Opinion
No. 17-56550
06-20-2018
MELVYN K. FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEROY BACA, Sheriff; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 2:14-cv-04701-CAS-AJW MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding Before: RAWLINSON, CLIFTON, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
California state prisoner Melvyn K. Foster appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law claims arising during his pretrial detention. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
In his opening brief, Foster fails to address how the district court erred by dismissing his action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims. As a result, Foster has waived his challenge to the district court's order. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) ("[O]n appeal, arguments not raised by a party in its opening brief are deemed waived.").
AFFIRMED.