Holland
Holland v. City of Ontario
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Milton Paul Holland, III, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional violations and state law claims in connection with the 1999 search of his property, and his subsequent arrest. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Beene v. Terhune, 380 F.3d 1149, 1150 (9th Cir.2004), and we affirm.
*729 Because Holland makes no argument on appeal challenging the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants on the merits of his claims, he has waived the right to challenge that portion of the September 9, 2003, order. See Indep. Towers of Washington v. Washington, 350 F.3d 925 , 929 (9th Cir.2003).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in deeming Holland’s admissions as “conclusively established,” because he did not respond to defendants’ request for admissions, and did not file a motion to withdraw or amend the admissions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36(b). See 999 v. C.I.T. Corp., 776 F.2d 866, 869 (9th Cir.1985).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Holland’s ex parte applications for…