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Rayford v. Keeling — 9th Cir. (Aug 3, 2026)

No. 26-2279, 26-2280 & 26-2283 Argued August 3, 2026 Published August 4, 2026; updated August 21, 2026

The Ninth Circuit hears three consolidated appeals in a civil-rights suit brought by Juan Marshall Rayford and Dupree Antoine Glass. The men spent nearly seventeen years in prison after convictions arising from a 2004 shooting. A California court vacated their attempted-murder convictions in 2020, and they were later found factually innocent. They now allege that three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies falsified evidence and failed to disclose favorable evidence. The deputies are appealing before trial after the district court denied qualified immunity, which shields officials from damages unless their conduct violated a clearly established constitutional right. The court must decide which claims, if any, can proceed against each deputy and whether the prosecutor's decision to charge breaks the chain of causation.

Rayford v. Keeling (No. 26-2279, 26-2280 & 26-2283) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued August 3, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/08/03/26-2279.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=26-2279&hearingDate=2026-08-03
Appellate docket:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca9/26-2279
District-court docket:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/cacdce/5%3A2024cv00473/916891
District-court calendar and qualified-immunity posture:https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/JpsApi/file/9c0354b1-c48d-4c72-4b4c-08dea17f3bf4
State habeas opinion — California Court of Appeal:https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/B264402.PDF
Los Angeles County official statement — litigation disclosure:https://ttc.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-26-TRANS_Official-Statement.pdf
Annee Della Donna and the Rayford-Glass case — Los Angeles Times:https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2023-06-30/profile-laguna-beach-attorney-never-backs-down
M. Anthony Brown — Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein:https://www.adkfirm.com/tony-brown
M. Anthony Brown — State Bar of California:https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/243848
Qualified immunity — Constitution Annotated:https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/Intro.4-3-3/ALDE_00000006/
Qualified immunity and immediate appeal — CRS:https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10486
Field-interview cards — California Department of Justice:https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/care-comm-briefing-slides-012125.pdf
Field-interview cards — California Legislature:https://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_458_cfa_20130906_214856_asm_floor.html

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