Case Explained: MCNALLY V. LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER, ET AL.

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-26 Docket: 2:23-cv-08094-MEMF-PD The ninth-circuit affirmed the district court’s order dismissing Michelle McNally’s action to enforce a state decision regarding workers’ compensation benefits. The court declined to review the specific grounds for dismissal relied upon by the district court because McNally, proceeding pro se, failed to challenge those grounds in her opening brief; under Ninth Circuit precedent, issues not supported by argument in an appellant’s opening brief are deemed abandoned. Consequently, the appellate court exercised its jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 to affirm the dismissal without addressing the merits of the underlying claim, and all pending motions were denied. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.