Robert Black, M.D. v. William R. Kirkpatrick, Danette Meyers Michael Masterson Jerry Cutler

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983 F.2d 1075·1993 WL 4817·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 5708
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 12, 199392-55315California708 words

Opinion

Opinion

983 F.2d 1075 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert BLACK, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William R. KIRKPATRICK, Danette Meyers; Michael Masterson; Jerry Cutler, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-55315. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 6, 1993. * Decided Jan. 12, 1993. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Black, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his motion to reconsider the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in Black's civil rights action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review the denial of a motion to reconsider for abuse of discretion, and we will reverse "only upon a clear showing of abuse of discretion." Molloy v. Wilson, 878 F.2d 313, 315 (9th Cir.1989). We construe Black's motion to reconsider as a Rule 60(b) motion because it was filed more than ten days after entry of judgment. See…

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