FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 05 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
In re: MICHAEL T. MEEHAN, No. 14-60078
Debtor. BAP No. 13-1571
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MICHAEL T. MEEHAN, MEMORANDUM*
Appellant,
v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC;
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, As trustee
for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust
2007-3,
Appellees.
Appeal from the Ninth Circuit
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Dunn, Taylor, and Spraker, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding
Submitted September 27, 2016**
Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
*
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).
Michael T. Meehan appeals pro se from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s
(“BAP”) order affirming the bankruptcy court’s order dismissing for lack standing
Meehan’s adversary proceeding. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 158(d)(1). We affirm.
In his opening brief, Meehan fails to address how the BAP or the bankruptcy
court erred in either ruling. As a result, Meehan has waived his appeal of the
dismissal order. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) (“[O]n
appeal, arguments not raised by a party in its opening brief are deemed waived.”);
see also Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir. 1994) (“We will not
manufacture arguments for an appellant, and a bare assertion does not preserve a
claim . . . .”).
AFFIRMED.
2 14-60078
Michael Meehan V.
Combined Opinion