Case Name: Roderick HIMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Connie GIPSON, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-10-22
Citations: 621 F. App'x 385
Docket Number: No. 14-16659
Parties: Roderick HIMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Connie GIPSON, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, BERZON, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 621
Pages: 385–386

Head Matter:
Roderick HIMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Connie GIPSON, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-16659.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 14, 2015.
Filed Oct. 22, 2015.
Roderick Himes, Lancaster, CA, pro se.
Before: SILVERMAN, BERZON, and WATFORD, 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
Roderick Himes, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for relief from judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging denial of access to the courts. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, Sch. Dist. No. 1J Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir.1993), and we affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Himes's motion for relief from judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) because Himes failed to demonstrate any basis for relief. See id. at 1263 (grounds for reconsideration under Rule 60); see also Christopher v. Harbury, 536 U.S. 403, 414-16, 122 S.Ct. 2179, 153 L.Ed.2d 413 (2002) (discussing elements of a backward-looking access-to-courts claim); Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 348-53, 116 S.Ct. 2174, 135 L.Ed.2d 606 (1996) (access-to-courts claim requires showing that the defendant's conduct caused actual injury to a non-frivolous legal claim).
We do not consider Himes's challenge to the underlying order dismissing the first amended complaint without leave to amend because Himes failed to file a timely notice of appeal or a timely post-judgment tolling motion. See Fed. R.App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), (a)(4)(A). We reject Himes's contention, set forth in his submission filed on August 28, 2015, that this result is altered by the mailbox rule. Himes's request for a ruling on his August 28, 2015 motion, filed on September 15,2015, is granted.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.