Belinda Muhammad v. Bretanniyia Jenkins

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 13 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BELINDA C. MUHAMMAD, No. 23-55287

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-07970-JAK-PVC v.

BRETANNIYIA JENKINS, Bus Driver for MEMORANDUM* LACMTA, individual and official capacity,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORITY; PHILLIP A.

WASHINGTON; JANE DOE; DOES, 1-10,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California John A. Kronstadt, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 13, 2026**

* 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). Before: O’SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Belinda C. Muhammad appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

after a jury trial in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that Bretanniyia Jenkins

called…