Duncan

Duncan v. Weatherford

Good Law
22 F. App'x 905
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 28, 2001No. 01-15422; D C. No. CV-99-00318-GEBCalifornia342 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

William Duncan appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment for school district officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violation of the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendments and retaliation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review the district court’s application of its local rules for abuse of discretion. See Delange v. Dutra Const. Co., 183 F.3d 916 , 919 n. 2 (9th Cir.1999) (per cu-riam).

Local rules setting a time limit for filing an opposition to summary judgment are not inconsistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c). See Marshall v. Gates, 44 F.3d 722, 725 (9th Cir.1995) (stating that even if court properly disregards a late filing, it must still ascertain that mov-ant’s papers show entitlement to summary judgment as a matter of law). Accordingly, the district court’s refusal to consider Duncan’s untimely opposition was within its discretion.

We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity. See Case v. Kitsap County Sheriff's Dep’t, 249 F.3d 921 , 925 (9th Cir.2001).

The school district officials are entitled to qualified immunity…

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