Ballard

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 26 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JAMES THOMAS BALLARD, No. 24-538 individually, and as Trustee of the James T. D.C. No. Ballard Millennium Trust, dated January 9, 2:23-cv-04367-FMO-AGR 2002,

MEMORANDUM*

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD; CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST

HOLLYWOOD; WEST HOLLYWOOD

RENT STABILIZATION

COMMISSION; DOES, 1-10,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando M. Olguin, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 11, 2025** Pasadena, California

* 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 without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Before: GRABER, HAMILTON***, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges. Partial Dissent by Judge Bumatay

James Ballard, an Angeleno landlord, appeals the dismissal of his lawsuit

against the City of West…