NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 17 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RANDELL LOWELL JAMES TURNER, No. 21-16860

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-02980-JD

v.

MEMORANDUM*

ADALBERTO ALBERTO; CHARLES

AQUINO; BRIDGETTE DENEED;

DANIEL DEJONG; VICTOR DERTING;

LUIS ESCAMILLA; FRAGA, Officer;

DARRYL C. MCALLISTER; JON

PERSINGER; MICHAEL SEARS; RYAN

SETO; SHANSAB, Sgt.; SILVA, Officer; SIRA, Officer; SONSUP, Sgt.; JEFF

STEWART; JOSHUA VASICEK;

WILSON, Officer; KIRK WU; CITY OF

UNION CITY,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California James Donato, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 14, 2023**

Before: SILVERMAN, SUNG, and SANCHEZ, 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). Randell Lowell James Turner appeals pro se from the district court’s

judgment dismissing his action alleging federal and state law claims arising from

his arrest in 2017. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de

novo a district court’s denial of a motion to remand to state court for lack of

federal subject matter jurisdiction. Canela v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 971 F.3d

845, 849 (9th Cir. 2020). We affirm.

The district court properly denied Turner’s motion to remand because

defendants timely removed the action after receiving service and because the

district court had federal question jurisdiction over Turner’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983

claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441 (removal jurisdiction); id. § 1446 (procedure for

removal of civil actions); id. § 1331 (federal question jurisdiction).

In his opening brief, Turner fails to address the grounds for dismissal and

has therefore waived his challenge to the district court’s judgment. 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 deemed abandoned).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Turner’s motion to

vacate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(3) because Turner failed to

establish grounds warranting relief. See Casey v. Albertson’s Inc., 362 F.3d 1254,

2 21-16860 1257, 1260 (9th Cir. 2004) (setting forth standard of review and Rule 60(b)(3)

motion requirements).

We reject as meritless Turner’s Rule 60(b)(4) contention that the district

court’s judgment was void.

Turner’s request to sanction defendants’ counsel, set forth in his opening

brief, is denied.

AFFIRMED.

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