Millett

Millett v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

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319 F. App'x 562
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 13, 2009No. 07-56685California358 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*563 MEMORANDUM *

Plaintiffs Steven and Melody Millett assert California statutory and contractual claims against Defendants Experian Information Solutions, Inc., a credit reporting company, and its affiliate entity, Consum-erlnfo.com, Inc. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Defendants and denied Plaintiffs’ request for reconsideration.

1. On de novo review, Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey, 509 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir.2007), we affirm the summary judgment in favor of Defendants as against Melody Millett. She did not purchase Credit Manager and, therefore, lacks standing under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”). See Schauer v. Mandarin Gems of Cal., Inc., 125 Cal.App.4th 949 , 23 Cal.Rptr.3d 233, 241 (2005) (holding that wife lacked standing to challenge, under CLRA, husband’s purchase of a ring, because wife was not party to the consumer transaction at issue). Similarly, Melody Millett was not a party to the contract allegedly breached and does not allege that she was a third-party beneficiary of it. See id. at 240-41.

2. With respect to Steven Millett, we affirm the summary judgment in favor of Defendants on the contract claim, for…

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