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   Federal Courts - 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - February 2 - February 3, 2006

  
Fry v. Pliler, No. 04-16876, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 2, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Petition for habeas corpus review under 28 U.S.C.S. § 2254 was denied because the exclusion of the testimony of a witness regarding overhearing a conversation where another person confessed to committing a murder, although reliable, was harmless because it did not have a substantial and injurious effect in determining the jury's verdict.

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Khaligh v. Hadaegh (In re Khaligh), BAP No. CC-05-1148-KPaB, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 2, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Where an arbitrator found that a bankruptcy debtor defamed a creditor, the arbitration award in favor of the creditor was not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(6) since the adjudicatory nature of the arbitration provided preclusive effect and the arbitrator's finding of defamation established that the injury was willful and malicious.

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Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Parker, No. 03-16518, No. 03-16620, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 2, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Because a decedent made an invalid beneficiary designation on his beneficiary designation form for his ERISA-governed life insurance policy, it was necessary under 29 U.S.C.S. §§ 1002(8), 1104(a)(D)(1) to turn to the governing plan documents to determine whether the default beneficiary was the participant's estate or his widow.

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United States v. Ye, No. 05-10073, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 2, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Court lacked jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C.S. § 1835 of Economic Espionage Act over interlocutory appeal of order granting defendants' motion for pre-trial depositions of Government witnesses because Government had already disclosed trade secrets; however, 28 U.S.C.S. § 1651 mandamus relief was appropriate because order violated Fed. R. Crim. P. 15.

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Najeeullah v. Newland, No. 04-56021, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 3, 2006, Filed
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Overview: A prisoner's 28 U.S.C.S. § 2241 habeas petition was properly denied because he did not establish a prima facie case for an equal protection claim that the peremptory challenges of African-American male jurors violated Batson when he failed to establish facts that would permit any statistical comparison of African-American males.

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United States v. Eichert, No. 05-50288, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 3, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Child pornography conviction was affirmed. Based upon the information presented in the affidavit, the issuing judge had a substantial basis for concluding probable cause existed; affidavit stated that defendant's computer screen displayed about 100 newsgroup listings, including newsgroups regarding "teen, preteen, sex, children and young girls."

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United States v. Jordan P. W., No. 05-30078, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, February 3, 2006, Filed
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Overview: A district court did not err in denying defendant juvenile's motion to suppress a statement made during noncustodial post-polygraph questioning on the ground that the consent he and his aunt gave to a polygraph examination did not extend to post-polygraph questioning, as polygraph examination was not search or seizure subject to Fourth Amendment.

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