This disposit ion is not appropriate f or publication and is not pre cedent except as * provided by

Ninth Circuit Rul e 36-3. The Honorable Da

vid D. Dowd, Jr., Senior District Judg e for the Northern ** District of Ohio, sitting by designation. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T D A V I D P A R M E T E R , e t a l., P l ai n t i ffs/A p p el l an t s, v. AME R I C AN F E DE R AT I ON OF M USI CI AN S OF T HE UN I TE D STATE S A N D C A N A D A , e t a l., D efen d an t s/A p p el l ees. N o. 09- 55858

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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e C e n tr a l D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia M a r ga r e tM . M orr ow , D i s tr i c tJ udge , P r e s i di ng A r gue d a nd S ubm i tt e d J une 8, 2010 P a s a d e n a , C a lif

o rn ia B ef ore: N E L S O N and G O U L D , C i rc ui tJudg es , and D O W D , S eni or D i stri ct Judg e. ** 

# FI LED AU G 05 2010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS2

P l ai nt i ff s D avi d P arm et er , A nat ol y R osi nsky, and A nd re w S hu l m an appeal the di stri ctcourt ’ s grantof sum m ary j ud gm enti n favor of defendantA m er i can F e de r a t i on of

M us i c i a ns of

the U ni t e d S t a t e s a nd C a na da( “ A F M ” ) , a nd de f e nda nt P rofe ss i on al M usi ci ans L ocal 47 , A m er i can F eder at i on of M usi ci ans ( “ L ocal 47 ") , o n p la in tif

f s ’ c o m p la in t a lle g in g b r e a c h o f c o n tr a c t a n d b r e a c h o f

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f a ir re pres ent at i on re gardi ng the col l ec t i on of w ork d ues f rom pl ai nt i ff

s f or w ork p e r f o rm e d u n d e rp r o m u lg a te d v id e o g a m e a n d o th e r“n o n - n e g o tia te d ” e le c tr o n ic m e d iaa g r e e m e n ts . F o rs u b s ta n tia llyth e s a m e r e a s o n s s ta te d b yth e d is tr ic t c o u rt, th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in f a v o ro f d e f e n d a n ts is AF F I R ME D. A . B a c kgr ound T he pl ai nt i ff

s are m usi ci ans w ho ar e m em bers of defe nd antL ocal 47 , w hi ch i s al ocal af

fi l i at e of def

endantA F M . A s uni on m em bers , pl ai nt i ff s payw ork d ues b a s e d o n th e ire a rn in g s a s p r o f e s s io n a l m u s ic ia n s . A F M g o v e rn in g d o c u m e n ts re gu l at e the paym entof w ork d ues, and p rovi de for the col l ec t i on of w ork d ues ba s e d on e a rni ngs f

orm us i c a l s e rvi c e s r e nde r e d pur s ua ntt o “ A F M - ne got i a t e d” a g r e e m e n ts . I n th e irc o m p la in t, p la in tif f s a lle g e th a t d e f

e n d a n ts im p r o p e r ly col l ec t ed w ork d ues f

or m usi ca l se rvi ce s r endered pursuantt o agreements thatar e n o t “A F M - n e g o tia te d ” a g r e e m e n ts .3

B . S t andard of R evi ew “W e r e v ie w ad is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t de no vo , vi e w i ng the evi dence i n the l i gh tm ostfa vo rabl e t o the no n-m ov i ng party. ” A u-T om ot i ve G old Inc. v. V

olks w ag en of

A m . , Inc. , 603 F . 3d 1133, 1135 ( 9th C i r . 2010) ( c i t i ng U ni v e rs al H e al th Se rvs . , I

nc . v . T hom ps on , 3 6 3 F .3 d 1 0 1 3 , 1 0 1 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) ) . T he di stri ctcourt ’ s dec i si on w i l l be af fi rm ed i f the di stri ctcourtappl i ed the corre ct s u b s ta n tiv e la w a n d th e r e is n o g e n u in e is s u e o f m a te r ia l f

a c t w h e n th e e v id e n c e is v ie w e d in th e lig h t m o s t f a v o r ab le to th e n o n - m o v in g p a rty . B la c k S ta rFa rms L L Cv. O l i ve r , 600 F . 3d 1225, 1229- 30 ( 9th C i r . 2010) ( quot i ng S. D . M ye rs , Inc. v. C i t y & C ou nt

y of Sa n Francisc o , 25 3 F . 3d 46 1, 46 6 (9th C i r. 20 01 )) . C . D i s c us s i on T he di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s opi ni on a nd or de rgr a nt i ng s um m a ryj udgm e nti n f a vor of defendant s r ef

l ec t s atho roug h anal ys i s of the l aw and the fa ct s. A ft er cond uct i ng a de no vo r e vi e w , thi s C ourtc onc l ude s tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtappl i e d the co rr ec t su b stan ti v e law in th e N in th C ircu it , w h ich p ro v id es th at a u n io n ’s i nt e rpr e t a t i on of

i t s ow n rul e s , r e gul a t i ons a nd gove rni ng doc um e nt s w i l l notbe di s turbe d i f

tha ti nt e rpr e t a t i on i s notpa t e nt l yunr e a s onabl e , a nd i f the r e i s no e v id e n c e o f

b a d f a ith o rs p e c ia l c ir c u m s ta n c e s th a t ju s tif ie s ju d ic ia l in te r f

e r e n c e .4

W he n c ha l l e nge d by the pl a i nt i f f s be f or e thi s l a w s ui tw a s f

i l e d r e ga r di ng the prop ri ety of c ol l ec t i ng w ork d ues f or m usi ca l se rvi ce s per form ed un der p ro m u l g at ed v i d eo g am e an d o th er “ n o n -n eg o t i at ed ” el ectro n i c m ed i a ag reem en t s, the de f e nda nt s c ons i de r e d pl a i nt i f f s ’ c onc e rns butc onc l ude d tha tthe c ol l e c t i on of w ork due s f

orthe a gr e e m e nt s a ti s s ue w a s pr ope rpur s ua ntt o the r e l e va nt pa r a m e t e r s e s t abl i s he d by the A F M r e ga r di ng w ork due s . A f t e ra n e xt e ns i ve re v iew o f u n d isp u ted m ater ial fac ts, th e d istrict co u rt co n clu d ed th at th e A F M ’s in te rp r e ta tio n o f

its g o v e rn in g d o c u m e n ts th a t r e g u la te w o rkd u e s w a s n o t p a te n tly un re as on abl e and thatpl ai nt i ff s f ai l ed t o rai se tri abl e i ss ues of f ac tre gardi ng bad fai th o r sp eci al ci rcu m st an ces. U p o n ex am i n at i o n o f th e fact s i n a l i g h tm o st f a vor abl e t o the pl a i nt i f

f s , thi s C ourtc onc l ude s tha tthe r e a r e no ge nui ne i s s ue s of m a t e r i a l f

a c ti n di s put e tha ts upportadi f f e r e ntc onc l us i on. A c c o r d in g ly , w e a f

f irm th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in fa vo r of def

endant s f or subst ant i al l y the sa m e r ea sons as st at ed by the di stri ct c o u rt. AF F I RME D.