Steeves

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 23 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DEAN ALLEN STEEVES, On Behalf of No. 24-2935 Brothers Keeper Ministries, D.C. No. 3:24-cv-00201-TWR-MSB Plaintiff - Appellant,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Todd W. Robinson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 22, 2026**

Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Dean Allen Steeves appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing

for failure to comply with a local rule his action seeking to quash an Internal

Revenue Service summons. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We

* 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). review de novo questions of our own jurisdiction. Hunt v. Imperial Merch.…