James Ison v. Ethan Schulman

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 28 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-16219

JAMES J. ISON; ISON LAW FIRM, PC,

Plaintiffs - Appellants, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-01546-JAM-KJN v.

ETHAN P. SCHULMAN; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants - Appellees.

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

Submitted May 23, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: BERZON, FRIEDLAND, and MENDOZA, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs James Ison and Ison Law Firm (“Plaintiffs”) appeal the district

court’s dismissal of their complaint without leave to amend. We have jurisdiction

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 We review the district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss de novo and the

district court’s denial of leave to amend…