Opinion
19-35871
07-29-2021
LORIANN ANDERSON; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) LOCAL 503, OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES UNION (OPEU), labor organization; et al., Defendants-Appellees. and KERRIN FISCUS, Plaintiff,
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon D.C. No. 3:18-cv-02013-HZ Marco A. Hernandez, District Judge, Presiding.
Before: SCHROEDER, SILVERMAN, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM [*]
Loriann Anderson, Kenneth Hill, Rene Layton, Michael Miller, Bernard Perkins, Dennis Richey, Kathie Simmons, Kent Wiles, and Melinda Wiltse appeal from the district court's judgment in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 putative class action alleging a First Amendment claim arising out of union membership dues. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Daniels-Hall v. Nat'l Educ. Ass'n, 629 F.3d 992, 998 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm.
The parties agree that this court's intervening decision in Belgau v. Inslee, 975 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2020), cert. denied, No. 20-1120, 2021 WL 2519114 (June 21, 2021), controls the outcome of this appeal. We affirm the district court's judgment dismissing plaintiffs' action for failure to state a claim. See Belgau, 975 F.3d at 946-69 (discussing state action), 950-52 (concluding that the Supreme Court's decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 31, 138 S.Ct. 2448 (2018), did not extend a First Amendment right to avoid paying union dues that were agreed upon under validly entered union membership agreements).
Plaintiffs' motion for summary affirmance, set forth in their reply brief, is denied.
AFFIRMED.
[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.