Samuel G. Chia v. Manuel Lujan, Secretary of the Interior

967 F.2d 584 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Samuel G. CHIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Manuel LUJAN, Secretary of the Interior, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-15987. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1992. Decided June 17, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Samuel G. Chia appeals pro se the denial of his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(3) motion for relief from the judgment in an earlier employment discrimination action and the dismissal of this second employment discrimination action as barred by res judicata. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review the denial of a Rule 60(b) motion for an abuse of discretion. Thompson v. Housing Auth. of Los Angeles, 782 F.2d 829, 832 (9th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 829 (1986). The district court may relieve a party from a final judgment if the party establishes "fraud ..., misrepresentation, or other misconduct…