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Hines v. Neven

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 2, 2014
551 F. App'x 346 (9th Cir. 2014)

Opinion

Submitted December 17, 2013

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 32.1)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. D.C. No. 2:11-cv-01481-PMP-GWF. Philip M. Pro, District Judge, Presiding.

TONY HINES, Plaintiff - Appellant, Pro se, Indian Springs, NV.

For DWIGHT W. NEVEN, ISIDRO BACA, DANIEL HEIDT, JEFFREY WALKER, STATE OF NEVADA, Defendants - Appellees: Clark G. Leslie, Esquire, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, AGNV - OFFICE OF THE NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL (CARSON CITY), Carson City, NV.


Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

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

Nevada state prisoner Tony Hines appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) following the dismissal of Hines's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as barred by the statute of limitations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir. 1993). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hines's motion for relief from judgment because Hines failed to establish grounds for relief under Rule 60(b). See id. at 1263 (grounds for relief from judgment under Rule 60(b)); see also Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.250 (grounds for equitable tolling under Nevada law); Perez v. Seevers, 869 F.2d 425, 426 (9th Cir. 1989) (per curiam) (§ 1983 actions are governed by the forum state's statute of limitations for personal injury claims; two-year statute of limitations under Nevada law).

Because the scope of this appeal is limited to review of the November 26, 2012, order denying Hines's motion for reconsideration, we do not address the other issues that Hines raises.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Hines v. Neven

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 2, 2014
551 F. App'x 346 (9th Cir. 2014)
Case details for

Hines v. Neven

Case Details

Full title:TONY HINES, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DWIGHT W. NEVEN; et al., Defendants…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 2, 2014

Citations

551 F. App'x 346 (9th Cir. 2014)