U.S. Court of Appeals to Hold Special Sitting at UW Law
The University of Washington School of Law will have the honor of hosting the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a special sitting on Wednesday, Nov. 20, here in William H. Gates Hall (4293 Memorial Way NE), as part of the court’s weeklong sitting at the William K. Nakamura U.S. Courthouse in Seattle.
Oral arguments will be livestreamed and begin at 1 p.m. PST in the law school’s Toni C. Rembe Appellate Courtroom (Room 133). A valid photo ID is required for admittance. Law students are encouraged to view the sitting of the Ninth Circuit in person.
The three-judge panel will consist of Senior Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judge Ronald M. Gould and Circuit Judge Holly A. Thomas.
Cases on the docket are:
- USA v. Nomee, an appeal from denial of suppression motion in a case in which the defendant entered a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Case No. 23-4262
- USA v. Cox, an appeal from the denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion seeking to set aside a conviction for conspiracy to murder federal officers and employees. Case No. 23-2713
- USA v. Multistar Industries, Inc., an appeal of a judgment in favor of the United States in the Environmental Protection Agency’s civil action against Multistar Industries, Inc., asserting violations of the Clean Air Act and failure to comply with the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. Case No. 23-3765
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit hears appeals of cases decided by certain executive branch agencies and federal trial courts in nine western states and two Pacific Island jurisdictions. The court meets monthly in San Francisco and Pasadena, California; with regular sittings in Seattle and Portland, Oregon; as well as special sittings at other federal courthouses in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Honolulu and Anchorage, Alaska.
A list of oral argument dates and locations is available online.
