Siddell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 20 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LEROY GEORGE SIDDELL, No. 24-5915 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:24-cv-00910-DMS-DEB v.

MEMORANDUM*

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant - Appellee,

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 17, 2025** Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, BERZON, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

LeRoy George Siddell, an attorney appearing in pro per, appeals the

dismissal of his slander claim against immigration judge Valerie Burch. The

district court substituted the United States as the defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 2679 (the “Westfall Act”). The district court held the claim barred because

* 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). Congress, through the Federal…