NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 23 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MICHAEL E. BOYD, No. 17-15641
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 5:15-cv-03494-BLF
v.
MEMORANDUM*
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
THE TREASURY; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Beth Labson Freeman, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 13, 2018**
Before: LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Michael E. Boyd 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
questions of constitutional standing. Wash. Envtl. Council v. Bellon, 732 F.3d
*
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).
1131, 1138 (9th Cir. 2013). We may affirm on any basis supported by the
record. Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP, 534 F.3d 1116, 1121 (9th Cir.
2008). We affirm.
Dismissal of Boyd’s action was proper because Boyd failed to allege facts
showing that defendants caused Boyd any cognizable injury as required for
Article III standing. See Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560-61 (1992)
(elements of Article III standing); see also Wash. Envtl. Council, 732 F.3d at 1139
(“We also have an independent duty to assure that standing exists, irrespective of
whether the parties challenge it.”).
We do not consider issues or arguments 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).
AFFIRMED.
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