Michele Bryce v. Choice Hotels International, Inc.;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MICHELE BRYCE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL,
INC.; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
No. 19-35039
D.C. No. 3:18-cv-01852-MO
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Oregon
Michael W. Mosman, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 15, 2019**
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Michele Bryce appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing
for improper venue her action alleging federal claims. We have jurisdiction under
28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Meyers v. Bennett Law Offices, 238 F.3d
1068, 1071 (9th Cir. 2001). We affirm.
* 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).
FILED
OCT 23 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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The district court properly dismissed Bryce’s action because Bryce failed to
establish that any defendant resides in the District of Oregon or that a substantial
part of the events or omissions giving rise to her claims occurred there. See 28
U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1), (2) (describing where a civil action may be brought).
We reject as unsupported by the record Bryce’s contentions that the district
judge engaged in misconduct or erred by failing to recuse himself.
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued
in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
AFFIRMED.

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