United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 22-7093 September Term, 2022 1:21-cv-02548-TSC Filed On: October 11, 2022 Ljubo Skrbic, Appellant v. City of Los Angeles Fire Department, Brush Clearance Unit, Appellee ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BEFORE: Millett and Rao, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge JUDGMENT This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s orders filed October 22, 2021, and May 31, 2022, be affirmed. The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the complaint without prejudice for failure to comply with the pleading standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). See Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668-71 (D.C. Cir. 2004). That rule requires “a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction” and “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief,” see Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), and appellant’s complaint fails to set forth a sufficient basis for the district court’s jurisdiction or his claim for relief under federal law, see Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (explaining that Rule 8(a) “demands more than . . . unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully-harmed-me accusation[s]”). Moreover, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant’s motion for reconsideration, see Smalls v. United States, 471 F.3d 186, 191 (D.C. Cir. 2006), and denying appellant’s motion for entry of default because the defendant has not yet been required to respond to the complaint, see Whelan v. Abell, 48 F.3d 1247, 1258 (D.C. Cir. 1995).

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 22-7093 September Term, 2022 Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk BY: /s/ Daniel J. Reidy Deputy Clerk

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