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McDonald v. Corrections Corp. of America

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473 F. App'x 678
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 23, 201211-15440California219 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Robert McDonald, Jr., appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his employment action alleging, among other claims, disability discrimination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion a district court’s decision to permit successive summary judgment motions. Hoffman v. Tonnemacher, 593 F.3d 908, 911-12 (9th Cir.2010). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by granting defendant leave to file a second motion for summary judgment because the first motion for summary judgment was resolved by stipulation, not the district court, and because the second motion was neither frivolous nor repetitive. See id. at 911 (“[Allowing a party to file a second motion for summary judgment is logical, and it fosters the ‘just, speedy, and inexpensive’ resolution of suits.... [However,] district courts retain discretion to ‘weed out frivolous or simply repetitive motions.’ ” (citations omitted)).

McDonald’s remaining contentions, including those concerning prejudice to him, are unpersuasive.

We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly…

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