Taylor v. Kane
── Taylor v. Kane ──
Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date: May 28, 2026
Category: General
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 28 2026
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SARAH MARGARET TAYLOR, No. 24-7286
Appellant, D.C. No. 1:24-cv-00205-MWJS-
KJM
v.
ELIZABETH A. KANE, MEMORANDUM*
Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Hawaii
Micah W.J. Smith, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 26, 2026**
Before: S.R. THOMAS, MILLER, and H.A. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Chapter 7 debtor Sarah Margaret Taylor appeals pro se from the district
court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of her appeal. We have
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We affirm.
Because Taylor fails to address the bankruptcy court’s grounds for dismissal
*
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).
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of her appeal in her opening brief, we do not consider her challenge to that
decision. 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”); Acosta-Huerta v. Estelle, 7 F.3d 139, 144
(9th Cir. 1992) (noting that issues not supported by argument in pro se appellant’s
opening brief are deemed abandoned).
All pending requests are denied.
AFFIRMED.
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