Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 9, 2002, Nos. 00-56368, 00-56591. D.C. No. CV-97-02347-GAF (Magarian v. Monarch Life Insurance)

MEMORANDUM *

Glenn A. Magarian appeals an order of the district court dismissing his case and imposing sanctions for tampering with evidence produced in discovery. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

A dismissal pursuant to the district court’s inherent power and under Fed. R.Civ.P. 37 is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. Valley Eng’rs Inc. v. Elec. Eng’g Co.