Raymond Ludwig FROST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dora B. SCHRIRO; et al., Defendants-Appellees, 478 F. App'x 475

MEMORANDUM Arizona state prisoner Raymond Ludwig Frost appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging First Amendment violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s application of judicial estoppel. Hamilton v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 270 F.3d 778, 782 (9th Cir.2001). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Frost’s claims on the basis of judicial estoppel because Frost was aware of, but failed to disclose, those claims during his bankruptcy proceedings, and the bankruptcy court relied on the omission in initially granting a discharge. See id. at 784-85 (applying judicial estop-pel where debtor knowingly failed to disclose the existence of a cause of action as an asset in a bankruptcy proceeding, and the bankruptcy court relied on the nondisclosure). AFFIRMED. The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument.

See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).