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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 20 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHURCH OF THE EAGLE AND THE No. 25-1196 CONDOR, et al., D.C. No. 2:22-cv-01004-SRB Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v. MEMORANDUM*

PAMELA J. BONDI, Attorney General, et al.,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Susan R. Bolton, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 6, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: HAWKINS, RAWLINSON, and M. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges. Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge HAWKINS.

The Church of the Eagle and the Condor (CEC), Joseph Tafur, Belinda

Eriacho, Kewal Wright, Benjaman Sullivan, and Joseph Bellus (collectively,

Plaintiffs-Appellants) appeal from the district court’s order denying their Motion

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. for Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Related Non-Taxable Expenses (Motion…