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aPriori Techs., Inc. v. Broquard

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jul 23, 2019
No. 17-56772 (9th Cir. Jul. 23, 2019)

Opinion

No. 17-56772

07-23-2019

aPRIORI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARLES JEROME BROQUARD, Defendant-Appellant, and REID DOUGLAS FIELD, Defendant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 2:16-cv-09561-JAK-KS MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
John A. Kronstadt, District Judge, Presiding Before: SCHROEDER, SILVERMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

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

Charles Jerome Broquard appeals pro se from the district court's default judgment and permanent injunction in plaintiff's diversity action alleging defamation, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and extortion. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the entry of default judgment as a discovery sanction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 37. Stars' Desert Inn Hotel & Country Club, Inc. v. Hwang, 105 F.3d 521, 524 (9th Cir. 1997). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by entering default judgment and a permanent injunction against Broquard because Broquard failed to comply with court-ordered discovery. See Dreith v. Nuy Image, Inc., 648 F.3d 779, 788 (9th Cir. 2011) (discussing the five factors the district court must weigh before entering default as a sanction for discovery misconduct, and noting that "we will overturn a dismissal sanction only if we have a definite and firm conviction that it was clearly outside the acceptable range of sanctions" (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).

To the extent Broquard argues that his conduct was not willful, Broquard did not show that his failure to comply with court-ordered discovery was due to circumstances beyond his control. See Henry v. Gill Indus., Inc., 983 F.2d 943, 948 (9th Cir. 1993) (all that is required to demonstrate willfulness, bad faith, or fault is "disobedient conduct not shown to be outside the control of the litigant" (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).

Broquard's contentions that the injunction violates his First Amendment rights, the district court violated his due process rights, and the district court was biased and prejudiced against him, are unpersuasive.

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).

Plaintiff's motion to file a supplemental brief (Docket Entry No. 26) is granted. The Clerk shall file the supplemental brief at Docket Entry No. 27 and the supplemental excerpts of record at Docket Entry No. 28.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

aPriori Techs., Inc. v. Broquard

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Jul 23, 2019
No. 17-56772 (9th Cir. Jul. 23, 2019)
Case details for

aPriori Techs., Inc. v. Broquard

Case Details

Full title:aPRIORI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jul 23, 2019

Citations

No. 17-56772 (9th Cir. Jul. 23, 2019)