Elizabeth Flynt v. Rob Bonta

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ELIZABETH FLYNT; HAIG No. 22-16376 KELEGIAN, Sr.; HAIG T. KELEGIAN, Jr., D.C. No. 2:16-cv-02831- Plaintiffs-Appellants, JAM-JDP

v.

OPINION

ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California; YOLANDA MORROW;

PAULA D. LABRIE; ERIC C.

HEINS; EDWARD YEE;

CATHLEEN GALGIANI; WILLIAM

LIU, in their official capacity as Commissioners of the California Gambling Control Commission,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 22, 2024 San Francisco, California

Filed March 14, 2025 Before: Daniel A. Bress and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges, and Robert S. Lasnik,* District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Bress

SUMMARY**

Commerce Clause

Affirming the district court’s judgment for California officials, the panel held that the cardroom licensing restrictions set forth in California Business and Professions Code §§ 19858(a) and 19858.5, which make a person ineligible for a California cardroom license…