Francois Tabi v. Lazaro Ismael Ortega, individual capacity; DWIGHT TEH-WEI LIM, individual capacity

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
FRANCOIS TABI,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LAZARO ISMAEL ORTEGA, individual
capacity; DWIGHT TEH-WEI LIM,
individual capacity,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 13-57069
D.C. No. 2:09-cv-00493-DMG-JC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Dolly M. Gee, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 13, 2016**
Before: FARRIS, TALLMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Francois Tabi appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing his
42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in accordance with the terms of a settlement agreement.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of
FILED
APR 21 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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discretion a decision to enforce a settlement agreement. Wilcox v. Arpaio, 753
F.3d 872, 875 (9th Cir. 2014). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Tabi’s motion to
withdraw his stipulation to the settlement agreement, and dismissing Tabi’s action
in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement. Tabi failed to establish
that his consent to the agreement was not informed. See Jones v. Taber, 648 F.2d
1201, 1203 (9th Cir. 1981) (a release of claims under § 1983 must be voluntary,
deliberate, and informed).
We reject as unsupported by the record Tabi’s contentions that his counsel,
the mediator, and the district court were biased against him or otherwise violated
his due process rights.
We do not consider 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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