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# FI LED NO V 28 2011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS10- 35180 2 u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o , a n dm a ya f f irm o n a n yb a s is s u p p o rte db yth e r e c o r d . G ordo n v. V i rtum un do , Inc. , 5 7 5 F .3 d1 0 4 0 , 1 0 4 7 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 9 ) . W e a f

f i rm. T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt p r o p e r lyg r a n te ds u m m a ryju d g m e n t a s to G o r d o n ’s c la im unde rthe C ontr ol l i ng the A s s aul tof N on- S ol i c i t e d P ornogr aphya nd M a rke t i ng A c tof 2003 ( the “ C A N - S P A M A c t ” ) be c aus e he l a c ks s t a ndi ng t o s ue unde rthe A c t. Se e i d. a t1051- 57 ( e xpl a i ni ng i n a na l ogous c ont e xttha tG or don l a c ks st andi ng t o fi l e apri vat e l aw sui tun der the C A N -S P A M A ctbecause he i s notan advers el y a ff

ec t ed, bo na fi de Int ernetac ce ss prov i der) . S u m m ary ju d g m en t o n th e b as is o f p re em p ti o n w as p ro p eras to G o rd o n ’s cl ai m un der the W as hi ng t on C om m er ci al E m ai l M arket i ng A ct(the “ C E M A ”) b e c au s e G o r d o n f

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r au do rd e c e p t i o n n e c e s s a ryt o e x e m p ti tf r o m th e C AN - S P AM A c t’s p r e e m p tio n c lau s e . Se e id. at10 62 -64 (C E M A cl ai m al l egi ng no n-decept i ve, im m a te r ia l in a c c u r a c ie s o rin c o m p le te , o m itte din f o rm a tio n in s p a m e m a ils is p reem p t ed b y th e C A N -S P A M A ct , w h i ch o n l y ex em p t s fro m p reem p t i o n th o se s ta te la w s th a t n a rr o w lyr e g u la te f r au d u le n t o rd e c e p tiv e c o m m e r c ia l e m a ils ) . S um m a ryj udgm e ntw a s pr ope ra s t o G or don’ s c l a i m unde rthe W a s hi ngt on C ons um e rP r ot e c t i on A c t( the “ C P A ” ) be c aus e G or don f a i l e d t o r a i s e age nui ne10- 35180 3 d is p u te a s to w h e th e rh e c o u lde s tab lis h th e e le m e n ts o f s u c h ac la im . See H angm an R i dge T

r ai ni ng Stable s , I

nc . v . Saf e c o T i t le I ns . C o. , 719 P . 2d 531, 5 3 5 - 3 7 ( W a s h . 1 9 8 6 ) ( lis tin g C P A c la im e le m e n ts ) ; s e e al s o V i r tum undo , 575 F . 3d a t1065- 66 ( G o r d o n f

a ile dto e s tab lis h e le m e n ts o f n e a r lyid e n tic a l C P A c la im ) . G ordo n’ s r em ai ni ng cont ent i on s are un pers uasi ve. W e do notc ons i de ra r gum e nt s a nd e vi de nc e G or don a tt e m pt s t o r a i s e f orthe f ir s t tim e o n ap p e a l. See Sm i th v. M a rsh , 19 4 F . 3d 10 45 , 10 52 (9th C i r. 19 99 ). W e de nyde f

e nda nt ’ s r e que s tt o de c l a r e G or don’ s appe a l f r i vol ous w i thout p r e ju d ic e to as e p a r a te lyf

ile dm o tio n o n th e is s u e . See F e d. R . A pp. P . 38 a nd 39; see a l so 9th C i r . R . 39- 1. 6. A FFI R M ED .