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L a ke w ood, the L a ke w ood F i r e D e pa r tm e nt , a nd P aul W e bb, C hi e f , L a ke w ood F i r e D e pa rtm e nt , a nd the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s de ni a l of R os s i ’ s m ot i on f o rr e c o n s i d e r a t i o n . W e h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r2 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 9 1 , a n d w e a f f i rm. A ura R ossi ar gu es thatsum m ary j ud gm entw as ent er ed agai nsther a s an i m pe rm i s s i bl e s anc t i on due t o he rf a i l ur e t o f

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s . A s t o the m ot i on br oughtby the L a ke w ood F i r e D e pa r tm e nta nd i t s f i r e c hi e f , dur i ng the he a r i ng R os s i ’ s c ouns e l w a i ve d a nyoppos i t i on a nd the r e w e r e no ge nui ne i s s ue s of m at er i al fa cti dent i fi ed thatw ou l d p re cl ud e s um m ary j ud gm ent . T he di stri ctcourt c o rr e c tly g r a n te d s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t. A s to th e m o tio n b r o u g h t b y th e C ity o f L a k e w o o d , th e d is tr ic t c o u r t e rr e d in gr a nt i ng s um m a ry j udgm e nta s as a nc t i on f orR os s i ’ s f

a i l ur e t o c om pl y w i th the lo c a l ru le s o f

c o u rt. “F o rv io la tio n o f th e lo c a l ru le th e d is tr ic t c o u r t w ill b e f r e e to de vi s e s uc h s a nc t i ons a s s e e m appr opr i a t e s hor tof gr a nt i ng s um m a ry j udgm e nt w he r e the m ova ntha s f a i l e d t o m e e ti t s bur de n of de m ons tr a t i ng the abs e nc e of tri abl e i ss ues. ” M

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f o rd , 323 F . 3d 1178, 1182- 83 ( 9th C i r . 2003) ( quot i ng M

arshal l v. G at es , 4 4 F .3 d 7 2 2 , 7 2 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 5 ) ) . R os s i br oughtthe e rr ort o the a tt e nt i on of the di s tr i c tc our ti n he rm ot i on f or r e c o n s id e r a tio n . A d is tr ic t c o u rt’s d e n ia l o f am o tio n f

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d is c r e tio n . B el lus v. U ni ted Stat es , 125 F . 3d 821, 822 ( 9th C i r . 1997) ( pe rc ur i a m ) . O n r e c ons i de r a t i on, the di s tr i c tc our tdi d c ons i de rthe unde r l y i ng undi s put e d f a c t s . T he di s tr i c tc our tgr a nt e d s um m ary j udgm e nti n f a vor o f th e C ity o f

L a k e w o o d o n th e m e r its o f th e m o tio n , a n d n o t s o le ly a s as a n c tio n . I n s o d o in g , w e c a n n o t s a y th e d is tr ic t c o u r t ab u s e d its d is c r e tio n . R os s i a l s o s oughtr e c ons i de r a t i on of the s um m a ry j udgm e nte nt e r e d f orthe f i r e de pa r tm e ntde f

e nda nt s a nd a n e a r l i e rj udgm e nti n f a vorof C i ty of L a ke w ood C i ty A tt orne y , H e i di W a c ht e r , e nt e r e d on the ba s i s of pr os e c ut or i a l i m m uni ty . T he di s tr i c tc ourtf

ound no r e a s on t o c ha nge the e a r l i e rrul i ngs a nd w e f i nd no abus e of di s c r e t i on. A FFI R M ED .