This week, the Ninth Circuit creates a potential circuit split on personal jurisdiction in in rem proceedings, and clarifies whether a post-judgment motion for attorneys’ fees extends the time to appeal (spoiler alert: it...more
8/30/2020
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Civil Forfeiture ,
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ,
Lanham Act ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Motion to Amend ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Popular ,
Post Trial Motions ,
Property Liens ,
Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Venue
In the past two weeks, we’ve examined which judges tend to agree and disagree with one another when on the same en banc panel, and which of those judges tend to end up in dissent. This week, we look at whether the views of...more
Last week, we continued our look at Ninth Circuit en bancs by examining which judges were most and least likely to dissent in the 60 en banc cases submitted and decided since December 2014.* This week, we look at cases...more
Last week, we began our look at the Ninth Circuit en bancs by examining which judges were most and least likely to be selected to en banc panels. This week, we address what these judges decide when selected: who tends to be...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit closely guarded its own jurisdiction while putting government litigants on the back foot. Read on to find out why county jailors’ qualified immunity appeal was dismissed, and how the Court handled...more
8/6/2020
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Collateral Order Doctrine ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Motion for Reconsideration ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Summary Judgment ,
Tolling