Yang v. Allstate Insurance Company

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: October 20, 2025
• Docket: 24-651
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 20 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BIN YANG, No. 24-651 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:23-cv-03016-GW-PD v. MEMORANDUM* ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. Wu, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 15, 2025**

Before: FRIEDLAND, MILLER, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Bin Yang appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in her

diversity action against Allstate alleging breach of contract and insurance bad faith.

We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Lowry v. City

of San Diego, 858 F.3d 1248, 1254 (9th Cir. 2017) (en banc). We affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). The district court properly granted summary judgment on Yang’s breach of

contract claim because Yang failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to

whether she performed under the contract and whether Allstate breached it. See

Oasis W. Realty, LLC v. Goldman, 250 P.3d 1115, 1121 (Cal. 2011) (setting forth

elements of California breach of contract claim).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Yang’s claim for a

breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing because Allstate

demonstrated a genuine dispute about coverage. See Feldman v. Allstate Ins. Co.,

322 F.3d 660, 669 (9th Cir. 2003) (stating that summary judgment should be

granted for defendant on an insurance bad faith claim under California law if the

defendant demonstrates a genuine dispute as to coverage).

Contrary to Yang’s contentions, the district court properly found that Yang’s

other claims were not viable causes of action and that Yang presented no facts to

establish entitlement to punitive damages.

Because Yang did not amend her notice of appeal to include the district

court’s orders denying her motions for reconsideration, we lack jurisdiction to

consider them. See Fed. R. App. P. 3(c)(1)(B), 4(a)(4)(B)(ii); Whitaker v. Garcetti,

486 F.3d 572, 585 (9th Cir. 2007).

AFFIRMED.

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