Case Name: Christian JOUBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anne E. DELAMATER, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-09-08
Citations: 616 F. App'x 291
Docket Number: No. 13-35559
Parties: Christian JOUBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anne E. DELAMATER, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: McKEOWN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 616
Pages: 291–291

Head Matter:
Christian JOUBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anne E. DELAMATER, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 13-35559.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 25, 2015.
Filed Sept. 8, 2015.
Christian Joubert, Edmonds, WA, pro se.
John F. Kilcullen, Brown Roseta Long McConville & Kilcullen, Eugene, OR, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: McKEOWN, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, 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
Christian Joubert appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his diversity action with prejudice for failure to prosecute. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, Ash v. Cvetkov, 739 F.2d 493, 495 (9th Cir.1984), and we reverse and remand.
The district court dismissed Joubert's action with prejudice for failure to prosecute after Joubert did not appear at a status conference. The district court failed to consider the adequacy of less drastic sanctions, such as dismissal without prejudice. See Oliva v. Sullivan, 958 F.2d 272, 274 (9th Cir.1992) ("A district court abuses its discretion if it imposes a sanction of dismissal without first considering the impact of the sanction and the adequacy of less drastic sanctions." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); see also Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir.1992) ("[Dismissal is a harsh penalty and, therefore, it should only be imposed in extreme circumstances."). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or 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).
All pending motions and requests are denied. Joubert's request for attorney's fees, set forth in the opening brief, is denied.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.