Usanovic v. Americana, LLC — 9th Cir. (argued August 13, 2026)
Kelly Usanovic asks the Ninth Circuit to revive a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case over calls to her cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry. The district court dismissed her complaint for failing to plausibly connect the callers to Americana. The appeal concerns agency liability and whether the statute covers cell phones.
Usanovic v. Americana, LLC (No. 25-2263) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 13, 2026.
Sources
Argument audio — Ninth Circuit:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/13/25-2263.mp3
Argument record — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-2263&hearingDate=2026-08-13
Dismissal order — District of Nevada:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2:2023cv01289/164011/77/0.pdf
Telephone Consumer Protection Act — U.S. House:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title47-section227&num=0&edition=prelim
National Do Not Call rule — eCFR:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-64/subpart-L/section-64.1200
Agency liability — Ninth Circuit (Jones):https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/04/04/15-17328.pdf
Cell phones under section 227(c) — Ninth Circuit (Chennette):https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/10/12/20-35962.pdf
Loper Bright — U.S. Supreme Court:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf
McLaughlin — U.S. Supreme Court:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1226_1a72.pdf
Loper Bright analysis — Congressional Research Service:https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11189
Opinion search — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/decisions/opinions/
Memorandum search — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/decisions/memoranda/
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:13Agency Liability
- 18:24Loper Bright and McLaughlin