Cross

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SHANNON CROSS, No. 24-6068 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 4:21-cv-01312-JST v.

MEMORANDUM*

CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT

AUTHORITY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jon S. Tigar, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 9, 2026** San Francisco, California

Before: NGUYEN and BENNETT, Circuit Judges, and MATSUMOTO, District Judge.***

* 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). *** The Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation. Plaintiff-Appellant Shannon Cross (“Cross”) appeals the district court’s

grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Defendant-Appellee

Central Contra Costa…