Legal Opinion

Melvin Amina v. the Bank of New York Mellon

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 1, 2017No. 15-15032UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Melvin Keakaku Amina and Donna Mae Amina appeal pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in their diversity action seeking to quiet title. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Universal Health Servs., Inc. v. Thompson, 363 F.3d 1013, 1019 (9th Cir. 2004), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on the Aminas’ claim to quiet title because the Aminas failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding whether they held superior title to defendants on the subject property. See Ka’Upulehu Land LLC v. Heirs &…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. William Raymond Klingele v. Kenneth O. Eikenberry Amos Reed Larry Kincheloe Tana Wood Mr. Gleason James Thatcher Mr. McCleanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. Wicker v. Oregon Ex Rel. Bureau of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. SalvacionHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Ka'upulehu Land LLC v. Heirs and Assigns of PahukulaHawaii Supreme Court · 2015
  5. United States v. YepizCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Amina v. WMC Fin. Co.District Court, D. Hawaii · 2018

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