Case Name: Carl N. MARSCHALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RECOVERY SOLUTION SPECIALISTS, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-10-05
Citations: 399 F. App'x 186
Docket Number: No. 08-55247
Parties: Carl N. MARSCHALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RECOVERY SOLUTION SPECIALISTS, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 399
Pages: 186–188

Head Matter:
Carl N. MARSCHALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RECOVERY SOLUTION SPECIALISTS, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 08-55247.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 13, 2010.
Filed Oct. 5, 2010.
Carl N. Marschall, Newport Beach, CA, pro se.
Ronald N. Sarian, Esquire, Astor & Phillips, Francisca Minghao Mok, Esquire, McDermott Will & Emery, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, 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
Carl N. Marschall appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") and the California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("Rosenthal Act"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) or 12(b)(6), Arrington v. Wong, 237 F.3d 1066, 1069 (9th Cir.2001), and may affirm on any ground supported by the record, United States v. Washington, 573 F.3d 701, 706 (9th Cir.2009). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Marschall's individual claims against Recovery Solution Specialists, Inc. ("RSS") for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because RSS's offer of judgment was for more than Marschall was legally entitled to recover. See 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(a); Cal. Civ.Code § 1788.17 and 1788.30(b); Chang v. United States, 327 F.3d 911, 919 (9th Cir.2003) (case is moot where there remains "no effective relief . for the court to provide"). Dismissal of the class claims against RSS was proper because Marschall had a reasonable opportunity to file a motion for class certification but failed to do so. See C.D. Cal. R. 23-3; Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir.1995) (per curiam) ("Only in rare cases will we question the exercise of discretion in connection with the application of local rules") (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).
The district court properly dismissed Marschall's federal claims against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ("CSMC") because he added CSMC as a defendant after the statute of limitations had run, and this addition did not relate back to the original complaint. See 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(d); Lindley v. General Electric Co., 780 F.2d 797, 799 (9th Cir.1986) (failure to notify the newly-named defendant of the institution of the action within the time limits of Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c) bars the amendment).
Finally, dismissal of the state claims against CSMC for lack of subject matter jurisdiction was proper once the federal claims were properly dismissed. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3); Schultz v. Sundberg, 759 F.2d 714, 718 (9th Cir.1985) ("Generally, dismissal of federal claims before trial dictates that the pendent state claims should also be dismissed"). We construe the dismissal of the state claims as being without prejudice. See Gini v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 40 F.3d 1041, 1046 (9th Cir.1994) ("When . the court dismisses the federal claim leaving only state claims for resolution, the court should decline jurisdiction over the state claims and dismiss them without prejudice.") (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).
Marschall's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
Ronald N. Sarian's and Astor & Phillips's motion to be relieved as RSS's counsel is granted.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.