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Brian Edward MALNES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, (BMW AG); et al., Defendants-Appellees.
    No. 14-16296
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted December 14, 2016 
    
    Filed December 22, 2016
    Brian Edward Malnes, Pro Se
    Curtis James Busby, Esquire, Attorney, Paul Gerard Cereghini, Esquire, Attorney, Bowman and Brooke LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees Bayerische Mo-toren Werke AG, BMW of North America, Jay Hanson, Michael Discepolo, Ryan Cram
    James D. Bayard, Onebane Law Firm, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants-Appellees Moss Motors BMW D, Shane Sloane, James Carrier, Sharon Moss, Richard Foard, Bob Landsman
    Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P, 34(a)(2). Accordingly, Malnes’ request for oral argument, set forth in his reply brief, is denied.
    
   MEMORANDUM

Brian Edward Malnes appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in his action alleging violations of federal and state law related to his car battery. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal of the complaint for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Gingery v. City of Glendale, 831 F.3d 1222, 1226 (9th Cir. 2016). We may affirm on any basis fairly supported by the record. Lake Wash. Sch. Dist. No. 414 v. Office of Superintendent of Pub. Instruction, 634 F.3d 1065, 1067 (9th Cir. 2011). We affirm.

Dismissal of Malnes’ action was proper because venue in the District of Arizona was improper. Malnes has not established that all defendants are residents of Arizona or that “a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to [his] elaim[s]” occurred in Arizona. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1) & (2) (describing where a civil action may be brought).

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. 
      
      
         This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.