Opinion ID: 3065460
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Text: In summary, we vacate the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants. This case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. VACATED and REMANDED. 5 In addition, we affirm the district court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion to strike an affirmative defense, or, alternatively, issue an adverse jury instruction. The court’s decision to deny sanctions for the loss or destruction of evidence is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Fjelstad v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 762 F.2d 1334, 1337 (9th Cir. 1985). The district court acted within its discretion when it denied plaintiff’s motion on the grounds that, (1) defendants provided plaintiff with all the documents he had requested, and (2) plaintiff had provided no evidence that additional documents existed or were destroyed. Plaintiff has also appealed the district court’s denial of his motion for reconsideration of the grant of summary judgment. Since we have determined that the grant of summary judgment was erroneous, the challenge to the denial of plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration is moot.