Case Name: Wenfo SONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-19
Citations: 649 F. App'x 367
Docket Number: No. 15-15015
Parties: Wenfo SONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, TALLMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 649
Pages: 367–368

Head Matter:
Wenfo SONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-15015.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 13, 2016.
Filed April 19, 2016.
Wenfo Song, I, Sacramento, CA, pro se.
Before: FARRIS, TALLMAN, 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).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Wenfo Song 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 sua sponte dismissing Song's action because Song failed to effect proper service of the summons and complaint and did not demonstrate good cause for failing to serve, 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 sua sponte 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).
Because we affirm the dismissal of Song's action for failure to serve, we do not consider the merits of Song's action.
We reject Song's contention that the district court failed to find him an attorney because Song did not establish a basis for the appointment of counsel.
We reject as unsupported Song's contentions of judicial bias, prejudice, or impropriety.
Song's motion to disqualify Judges Jacqueline Nguyen and William Canby, filed May 18,2015, is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.