Constantine Ananiades v. United States Department of the Air Force

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 12 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CONSTANTINE ANANIADES, No. 23-55669

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-01645-MCS-PVC v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF MEMORANDUM*

THE AIR FORCE,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Mark C. Scarsi, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 12, 2026**

Before: O’SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Constantine Ananiades appeals pro se from the district court’s summary

judgment in Ananiades’s action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”),

5 U.S.C. § 552(a), seeking the return of documents he entrusted to the United

* 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). States Department of the Air Force in 1984. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

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