K.C.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-5580 K.C., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Carolina Navarro; D.C. No. A. S., a minor, by and through her 2:16-cv-03039- guardian ad litem Araceli Saenz;

APG-NJK

CAROLINA NAVARRO, guardian ad litem on behalf of K.C.; ARACELI SAENZ, guardian ad

ORDER

litem on behalf of A.S.; AMBER

CERTIFYING

NEUBERT, guardian ad litem on

QUESTION TO

behalf of K.C.; JACQUELINE

THE SUPREME

LAWRENCE; KEITH CHILDRESS

COURT OF

Sr., Individually and as Successor in

NEVADA

interest to Keith Childress, Jr., deceased; FREDERICK WAID, as special administrator of the Estate of Keith Childress, Jr.,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v.

LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN

POLICE DEPARTMENT; DOJ -

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

OF JUSTICE; ROBERT

BOHANON; BLAKE WALFORD;

JAMES LEDOGAR, Defendants - Appellees,

and

BRIAN MONTANA, UNITED

STATES MARSHALS SERVICE,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Andrew P. Gordon, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 6, 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada

Filed January 2, 2026

Before: Mark J. Bennett, Gabriel P.…