Mohamed Ahmed v. Evergreen Water Sewer District

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 05 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT MOHAMED AHMED, No. 08-35848 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:08-cv-00221-JLR v. MEMORANDUM * EVERGREEN WATER SEWER DISTRICT 19; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 16, 2010 * Before: SCHROEDER, PREGERSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges. Mohamed Ahmed appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing with prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction * 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). RA/Research pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, Yourish v. Cal. Amplifer, 191 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir. 1999), and we affirm. Because the district court properly dismissed Ahmed’s federal claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and Ahmed failed to amend the complaint after obtaining leave to do so, dismissal of the complaint with prejudice was not an abuse of discretion. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-63 (9th Cir. 1992) (discussing factors to determine whether dismissal for failure to amend was an abuse of discretion); Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dept, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1990). To the extent Ahmed raises any state law claims, the district court did not abuse its discretion when it declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3). Finally, we grant Appellees’ motion to strike. AFFIRMED. RA/Research 2 08-35848