United States v. Dale Domino

683 F. App'x 642

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: March 20, 2017
• Docket: 15-16211
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Dale Domino appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in the United States’s action to collect unpaid federal reinsured student loans. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. United States v. Falcon, 805 F.3d 873, 875 (9th Cir. 2015). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment for the United States because Domino faded to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to his liability for the indebtedness alleged in the Certificates of Indebtedness, See id. at 876 (setting forth prima facie case and parties’ respective burdens on summary judgment in an action brought by the United States to recover unpaid federally reinsured student loans).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Domino’s untimely motion for discovery because Domino failed to show what material facts would have been discovered that would have precluded summary judgment. See Klingele v. Eikenberrg, 849 F.2d 409, 412 (9th Cir. 1988) (setting forth standard of review and recognizing that “[t]he burden is on the nonmoving party ... to show what material facts would be discovered that would preclude summary judgment”).

We reject as without merit Domino’s contentions that the district court was required to appoint counsel for his entire action because Domino did not move for appointment of new counsel after his counsel withdrew.

We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

AFFIRMED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.