Alkutkar

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 15 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

HARSH ALKUTKAR, No. 24-6671 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 4:22-cv-00422-PJH v.

MEMORANDUM*

BUMBLE, INC.; BUMBLE HOLDING,

LTD.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 7, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: NGUYEN and BRESS, Circuit Judges, and BENNETT, District Judge.**

Harsh Alkutkar sued Bumble for false advertising. Bumble moved to compel

arbitration, and the district court granted the motion. Alkutkar appeals, arguing that

Bumble failed to show that he assented to arbitration. We have jurisdiction under 28

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States Senior District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review…