Case Name: Adrienne A. BURCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELLAGIO HOTEL AND CASINO; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-22
Citations: 671 F. App'x 1003
Docket Number: No. 15-17303
Parties: Adrienne A. BURCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELLAGIO HOTEL AND CASINO; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 1003–1004

Head Matter:
Adrienne A. BURCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELLAGIO HOTEL AND CASINO; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-17303
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 14, 2016
Filed December 22, 2016
Adrienne A. Burch, Pro Se
Lisa A. McClane, Jackson Lewis P.C., Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees
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).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Adrienne A. Burch appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing her employment action alleging Title VII and state law claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal on the basis of res judicata, Stewart v. U.S. Ban-corp, 297 F.3d 953, 956 (9th Cir. 2002), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Burch's action as barred by the doctrine of res judicata because Burch could have raised her claims in her prior action, which resulted in a final judgment. See Owens v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., 244 F.3d 708, 713-14 (9th Cir. 2001) (stating elements of the doctrine of res judicata and noting that it bars subsequent litigation of both claims that were raised and claims that could have been raised in the prior action).
The district court did not. abuse its discretion in concluding that Burch failed to establish that her June 23, 2015 attempt to serve defendant Bellagio, LLC was proper. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4; Nev. R. Civ. P. 4; see also Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007, 1014 (9th Cir. 2002) (standard of review).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
We reject as without merit Burch's contentions regarding discovery and submission of evidence.
Burch's motion to waive the right to file a reply brief, filed September 26, 2016, is denied as unnecessary.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.