Mayo

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 20 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LISA GUSTAFSON FEIS; JULIEN FEIS, No. 24-3686 D.C. No. Plaintiffs - Appellants, 2:23-cv-00462-MLP v.

MEMORANDUM*

KEITH MAYO, Doctor; SWEDISH FIRST HILL; CHRISTOPHER BOONE, Doctor;

PROLIANCE ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS

MEDICINE; SWEDISH HEALTH

SERVICES, a Washington nonprofit corporation wholly owned by Providence St. Joseph Health a Washington nonprofit corporation; PROLIANCE SURGEONS, INC., doing business as Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Michelle L. Peterson, Magistrate Judge, Presiding**

Submitted February 18, 2026***

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).…