Byler

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 19 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DARREN K. BYLER, Preferred Marine No. 24-6991 Mortgage Lien Holder M/V Wild Alaskan, D.C. No. 3:23-cv-00067-SLG-MMS Plaintiff - Appellant,

MEMORANDUM*

and

OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSELS, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF KODIAK; PAT

BRANSON; MIKE TVENGE; JOSIE

BAHNKE; MICHAEL

SARNOWSKI; CHARLES

DAVIDSON; TERRY J.

HAINES; RICHARD WALKER; JOHN

WHIDDON; LAURA

ARBOLEDA; COOPER G.

CURTIS; HIGHMARK MARINE

FABRICATION, LLC,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Sharon L. Gleason, 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 18, 2026**

Before: CALLAHAN, FRIEDLAND, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Darren K. Byler appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing

his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from the

impoundment and scuttling of the maritime…