Medina

Medina v. County of Riverside

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308 F. App'x 118
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 13, 2009No. 07-56540California732 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jaime Medina and Amador L. Corona appeal the district court’s orders denying plaintiffs’ ex parte application for a ninety-day continuance, motions to compel discovery under Central District of California Local Rule 37, and motion for class certification. Plaintiffs also appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment to defendants County of Riverside, et al, on all claims. We review the district court’s orders denying the continuance, the motions to compel under Local Rule 37, and the class certification motion for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Daly, 716 F.2d 1499, 1511 (9th Cir.1983); Epstein v. MCA, Inc., 54 F.3d 1422, 1423 (9th Cir.1995) (per curiam); Valentino v. Carter-Wallace, Inc., 97 F.3d 1227, 1233-34 (9th Cir.1996). We review the grant of summary judgment de novo. Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543, 545 (9th Cir.2004). We affirm.

I.

Plaintiffs argue that their ex parte application for a ninety day continuance of the deadline to file their motion for class certification was arbitrarily and improperly denied by the district court, and the denial damaged plaintiffs’ discovery. In analyzing whether an abuse of discretion occurred, we…

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