United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Calendar for William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington

June 2-6, 2025
June 23-25, 2025

Note: Calendar entries may change up until the hearing date. Please remember to check the docket report for updates. Case synopses are prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.


2025-06-02  9:30 am  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Before: RAWLINSON, BRESS, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-3544USA v. Vazquez-Ramirez - Appeal from conviction for unlawful alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition. [2:22-cr-00087-RMP-1] Criminal E. WA 10 min
24-3299Neal v. City of Bainbridge Island - An appeal from the district court's summary judgment for defendant City of Bainbridge Island in an action arising from the City Council’s vote to remove Plaintiff from the City’s Island Center Subarea Planning Process Committee. [3:20-cv-06025-DGE] Civil W. WA 15 min
24-4803PacifiCorp v. Sixkiller - An appeal from the dismissal of an action challenging under the dormant Commerce Clause provisions of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. [3:23-cv-06155-TMC] Civil W. WA 20 min


2025-06-03  9:30 am  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Before: RAWLINSON, BRESS, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-3481Peridot Tree WA, Inc. v. Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Control Board, et al. - An appeal from the district court's denial of injunctive relief and its dismissal of an action challenging Washington state’s residency restrictions for retail cannabis licenses.  [3:23-cv-06111-TMC] Civil W. WA 15 min
24-7196Peridot Tree, Inc., et al. v. City of Sacramento, et al. - An appeal from the dismissal of an action challenging, under the dormant Commerce Clause, the City of Sacramento's residency restrictions for retail cannabis licenses. [2:22-cv-00289-KJM-SCR] Civil E. CA 15 min
24-3629Chinook Indian Nation, et al. v. Burgum, et al. - Appeal of a judgment in Chinook Indian Nation (CIN)'s action against the United States and federal agencies and officials seeking a declaratory judgment that CIN is a federally recognized tribe. [3:17-cv-05668-MJP] Civil W. WA 15 min
24-7246Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown, et al. - Appeal from an order preliminarily enjoining enforcement of the Washington Law Against Discrimination against a Christian nonprofit that prohibits employees from engaging in sexual activity outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. [1:23-cv-03027-MKD] Civil E. WA 20 min


2025-06-04  10:00 am  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Before: HAWKINS, GOULD, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
20-73284Kunal Kunal v. Pamela Bondi - A citizen of India challenges an agency decision denying his motion to reopen a removal order issued in absentia. Immigration BIA Subm.
25-807State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al. - An appeal from the district court's preliminary injunction enjoining implementation and enforcement of President Trump's Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." [2:25-cv-00127-JCC] Civil W. WA Def.


2025-06-05  10:00 am  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Before: HAWKINS, GOULD, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-1710Ramos Mariscal v. Bondi - A citizen of Mexico challenges the denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings.  [A098-177-869] Immigration W. WA 10 min


2025-06-06  10:00 am  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Before: HAWKINS, GOULD, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-3204Irwin v. Bisignano - Appeal of a decision affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of claimant’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act.  [3:23-cv-05567-SKV] Social Security W. WA Subm.


2025-06-23  9:00 am  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
23-15912Sabrina Beram v. City of Sedona - An appeal from the district court's dismissal, for lack of standing, of an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act. [3:21-cv-08063-DJH] Civil AZ 15 min


2025-06-23  1:30 pm  5th Floor Courtroom 3, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-2251United States of America, et al. v. State of Alaska, et al. - The State of Alaska appeals judgment in favor of the United States in an action under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to enjoin state interference with the federal subsistence priority. [1:22-cv-00054-SLG] Civil AK 20 min


2025-06-23  1:30 pm  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
23-99005Mark Bradford v. Ron Broomfield - The State of California appeals the district court's judgment on remand granting relief on a habeas corpus petition challenging a conviction and death sentence for first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, rape, and sodomy, with a witness-killing special circumstance. [2:97-cv-06221-TJH] DP HC C. CA 30 min


2025-06-24  10:00 am  SE 8th Flr Courtroom 1, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-2626Gopher Media LLC, et al. v. Melone, et al. - An appeal from the district court's order denying an anti-SLAPP motion to strike state-law claims. [3:21-cv-01909-RBM-VET] Civil S. CA 30 min


2025-06-24  1:30 pm  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-4050Junior Sports Magazines Inc., et al. v. Bonta - An appeal from the denial of plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction in an action challenging a California law prohibiting the advertisement and marketing of firearms in a manner designed to be attractive to minors. [2:22-cv-04663-CAS-JC] Civil C. CA 20 min
24-565Baird v. Bonta - An appeal from the district court's denial of plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the enforcement of two California statutes which prohibit openly carrying firearms in public.  [2:19-cv-00617-KJM-AC] Civil E. CA 20 min


2025-06-24  4:00 pm  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
25-2581Immigrant Defenders Law Center, et al. v. Noem, et al. - Government defendants appeal the district court's order issuing a nationwide stay of the Department of Homeland Security's reimplementation the Migrant Protection Protocols. [2:20-cv-09893-JGB-SHK] Civil C. CA 20 min


2025-06-24  1:30 pm  SE 8th Flr Courtroom 1, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
23-55299Keo Ratha v. Rubicon Resources, LLC - An appeal from the district court's order denying relief from judgment in an action under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. [2:16-cv-04271-JFW-AS] Civil C. CA 30 min


2025-06-25  2:30 pm  5th Floor Courtroom 3, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-124Richter v. Oracle America, Inc. - Appeal of the district court’s imposition of nearly $80,000 in Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 11 sanctions against plaintiff and her counsel in a diversity action against Oracle America, Inc. [5:22-cv-04795-BLF] Civil N. CA 15 min


2025-06-25  3:30 pm  7th Floor Courtroom 2, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
24-2863Western Towboat Company v. Vigor Marine, LLC - An appeal from the district court's award of attorneys' fees and costs in an admiralty action. [2:20-cv-00416-RSM] Civil W. WA 15 min


2025-06-25  1:30 pm  SE 8th Flr Courtroom 1, William K. Nakamura Courthouse, Seattle Washington
Case No. Title Nature Origin Time / Side
22-16490Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Kristin K. Mayes - An appeal from a preliminary injunction enjoining provisions of Arizona Senate Bill 1260 pertaining to voting.  [2:22-cv-01374-GMS] Civil AZ 40 min


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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
William K. Nakamura U.S. Courthouse
1010 Fifth Avenue
Seattle WA 98104


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