Freeze

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 18 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ERIC STEPHEN FREEZE, No. 24-5620 D.C. No. 2:23-cv-01135-JLR Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

ELIZABETH E. GALLAGHER; JOSE T.

ACUNA; ANN G. FREEZE, Revocable Trust; RONALD L. FREEZE, Revocable Trust; JAMES MASSINGALE; ANGELA

MASSINGALE,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 2026**

Before: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Eric Stephen Freeze appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment on the

pleadings in his action alleging federal claims related to family property. We have

* 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). jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We…