Gray

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 3 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 25-1325 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:21-cv-03126-TOR v.

MEMORANDUM*

RICK T. GRAY,

Defendant - Appellant,

and

GRAY FARMS & CATTLE CO. LLC,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 27, 2026** Richland, Washington

Before: SUNG, MENDOZA, and DESAI, 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). Defendant Rick Gray appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment

in the government’s favor on its False Claims Act (“FCA”) claims alleging that Gray

filed false crop insurance claims in 2015. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291, and we review the grant of summary judgment de novo. Terpin…