Court Opinion

ID: 615330
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Date Created: 2011-10-14 00:02:51+00
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FILED
                             NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            OCT 13 2011

                                                                        MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

                             FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

EMANUEL McCRAY,                                  No. 10-55936

               Plaintiff - Appellant,            D.C. No. 3:09-cv-00692-JAH-
                                                 POR
  v.

ACE PARKING MANAGEMENT, INC.,                    MEMORANDUM *

               Defendant - Appellee.

                    Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Southern District of California
                     John A. Houston, District Judge, Presiding

                           Submitted September 27, 2011 **

Before:        SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.

       Emanuel McCray appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing his wage-and-hour action alleging that his employer failed to pay him

wages for time spent in training and “on call” in violation of the Fair Labor

          *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
          **
             The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument and therefore denies McCray’s request. See Fed. R. App. P.
34(a)(2).
Standards Act (“FLSA”) and state law. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291. We review de novo. Kahle v. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 697, 699 (9th Cir. 2007)

(dismissal for failure to state a claim); Orsay v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 289 F.3d
1125, 1128 (9th Cir. 2002) (dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction). We

may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d
1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

      Dismissal of McCray’s FLSA claims was proper because McCray failed to

state a claim. “Waiting” or “on-call” time is compensable only if an employee is

“engaged to wait,” and McCray alleged facts showing that, at best, he “waited to be

engaged.” Brigham v. Eugene Water & Elec. Bd., 357 F.3d 931, 935-36 (9th Cir.

2004); see also 29 C.F.R. §§ 785.14, 785.17 (explaining determination of whether

“waiting” and “on-call” time constitute “hours worked” under the FLSA). McCray

also alleged facts showing that defendant already gave him all relief available for

its alleged failure to pay him for time spent in training. See 29 U.S.C. § 216(b)

(employees may recover the amount of their unpaid minimum wages and an

additional equal amount in liquidated damages for a violation of the FLSA’s

minimum wage provision). Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand to

the district court to dismiss McCray’s FLSA claims with prejudice, and determine

whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over McCray’s state law claims.

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      The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying McCray’s motion

for sanctions because the court reasonably concluded that defendants’ motion to

dismiss had merit. See Winterrowd v. Am. Gen. Annuity Ins. Co., 556 F.3d 815,

819 (9th Cir. 2009) (setting forth the standard of review).

      The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying McCray’s motions

for reconsideration because McCray set forth no basis for reconsideration. See

Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63

(9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for reconsideration).

      McCray’s appeal of the orders granting defendant’s motions for a temporary

restraining order and a preliminary injunction is moot. See Serv. Emps. Int’l Union

v. Nat’l Union of Healthcare Workers, 598 F.3d 1061, 1068 (9th Cir. 2010) (an

appeal from a temporary restraining order is rendered moot by the issuance of a

preliminary injunction that entirely supercedes it); U.S. Philips Corp. v. KBC Bank

N.V., 590 F.3d 1091, 1093 (9th Cir. 2010) (“A preliminary injunction . . . dissolves

ipso facto when a final judgment is entered in the cause.”).

      McCray’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

      McCray’s request for sanctions is denied.

      The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.

      AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED.

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