NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 10 2020

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRENDA M. JOHNSON, No. 19-35773

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00862-RSM

v.

MEMORANDUM*

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION, AKA WSDOT;

PATTY RUBSTELLO, P.E., Director of Toll Operations WSDOT,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 7, 2020**

Before: TASHIMA, BYBEE, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Brenda M. Johnson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing her action alleging federal claims arising from her employment at the

Washington State Department of Transportation. We have jurisdiction under 28

* 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). U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

In her opening brief, Johnson fails to address the grounds for dismissal and

has therefore waived her challenge to the district court’s orders. See Indep. Towers

of Wash. v. Washington, 350 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir. 2003) (“[W]e will not

consider any claims that were not actually argued in appellant’s opening brief.”);

Acosta–Huerta v. Estelle, 7 F.3d 139, 144 (9th Cir. 1993) (issues not supported by

argument in pro se appellant’s opening brief are 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.

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