Arabe

Arabe v. White

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110 F. App'x 51
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 20, 2004No. 03-56356California340 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gregorio B. Arabe appeals pro se the district court’s order denying his second motion to reconsider following the district court’s order dismissing his action alleging inter alia improper denial of military benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion, Pasatiempo by Pasatiempo v. Aizawa, 103 F.3d 796, 801 (9th Cir.1996), and we affirm.

*52 We lack jurisdiction to review the district court’s underlying order dismissing Arabe’s action. See Mt. Graham Red Squirrel v. Madigan, 954 F.2d 1441, 1462-63 (9th Cir.1992) (holding that a timely appeal from an untimely tolling motion brings up for review only the post-judgment motion, not the underlying judgment).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Arabe’s second post-judgment motion because, assuming Arabe’s claim is justiciable, he conceded that he did not initiate exhaustion with the Army Board for Correction of Military Records until after his district court action was dismissed. See Wenger v. Monroe, 282 F.3d 1068, 1072 (9th Cir.2002). The district court also properly concluded that Arabe’s fraud claim against the Army was barred by the statute of…

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