Willis

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 19 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BYRON WILLIS, No. 24-3154 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 1:21-cv-01077-CDB v.

MEMORANDUM*

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD; SANTOS

LUEVANO,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Christopher Dale Baker, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 3, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: RAWLINSON and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL,

District Judge.***

Appellant Byron Willis challenges the district court’s grant of summary

* 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). *** The Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation. judgment on his false arrest/false imprisonment and malicious prosecution claims

in favor…