Kui Myles v. United States

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

KUI Z. MYLES, No. 20-55910 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 5:19-cv-02036-

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DAVID

MARIN; BRIAN DEMORE; FRANCIS M.

JACKSON; ARACELI TREVINO; DAVID OPINION

GASSMANN; TROY THOMPSON;

STEVEN LOVETT,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 10, 2021 Pasadena, California

Filed September 2, 2022

Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges, and Richard D. Bennett, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Berzon

* The Honorable Richard D. Bennett, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

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