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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 2 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JAMES C. JOHNSON, No. 24-3971 D.C. No. 3:24-cv-01004-TLT Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MEMORANDUM*

RENEE C. REYNA, Judge (San Mateo County, Dept. 16).; COUNTY OF SAN

MATEO,

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.

James C. Johnson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional claims arising from

a state court custody order. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

* 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). review de novo. Sato v. Orange County Dep’t of Educ., 861 F.3d 923, 928 (9th

Cir. 2017)…