Relator, LLC v. Ilink Employers Company

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 3 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

United States of America ex. rel. No. 24-5636 RELATOR, LLC, a California limited D.C. No. liability company, 5:22-cv-01004-RGK-DTB Plaintiff - Appellant,

MEMORANDUM*

and

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

ILINK EMPLOYERS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; ILINK BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, INC.; and ALVARO

GABRIEL AYALA,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 10, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, MILLER, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Plaintiff Relator, LLC appeals the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of

its action against Defendants iLink Employers Company and iLink Business

Management, Inc. (together, “iLink companies”), and Alvaro…