Patton

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 19 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

State of California, ex rel. CARNEY No. 24-7021 ANTHONY PATTON SR., D.C. No. 3:24-cv-03457-RS Plaintiff - Appellant,

and MEMORANDUM*

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

TRANSDEV SERVICES, INC., improperly captioned as Connex TCT LLC;

TRANSDEV NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Richard Seeborg, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 16, 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: SILVERMAN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

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