Flavor of California, LLC v. Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FLAVOR OF CALIFORNIA, LLC, No. 24-7202 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:24-cv-05616-RGK-AJR v.

MEMORANDUM*

BIG BOY RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 4, 2026 Pasadena, California

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

Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC (“Big Boy”) appeals the district court’s

order confirming an arbitration award in favor of Flavor of California, LLC

(“Flavor”). We have jurisdiction under 9 U.S.C. § 16(a)(1)(D) and 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291, and we review de novo the district court’s confirmation order, White v.

Mayflower Transit, LLC, 543 F.3d 581, 584 (9th Cir. 2008).

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. We will affirm the district court’s decision to confirm the award unless…