Norkunas

Norkunas v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC

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343 F. App'x 269
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 26, 2009No. 07-17159California564 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

William Norkunas and the Disabled Rights Action Committee (“DRAC”), through its members Tamara Thompson and Robert Lee, appeal the district court’s decision dismissing their action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Ruling on defendant Wynn Las Vegas’s (“Wynn”) speaking motion filed pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the district court held that Plaintiffs lacked standing to sue because they did not present evidence of a definite and concrete plan to avail themselves of the goods and services of Wynn Las Vegas in the future. We affirm.

Standing under Article III of the Constitution is a constitutional limitation on a court’s subject matter jurisdiction and cannot be granted by statute. See Cetacean Cmty. v. Bush, 386 F.3d 1169, 1174 (9th Cir.2004) (citing Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 576-77 , 112 S.Ct. 2130 , 119 L.Ed.2d 351 (1992)). Because Article III standing is a true jurisdictional question, rather than a question about the sufficiency of the claim, it is properly addressed in a Rule 12(b)(1) motion. Cetacean Cmty., 386 F.3d at 1174 ; see also Steel Co. v.…

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