Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
136,564 records in the bulk data of CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
- Short name
- Ninth Circuit
- Court type
- Federal appellate court
- Citation abbreviation
- 9th Cir.
- Court start date
- 1891-03-03
- Record dates in this index
- 1892-01-07 to 2026-06-29
- Court website
- http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
Most-cited opinions
Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.
- Lopez v. Smith2000-02-10· cited 9,722×
- Gilbert B. Martinez v. Eddie Ylst, Superintendent, California Medical Facility South1991-12-24· cited 9,433×
- Michael Henry Ferdik v. Joe Bonzelet, Sheriff1992-05-22· cited 6,768×
- J. Wilkerson v. B. Wheeler2014-11-18· cited 6,202×
- Karen Garrison v. Carolyn W. Colvin2014-07-14· cited 6,193×
- Jena Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Department Al Olsen, Police Chief, Individually and as a Police Agent1990-05-11· cited 5,771×
- Lavonne BAXTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee1991-01-23· cited 5,410×
- Molina v. Astrue2012-04-02· cited 5,375×
- United States v. Jose Francisco Reyna-Tapia, AKA Jose Reyna2003-05-09· cited 5,140×
- Maureen Thomas v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration2002-01-24· cited 4,989×
- Tackett v. Apfel1999-06-25· cited 4,755×
- Michael Lacey v. Joseph Arpaio2012-08-29· cited 4,653×
- Deborah L. Burch v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security2005-01-20· cited 4,563×
- Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana Corporation1992-11-23· cited 4,522×
- Smolen v. Chater1996-03-29· cited 4,261×
- Orn v. Astrue2007-07-16· cited 4,142×
- Hebbe v. Pliler2010-07-29· cited 4,042×
- Ann J. Malone v. United States Postal Service, an Agency of the United States1987-11-23· cited 4,024×
- Lester v. Chater1995-11-03· cited 3,990×
- Tommasetti v. Astrue2008-07-17· cited 3,958×
- Dairl Johnson Claudine Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc.1992-09-14· cited 3,761×
- Raymond E. ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee1995-05-01· cited 3,694×
- David P. Pagtalunan v. George Galaza, Warden Thomas Maddock, Acting Director, California Department of Corrections2002-05-23· cited 3,647×
- Lingenfelter v. Astrue2007-10-04· cited 3,541×
- Jana M. Bayliss v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration2005-11-02· cited 3,474×
- Carmickle v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration2008-07-24· cited 3,454×
- Henderson v. Duncan1986-01-07· cited 3,439×
- Treichler v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration2014-12-24· cited 3,411×
- Starr v. Baca2011-07-25· cited 3,401×
- Alphonso Thompson v. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, a Public Corporation1986-02-11· cited 3,380×
- James L. Batson, Sr. v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration2004-03-09· cited 3,174×
- Moss v. U.S. Secret Service2009-07-16· cited 3,161×
- Gregory Carey v. John E. King1988-09-15· cited 3,126×
- Reddick v. Chater1998-10-06· cited 3,092×
- Padgett v. Wright2009-11-20· cited 3,091×
- Harry Franklin v. Ms. Murphy and Hoyt Cupp1984-10-23· cited 3,076×
- Mary M. MAGALLANES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee1989-08-04· cited 3,056×
- Baltazar Hernandez Barron Margarita Hernandez Ramirez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General2004-02-10· cited 2,983×
- Jamal Ali Farah v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General2003-11-14· cited 2,889×
- Lee v. City of Los Angeles2001-05-04· cited 2,878×
- Johnson v. Duffy1978-12-27· cited 2,875×
- Toguchi v. Soon Hwang Chung2004-12-10· cited 2,838×
- Hal Roach Studios, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Richard Feiner and Company, Inc., a New York Corporation1990-02-22· cited 2,784×
- Taylor v. List1989-07-17· cited 2,764×
- Gordon Stout v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration2006-07-25· cited 2,742×
- Bray v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration2009-02-06· cited 2,676×
- Cyrus Ghazali v. John Moran, Sheriff Clark County Commissioners1995-01-24· cited 2,650×
- Jasim Ghanim v. Carolyn W. Colvin2014-08-18· cited 2,620×
- Kim Brown-Hunter v. Carolyn W. Colvin2015-08-04· cited 2,587×
- Robbins v. Social Security Administration2006-10-26· cited 2,546×
Most recent records
Newest filing dates first.
- People of the State of Cal. v. Fmcsa2026-06-04
- Lnu v. Blanche2026-06-03
- United States v. Deborba2026-06-03
- Fresh Mix, LLC v. Pisanelli Bice, Pllc2026-05-28
- Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission2026-05-27
- United States v. Johnsen2026-05-26
- Orlonzo Hedrington v. United States2026-05-22
- United States v. Kheyre2026-05-20
- Trammell v. Kln Enterprises, Inc.2026-05-15
- Singh v. Blanche2026-05-15
- Mark Bradford v. Dao Vang2026-05-14
- Yurok Tribe v. Usepa2026-05-13
- Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche2026-05-08
- Crain Walnut Shelling, Lp v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, S2026-05-07
- Fuhr v. City of Seattle2026-05-07
- Shaun Burney v. Ron Broomfield2026-05-07
- Vericool World, LLC v. Igloo Products Corp.2026-05-06
- Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians v. Blanche2026-05-06
- Williams v. Legacy Health2026-05-06
- 3pak LLC v. City of Seattle2026-05-05
- Sanchez Gonzalez v. United States Department of State2026-04-30
- James Scott v. Ron Broomfield2026-04-29
- Roe v. Petersen2026-04-28
- Doe 1 v. Meta Platforms, Inc.2026-04-28
- Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Nago2026-04-28
- Dickinson v. Trump2026-04-27
- Reach Community Development v. United States Department of Homeland Security2026-04-27
- Hanan v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services2026-04-27
- Petrey v. Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.2026-04-23
- County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania2026-04-23
- J. R. v. Ventura Unified School District2026-04-22
- McAuliffe v. Robinson Helicopter Company2026-04-21
- United States v. Bolandian2026-04-21
- Brown v. Salcido2026-04-20
- Panelli v. Target Corporation2026-04-17
- Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC2026-04-16
- Brown v. the Brita Products Company2026-04-16
- Baird v. Bonta2026-04-15
- Abdollah Nia v. Bank of America, N.A.2026-04-13
- G.B. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency2026-04-09
- David Ramirez v. Ryan Thornell2026-04-09
- Brothers Market LLC No. 2 v. United States2026-04-08
- Eng v. United States Environmental Protection Agency2026-04-08
- Armando Santana-Gonzalez v. Pamela Bondi2026-04-08
- United States v. Verhonich2026-04-07
- Fresenius Medical Care Orange County, LLC v. Bonta2026-04-07
- Olson v. Fca US, LLC2026-04-07
- Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation2026-04-06
- Blunt v. Town of Gilbert2026-04-03
- Susie Eskilian v. Pamela Bondi2026-04-02
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