Case Name: Robert P. SMITH, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-01-03
Citations: 502 F. App'x 707
Docket Number: No. 11-15439
Parties: Robert P. SMITH, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 502
Pages: 707–708

Head Matter:
Robert P. SMITH, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 11-15439.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 19, 2012.
Filed Jan. 3, 2013.
Robert P. Smith, III, Corcoran, CA, pro se.
Michael A. Terhorst, Beeson Terhorst, LLP, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Ap-pellees.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and FISHER, 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
Robert P. Smith, III, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion for sanctions and costs based on the allegedly defective removal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Gibson v. Chrysler Corp., 261 F.3d 927, 949-50 (9th Cir.2001). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Smith's motion for sanctions under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because it properly concluded that the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections ("CDCR") did not remove the ease or oppose remand for an improper purpose, and the CDCR's filings were not clearly frivolous. See Holgate v. Baldwin, 425 F.3d 671, 675-77 (9th Cir.2005) (identifying bases for awarding Rule 11 sanctions and explaining that a frivolous filing is both baseless and made without a reasonable and competent inquiry).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Smith's motion for costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) because the CDCR had "an objectively reasonable basis for removal." Gardner v. UICI, 508 F.3d 559, 560-61 (9th Cir.2007) (discussing the circumstances under which an award of attorney's fees and costs may be awarded under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c)).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Smith's motion for reconsideration because Smith failed to establish a basis warranting reconsideration. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir.1993) (standard of review and grounds for reconsideration). Nor did the district court abuse its discretion by denying Smith's motion to supplement his motion for reconsideration with newly discovered evidence. See Preminger v. Peake, 552 F.3d 757, 769 n. 11 (9th Cir.2008) (a district court's decision concerning its management of litigation is reviewed for an abuse of discretion).
Smith's request for costs, set forth in his opening and reply briefs, is denied.
The CDCR's motion for judicial notice, filed on October 31, 2011, is denied.
Smith's request for an order directing prison officials to comply with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), filed on October 19, 2012, is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.