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IN RE: Sidney T. SCARLETT, Sidney T. Scarlett, Appellant, v. Devin Derham-Burk, Chapter 13 trustee, Appellee.
MEMORANDUM **
Sidney T. Scarlett appeals pro se from the district court's order dismissing his bankruptcy appeal for failure to prosecute. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Ahanchian v. Xenon Pictures, Inc., 624 F.3d 1253, 1258 (9th Cir. 2010) (denial of extension of time); Moneymaker v. CoBEN (In re Eisen), 31 F.3d 1447, 1451 (9th Cir. 1994) (dismissal for failure to prosecute). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Scarlett a further extension of time and dismissing Scarlett's bankruptcy appeal for failure to prosecute after it granted him two extensions of time to file the opening brief and warned that failure to file an opening brief by the extended due date would result in dismissal of his appeal. See In re Eisen, 31 F.3d at 1451-56 (discussing factors for district court to weigh in determining whether to dismiss for failure to prosecute; noting that dismissal should not be disturbed unless there is a definite and firm conviction that the court below committed a clear error of judgment in the conclusion it reached upon a weighing of the relevant factors (citations and internal quotation marks omitted) ).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Scarlett's motion for reconsideration because Scarlett failed to establish any basis for relief. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for reconsideration).
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 17-15799
Decided: December 03, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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