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Vaughn, Jr. v. Klamath County Fire District No. 1 — 9th Cir. (Aug 6, 2026)

No. 25-4210 Argued August 6, 2026 Published August 7, 2026; updated August 22, 2026

The Ninth Circuit considers whether it may immediately review a denial of qualified immunity entered during a civil rights trial. Teresa Vaughn's estate alleges that paramedics Cody Engler and Alex Dustin increased the danger to her during a COVID-related breathing emergency by discouraging ambulance transport and canceling additional responders. A two-week trial ended with a deadlocked jury and a mistrial. Engler appealed the judge's earlier refusal to grant judgment as a matter of law. The threshold issue is whether that ruling fits the narrow collateral-order exception to the rule that appeals ordinarily wait for final judgment.

Vaughn, Jr. v. Klamath County Fire District No. 1 (No. 25-4210) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 6, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/06/25-4210.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-4210&hearingDate=2026-08-06
District court summary-judgment order — Justia:https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/oregon/ordce/1%3A2022cv00161/165107/79/
District court Rule 50(b) order — Justia:https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/oregon/ordce/1%3A2022cv00161/165107/217/
Ninth Circuit appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca9/25-4210
Mitchell v. Forsyth — U.S. Supreme Court:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/472/511/
Jay Beattie — Lindsay Hart:https://lindsayhart.com/Jay-Beattie
Jay Beattie — Super Lawyers:https://profiles.superlawyers.com/oregon/portland/lawyer/jay-w-beattie/c3d1e1d7-1a6a-45cd-8e93-1fd1226d63ce.html
Nadia Dahab — Sugerman Dahab:https://sugermandahab.com/contact/
Nadia Dahab — Oregon State Bar:https://www.osbar.org/members/localbars.asp
Published-opinion search — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/opinions/
Memorandum-disposition search — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/decisions/memoranda/

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