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Patterson v. Miller

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 24, 2021
No. 20-15860 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2021)

Opinion

20-15860

08-24-2021

LORRAINE PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CARLA MILLER; et al., Defendants-Appellees.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Submitted August 17, 2021

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

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona D.C. No. 2:15-cv-00321-NVW Neil V. Wake, District Judge, Presiding

Before: SILVERMAN, CHRISTEN, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Lorraine Patterson appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that defendant child protective services workers violated her constitutional rights in connection with state court proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Kohler v. Bed Bath &Beyond, LLC, 780 F.3d 1260, 1263 (9th Cir. 2015). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Patterson's due process claim because Patterson failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether the defendant child protective service workers deliberately fabricated or suppressed evidence in connection with the juvenile dependency proceedings. See Devereaux v. Abbey, 263 F.3d 1070, 1076 (9th Cir. 2001) (en banc) (describing the standard for a deliberate fabrication of evidence claim in the context of a juvenile dependency proceeding); see also Greene v. Camreta, 588 F.3d 1011, 1034-35 (9th Cir. 2009), vacated in part on other grounds, 563 U.S. 692 (2011) (judicial deception claim requires a showing that the defendant knowingly made materially false statements or omissions).

We do not consider arguments raised for the first time on appeal or 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).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Patterson v. Miller

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Aug 24, 2021
No. 20-15860 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2021)
Case details for

Patterson v. Miller

Case Details

Full title:LORRAINE PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CARLA MILLER; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 24, 2021

Citations

No. 20-15860 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2021)

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