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Bonner v. Sullivan

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 10, 2005
123 F. App'x 286 (9th Cir. 2005)

Opinion

Submitted February 7, 2005.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Samuel Quinton Bonner, Crescent City, CA, pro se.

Robert R. Anderson, Depty Atty Gen, Benjamin T. Rice, Esq., Office of the California Attorney General Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Oliver W. Wanger, District Judge, Presiding.

Before FERNANDEZ, GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Samuel Quinton Bonner appeals pro se the district court's order denying his post-judgment motion to clarify the record. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

Bonner contends that the district court erred in denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We lack jurisdiction to review the underlying judgment denying Bonner's § 2254 petition because he did not file a timely tolling motion nor did he file a notice of appeal within 30 days. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1). Accordingly, the scope of Bonner's appeal is limited to the denial of his motion to clarify the record.

However, because Bonner failed to raise any issues in his opening brief regarding the denial of his motion to clarify the record, he has waived those issues on appeal. See Mendoza v. Block, 27 F.3d 1357, 1363 (9th Cir.1994) (stating that failure to raise an issue in an opening brief results in waiver of the issue on appeal).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Bonner v. Sullivan

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 10, 2005
123 F. App'x 286 (9th Cir. 2005)
Case details for

Bonner v. Sullivan

Case Details

Full title:Samuel Quinton BONNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J. SULLIVAN…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Feb 10, 2005

Citations

123 F. App'x 286 (9th Cir. 2005)

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