Brenda Congdon v. WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FKA World Savings Bank, FSB, its successors…

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
BRENDA CONGDON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, FKA World Savings Bank,
FSB, its successors and/or assigns, successor
by merger with Wachovia Mortgage, FSB,
Defendant-Appellee.
No. 17-35765
D.C. No. 2:16-cv-01629-RSL
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
Robert S. Lasnik, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 12, 2018**
Before: RAWLINSON, CLIFTON and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Brenda Congdon appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in her
action alleging federal and state law claims arising out of foreclosure proceedings.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of
* 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).
FILED
JUN 25 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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discretion. Chappel v. Lab. Corp. of Am., 232 F.3d 719, 725-26 (9th Cir. 2000)
(motion for leave to amend); Sch. Dist. No. 1J Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS,
Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993) (motion for reconsideration). We
affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Congdon’s motion
for reconsideration under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) or 60(b) because
Congdon failed to establish any basis for relief. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J Multnomah
Cty., Or., 5 F.3d at 1262-63 (requirements for reconsideration).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Congdon’s motion
for leave to amend after concluding that amendment would be futile. See Chappel,
232 F.3d at 725-26 (“A district court acts within its discretion to deny leave to
amend when amendment would be futile . . . .”).
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.

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