Legal Opinion
Kevin Cooper v. Michael Ramos
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 2012No. 11-57144PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Cooper was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1985. Since then his case has traveled up, down and around the federal and state judiciaries. Most recently, Cooper filed suit in federal district court in California challenging a state court’s denial of his request to obtain additional DNA testing pursuant to a state statute. In the complaint, Cooper alleges that he is the target of a long-running conspiracy, involving members of the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department and others, to manipulate evidence and prevent…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by249 opinions
- State of Missouri v. Kamala HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Jeffrey Sulitzer v. Joseph TippinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2022
- Mickey Fowler v. Tracy GuerinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Patricia Miroth v. County of TrinityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2025
- Curtis Morrison v. Mark PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
244 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.