Case Name: Brian LAWRENCE; Santa Lawrence, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-01-12
Citations: 466 F. App'x 570
Docket Number: No. 10-16458
Parties: Brian LAWRENCE; Santa Lawrence, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 466
Pages: 570–570

Head Matter:
Brian LAWRENCE; Santa Lawrence, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-16458.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 19, 2011.
Filed Jan. 12, 2012.
Brian Lawrence, Las Vegas, NV, pro se.
Santa Lawrence, Las Vegas, NV, pro se.
Diana Erb, Daniel F. Polsenberg, Lewis and Roca LLP, Las Vegas, NV, Kevin Hahn, Malcolm & Cisneros, Irvine, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, 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
Brian and Santa Lawrence appeal pro se from the district court's orders dismissing their action arising out of foreclosure proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. King v. California, 784 F.2d 910, 912 (9th Cir.1986). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the Lawrences' breach of contract claim against Bank of America because they did not allege facts establishing the requisite elements of performance and breach. See Calloway v. City of Reno, 116 Nev. 250, 993 P.2d 1259, 1263 (2000) (stating that a breach of contract consists of a "material failure of performance of a duty arising under or imposed by agreement" (citation omitted)), overruled on other grounds by Olson v. Richard, 120 Nev. 240, 89 P.3d 31 (2004).
The district court properly dismissed the Lawrences' remaining claims for the reasons stated in its orders entered on February 9, 2010, and February 10, 2010.
Contrary to the Lawrences' contentions, the district court did not err by considering their claims under the federal pleading standard. See Vess v. Cibar-Geigy Corp. USA, 317 F.3d 1097, 1102 (9th Cir.2003) ("The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure apply irrespective of the source of subject matter jurisdiction, and irrespective of whether the substantive law at issue is state or federal.").
The Lawrences' remaining contentions, including those concerning securitization and standing, are unpersuasive.
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, nor arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n. 2 (9th Cir.2009) (per curiam).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.