Saunders v. Knight

Summary

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendants in Sharon Saunders’s pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from her arrest, search, and involvement in a suspected endless chain scheme. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying extensions of discovery deadlines and reconsideration, declined to consider abandoned issues, denied requests for judicial notice, and granted an unopposed motion to file a supplemental opening brief.

Holdings

1. The district court's grant of summary judgment for defendants was affirmed for the reasons stated in the district court's order.
2. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Saunders's motions to extend discovery deadlines and to reconsider the judgment because she failed to show good cause.
3. Issues abandoned by Saunders on appeal were not considered.
4. Saunders's requests for judicial notice were denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court properly granted summary judgment to defendants in Saunders's § 1983 action arising from her arrest, search, and activities involving a suspected endless chain scheme.
2. Whether the district court abused its discretion by denying Saunders's motions to extend discovery deadlines and to reconsider the judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e).
3. Whether the appellate court should consider issues Saunders abandoned on appeal or grant her requests for judicial notice.
4. Whether Saunders should be permitted to file a supplemental opening brief.

Disposition

affirmed