Shahid Buttar for Congress Committee v. Hearst Communications, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 7 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SHAHID BUTTAR FOR CONGRESS No. 23-15421

COMMITTEE; SHAHID BUTTAR,

D.C. No. 3:21-cv-05566-EMC Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. MEMORANDUM*

HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

SHAHID BUTTAR FOR CONGRESS No. 23-15809

COMMITTEE; SHAHID BUTTAR,

D.C. No. 3:21-cv-05566-EMC Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

HEARST COMMUNICATIONS INC,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Edward M. Chen, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 5, 2024**

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

Before: S.R. THOMAS and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges, and BENNETT,*** District Judge.

Shahid Buttar and his campaign, Shahid Buttar Congress Committee,

(collectively “Buttar”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their complaint and

first amended complaint…