Greenburg

Greenburg v. Roberts Properties, Ltd.

Good Law
246 F. App'x 500
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 30, 2007No. 06-16323California605 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gary Greenburg (“Greenburg”) appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his complaint with prejudice and imposing a sanction of an attorneys’ fees award to Roberts Properties, Ltd. and others (collectively “defendants”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

A dismissal pursuant to the district court’s inherent power is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Valley Eng’rs Inc. v. Elec. Eng’g Co., 158 F.3d 1051 , 1052 (9th Cir.1998). The court’s factual findings may not be set aside unless clearly erroneous, and its credibility determinations are accorded special deference. AnheuserBusch Inc. v. Natural Beverage Distribs., 69 F.3d 337, 348 (9th Cir.1995).

The parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history. As a preliminary matter, defendants contend that we lack jurisdiction to review the district court’s order denying Greenburg’s motion for reconsideration, and that we also lack jurisdiction to review the judgment awarding the amount of attorneys’ fees. We reject defendants’ contentions. The order denying the motion for reconsideration was entered before the final judgment was entered. Therefore, the order denying…

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