Rafique

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 21 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANEELA RAFIQUE; JOHN SOO-HOO; No. 25-586 HAIDEE COLLADO, D.C. No. 4:23-cv-00732-JST Plaintiffs - Appellees,

v. MEMORANDUM*

PREMIER FINANCIAL ALLIANCE,

INC., a Georgia Corporation; DAVID

CARROLL; JACK WU,

Defendants - Appellants.

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

Submitted December 1, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: RAWLINSON and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges, and ZIPPS, Chief 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 Jennifer G. Zipps, United States Chief District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation. Premier Financial Alliance, Inc. (Premier),…