Paul Thomas v. Kathleen Harder

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 4 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

PAUL THOMAS, MD, No. 23-35456

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:22-cv-00944-JR

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KATHLEEN HARDER, MD; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Jolie A. Russo, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 21, 2024 Portland, Oregon

Before: CHRISTEN, NGUYEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Paul Thomas, M.D., appeals the district court’s orders granting

Defendants’ motion to dismiss the operative complaint and denying leave to

amend. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount them

here. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we review the

district court’s dismissal de novo and its denial of leave to amend for abuse of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. discretion. Garmon v. County of Los Angeles, 828 F.3d 837, 842 (9th Cir.…