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Kenneth B. QUANSAH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEL CORONADO APARTMENTS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
    No. 17-16244
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted December 18, 2017 
    
    Filed December 26, 2017
    Kenneth B. Quansah, Jr., Pro Se
    Matthew Gregory Geisick, Law Offices of John H. Coward, Los Gatos, CA, for Defendants-Appellees
    Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   •MEMORANDUM

Kenneth B. Quansah, Jr. appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action for failure to effect proper service of the summons and complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, Oyama v. Sheehan (In re Sheehan), 253 F.3d 507, 511 (9th Cir. 2001), and we affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Quansah’s action because Quansah failed to effect proper service of the summons and complaint and did not demonstrate good cause for failing to serve properly, despite being given notice and an opportunity to do so. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (outlining requirements for proper service, and explaining that district court may dismiss, an action for failure to serve “after notice to the plaintiff’); In re Sheehan, 253 F.3d at 512 (discussing Rule 4(m)’s “good cause” standard).

Quansah’s request for attorney’s fees, set forth in his opening brief, is denied.

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