Bey

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 28 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARIUS JOHNSON BEY, named as No. 24-3393 Darius-Johnson Bey, D.C. No. 2:23-cv-00477-MTL-CDB Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

STATE OF ARIZONA, in care of Attorney General Kris Mayes; ARIZONA

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION,

Risk Management Division, named as ADOD Risk Management; PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT, named as The City of Phoenix Police Department; CURTIS KLUSEK; ANDREA

LAMPHIER; ARIZONA PEACE

OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING

BOARD,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Michael T. Liburdi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 22, 2026**

* 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). Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and R. NELSON,…