Amber Johnson v. Lamelo Ball

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 11 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

AMBER JOHNSON, an individual, No. 23-55520

Plaintiff, D.C. No. 2:22-CV-00884 v.

LAMELO BALL, an individual, MEMORANDUM* Defendant,

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Alexander F. Mackinnon, Magistrate Judge

Argued and Submitted May 8, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN, FORREST, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Amber Johnson (“Johnson”) appeals the district court’s

order granting partial summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee LaMelo

Ball (“Ball”) on her finder’s fee claim arising from Ball’s endorsement contract with

Puma North America, Inc. (“Puma”). Johnson sued alleging she was owed a finder’s

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. fee for the Puma deal based on a claimed oral contract with Ball. The district court

granted Ball’s motion for partial summary judgment, holding that a…