ARTHUR LOPEZ V. MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., No. 16-55491 (9th Cir. 2017)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED AUG 17 2017 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ARTHUR LOPEZ, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 16-55491 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 8:15-cv-01354-JLS-KES v. MEMORANDUM* MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.; et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding Submitted August 9, 2017** Before: SCHROEDER, TASHIMA, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges. Arthur Lopez appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing his civil rights and antitrust action arising from a business loan transaction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to comply with the local rules. Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, * 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). 53 (9th Cir. 1995). We affirm. The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Lopez’s action because Lopez failed to oppose defendants’ motion to dismiss. See C.D. Cal. R. 712 (“The failure to file any required document . . . may be deemed consent to the granting or denial of the motion . . . .”); Ghazali 46 F.3d at 53 (discussing factors to guide the court’s evaluation of dismissal for failure to comply with local rules). We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009). AFFIRMED. 2 16-55491

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