JEROMEY JONES V. MONTANA STATE PRISON, No. 20-35015 (9th Cir. 2021)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED MAR 25 2021 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JEROMEY G. JONES, No. Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 20-35015 D.C. No. 6:18-cv-00075-DLC MEMORANDUM* MONTANA STATE PRISON; et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 16, 2021** Before: GRABER, R. NELSON, and HUNSAKER, Circuit Judges. Montana state prisoner Jeromey G. Jones appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to comply with court orders. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm. In his opening brief, Jones fails to address the grounds for dismissal and has * 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). therefore waived his challenge to the district court’s judgment. 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). Jones’s motion to appoint counsel (Docket Entry No. 17) is denied. AFFIRMED. 2 20-35015

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