Eric Hicks v. Garfield Beach Vcs Llc

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 05 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ERIC T. HICKS, No. 11-55507 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 5:10-cv-00793-VAP-OP v. MEMORANDUM * GARFIELD BEACH CVS LLC; and THRIFTY PAYLESS, INC., Str 9804, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 24, 2013 ** Before: ALARCÓN, CLIFTON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. Eric T. Hicks appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his motion for a new trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, Molski v. M.J. Cable, Inc., 481 F.3d 724, 728 (9th Cir. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 2007), and we affirm. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hicks’s motion for a new trial because Hicks failed to establish any basis for such relief. See id. at 729 (setting forth grounds for a new trial under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(a)); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) (setting forth grounds for relief from a final judgment). To the extent that Hicks challenges the district court’s judgment dismissing his underlying action, we do not consider his contentions because Hicks did not file a timely notice of appeal from that judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) (tolling motion must be filed within 28 days from entry of judgment); Fiester v. Turner, 783 F.2d 1474, 1475 (9th Cir. 1986) (order) (untimely motion does not suspend time to appeal). Hicks’s motion for discovery and sanctions, filed on November 7, 2011, is denied. AFFIRMED. 2 11-55507