Gorovenko

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 14 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

IGOR GOROVENKO, No. 24-5840 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 8:24-cv-00058-JLS-ADS v.

MEMORANDUM*

ACTIVATE CLEAN ENERGY LLC;

RASA ENERGY, INC.; DAVID MARTIN;

WILLIAM WISMANN; DAVE LOPEZ;

THOMAS WILLIAMS; BRUCE R.

WRIGHT; MIKE WISMANN; ALEX

EAST,

Defendants - Appellants,

and

DOE, 1-20,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 8, 2025**

* 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). Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, GOULD, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Activate Clean Energy, LLC (“ACE”), Rasa Energy, Inc., David Martin,

William Wismann, Dave Lopez, Thomas Williams, Bruce R. Wright, Mike

Wismann, and Alex East1 appeal the…