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Amezcua v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Mar 10, 2014
No. 11-55594 (9th Cir. Mar. 10, 2014)

Opinion

No. 11-55594 D.C. No. 2:09-cv-09412-JST-CW

03-10-2014

DAVID AMEZCUA, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, its agent(s). Its successors and assigns, all persons claiming to have legal equitable lien and estate in the subject property: 10128 Orange Street, South Gate, California 90280; et al., Defendants - Appellees.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Central District of California

Josephine Staton Tucker, District Judge, Presiding

Before: PREGERSON, LEAVY, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.

David Amezcua appeals pro se from the district court's order dismissing his action arising from foreclosure proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to comply with a court order. Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 640 (9th Cir. 2002). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Amezcua's action for repeatedly failing to comply with the court's orders to file a joint report under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), despite being warned that the failure to do so could lead to dismissal. See id. at 642-43 (discussing factors relevant to dismissal for failure to comply with a court order).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Amezcua's motion for reconsideration because Amezcua failed to establish grounds for such relief. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for reconsideration under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Amezcua's application for default and default judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a)-(b); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986) (setting forth standard of review and factors for determining whether to enter default judgment).

Amezcua's contention that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity is unpersuasive because the district court had federal question jurisdiction as Amezcua alleged claims arising under federal law. See 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question jurisdiction).

In light of our conclusion regarding the district court's dismissal for failure to comply with court orders, we do not consider Amezcua's contentions concerning the merits of his case.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Amezcua v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Mar 10, 2014
No. 11-55594 (9th Cir. Mar. 10, 2014)
Case details for

Amezcua v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n

Case Details

Full title:DAVID AMEZCUA, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Mar 10, 2014

Citations

No. 11-55594 (9th Cir. Mar. 10, 2014)