Arredondo

Arredondo v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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280 F. App'x 633
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 28, 2008No. 06-16349California306 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Aramis Arredondo, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s orders dismissing his action for failure to comply with a court order, and denying his motion to alter the judgment, in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that defendants violated his civil rights by using excessive force when arresting him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to alter the judgment. Weeks v. Bayer, 246 F.3d 1231, 1234 (9th Cir.2001). We vacate the district court’s order denying Arredondo’s motion to alter the judgment and remand for consideration of Arredondo’s reply.

The district court ruled on Arredondo’s motion to alter the judgment after the defendants’ opposition but before receiving Arredondo’s reply. The district court denied the motion, finding Arredondo failed to show he did not receive the order instructing him to sign the pretrial order. Arredondo’s reply, however, contained relevant evidence regarding the prison mail log and his attempts to obtain it. Arredondo’s motion and reply were timely under the mailbox rule. See Caldwell v. Amend, 30 F.3d 1199, 1201 (9th Cir.1994). We therefore…

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