Donavon Henderson v. Select Portfolio Services, Inc.;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
DONAVON HENDERSON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.;
et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-15935
D.C. No. 3:15-cv-03028-JD
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
James Donato, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 26, 2017**
Before: PAEZ, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Donavon Henderson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing for failure to prosecute his action alleging federal claims arising out of a
residential home loan transaction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
We affirm.
* 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
JUL 5 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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2 16-15935
We do not consider the merits of the district court’s dismissal of
Henderson’s action because Henderson does not raise any argument in his opening
brief concerning the district court’s dismissal of his action. See Smith v. Marsh,
194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[A]rguments not raised by a party in its
opening brief are deemed waived.”); Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th
Cir. 1994) (“We will not manufacture arguments for an appellant, and a bare
assertion does not preserve a claim . . . .”).
AFFIRMED.

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