The following excerpt is from Polite v. Kijakazi, 20-55621 (9th Cir. 2021):
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).
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