Terence K. Dickinson v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC; Hsbc Bank USA

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
TERENCE K. DICKINSON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC;
HSBC BANK USA,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 10-16169
D.C. No. 2:08-cv-00023-RCJ-
GWF
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Robert Clive Jones, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 19, 2011**
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
Terence K. Dickinson, an attorney, appeals pro se from the district court’s
judgment in his action arising out of foreclosure proceedings. We have jurisdiction
under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s
FILED
JAN 12 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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dismissal for failure to comply with local rules. Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53
(9th Cir. 1995). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Dickinson’s
action with prejudice where Dickinson did not file an opposition to defendants’
motion to dismiss, did not appear at the hearing on that motion or notify the district
court of his absence, and subsequently gave the district court misleading answers
concerning various aspects of his action. See id. at 53-54 (listing factors to be
considered before dismissing an action for failure to comply with a local rule, and
explaining that the court reviews the record independently when the district court
does not expressly consider these factors); D. Nev. R. 7-2(b), (d) (failure to oppose
a motion constitutes consent to the granting of that motion).
Dickinson’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.

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