Bette Bennett v. United States

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BETTE BENNETT, No. 21-35941 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:20-cv-05382- BHS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted July 7, 2022 Seattle, Washington Filed August 11, 2022 Before: Richard R. Clifton and Patrick J. Bumatay, Circuit Judges, and Richard Seeborg, * District Judge. Opinion by Judge Seeborg * The Honorable Richard Seeborg, Chief United States…