Opinion ID: 3051534
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: [1] We have jurisdiction over appeals from “all final decisions” of the district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The district court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss, disposing of all the claims in plaintiffs’ complaint, and did not address plaintiffs’ request for leave to amend. The court, however, did not enter final judgment. An order dismissing all of the claims in a complaint, but not the action itself, is not a final, appealable order. Knevelbaard Dairies v. Kraft Foods, Inc., 232 F.3d 979, 983 (9th Cir. 2000). “However, if it appears that the district court intended the dismissal to dispose of the action, it may be considered final and appealable.” Id. (internal citations and quotation marks omitted). We must decide whether the court intended its order to be final. [2] By not addressing plaintiffs’ request for leave to amend, the district court’s order “necessarily entailed a denial of the [request] and a determination . . . that the pleading could not possibly be cured by the allegation of other facts.” Id. (internal citation and quotation marks omitted). Accordingly, we infer that the district court intended to make the dismissal final for purposes of § 1291. Id. The district court entered the order of dismissal on June 28, 2006, and Mendiondo filed a notice of appeal on July 13, 2006, within the 30-day period for filing as prescribed by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1)(A). Accordingly, Mendiondo filed a timely notice of appeal. Thus, we conclude that this Court has jurisdiction over the appeal. MENDIONDO v. CENTINELA HOSPITAL 3351