Narrative Opinion Summary
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the en banc court's judgment from 1995 in the case of Maria-Kelley F. Yniguez and others against the State of Arizona and related parties. The case was remanded to the original three-judge panel with specific instructions to send the matter back to the district court for further proceedings. This action follows the United States Supreme Court's decision in *Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona*, which necessitated new considerations consistent with that ruling. The judges involved in this decision included Chief Judge HUG and Circuit Judges WALLACE, PREGERSON, REINHARDT, HALL, WIGGINS, BRUNETTI, KOZINSKI, FERNANDEZ, KLEINFELD, and HAWKINS. The case numbers associated with this appeal are 92-17087, 93-15061, and 93-15719, and the remand occurred on July 1, 1997.
Legal Issues Addressed
Appellate Procedure - Vacating En Banc Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Ninth Circuit vacated the en banc court's previous judgment, demonstrating the appellate procedure of reconsidering previous decisions in light of new legal developments.
Reasoning: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the en banc court's judgment from 1995 in the case of Maria-Kelley F. Yniguez and others against the State of Arizona and related parties.
Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Lower Courtssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The decision to remand was influenced by the Supreme Court's ruling in *Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona*, illustrating how lower courts must align their proceedings with higher court decisions.
Reasoning: This action follows the United States Supreme Court's decision in *Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona*, which necessitated new considerations consistent with that ruling.
Remand for Further Proceedingssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court remanded the case to the original three-judge panel with instructions to send it back to the district court, a procedural step taken to allow lower courts to reconsider cases following higher court rulings.
Reasoning: The case was remanded to the original three-judge panel with specific instructions to send the matter back to the district court for further proceedings.