Diane Gruber v. Oregon State Bar

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 28 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DIANE L. GRUBER; MARK RUNNELS, No. 23-35144

Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. 3:18-cv-01591-JR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

OREGON STATE BAR, a public corporation; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael H. Simon, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 2, 2024 Portland, Oregon

Before: OWENS and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges, and ORRICK,** District Judge.

Diane Gruber and Mark Runnels (“Plaintiffs”) sued the Oregon State Bar

(“OSB”) and its officers (collectively with OSB, “Defendants”), arguing that the

requirement that attorneys join OSB infringes their First Amendment right to

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable William Horsley Orrick, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, sitting by designation. freedom of association. The district court granted summary…