United States Ninth Circuit

In a suit asserting various claims against plaintiff's ex-wife and the attorney who had represented her in a prior custody dispute, alleging that improprieties took place in connection with the custody dispute, dismissal of the suit is affirmed where: 1) it was proper for the district court to begin exercising jurisdiction over the case, despite a pending appeal; 2) a district court acted within its sound discretion in denying plaintiff's motions for an extension of the discovery deadline; and 3) plaintiff's failure to comply with court orders was properly sanctionable by a dismissal of his case without prejudice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2007
• Published 11/21/2007

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin E. Vainio, Esq., Attorney at Law, Butte, MT, for appellant Joseph F. Nascimento., Robyn L. Weber, Weber Law Firm, PLLC, Helena, MT, pro se.