Case Name: Wayne R. REINER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-06-19
Citations: 185 F. App'x 643
Docket Number: No. 01-56713
Parties: Wayne R. REINER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, KLEINFELD, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 185
Pages: 643–644

Head Matter:
Wayne R. REINER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
No. 01-56713.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 12, 2006.
Filed June 19, 2006.
Wayne R. Reiner, Santa Monica, CA, pro se.
Peter King, Esq., Office of the City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for DefendantsAppellees.
Before: WALLACE, KLEINFELD, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Wayne R. Reiner appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for relief from judgment following the dismissal of his civil rights action for failure to effect service. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for abuse of discretion, United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co., 984 F.2d 1047, 1049 (9th Cir.1993), and we affirm.
The district court properly concluded that Reiner could not seek relief from judgment for "excusable neglect" because his motion was not filed within a year of the 1999 judgment of dismissal. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1). The district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Reiner failed to demonstrate "extraordinary circumstances" warranting relief from judgment. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(6); Alpine Land & Reservoir Co., 984 F.2d at 1049-50 (noting that Rule 60(b)(6), relief for extraordinary circumstances, is not a substitute for 60(b)(1), relief for mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect).
AFFIRMED.
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