Paul Lietz v. Drug Enforcement Administration

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 24 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PAUL LIETZ, No. 23-35603

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:22-cv-00209-BLW

and

MEMORANDUM*

SAKAHANN OUCH; et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DRUG ENFORCEMENT

ADMINISTRATION; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

CANYON COUNTY; et al.,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho B. Lynn Winmill, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 24, 2025**

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision San Francisco, California

Before: FRIEDLAND, BENNETT, and BADE, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Paul Lietz sued numerous state and federal defendants in

the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, challenging the execution

of a search warrant on his property. The district court determined that Lietz had

failed to properly serve the Federal Defendants1…