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Isaac GARCIA, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel O. ESCAMILLA, Defendant-Appellant, City of Santa Ana, a public entity; et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM **
Defendant Daniel O. Escamilla appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for reconsideration under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) in plaintiff Isaac Garcia's § 1983 action alleging federal and state law claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Sch. Dist. No. 1J Multnomah County, Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir. 1993). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Escamilla's Rule 59(e) motion for reconsideration because Escamilla failed to demonstrate any basis for relief. See id. at 1262-63 (discussing when reconsideration is appropriate).
We reject as meritless Escamilla's contentions that the district court lacked original jurisdiction, or that plaintiff's state law claims against Escamilla should not have been tolled under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(d), see 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a), (c), (d) (providing circumstances under which district courts may assert or decline supplemental jurisdiction, and tolling state statutes of limitations for “any claim” asserted under this statute “while the claim is pending [in federal court] and for a period of 30 days after it is dismissed unless State law provides for a longer tolling period”). Escamilla's reliance on Morris v. Giovan, 225 Ariz. 582, 242 P.3d 181 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010) is misplaced.
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 20-55414
Decided: July 28, 2021
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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