Robert Hunt v. Peter Anderson , 693 F. App'x 586 ( 2017 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 5 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
In the Matter of: ROBERT W. HUNT, No. 16-55646
M.D., DBA Intercommunity Medical Group,
D.C. No. 2:15-cv-09970-RGK
Debtor.
______________________________
MEMORANDUM*
PELI POPOVICH HUNT,
Appellant,
v.
PETER C. ANDERSON, United States
Trustee; DAVID M. GOODRICH, Chapter
7 Trustee,
Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 26, 2017**
Before: PAEZ, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Peli Popovich Hunt appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing
Hunt’s bankruptcy appeal. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 158(d) and
1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to comply with
a court’s pre-filing order entered against a vexatious litigant. In re Fillbach, 223
F.3d 1089, 1090-91 (9th Cir. 2000). We affirm.
In her opening brief, Hunt fails to address how the district court erred by
dismissing her bankruptcy appeal for filing the appeal in violation of the district
court’s pre-filing order. As a result, Hunt has waived her 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.”);
Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir. 1994) (“We review only issues
which are argued specifically and distinctly in a party’s opening brief.”).
Because we affirm the district court’s order dismissing Hunt’s bankruptcy
appeal, we do not consider her arguments challenging bankruptcy court orders.
All pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.
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