Andrew Pullos v. Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC

MEMORANDUM

In these consolidated appeals, Andrew Pullos, DBA Precision Engineering, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC, in his antitrust and unfair trade practices action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co., 108 F.3d 1134, 1138 (9th Cir.1997), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on the tying antitrust claims because Pullos failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Alliance engaged in a tying arrangement. See N. Pac. Ry. Co. v. United States, 356 U.S. 1, 5-6 , 78 S.Ct. 514 , 2 L.Ed.2d 545 (1958) (a tying arrangement is “an agreement by a party to sell one product but only on the condition that the buyer also purchases a different (or tied) product, or at least agrees that he will not purchase that product from any other supplier”); Airweld, Inc. v. Airco, Inc., 742 F.2d 1184 , 1189 n. 2 (9th Cir.1984) (same framework applies for analyzing tying claims under both the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on the disparagement claim because Pullos…