Gleason

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 7 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

IGNITE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a No. 24-4243 Wyoming corporation, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-02184-MTL Plaintiff - Appellant,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

ZACHARIAH JAMES GLEASON;

MIRZA BAIG,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

HIGHER CONNECTION LLC, HIGHER

CONNECTION 3PL LLC,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Michael T. Liburdi, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 16, 2025 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: COLLINS, MENDOZA, and DESAI, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Appellant Ignite International Limited (“Ignite”) appeals the district court’s

grant of summary judgment for Appellees Zachariah James Gleason and Mirza

Baig, who are the sole members and managers of Higher Connection LLC

(“Higher Connection”). The district court granted summary judgment for Ignite on

a breach of contract claim against…