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Terry v. Quijote

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
May 25, 2021
No. 20-16203 (9th Cir. May. 25, 2021)

Opinion

No. 20-16203

05-25-2021

OSIRIS C. TERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DON QUIJOTE, Defendant-Appellee.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 1:19-cv-00401-DKW-RT MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Derrick Kahala Watson, District Judge, Presiding Before: CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

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

Osiris C. Terry appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing for failure to comply with a court order his products liability action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir. 1992). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Terry's action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) because Terry failed to comply with the district court's order to file an amended complaint that alleged federal jurisdiction over his claims. See id. at 1260-63 (setting forth factors for determining whether a pro se action should be dismissed under Rule 41(b) and requiring "a definite and firm conviction" that the district court "committed a clear error of judgment" to overturn such a dismissal (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Terry's post-judgment motions because Terry failed to demonstrate any basis for relief. See Lemoge v. United States, 587 F.3d 1188, 1191-92 (9th Cir. 2009) (setting forth standard of review and discussing factors for excusable neglect under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1)); Zimmerman v. City of Oakland, 255 F.3d 734, 740 (9th Cir. 2001) (setting forth standard of review and discussing factors for granting a motion for reconsideration under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)).

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.


Summaries of

Terry v. Quijote

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
May 25, 2021
No. 20-16203 (9th Cir. May. 25, 2021)
Case details for

Terry v. Quijote

Case Details

Full title:OSIRIS C. TERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DON QUIJOTE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: May 25, 2021

Citations

No. 20-16203 (9th Cir. May. 25, 2021)