Case Name: ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D. NICOLE ENTERPRISES, LLC, Defendant, and Dushawn Thomas, an individual, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-30
Citations: 677 F. App'x 312
Docket Number: No. 14-55473
Parties: ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D. NICOLE ENTERPRISES, LLC, Defendant, and Dushawn Thomas, an individual, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 677
Pages: 312–312

Head Matter:
ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D. NICOLE ENTERPRISES, LLC, Defendant, and Dushawn Thomas, an individual, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-55473
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 18, 2017
Filed January 30, 2017
Mark Finkelstein, Jones Day, Irvine, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Dushawn Thomas, Pro Se
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App, P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
DuShawn Thomas appeals pro se from the district court's judgment granting plaintiff Entrepreneur Media, Inc.'s motion for voluntary dismissal of Thomas under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2) from its trademark infringement action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for abuse of discretion. Westlands Water Dist. v. United States, 100 F.3d 94, 96 (9th Cir. 1996), We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by granting Entrepreneur Media, Inc.'s motion for voluntary dismissal because Thomas failed to identify any "plain legal prejudice" that she suffered as a result of the dismissal. See id. (factors for evaluating motion for voluntary dismissal).
Because we affirm on the basis of plaintiffs motion for voluntary dismissal of Thomas, we do not consider Thomas' contentions concerning the merits of her counterclaims.
We reject as without merit Thomas' contentions that the motion was granted based on Entrepreneur Media, Inc.'s lack of candor.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.