Legal Opinion

Bates v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 28, 2009No. 07-17097Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Samuel D. Bates and Joyce M. Bates appeal pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing for lack of standing their petition to quash third-party summonses. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Fortney v. United States, 59 F.3d 117, 119 (9th Cir.1995), and may affirm the district court’s judgment on any ground supported by the record, Forest Guardians v. U.S. Forest Serv., 329 F.3d 1089, 1097 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

The district court properly concluded that the Bates lacked standing to challenge three of the summonses because the Bateses…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re America West Airlines, Debtor. Seymour Licht v. America West Airlines Equity Security Holders CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  2. John H. Fortney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  3. Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008

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