ALVAREZ v. CHEVRON CORP.

No. 09-56698.

656 F.3d 925 (2011)

Jonathan ALVAREZ; Emanuel Jiminez; Shaun McCracken; Housam Moumne; Mohammad Moumne; Kent Cochran, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHEVRON CORPORATION; Chevron USA, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Conocophillips Company; BP Corporation North America, Inc.; BP Products North America, Inc.; BP West Coast Products, LLC; BP North American Petroleum, Inc.; Shell Oil Company; Shell Oil Products Company; Equilon Enterprises, LLC; Valero Energy Corporation; Valero California Retail Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Friedl and Behram V. Parekh (argued), Kirtland & Packard LLP, El Segundo, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Darius C. Ogloza (argued), Latham & Watkins LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Chevron USA, Inc.; Julian Brew , Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Exxon-Mobile Corp.; Corey C. Watson , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for BP Products North America Inc., BP North American Petroleum, and BP West Coast Products, LLC; Andrew M. Edison , Edison McDowell & Hetherington LLP, Houston, TX, for Valero California Retail Co. and Valero Energy Corp.; Robin A. Wofford and Hubert Kim , Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, San Diego, CA, for Shell Oil Co., Shell Oil Products Co., and Equilon Enterprises, LLC; Joseph W. Bell , Zelle Hoffmann Voebel & Mason LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Conocophillips Co.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Jonathan Alvarez, Emanuel Jiminez, Shaun McCracken, Housam Moumne, Mohammad Moumne, and Kent Cochran (collectively Plaintiffs), appeal the district court's dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) of their putative consumer class action against Chevron USA, Inc., Exxon-Mobile Corp., Conocophillips Co., BP Products North America Inc., BP West Coast Products, LLC, Equilon Enterprises, LLC,...

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