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Dennis CHEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTFIELD MALL, a California corporation; Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General, Defendants-Appellees.
    No. 13-56038.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 20, 2016.
    
    Filed Jan. 28, 2016.
    Frank Alan Weiser, Esquire, Independent Counsel, Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:12-cv-08409-RGK-MAN.
    Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Dennis Chen appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law claims arising from interference with his right to travel. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to serve a summons and complaint- in a timely manner. Oyama v. Sheehan (In re Sheehan), 253 F.3d 507, 511 (9th Cir. 2001). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Chen’s action because Chen failed to show good cause as to why he did not timely serve defendants. See id. at 512 (explaining good cause standard). Moreover, the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to extend the service period. See id. at 513 (the district court has broad discretion to extend time for service or dismiss without prejudice).

We treat the dismissal of Chen’s action as without prejudice. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m).

AFFIRMED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.