Ketschau

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 23 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RUBY E. KETSCHAU, No. 24-7769 D.C. No. 3:24-cv-05760-DGE Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF

WASHINGTON, TACOMA; RONALD

LEIGHTON, Judge; Honorable DAVID W. CHRISTEL, Magistrate Judge; BENJAMIN

H. SETTLE, District Judge; Honorable

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, District Judge;

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington David G. Estudillo, 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). Ruby E. Ketschau appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing…