Sylvester

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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

RYAN SYLVESTER; ANGELA ELLIS, No. 24-3390 D.C. No. Plaintiffs - Appellants, 2:20-cv-01797-TLN-CKD v.

MEMORANDUM*

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF;

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; SCOTT R.

JONES; TIMOTHY MULLIN; DICK

MAH; BOBI GRIGGS,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 18, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: HAMILTON, R. NELSON, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.** Concurrence by Judge R. NELSON.

Ryan Sylvester and Angela Ellis appeal the dismissal on the pleadings of

their Section 1983 suit stemming from the death of their son, Ryan Ellis. We

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David F. Hamilton, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, sitting by designation. reverse the dismissal of the Section 1983 claim…