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Sconiers v. Santos

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 6, 2010
399 F. App'x 219 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 09-15601.

Submitted September 13, 2010.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Filed October 6, 2010.

Janetta Sconiers, Fresno, CA, pro se.

Tiyeondrea McGlothin, Fresno, CA, pro se.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Lawrence J. O'Neill, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:08-cv-O1290-LJO-GSA.

Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Janetta Sconiers and Tiyeondrea McGlothin appeal pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from their eviction from low income housing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir. 1998) (order).

We affirm the dismissal of the action for failure to state a claim for the reasons provided in the magistrate judge's findings and recommendation entered on December 8, 2008, and adopted by the district court on February 26, 2009.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint. See Gardner v. Martino, 563 F.3d 981, 990 (9th Cir. 2009) ("A district court does not err in denying leave to amend where the amendment would be futile.").

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiffs' motion for appointment of counsel because they failed to demonstrate "exceptional circumstances." Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991).

The remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Sconiers v. Santos

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 6, 2010
399 F. App'x 219 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Sconiers v. Santos

Case Details

Full title:Janetta SCONIERS and Tiyeondrea McGlothin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mario…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 6, 2010

Citations

399 F. App'x 219 (9th Cir. 2010)

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