James Brandt, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Quintex America Limited; Qintex Media, B.v.; Qintexaustralia Limited; Christopher C. Skase; David J. Evans;johnathan D. Lloyd, Robert Halmi, Sr., Robert Halmi, Jr.,robert B. Campbell, Richard A.j. Capps, Roger M. Kimmelkevin W. Schultz, Bruce G. Sundlun, Robin H. French and Hale. Gaba, Defendants-appellees, 5 F.3d 535 (9th Cir. 1993)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 5 F.3d 535 (9th Cir. 1993) Argued and Submitted Aug. 6, 1993. Decided Sept. 10, 1993

Before: NOONAN, FERNANDEZ and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

Appellant James Brandt at oral argument chose to withdraw his appeal of the district court's ruling that he failed to file his Rule 10b-5 claim before the statute of limitations' period expired. Consequently we cannot reach his appeal of the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants on his federal securities claims.

At oral argument Brandt asked the panel to reverse the district court's grant of summary judgment on his pendent state law claims. It is clear that Brandt did not raise this issue in his opening brief. An appellant waives issues that he does not "specifically and distinctly" argue in his opening brief. United States v. Ullah, 976 F.2d 509, 514 (9th Cir. 1992). None of the exceptions to this rule apply in Brandt's case. Therefore, we will not consider his state law arguments.

The judgment is AFFIRMED.

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