Christopher Batterton v. Dutra Group ( 2019 )

FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
CHRISTOPHER BATTERTON, No. 15-56775
Plaintiff-Appellee,
D.C. No.
v. 2:14-cv-07667-PJW
DUTRA GROUP,
Defendant-Appellant. ORDER
On Remand from the United States Supreme Court
Filed August 12, 2019
Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Andrew J.
Kleinfeld and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in The Dutra
Grp. v. Batterton, 139 S. Ct. 2275 (2019), the opinion of this
Court dated January 23, 2018, 880 F.3d 1089, is VACATED
and judgment is entered REVERSING the district court’s
order denying Dutra’s motion to strike the prayer for punitive
damages. We remand this case to the district court for further
proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion.
REVERSED and REMANDED.