Donald Stratton v. Julie Buck

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiff Donald Lyle Stratton (“Strat-ton”) appeals from the judgment in favor of Defendant Julie Buck, M.D. (“Dr. Buck”) entered pursuant to the order granting summary judgment in favor of Dr. Buck. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review a district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Emeldi v. Univ. of Or., 673 F.3d 1218, 1223 (9th Cir.2012). We review the district court’s findings of fact for clear error, and we review the district court’s conclusions of law de novo. Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. v. MAK, LLC, 663 F.3d 1080, 1087 (9th Cir.2011). We review for an abuse of discretion the district court’s decision not to permit further discovery to oppose a motion for summary judgment. Nev. Dep’t of Corr. v. Greene, 648 F.3d 1014, 1018 (9th Cir.2011), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 132 S.Ct. 1823 , 182 L.Ed.2d 627 (2012).

First, Stratton argues that the district judge erred in granting summary judgment to Dr. Buck because Stratton did not receive the notice described in Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir.1998) (en banc), when Dr. Buck filed her motion for summary judgment. Stratton did receive the magistrate judge’s…