CISNEROS v. PETLAND, INC.

No. 18-12064.

972 F.3d 1204 (2020)

Rosalba CISNEROS, On behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PETLAND, INC., BKG Pets, Inc., Pets BKG LLC, PAWSitive Solutions, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 25, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelsey Rinehart Eberly , Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, CA, Anthony T. Eliseuson , Animal Legal Defense Fund, Chicago, IL, Michael Ira Fistel, Jr. , William Woodhull Stone , Johnson Fistel, LLP, Marietta, GA, Jessica June Sleater , Andersen Sleater Sianni, LLC, New York, NY, David Aaron Weisz , Andrews Law Firm, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert G. Cohen , Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter, Columbus, OH, Henry D. Fellows, Jr. , Michael Coleman Gretchen , Fellows LaBriola, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee Petland, Inc.

Fredric J. Bold, Jr. , John E. Floyd , Steven Jason Rosenwasser , Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees BKG Pets, Inc., Pets BKG LLC.

Robert A. Luskin , Goodman McGuffey, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Eric Stephen Boos , Daniel B. Rogers , Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee PAWSitive Solutions, Inc.

Before BRANCH and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and UNGARO, District Judge.


In December 2015, Rosalba Cisneros bought a puppy from a Petland franchise in Kennesaw, Georgia ("Petland Kennesaw"). Less than a week later, it was dead. The question before us is whether Cisneros has plausibly alleged that her puppy's death was the result of a nationwide racketeering conspiracy.

Cisneros brought...

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