Bruce

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 9 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRANDON SINCLAIR BRUCE, No. 24-5453

Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 3:22-cv-00115-JES-JLB v.

ORDER

XAVIER BECERRA, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California James E. Simmons, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 6, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: GILMAN,** GOULD, and KOH, Circuit Judges.

The Memorandum Disposition filed on October 24, 2025 is amended and

filed concurrently with this order. The Petition for Rehearing is otherwise

DENIED, and no further petitions for rehearing will be accepted.

** The Honorable Ronald Lee Gilman, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting by designation.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 9 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH…