Gregory Franklin v. R. Madden

MEMORANDUM

Gregory Allen Franklin, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging First and Eighth Amendment violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion decisions concerning discovery, Preminger v. Peake, 552 F.3d 757 , 768 n. 10 (9th Cir.2008), and we affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying a portion of Franklin’s first motion to compel because Franklin failed to show any basis for the discovery. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(1) (discovery requests must be “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence”).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Franklin’s second motion to compel and rejecting Franklin’s third motion to compel because Franklin failed to comply with local rules. See Bias v. Moynihan, 508 F.3d 1212, 1223 (9th Cir.2007) (setting forth standard of review and noting the “[bjroad deference ... given to a district court’s interpretation of its local rules”).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Franklin’s motion for an extension of time to file a…