CRAIG GOTTLIEB V. ALPHABET INC., No. 18-17267 (9th Cir. 2019)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED DEC 13 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CRAIG GOTTLIEB; SAUD A.H. KHOKHAR, No. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 18-17267 D.C. No. 5:17-cv-06860-EJD Plaintiffs-Appellants, MEMORANDUM* and GIMMIGELT, INC., Plaintiff, v. ALPHABET INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Edward J. Davila, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 11, 2019** Before: WALLACE, CANBY, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. Craig Gottlieb and Saud A.H. Khokhar appeal pro se from the district * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). court’s summary judgment in their action alleging federal and state law claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Kam-Ko BioPharm Trading Co., Ltd. v. Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc., 560 F.3d 935, 939 (9th Cir. 2009). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Godecke ex rel. United States v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 937 F.3d 1201, 1213 (9th Cir. 2019). We affirm. Summary judgment on Gottlieb and Khokhar’s claims was proper because allowing Gottlieb and Khokhar to advocate the claims pro se “would eviscerate the requirement that corporations and other entities be represented by counsel.” DBeam, Ltd. P’ship v. Roller Derby Skates, Inc., 366 F.3d 972, 974 (9th Cir. 2004). We do not consider Gottlieb and Khokhar’s contentions regarding the district court’s summary judgment on plaintiff Gimmigelt, Inc.’s claims. AFFIRMED. 2 18-17267

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