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CITY OF RENO v. NETFLIX, INC.

No. 21-16560.

52 F.4th 874 (2022)

CITY OF RENO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NETFLIX, INC.; Hulu, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 28, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason H. Kim (argued), Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, Emeryville, California; Leonard Stone , Shook & Stone CHTD, Reno, Nevada; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert C. Collins (argued) and Mary R. Alexander , Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Gregory G. Garre , Jean A. Pawlow , and Peter E. Davis , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.; Michael A. Hale , Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, California; Rew R. Goodenow , Parsons Behle & Latimer, Reno Nevada; for Defendant-Appellee Netflix, INC.

Victor Jih (argued) and Russell L. Kostelak , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Los Angeles, California; Eric T. Kohan , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, California; John K. Gallagher and Patrick H. Gallagher , Guild Gallagher & Fuller Ltd., Reno, Nevada; Praatika Prasad , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, New York, New York; for Defendant-Appellee HULU, LLC.

Steven M. Berezney and Garrett R. Broshuis , Korein Tillery LLC, St. Louis, Missouri; for Amici Curiae, City of Creve Coeur, Gwinnett County, City of Brookhaven, and Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County.

John P. Jett , Ava J. Conger , and K. Bradford Sears , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, Georgia; Adam H. Charnes , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Dallas, Texas; for Amicus Curiae DIRECTV, LLC.

Jared R. Butcher , Crosscastle PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Pantelis Michalopoulos and Matthew R. Friedman , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae Dish Network LLC and Sling TV LLC.

Before: Susan P. Graber, Michelle T. Friedland, and Lucy H. Koh, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Plaintiff City of Reno appeals the dismissal for failure to state a claim of its complaint alleging that Defendants Netflix, Inc. and Hulu, LLC failed to pay franchise fees for the video streaming services they provide. Reno's complaint seeks damages and declaratory relief under Nevada's Video Service Law ("VSL"), Nev. Rev...

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