Case Name: Ricardo LUNA-DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian E. WILLIAMS; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-10-05
Citations: 669 F. App'x 465
Docket Number: No. 15-16202
Parties: Ricardo LUNA-DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian E. WILLIAMS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 669
Pages: 465–466

Head Matter:
Ricardo LUNA-DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brian E. WILLIAMS; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-16202
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted September 27, 2016
Filed October 05, 2016
Ricardo Luna-Dominguez, Pro Se
Clark G. Leslie, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, AGNV—Nevada Office of the Attorney General, Carson City, NV, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and M. SMITH, 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
Nevada state prisoner Ricardo Luna-Dominguez appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging due process and equal protection claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Toguchi v. Chung, 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Luna-Dominguez's due process claim because Luna-Dominguez failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether some evidence supported the disciplinary decision. See Superintendent v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445, 455, 105 S.Ct. 2768, 86 L.Ed.2d 356 (1985) (requirements of due process are satisfied if "some evidence" supports the disciplinary decision).
In his opening brief, Luna-Dominguez fails to address how the district court erred in granting summary judgment on his equal protection claims and thus this issue is waived. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) ("[0]n appeal, arguments not raised by a party in its opening brief are deemed waived."); see also Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir. 1994) ("We will not manufacture arguments for an appellant, and a bare assertion does not preserve a claim.,,. ").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.