SEC v. James Warras ( 2020 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 7 2020
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE No. 18-16684
COMMISSION,
D.C. No. 2:13-cv-02280-GMN-
Plaintiff-Appellee, PAL
v.
MEMORANDUM*
JAMES WARRAS,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Gloria M. Navarro, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 4, 2020**
Before: FERNANDEZ, SILVERMAN, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
James Warras appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his post-
judgment motions for reconsideration pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
60 in this civil enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
for an abuse of discretion. Sch. Dist. No. 1J Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc.,
5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir. 1993). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Warras’s motions
for reconsideration under Rule 60(b) because Warras failed to establish any basis
for relief. See id. at 1263 (setting forth grounds for relief under Rule 60(b)).
To the extent that Warras attempts to challenge the district court’s
underlying summary judgment, we lack jurisdiction because Warras did not timely
file a notice of appeal as to the underlying judgment, or post-judgment motion that
tolled the time to file a notice of appeal as to the judgment. See Fed. R. App. P.
4(a)(1)(B); 4(a)(4)(A)(vi); Harman v. Harper, 7 F.3d 1455, 1458 (9th Cir. 1993)
(appeal from denial of Rule 60(b) relief does not bring the entire underlying
judgment up for review).
We do not consider Warras’s contention that he received ineffective
assistance of counsel in his criminal proceeding because it is outside the scope of
this appeal. See United States v. Hanoum, 33 F.3d 1128, 1131 (9th Cir. 1994)
(“[T]he customary procedure in this Circuit for challenging the effectiveness of
defense counsel in a federal criminal trial is by collateral attack on the conviction
under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.”).
AFFIRMED.
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