Wells

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 27 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MICHAEL J. WELLS, No. 24-3946 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:19-cv-00407-MMD-CLB v.

MEMORANDUM*

KELLY LOEFFLER, Administrator of the Small Business Administration of the United States,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Miranda M. Du, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted January 30, 2026**

Before: CLIFTON, BADE, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges. Concurrence by Judge COLLINS.

Pro se Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Wells appeals the district court’s grant of

summary judgment in favor of the United States Small Business Administration

(SBA) in a contract dispute involving Wells’ unconditional guarantee of an SBA

* 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). loan. “We review de novo a district court’s…