern 45 F.3d 1310 · cited by 245
• David D. Darring v. Larry Kincheloe, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary 783 F.2d 874 · cited by 245
• Sanford v. MemberWorks, Inc. 625 F.3d 550 · cited by 245
• Jerry R. KAIL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 722 F.2d 1496 · cited by 244
• United States v. Valencia-Barragan 608 F.3d 1103 · cited by 244
• Guglielmino v. McKee Foods Corp. 506 F.3d 696 · cited by 244
• Pitzer v. Sullivan 908 F.2d 502 · cited by 243
• Carey Brennan v. Opus Bank 796 F.3d 1125 · cited by 243
• City of Pomona v. Sqm North America Corporation 750 F.3d 1036 · cited by 242
• Bennett v. Medtronic, Inc. 285 F.3d 801 · cited by 241
• Donald Ray Patterson v. Terry L. Stewart 251 F.3d 1243 · cited by 241
• DirecTV, Inc. v. Hoa Huynh 503 F.3d 847 · cited by 240
• Nadia Naffe v. John Frey 789 F.3d 1030 · cited by 240
• Ronald L. DeLORME, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee 924 F.2d 841 · cited by 240
• Reese v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 643 F.3d 681 · cited by 240
• Scott v. Henrich 39 F.3d 912 · cited by 239
• Terry Allen Langford v. Rick Day, Acting Administrator of Corrections Division Joseph P. Mazurek, Attorney General of the State of Montana 110 F.3d 1380 · cited by 239
• Andrew G. YARTZOFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lee M. THOMAS, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Defendant-Appellee 809 F.2d 1371 · cited by 239
• City Of Los Angeles, Harbor Division, A Municipal Corporation, Petitioner-Appellant v. Santa Monica Baykeeper 254 F.3d 882 · cited by 239
• Marsha Godwin v. Hunt Wesson, Inc., a Delaware Corporation 150 F.3d 1217 · cited by 239
• B.K.B., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Maui Police Department, County of Maui, County of Maui, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant 276 F.3d 1091 · cited by 238
• United Investors Life Insurance Company v. Waddell & Reed Inc. 360 F.3d 960 · cited by 237
• Margolis v. Ryan 140 F.3d 850 · cited by 237
• Gary Paul Cassett v. Terry L. Stewart, Director 406 F.3d 614 · cited by 236
• Bates v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 511 F.3d 974 · cited by 236
• Paul John Carbo, Frank Palermo, Joseph Sica, Louis Tom Dragna, and Truman K. Gibson, Jr. v. United States 314 F.2d 718 · cited by 236
• Joe B. RITCHEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UPJOHN DRUG COMPANY; William Dement, Defendants-Appellees 139 F.3d 1313 · cited by 235
• Martin Valdez, Jr. v. W. Montgomery 918 F.3d 687 · cited by 235
• Raymond Trimble v. City of Santa Rosa 49 F.3d 583 · cited by 235
• Aden v. Holder 589 F.3d 1040 · cited by 235
• United States v. Nevils 598 F.3d 1158 · cited by 235
• Maria Martinez-Rosas v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General 424 F.3d 926 · cited by 235
• Linda K. Wood v. Steven C. Ostrander Neil Maloney 879 F.2d 583 · cited by 234
• Walter Bateman v. United States Postal Service William J. Henderson, 1 Postmaster General, and Aaron Johnson Ben Fukumitsu David Burns Jose Mallari 231 F.3d 1220 · cited by 234
• Parrino v. FHP, Inc. 146 F.3d 699 · cited by 234
• Rashad v. Sullivan 903 F.2d 1229 · cited by 233
• Axiom Foods, Inc. v. Acerchem International, Inc. 874 F.3d 1064 · cited by 233
• Delgado-Ortiz v. Holder 600 F.3d 1148 · cited by 233
• Solomon Lew v. Stanton Moss and Harlean Moss 797 F.2d 747 · cited by 233
• Provincial Gov't of Marinduque v. Placer Dome, Inc. 582 F.3d 1083 · cited by 233
• Ibrahn Ben Miranda v. Ray Castro, Warden Attorney General of the State of California 292 F.3d 1063 · cited by 233
• Hamilton Materials, Inc. v. Dow Chemical Corp. 494 F.3d 1203 · cited by 232
• Surfvivor Media, Inc. Peter S. Deptula v. Survivor Productions CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS Worldwide, Inc. Wpc Brands, Inc. 406 F.3d 625 · cited by 232
• Samuel "Wesley" McCabe and John Elson v. General Foods Corporation, Alan Moltz, Abner Ladson and Does 1-100 811 F.2d 1336 · cited by 231
• Thomas E. McCartey v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration 298 F.3d 1072 · cited by 231
• Ardis O. Smart v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom Prison, Represa, California 347 F.2d 114 · cited by 230
• Shpetim Hoxha v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General 319 F.3d 1179 · cited by 230
• Eric D. Oliver v. Jerry Keller, Sheriff Kyle Edwards Dave Swiekert 289 F.3d 623 · cited by 229
• Parviz Karim-Panahi v. Los Angeles Police Department 839 F.2d 621 · cited by 228
• United States v. Lavern Hankey, AKA Poo, Opinion 203 F.3d 1160 · cited by 228
• Coughlin v. Rogers 130 F.3d 1348 · cited by 227
• Semegen v. Weidner 780 F.2d 727 · cited by 227
• Sogomon Akopyan v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security Administration 296 F.3d 852 · cited by 227
• Chun He Li v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General 378 F.3d 959 · cited by 227
• Gibson v. United States 781 F.2d 1334 · cited by 227
• Skye Astiana v. the Hain Celestial Group 783 F.3d 753 · cited by 227
• Clinton Hiler v. Michael Astrue 687 F.3d 1208 · cited by 226
• In Re Mego Financial Corporation Securities Litigation Christopher Dunleavy A. Peyser v. Michael Nadler v. Robert Nederlander Jerome J. Cohen Herbert B. Hirsch Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. Deloitte & Touche 213 F.3d 454 · cited by 226
• Direct Mail Specialists, Inc. v. Eclat Computerized Technologies, Inc., Dba Computerized Technology 840 F.2d 685 · cited by 226