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IN RE HENSON

No. 16-71818.

869 F.3d 1052 (2017)

IN RE Anthony HENSON and William Cintron, Anthony Henson; William Cintron, Petitioners, v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland, Respondent, Turn, Inc., Real Party in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 5, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nimish R. Desai (argued) and Michael W. Sobol , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, San Francisco, California; Nicholas Diamand , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, New York, New York; Hank Bates , Carney Bates & Pulliam PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas; Bradley S. Clanton , Clanton Legal Group PLLC, Jackson, Mississippi; for Petitioners.

Michael H. Rubin (argued), Anthony J. Weibell , and Lauren Gallo White , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, San Francisco, California, for Real Party in Interest.

Scott H. Angstreich and Amelia I.P. Frenkel , Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless.

Before: William A. Fletcher and Richard C. Tallman, Circuit Judges, and Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge.

OPINION

We consider whether the defendant, a "middle man" for Internet-based advertisements, may invoke an arbitration provision contained in a contract between the plaintiffs and their wireless service provider.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs Anthony Henson and William Cintron (collectively, "Henson") are Verizon

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