Court Opinion

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION                          FILED
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                       JAN 30 2017
                                                                      MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                                                                       U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
                            FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

 JIMI CAMPILLO,                                   No. 15-55167

                  Plaintiff-Appellant,            D.C. No. 2:13-cv-07077-DMG-
                                                  VBK
   v.

 DOVENMUEHLE MORTGAGE, INC.;                      MEMORANDUM*
 MGC MORTGAGE, INC., a Texas
 Corporation,

                  Defendants-Appellees.

                    Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Central District of California
                      Dolly M. Gee, District Judge, Presiding

                            Submitted January 18, 2017**

Before:       TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

        Jimi Campillo appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing with

prejudice his diversity action arising from foreclosure proceedings. We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court’s

        *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
        **
             The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
dismissal for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

12(b)(6), and we can affirm on any ground supported by the record. Thompson v.

Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm.

         The district court properly dismissed Campillo’s wrongful foreclosure claim,

which alleged that defendants lacked ownership of the loan or possession of the

original note, because the claim arose prior to Campillo’s bankruptcy petition

under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and Campillo failed to disclose it as an

asset in his bankruptcy proceeding. See Ah Quin v. County of Kauai Dept. of

Transp., 733 F.3d 267, 271 (9th Cir. 2013) (doctrine of judicial estoppel generally

bars discharged debtor from prosecuting claims omitted from bankruptcy

schedules). We reject as without merit Campillo’s contention that the bankruptcy

court’s February 22, 2013 order provided for the abandonment of the claims at

issue.

         Dismissal of Campillo’s wrongful foreclosure claim based on defendants’

alleged breach of the Servicer Participation Agreement was proper because

Campillo failed to allege facts sufficient to show that he was an intended third-

party beneficiary of this agreement. See Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County,

563 U.S. 110, 117-18 (2011) (parties that incidentally benefit from a government

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contract may not enforce the contract absent an intent to the contrary); GECCMC,

2005–C1 Plummer St. Office L.P. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 671 F.3d 1027,

1033 (9th Cir. 2012) (“Parties that benefit from a government contract are

generally assumed to be incidental beneficiaries, rather than intended beneficiaries,

and so may not enforce the contract absent a clear intent to the contrary.” (citation

omitted)).

      The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Campillo leave to

amend because amendment would have been futile. See Yakama Indian Nation v.

Washington Dep’t of Revenue, 176 F.3d 1241, 1246 (9th Cir. 1999) (denial of

leave to amend reviewed for abuse of discretion).

      We do not address 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).

      Campillo’s requests set forth in the opening brief are denied.

      AFFIRMED.

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