Caldwell

Caldwell v. Barnhart

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156 F. App'x 994
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 14, 2005No. 04-17155California247 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Myriaatrice L.S. Caldwell appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying her motion to reconsider its order upholding the Social Security Administration’s termination of her disability benefits. To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We construe Caldwell’s motion to reconsider as a Rule 60(b) motion because it was filed more than ten days after entry of judgment. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b) & 59(e). We review for abuse of discretion, Sch. Dist. No. IJ, Multnomah County v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir.1993), and we affirm.

We lack jurisdiction to address Caldwell’s contentions regarding the merits of the district court’s original entry of judgment because she failed to file a notice of appeal within 60 days of entry of final judgment and failed to file a timely post-judgment tolling motion. See Fed. R.App. P. 4. Accordingly, by order dated November 24, 2004, this court limited the scope of Caldwell’s appeal to the denial of her motion for relief from the district court’s judgment.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Caldwell’s motion because she failed to demonstrate mistake, inadvertence,…

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