Ninth Circuit to Hold Special Sitting at the University of Montana

N E W S   R E L E A S E

Oct. 5, 2026
Contact: Katherine Rodriguez
mediarelease@ce9.uscourts.gov

 

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will hold a special sitting on October 14 at the University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, in Missoula. Oral arguments will be livestreamed and begin at 9:30 a.m. MDT in the university’s Music Recital Hall. A valid photo ID is required for admittance.

The three-judge panel will consist of Circuit Judge Daniel A. Bress, Senior Circuit Judge Richard C. Tallman and Senior Circuit Judge Carlos T. Bea.

Cases on the docket are:

• Navarrete v. Sherwood, et al., an appeal from the district court’s denial of qualified immunity to a City of Kent police officer in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action. Case No. 25-6449

   

• Nader, et al. v. Lending Tree, LLC, et al., an appeal of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a diversity putative class action against Lending Tree, LLC and QuoteWizard.com, related to a multidistrict litigation and a sign-in wrap around agreement. Case No. 25-7045

   

• USA v. Mitchell, an appeal from conviction for attempted harboring of illegal aliens. Case No. 25-7799

   

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit hears appeals of cases decided by certain executive branch agencies and federal trial courts in nine western states and two Pacific island jurisdictions. The court meets monthly in San Francisco and Pasadena, California; with regular sittings in Seattle and Portland, Oregon; as well as special sittings at other federal courthouses in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Honolulu and Anchorage, Alaska. A list of oral argument dates and locations is available online at https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/calendar/.

 

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