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O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: We must decide what effect we should give to sanctions imposed by the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. I Michael T. Morrissey is a practicing attorney and has acted on his own behalf throughout this litigation. In 1994, Mor-rissey sought relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Co

ORDER RICHARD A. LAZZARA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Plaintiff Joseph F. Morrissey’s Motion *1340for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 19), Defendant United States of America’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition (Dkt. 22), Defendant’s cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 23) and Plaintiffs Memorandum of Law in Opposi

Supreme Court No. 2022-79-M.P. (PM 21-2362) (Concurrence begins on Page 10) Michael Lambert : v. : Wayne T. Salisbury, Jr. et al. : NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revis

619 F.3d 1091 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kurt William HAVELOCK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 08-10472. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 2, 2009. Filed August 23, 2010. *1092 Daniel L. Kaplan, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, AZ, for t

Opinion MARCHIANO, P. J. A defendant neighbor allegedly shot plaintiff’s pet cat.- To save the cat’s life, plaintiff incurred substantial bills. The trial court dismissed the case on the grounds that plaintiff would be unable to prove the value of the cat exceeded the costs of “repair.” In this appeal, we are called upon to determine what damages can be awarded for a wrongful injury to a pet animal with littl

OPINION BUSTAMANTE, Judge. {1} Plaintiff Kari T. Morrissey (Plaintiff), personal representative of the estate of Frances Fernandez, deceased, appeals the dismissal of her claims after a bench trial. We consider whether the district court erred in refusing to pierce the corporate veil to hold William J. Krystopowicz (Kr

176 Cal.App.4th 439 (2009) GEORGE R. DRUMMOND et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MICHAEL G. DESMARAIS et al., Defendants and Respondents. No. H031659. Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District. August 5, 2009. As modified August 18, 2009. *443 Law Offices of Michael T. Morrissey and Michael T. Morrissey f

492 F.3d 1050 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rachel Alaffa JERNIGAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10086. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 22, 2007. Filed July 9, 2007. Thomas M. Hoidal, Hoidal & Hannah, PLC, Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellant.

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , No. 11-10511 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:10-cr-08026- GMS-1 TYMOND J. PRESTON , Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizo

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 11-10511 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:10-cr-08026-GMS-1 TYMOND J. PRESTON, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona G. Murray Snow, District Judge, Presi

MEMORANDUM * Denys Ray Hughes appeals his conviction for possession of an unregistered si*589lencer, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and attempted production of a biological toxin. We affirm the judgment of the district court. First, Hughes argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress ev

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: Michael Morrissey and Kurahara & Mor-rissey, a law firm, appeal from a district court order imposing Rule 11 sanctions against them. The court imposed the sanctions after it had determined that the counterclaims they had filed against the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) were barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The appellant’s client, Kimberleigh Ferm, had been ma

MEMORANDUM ** Patrick Russell Wayne appeals from the district court’s order revoking his supervised release and imposing a 37-month sentence. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Wayne has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, and a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. Wayne has filed a pro se bri

PER CURIAM. Joan Lehman brought this action against her former supervisors in the United States Forest Service and against the United States for damages for several employment-related claims. All of her claims were dismissed, but she appeals only the dismissal of her claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Because the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (“C.S.R. A.”), Pub.L. No. 95-454, 92 Stat. 1111, (codified

DALIANIS, C.J. The petitioners, Thomas Morrissey, Margaret Russell, Dorothy Sears, Reginald Rogers, Richard and Barbara Sanders, Patricia Reynolds, John Chamberlain, John Quimby, Michael O’Donnell, and Robert and Judith Dupuis, appeal a ruling of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) Wetlands Council (Council) affirming the issuance by the Wetlands Bureau (Bureau) of a wetlands permit to the respondent, To

178 Cal.App.4th 1478 (2009) NADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD, Defendant and Respondent; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., Real Party in Interest and Respondent. NADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. NEW MOTOR VEHICLE BOARD, Defendant and Respondent; AUDI OF AMERICA, INC., Real Party in Interest and Respondent. Nos. C059144,

NEWSOM, Circuit Judge: This is a tax case. Fear not, keep reading. In determining whether the IRS properly denied a taxpayer’s claimed deduction on his 2011 return, we must decide two important and' (as it turns out) interesting questions. First up: Was the money that a homosexual man paid to father children through in vitro fertilization—and in parti

451 F.3d 1027 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Rachel Alaffa JERNIGAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10086. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 7, 2005. Filed June 26, 2006. John R. Hannah and Thomas M. Hoidal, Hoidal & Hannah, Phoeni

MEMORANDUM ** Jesus Ernesto Moraila-Elizondo appeals his conviction and 50-month sentence imposed for illegal re-entry into the United *191States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Moraila-E

*1150 ORDER Upon the vote of a majority of nonre-cused regular active judges of this court, it is ordered that this case be reheard by the en banc court pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel opinion shall not be cited as precedent by or to this court or any district court of the Ninth Circuit, exc