NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 20 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JERRY A. BRENDEN, No. 16-35436
Plaintiff-Appellant. D.C. No. 2:13-mc-00030-JLR
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 8, 2017**
Before: LEAVY, W. FLETCHER, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.
Jerry A. Brenden appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying him
leave to file a complaint under a vexatious litigant order. We have jurisdiction
under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the application of a
vexatious litigant order. Moy v. United States, 906 F.2d 467, 469 (9th Cir. 1990).
We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to treat Brenden’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).
proposed complaint as commencing a civil action because Brenden failed to
comply with the requirements set forth in the vexatious litigant ordered entered
against him. See West v. Procunier, 452 F.2d 645, 646 (9th Cir. 1971) (concluding
that an order refusing to authorize filing of complaint was a “proper exercise of the
district court’s authority to effectuate compliance with its earlier order”).
To the extent that Brenden seeks to challenge the underlying vexatious
litigant order, we do not consider his contentions because such a challenge is
outside the scope of this appeal.
We do not consider any motions and requests relating to other district court
cases and appeals.
AFFIRMED.
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