Gautier

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 17 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

NOEL GAUTIER; USA DIRECT No. 24-4028 WHOLESALE INC., D.C. No. 2:20-cv-08091-MCS-PD Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. MEMORANDUM*

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT;

CITY OF LOS ANGELES; and ALVARO

GARZON,

Defendants- Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Mark C. Scarsi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 13, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: CLIFTON, BYBEE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

At trial, a jury ruled in favor of Defendants-Appellees and against Plaintiffs-

Appellants, Noel Gautier and USA Direct Wholesale Inc. Plaintiffs appeal multiple

* 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). decisions of the district court related to that trial.…