Unified Data Services, LLC v. FTC

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNIFIED DATA SERVICES, LLC; No. 20-16128

COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS, LLC;

AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, D.C. No. LLC; RICHARD ZEITLIN, 2:19-cv-00698- Plaintiffs-Appellants, JCM-VCF

v.

OPINION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 13, 2022 Pasadena, California

Filed July 13, 2022

Before: Richard R. Clifton and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and Stephen Joseph Murphy III, * District Judge.

* The Honorable Stephen Joseph Murphy III, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting by designation. Opinion by Judge Clifton; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.

SUMMARY **

Appellate Jurisdiction / Standing

The panel affirmed the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of plaintiffs’ complaint against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), based on plaintiffs’ failure to…