Leffler

Leffler v. Mason County

Good Law
131 F. App'x 509
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 3, 2005Nos. 03-35849, 04-35980California631 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Richard Leffler brought suit against Mason County and several named law enforcement officers (“Defendants”), raising various federal constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and pendent state law claims. The district court granted partial summary judgment to the Defendants on the majority of Leffler’s claims and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims. Leffler filed a Fed.R.Civ.P. 60 motion to set aside the judgment, which the district court denied. Leffler now appeals both the dismissal of his substantive claims and the denial of his Rule 60 motion. We affirm.

The district court’s grant of summary judgment is reviewed de novo. Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543, 545 (9th Cir.2004). The district court’s refusal to reconsider summary judgment is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Minnesota Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Ensley, 174 F.3d 977, 987 (9th Cir.1999).

Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to Leffler, the incidents he describes do not demonstrate that any of his constitutional rights were violated. See Saucier v. Katz, 533 U.S. 194 , 200-01, 121 S.Ct. 2151 , 150 L.Ed.2d 272 (2001). We conclude that there was no…

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