Alonzo Trevon Talley v. Cantu;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ALONZO TREVON TALLEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CANTU; et al.,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 15-17238
D.C. No. 1:14-cv-00781-LJO-DLB
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Lawrence J. O’Neill, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 24, 2016**
Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
California state prisoner Alonzo Trevon Talley appeals pro se from the
district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate
indifference to his serious medical needs and a state law negligence claim. We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under 28
FILED
MAR 02 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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U.S.C. §§ 1915(e) and 1915A for failure to state a claim. Resnick v. Hayes, 213
F.3d 443, 447 (9th Cir. 2000); Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.
1998) (order). We affirm.
Talley has failed to address in his opening brief the district court’s dismissal
of the claims alleged in his operative complaint, and has therefore waived his
appeal of the district court’s dismissal order. See Indep. Towers of Wash. v.
Washington, 350 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir. 2003) (“[W]e will not consider any claims
that were not actually argued in appellant’s opening brief.”); Acosta-Huerta v.
Estelle, 7 F.3d 139, 144 (9th Cir. 1993) (issues not supported by argument in pro se
appellant’s opening brief are waived).
The district court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the
state law negligence claim, and we construe the dismissal of this claim to be
without prejudice. See Gini v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep’t, 40 F.3d 1041, 1046
(9th Cir. 1994).
Talley’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed on November 27, 2015, is
denied.
AFFIRMED.
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