WLADIMER KLIMENKO V. ROSENDO GONZALEZ, No. 19-56359 (9th Cir. 2020)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED DEC 15 2020 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WLADIMER JOHN KLIMENKO, Appellant, v. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 19-56359 D.C. No. 2:18-cv-09873-SJO MEMORANDUM* ROSENDO GONZALEZ, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California S. James Otero, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 2, 2020** Before: WALLACE, CLIFTON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. Chapter 7 debtor Wladimer John Klimenko appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s order denying Klimenko’s motion to set aside the default judgment in an adversary proceeding against him. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review de novo the * 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). bankruptcy court’s conclusions of law and for clear error its findings of fact. Decker v. Tramiel (In re JTS Corp.), 617 F.3d 1102, 1109 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm. The bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by denying Klimenko’s motion to set aside the default judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) because Klimenko failed to demonstrate any basis for such relief. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9024 (making Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) applicable to bankruptcy cases); United States v. Aguilar, 782 F.3d 1101, 1105-07 (9th Cir. 2015) (setting forth standard of review and discussing factors to consider when a party seeks relief from a default judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1)); see also 11 U.S.C. § 727(a) (2005) (setting forth the rule for denial of discharge). AFFIRMED. 2 19-56359

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