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Mark v. Bauer

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329 F. App'x 771
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 28, 2009No. 08-35171California365 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Albert M. Mark appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action alleging that Seattle police officer Hope Bauer offered false testimony in connection with Mark’s 2001 criminal conviction for using the sidewalk in front of his business without a permit, in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process and equal protection. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a grant of summary judgment. Aguilera v. Baca, 510 F.3d 1161, 1167 (9th Cir.2007). We review for an abuse of discretion an order setting aside the entry of default, O’Connor v. Nevada, 27 F.3d 357 , 364 (9th Cir.1994), a refusal to enter a default judgment, Aldabe v. Aldabe, 616 F.2d 1089, 1092-93 (9th Cir.1980) (per curiam), and a denial of a Rule 59(e) motion, McQuillion v. Duncan, 342 F.3d 1012, 1014 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment because, even assuming that Mark’s cause of action accrued on October 24, 2004, he failed to file this action within three years. See RK Ventures, Inc. v. City of Seattle, 307 F.3d 1045, 1058 (9th Cir.2002) (noting that the statute of limitations for §…

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