Published opinions from 1979. The case name opens the case page.
August 14, 1979602 F.2d 207
The Ninth Circuit held that a magistrate may conduct an evidentiary hearing on a federal prisoner’s postconviction petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. It nevertheless reversed and remanded because the district court adopted the magistrate’s report despite Orand’s objections without making the required de novo…
June 28, 1979599 F.2d 341
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court judgment that AMF's Slickcraft mark, though valid, was not infringed by Nescher's use of the Sleekcraft mark on recreational boats. Adopting a dichotomous standard of review from its J.B.
January 26, 1979589 F.2d 438
The Ninth Circuit, per curiam, affirmed summary judgment dismissing a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from a court-appointed trust officer's entry into the plaintiff's house, removal of an oak table and color television, change of locks, and posting of the property while safeguarding her husband's…