Susan Baker v. Dean Meiling

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JUN 2 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SUSAN BAKER, an individual; et al., No. 21-15957

Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-00518-MMD-CLB v.

DEAN MEILING, an individual; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Defendants-Appellees,

JANET CHUBB, an individual; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

MEILING FAMILY PARTNERS, LTD.,

Defendant,

DOES, 1-100, inclusive,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Miranda M. Du, Chief District Judge, Presiding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Argued and Submitted May 11, 2022 San Francisco, California

Before: W. FLETCHER and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges, and KANE,** District Judge.

Plaintiffs—fifty-one investors in and former members of Metalast

International, LLC (“MILLC”)—appeal from the district court’s grant of a Rule

12(b)(6) motion to dismiss brought by Defendants Dean Meiling; Madylon

Meiling; Chemeon Surface Technology, LLC; DSM Partners, Ltd.; DSM P…