Seitz

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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

JAMES EDWARD SEITZ, No. 24-6030 D.C. No. 3:23-cv-01716-LB Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF

TEAMSTERS; CLACY GRISWOLD;

BOBBY FISHER; VINNIE GRAZIANO;

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF

TEAMSTERS - LOCAL 986,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Laurel D. Beeler, Magistrate Judge, Presiding**

Submitted February 18, 2026***

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

* 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). Seitz’s request for oral argument, set forth in the opening brief, is denied. James Edward Seitz appeals pro…