United States v. 2020-07-17 | 19-16465 | CARMEN MORALES V. ANDREW SAUL | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CARMEN I. VALLANUEVA MORALES,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of
Social Security,

Defendant.

No. 19-16465

D.C. No. 2:19-cv-02733-JAT

MEMORANDUM
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
James A. Teilborg, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted July 14, 2020
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Before: CANBY, FRIEDLAND, and R. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

Carmen I. Vallanueva Morales appeals pro se from the district court’s
judgment dismissing her action challenging the Commissioner of Social Security’s
denial of her application for disability insurance benefits under Titles II and XVI of
the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 42

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED

JUL 17 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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U.S.C. § 405(g). We affirm.
In her opening brief, Vallanueva Morales failed to challenge the district
court’s order dismissing her action for failure prosecute and failure to comply with
court orders, and therefore Vallanueva Morales waived any such challenge. 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.”).
AFFIRMED.