Willis

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 22 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KENTRELL WILLIS, No. 24-2548 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 1:19-cv-00761-BAM v.

MEMORANDUM*

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Barbara McAuliffe, Magistrate Judge, Presiding**

Submitted December 17, 2025***

Before: PAEZ, CHRISTEN, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

Federal prisoner Kentrell Willis appeals pro se from the district court’s

summary judgment in Willis’s action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”)

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). alleging sexual assault and negligence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291. We review de novo the…