Krottner

Krottner v. Starbucks Corp.

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406 F. App'x 129·628 F.3d 1139
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 14, 201009-35823, 09-35824California721 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we do not recount additional facts except as necessary to explain the decision. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . In a separate opinion, we hold that Plaintiffs-Appellants have standing to bring this suit under Article III of the Constitution. Here, we hold that Plaintiffs-Appellants did not adequately allege the elements of their state-law claims, and that certification is unnecessary. We affirm.

As an initial matter, our holding that Plaintiffs-Appellants pled an injury-in-fact for purposes of Article III standing does not establish that they adequately pled damages for purposes of their state-law claims. See Doe v. Chao, 540 U.S. 614, 624-25 , 124 S.Ct. 1204 , 157 L.Ed.2d 1122 (2004) (explaining that an individual may suffer Article III injury and yet fail to plead a proper cause of action). Rather, Plaintiffs-Appellants must allege “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 , 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007). They have not done so here.

First, Plaintiffs-Appellants have not…

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