Case Name: Russell Todd LEFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP.; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-02-22
Citations: 713 F. App'x 598
Docket Number: No. 15-17465
Parties: Russell Todd LEFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 713
Pages: 598–599

Head Matter:
Russell Todd LEFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-17465
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 13, 2018
Filed February 22, 2018
Russell Todd Leff, Pro Se
Dana Jonathon Nitz, Esquire, Attorney, Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, 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
Russell Todd Leff appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action alleging federal and state law claims arising from foreclosure proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's dismissal for failure to, state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Leffs Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") claim because Leff failed to allege facts sufficient to show that any defendant is debt collector within the meaning of the FDCPA. See 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6) (defining "debt collector"); Ho v. ReconTrust Co., NA, 858 F.3d 568, 572 (9th Cir. 2017) ("[A]ctions taken to facilitate a non-judicial foreclosure, such as sending the notice of default and notice of sale, are not attempts to collect 'debt' as that term is defined by the FDCPA."); Schlegel v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 720 F.3d 1204, 1208 (9th Cir. 2013) (complaint "must plead factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference" that defendant is a "debt collector" as defined by the FDCPA (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)).
We reject as unsupported by the record Leff s contention regarding alleged judicial bias.
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).
Leffs motions (Docket Entry Nos. 15, 16,19, and 22) are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.