*1 Before: PAEZ, BEA, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
California state prisoner Gustavo Adrian Priego appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Toguchi v. Chung , 391 F.3d 1051, 1056 (9th *2 Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment because Priego failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendants were deliberately indifferent to his wrist injury. See id. at 1057-60 (a prison official is deliberately indifferent only if he or she knows of and disregards an excessive risk to inmate health; medical malpractice, negligence, or a difference of opinion concerning the course of treatment does not amount to deliberate indifference).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Priego’s motion for appointment of counsel because Priego failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances. See Cano v. Taylor , 739 F.3d 1214, 1218 (9th Cir. 2014) (setting forth standard of review and requirements for appointment of counsel).
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright , 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
Priego’s request for judicial notice (Docket Entry No. 31) is denied. AFFIRMED.
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[*] 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).