Brad Blansette v. City of Scottsdale ( 2021 )


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  •                            NOT FOR PUBLICATION                           FILED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                        APR 27 2021
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    BRADLEY R. BLANSETTE,                           No. 19-16220
    Plaintiff-Appellant,            D.C. No. 2:17-cv-02878-DWL
    v.
    MEMORANDUM*
    CITY OF SCOTTSDALE, DBA Scottsdale
    Housing Agency,
    Defendant-Appellee,
    and
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
    URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
    Defendant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the District of Arizona
    Dominic Lanza, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted April 20, 2021**
    Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, TASHIMA and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
    *
    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).
    Bradley R. Blansette appeals pro se from the district court’s summary
    judgment in his action alleging violations under the Americans with Disabilities
    Act (“ADA”). We have jurisdiction under 
    28 U.S.C. § 1291
    . We review de novo.
    Stephens v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 
    935 F.3d 852
    , 854 (9th Cir. 2019). We affirm.
    The district court properly granted summary judgment because Blansette
    failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether he is a qualified
    individual with a disability or was discriminated against by the defendant by
    reason of disability. See Cohen v. City of Culver City, 
    754 F.3d 690
    , 695 (9th Cir.
    2014) (setting forth elements of an ADA Title II claim); Weinreich v. L.A. Cnty.
    Metro. Transp. Auth., 
    114 F.3d 976
    , 979 (9th Cir. 1997) (no ADA violation where
    plaintiff’s exclusion from program was based on plaintiff’s failure to provide
    updated certification of a qualifying disability, and not the fact or perception that
    plaintiff had a disability).
    The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Blansette’s motion
    for sanctions because Blansette failed to establish grounds for sanctions. See
    Christian v. Mattel, Inc., 
    286 F.3d 1118
    , 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2002) (standard of
    review and grounds for sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11); Fink v. Gomez, 
    239 F.3d 989
    , 991-94 (9th Cir. 2001) (grounds for sanctions under 
    28 U.S.C. § 1927
    and the court’s inherent power).
    We do not consider arguments and allegations raised for the first time on
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    appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 
    587 F.3d 983
    , 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
    AFFIRMED.
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