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Gerald Flunder, Jr. v. Arizona Board of Regents
687 F. App'x 614
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Gerald L. Flunder, Jr., appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 and 1985 action alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Johnson v. Lucent Techs. Inc. *2 2011) (dismissal on the basis of the statute of limitations); Romano v. Bible , 169 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 1999) (dismissal for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Flunder’s claims under §§ 1981, 1983 and 1985, other than his § 1981 retaliation claim, on the basis of the applicable statute of limitations because the claims accrued more than two years before Flunder filed this action. TwoRivers v. Lewis 1999) (stating that a § 1983 claim is subject to Arizona’s two-years statute of limitations for personal injury claims and “accrues when the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury which is the basis of the action”); Taylor v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal. , 993 F.2d 710, 711-12 (9th Cir. 1993) (the limitations period that governs § 1983 claims also governs claims under §§ 1981 and 1985); see also Johnson , 653 F.3d at 1007 (recognizing that “some § 1981 claims continue to be subject to the most analogous state statute of limitations”).

Dismissal of Flunder’s retaliation claim under § 1981 was proper because Flunder failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief. See Hebbe v. Pliler , 627 F.3d 338, 341-42 (9th Cir. 2010) (although pro se pleadings are to be construed liberally, a plaintiff must present factual allegations sufficient *3 to state a plausible claim for relief); Manatt v. Bank of Am., NA , 339 F.3d 792, 800 (9th Cir. 2003) (elements of a § 1981 retaliation claim).

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 .

[*] 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. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Case Details

Case Name: Gerald Flunder, Jr. v. Arizona Board of Regents
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Apr 19, 2017
Citation: 687 F. App'x 614
Docket Number: 14-15906
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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