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Catelyn H. v. Boyd Gaming Corporation, et al. — 9th Cir. (Sep 15, 2026)

No. 25-4555 Argued September 15, 2026 Published October 1, 2026

The Ninth Circuit hears Catelyn H.'s lawsuit against Las Vegas casino operators. She says a trafficker forced her to seek paying sex customers inside casinos. She alleges that the casinos facilitated and profited from that activity. She sued Boyd Gaming, the Venetian and the Mirage under federal anti-trafficking law. A federal district court in Nevada dismissed her claims before trial, finding her allegations insufficient to establish the casinos' responsibility. She seeks to revive the lawsuit. The appeal concerns what the complaint must allege about the casinos' conduct and knowledge of coercion, not whether a jury has found those allegations true.

Catelyn H. v. Boyd Gaming Corporation, et al. (No. 25-4555) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued September 15, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Ninth Circuit:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/09/15/25-4555.mp3
Argument listing — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=25-4555&hearingDate=2026-09-15
District court dismissal order — March 26, 2025:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2%3A2024cv00939/168689/90/0.pdf?ts=1743166320
Appellate docket and counsel appearances:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca9/25-4555
Filed counsel signatures — district court document 63:https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2%3A2024cv00939/168689/63
Boyd counsel confirmation — district court document 102:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2%3A2024cv00939/168689/102/0.pdf
Jonathan Hilton — Hilton Parker:https://hiltonparker.com/
Hilton firm confirmation — Ohio court opinion:https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2024/2024-Ohio-5218.pdf
Amanda Kramer — Covington and Burling:https://www.cov.com/en/professionals/k/amanda-kramer
David Sager — DLA Piper:https://www.dlapiper.com/en/people/s/sager-david-s
18 U.S.C. § 1595 — civil remedy:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1595
18 U.S.C. § 1591 — sex-trafficking offense:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1591
Elonis v. United States — mental-state terminology:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/575/723/
28 U.S.C. § 46 — appellate panels and en banc hearings:https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/46
Ninth Circuit General Orders — en banc procedure:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/uploads/rules/general_orders/General%20Orders.pdf
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b):https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_9
Ashcroft v. Iqbal — general allegations and plausibility:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/556/662/

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