Bledsoe

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 15 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DONNELL BLEDSOE, No. 24-2198 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:18-cv-02710-DAD-KJN v.

MEMORANDUM*

MARTINEZ, Sgt.; LEATUGE; MICHELL;

CHRISTEN; SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

JAIL,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Dale A. Drozd, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 15, 2026**

Before: PAEZ, BENNETT, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff-Appellant Donnell Bledsoe, proceeding pro se, appeals the district

court’s entry of judgment in favor of Defendant, Sergeant Martinez, following a

jury trial and verdict in favor of Martinez. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

* 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). § 1291, and we affirm.

Bledsoe challenges two of the district court’s…