ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC., a California corporation v. D. Nicole Enterprises, LLC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ENTREPRENEUR MEDIA, INC., a
California corporation,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
D. NICOLE ENTERPRISES, LLC,
Defendant,
and
DUSHAWN THOMAS, an individual,
Defendant-Appellant.
No.14-55473
D.C. No. 8:13-cv-00885-JLS-JPR
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted January 18, 2017**
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
* 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).
FILED
JAN 30 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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DuShawn Thomas appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment granting
plaintiff Entrepreneur Media, Inc.’s motion for voluntary dismissal of Thomas
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2) from its trademark infringement action. We have
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for abuse of discretion.
Westlands Water Dist. v. United States, 100 F.3d 94, 96 (9th Cir. 1996). We
affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by granting Entrepreneur
Media, Inc.’s motion for voluntary dismissal because Thomas failed to identify any
“plain legal prejudice” that she suffered as a result of the dismissal. See id. (factors
for evaluating motion for voluntary dismissal).
Because we affirm on the basis of plaintiff’s motion for voluntary dismissal
of Thomas, we do not consider Thomas’ contentions concerning the merits of her
counterclaims.
We reject as without merit Thomas’ contentions that the motion was granted
based on Entrepreneur Media, Inc.’s lack of candor.
AFFIRMED.

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