360 VIRTUAL DRONE SERVICES LLC v. RITTER

No. 23-1472.

360 VIRTUAL DRONE SERVICES LLC; MICHAEL JONES, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ANDREW L. RITTER, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; JOHN M. LOGSDON, in his official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; JONATHAN S. CARE, in his official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; DENNIS K. HOYLE, in his official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; TOYNIA E.S. GIBBS, in her official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; VINOD K. GOEL, in his official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; CEDRIC D. FAIRBANKS, in his official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; BRENDA L. MOORE, in her official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; CAROL SALLOUM, in her official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors; ANDREW G. ZOUTWELLE, in his official capacity as member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 20, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Samuel Bracken Gedge , INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellants.

Douglas William Hanna , FITZGERALD HANNA & SULLIVAN, PLLC, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: David G. Guidry , GUIDRY LAW FIRM PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina; James T. Knight II , INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellants.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Thacker joined.


Michael Jones and his wholly owned company, 360 Virtual Drone Services LLC ("Plaintiffs"), would like to provide customers with aerial maps and 3D digital models containing measurable data. But the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors ("Board") has taken the position that doing so would constitute engaging...

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