NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 27 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARIA K. WILLIAMS JAMES, No. 24-3870 D.C. No. 1:22-cv-00312-JAO-RT Plaintiff - Appellant,

and

MEMORANDUM*

NATHAN EARL AIWOHI, TOBY

ALAMOANA KEOHOKAPU, DARLENE

K. EBOS, as successive Personal

Representative of the Estate of Barbara Anita Baliguat, SUSAN DeSHAW,

THOMAS JOHNSON, LAZARA A.

RODRIGUEZ, JULIE NICOLAS,

individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; THE BANK

OF NEW YORK MELLON,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Jill A. Otake, District Judge, Presiding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Submitted January 22, 2026**

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

Maria K. Williams James appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing a putative class action alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced

and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. by Bank of America,

N.A., and The Bank of New York Mellon. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291. We affirm.

Because Williams James does not challenge the district court’s grounds for

dismissal of her action in her opening brief, we do not consider that decision. See

Indep. Towers of Wash. v. Washington, 350 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir. 2003)

(explaining that “we will not consider any claims that were not actually argued in

appellant’s opening brief”); Acosta-Huerta v. Estelle, 7 F.3d 139, 144 (9th Cir.

1993) (explaining that issues not supported by argument in pro se appellant’s

opening brief are deemed abandoned).

AFFIRMED.

** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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