Richard A. Smith v. Nevada Bell, a Nevada Corporation Bell Telephone Company of Nevada, a Nevada Corporation Pacific Telesis Group

976 F.2d 737 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard A. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEVADA BELL, a Nevada Corporation; Bell Telephone Company of Nevada, a Nevada Corporation; Pacific Telesis Group, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16165. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 15, 1992. * Decided Sept. 23, 1992. Before GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard A. Smith appeals the district court's denial of his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1) motion to vacate the court's judgment against him for failure to file a timely opposition to defendants motion for summary judgment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review a denial of a Rule 60(b) motion for an abuse of discretion, and we will reverse "only upon a clear showing of abuse of discretion." Pena v. Seguros La Commercial, S.A., 770 F.2d 811, 814 (9th Cir.1985). An appeal from a denial of a Rule 60(b) motion does not…