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i l e d on D e c e m be r6, 2010. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on byde ny i ng pl a i nt i f f s ’ m ot i on to ap p o in t c o u n s e l b e c au s e p la in tif f s f a ile dto s h o w e x c e p tio n a l c ir c u m s ta n c e s . See P alm erv. V

aldez , 560 F . 3d 965, 970 ( 9th C i r . 2009) ( s e tt i ng f orth s t a nda r d of r e vi e w a nd r e qui r e m e ntof “ e xc e pt i ona l c i r c um s t a nc e s ” f orappoi ntm e ntof coun se l ). W e do n otconsi der m att er s notspec i fi ca l l y and di st i nct l y r ai se d and ar gu ed in th e o p e n in g b r ie f

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v . W r i ght , 587 F . 3d 983, 985 n. 2 ( 9th C i r . 2009) (percuri am ). W e la c kju r is d ic tio n to r e v ie w th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s o r d e rs tr ik in g th e d e f au lt e n te r e da g a in s t d e f

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s f ai l ed t o fi l e an app ea l or am ended n ot i ce of appeal fr om that p o s t- ju d g m e n t o r d e r . See W h ita ke rv . G a r c e tti , 486 F . 3d 572, 585 ( 9th C i r . 2007) (app el l antgeneral l y m ustfi l e ano t i ce of appeal or am end a previ ou sl y f i l ed no t i ce of appeal t o sec ure r evi ew of a post -j ud gm entorder) . A cc ordi ng l y, w e di sm i ss that11- 35010 3 p o rtio n o f

th e ap p e a l. P l ai nt i ff s’ re qu es tthatdefe nd antT ac om a P ow erce as e “ hara ss i ng ” them u n til th is c a s e is d e c id e d , r e c e iv e do n A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 2 , is d e n ie da s m o o t. A F F I R M E D in p a r t ; D I S M I S S E D in p a r t .