Eric Schroeder v. Diamond Parking, Inc.

646 F. App'x 505

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: March 25, 2016
• Docket: 13-17122
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Eric Schroeder appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law claims in connection with a parking ticket. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Gant v. County of Los Angeles, 772 F.3d 608, 614 (9th Cir.2014). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Schroeder’s Fourteenth Amendment due process claim because Schroeder failed to allege facts sufficient to show that he was deprived of any process that was due. See Ulrich v. City & County of San Francisco, 308 F.3d 968, 974 (9th Cir.2002) (elements of procedural due process claim).

The district court properly dismissed Schroeder’s First Amendment retaliation claim because Schroeder failed to allege facts sufficient to show that defendant Kema’s actions would “chill or silence a person of ordinary firmness from future First Amendment activities.” Mendocino Envtl. Ctr. v. Mendocino County, 192 F.3d 1283, 1300 (9th Cir.1999) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted) (elements of a First Amendment retaliation claim).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in granting Kema’s motion for simple joinder. See D. Haw. R. 7.9 (simple joinder); Hinton v. Pac, Enters., 5 F.3d 391, 395 (9th Cir.1993) (setting forth standard of review for application of local rules).

We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, see Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n. 2 (9th Cir.2009), nor do we consider “facts [that were] not presented to the district court.” United States v. Elias, 921 F.2d 870, 874 (9th Cir.1990).

AFFIRMED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.