U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Mills v. Zeichner

September 2, 2026

Summary

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Mills’s claims, holding that the teacher was entitled to qualified immunity, that his actions were discretionary, that the intentional infliction claim failed because Mills was not present and the conduct was not extreme, that the wrongful‑injury claim under RCW 4.24.010 failed, and that dismissal without leave to amend was proper because amendment would be futile.