D.R.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 20 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

D.R., a deceased minor by and through her No. 24-6031 successor in interest John Freeman; JOHN D.C. No. FREEMAN; CRISTINA RAMIREZ, 3:19-cv-07152-MMC Plaintiffs - Appellants,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA; TASHA

MIZEL,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

MARCIE FRANICH, BRIAN S. STERN,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Maxine M. Chesney, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 8, 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 Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto, United States District Judge for D.R., Cristina Ramirez, and John Freeman (collectively, “Appellants”)

appeal the district court’s (1) dismissal of their Monell claim against Contra Costa

County (“County”) for the seizure of D.R.…