Hedges

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 23 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CRAIG JOSEPH HEDGES, No. 25-3152 D.C. No. 3:24-cv-08354-TLT Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX

BOARD; DAVID A. HUBBERT, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Trina L. Thompson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 17, 2025**

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

Craig Joseph Hedges appeals pro se from the district court’s order

dismissing for failure to prosecute his action challenging the federal government’s

* 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). authority to tax Hedges. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

We…