Tigano
Tigano v. Alameda County Superior Court
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ELIZABETH G. TIGANO, et al., Case No. 3:24-cv-07001-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 5, 17 ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Plaintiffs Elizabeth Tigano and her sister Mary Bernstein, who are representing themselves, bring this action against the Alameda County Superior Court and seven Alameda County Superior Court judges. Defendants jointly move to dismiss. (Dkt. Nos. 5, 17.1) The Court previously took the matter under submission, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and now GRANTS the motion to dismiss without leave to amend as Plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment, the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, and Defendants are entitled to absolute judicial immunity. BACKGROUND On January 8, 2024, Plaintiffs filed Case No. 24-131 against the Alameda County Superior Court and individual defendants alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The Court granted…