Naeini

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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

AVA NAEINI, No. 24-5357 D.C. No. 2:23-cv-07118-AB-BFM Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY

SOLUTIONS CORPORATION,

Defendant - Appellee,

and

DOES, 1-100, inclusive,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California André Birotte, Jr., District 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 panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Naeini’s motion (Docket Entry No. 3) to proceed in forma pauperis is

granted.

Ava Naeini appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment confirming an

arbitration award in favor of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation under

the Federal…