Jamgotchian

*638 MEMORANDUM

Jerry Jamgotchian appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to amend the complaint and its grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants on each of his claims. We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir.2000). We apply an abuse of discretion standard to the district court’s denial of a motion to amend, Levald, Inc. v. City of Palm Desert, 998 F.2d 680, 691 (9th Cir.1993), or, in the alternative, denial of a motion to change a scheduling order under Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(b). Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 607 (9th Cir.1992). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and affirm.

Because the parties are familiar with the facts of this case, we recite here only those facts necessary to explain our decision.

It became apparent to officials of the City of Hawthorne (“City”) that Jamgotchian, who had a long history of conduct that included threats to various City employees, had obtained a copy of the City’s “Employee Master Cross Reference” list (“the List”). The List contained the names, home addresses, home telephone numbers, dates of birth and social security numbers…