Hernandez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 4 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TERESITA E. HERNANDEZ, an No. 24-5397 individual, as Trustee of The Teresita E. D.C. No. Hernandez Revocable 1999 Trust, 2:16-cv-07098-MEMF-JC Plaintiff - Appellee,

MEMORANDUM*

v.

JAMES B NUTTER AND COMPANY, a California corporation,

Defendant - Appellant,

and

NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES,

INC., a corporation doing business in the State of California, RCO LEGAL, P.S., a corporation doing business in the State of California, DOES, 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California

Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, District Judge, Presiding

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Submitted February 2, 2026** Pasadena, California

Before: LEE, KOH, and DE ALBA, Circuit Judges.

James B. Nutter & Company (“JBNC”) appeals the district court’s orders

denying its motion to rescind the settlement agreement…