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JESSE GRAHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TAYLOR SWIFT, an individual; KARL MARTIN SANDBERG, an individual; KARL JOHAN SCHUSTER, an individual; SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING, LLC, a limited liability company; KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING AMERICA, INC., a Delaware Corporation; BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP LLC, a limited liability company; UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC., a California Corporation; DOES, 1 through 10, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 20-55779

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

FEB 25 2022

D.C. No. 2:19-cv-09948-AB-SS

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MEMORANDUM*

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Andre Birotte, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 15, 2022**

Before: FERNANDEZ, TASHIMA, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Jesse Graham appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his copyright action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

In his opening brief, Graham failed to address the grounds for dismissal and has therefore waived his challenge to the district court's order. See Indep. Towers of Wash. v. Washington, 350 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir. 2003) (explaining that "we will not consider any claims that were not actually argued in appellant's opening brief"); Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) (explaining that arguments raised for the first time in a reply brief are deemed waived); see also Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir. 1994) (noting that "[w]e will not manufacture arguments for an appellant . . . .").

AFFIRMED.

Footnotes

* 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).