Keo Ratha v. Rubicon Resources, LLC

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KEO RATHA; SEM KOSAL; No. 23-55299

SOPHEA BUN; YEM BAN; NOL

NAKRY; PHAN SOPHEA; SOK D.C. No. SANG, 2:16-cv-04271-

JFW-AS

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. OPINION

RUBICON RESOURCES, LLC,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc June 24, 2025 Seattle, Washington

Filed February 20, 2026

Before: Mary H. Murguia, Chief Judge, and Susan P. Graber, Ronald M. Gould, Consuelo M. Callahan, Milan D. Smith, Jr., Bridget S. Bade, Daniel A. Bress, Jennifer Sung, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., Anthony D. Johnstone and Ana de Alba, Circuit Judges. RATHA V. RUBICON RESOURCES, LLC

Opinion by Judge Graber; Dissent by Judge Callahan

SUMMARY *

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

Reversing the district court’s order denying plaintiffs’ motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) for relief from summary judgment in favor of defendant Rubicon…