Jenkins
Jenkins v. County of Riverside
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
*608 As the facts are known to the parties, we do not recite them here, except as necessary to explain our holding. We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Weiner v. San Diego County, 210 F.3d 1025, 1028 (9th Cir.2000). The court’s interpretation of applicable California law is also reviewed de novo. Salve Regina College v. Russell, 499 U.S. 225, 231 , 111 S.Ct. 1217 , 113 L.Ed.2d 190 (1991). We review Jenkins’ claim that the court prejudiced her by setting an accelerated schedule for abuse of discretion. Hinton v. Pac. Enters., 5 F.3d 391 , 395 (9th Cir.1993).
On July 26, 1999, Evelyn Jenkins filed her First Amended Complaint; the county answered on August 12,1999. The district court issued a tight pre-trial schedule, setting a pre-trial conference for September 27, 1999 and trial for October 5, 1999, just 54 days after the answer was filed. On August 27, following the “Early Meeting of counsel” required by local rule, the parties submitted a joint stipulation requesting that the court extend the pre-trial period to allow for discovery. The court denied the request, and no discovery was conducted. On September 14, 1999, the county filed a…