Lessin

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 11 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILLIAM LESSIN, on behalf of himself No. 25-2211 and all others similarly situated; CAROL D.C. No. SMALLEY; PATRICK POWERS; SHERI 3:19-cv-01082-AJB-AHG

POWERS; LLOYD ATTERSON; BRAD

NIELSEN; DAVID APPEL; JOHN KIGIN; MEMORANDUM*

SUSANNE HAMILTON; STEVE

SELGADO; ROGER SADDLER;

CAROLINE MCGEE; DAVID

HUFFSTETLER,

Plaintiffs - Appellees,

v.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Anthony J. Battaglia, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 8, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: M. SMITH, CHRISTEN, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Defendant-Appellant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) appeals the district

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. court’s class certification order, certifying a number of classes asserting state law

claims.1 Plaintiffs-Appellees allege…