FTC v. Qyk Brands LLC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 9 2024

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, No. 22-55446 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 8:20-cv-01431-PSG-KES v.

MEMORANDUM*

QYK BRANDS LLC, DBA Glowyy;

DRJSNATURAL LLC; RAKESH

TAMMABATTULA, individually and as an officer of QYK Brands LLC, DRJSNATURAL LLC, EASII, Inc., and Theo Pharmaceuticals, Inc; JACQUELINE THAO NGUYEN, individually and as officer of QYK Brands LLC, DRJSNATURAL LLC and Theo Pharmaceuticals, Inc; EASII, INC.;

THEO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted September 18, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: W. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges. Concurrence by Judge Rawlinson.

Defendants QYK Brands LLC; DRJSNATURAL LLC; EASII, Inc.; Theo

Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Jacqueline Nguyen; and Rakesh Tammabattula appeal from

* This disposition is not appropriate…