FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 17 2009

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

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 08-10306

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:03-cr-00080-LDG

v. MEMORANDUM * STEVEN KINNEY,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Lloyd D. George, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 17, 2009 **

Before: ALARCÓN, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Steven Kinney appeals pro se from the district court’s May 29, 2008, order

denying his requests for documents and to unseal a portion of the record. We have

jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

SZ/Research The district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Kinney’s post-

judgment motions.

AFFIRMED.

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