Dandar
Dandar v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese (In re Roman Catholic Archdiocese)
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Ronald G. Dandar appeals pro se from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of debtor in this noncore bankruptcy proceeding in which Dandar alleges that he was sexually abused as a minor by several of debtor’s priests. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Stratosphere Litig. L.L.C. v. Grand Casinos, Inc., 298 F.3d 1137, 1142 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment because Dandar failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the priests who allegedly abused him served in debtor’s parishes when he was a minor. See Fed. R. Bankr.P. 7056 (applying Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 in bankruptcy adversary proceedings); Hansen v. United States, 7 F.3d 137, 138 (9th Cir.1993) (per curiam) (“When the nonmoving party relies only on its own affidavits to oppose summary judgment, it cannot rely on conclusory allegations unsupported by factual data to create an issue of material fact.”); Fearing v. Bucher, 328 Or. 367 , 977 P.2d 1163, 1165-66 (1999) (describing requirements to hold an employer liable for its employee’s torts).