Spiegel

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 10 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

THOMAS SPIEGEL, an individual, No. 25-2294 D.C. No. Plaintiff-ctr-defendant - Appellant, 2:23-cv-08495-MWC-MAR v.

MEMORANDUM*

DOES, 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendant,

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana corporation,

Defendant-ctr-claimant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Michelle Williams Court, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 6, 2026** Pasadena, California

Before: GRABER, BRESS, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

* 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). Plaintiff Thomas Spiegel appeals the district court’s grant of partial

summary judgment in favor of Defendant Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”).

The district court held that Federal did not have a duty to defend Spiegel in an

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