Lauren Paulson v. Oregon State Bar

MEMORANDUM

Lauren Paulson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging the constitutionality of the Oregon State Bar’s disciplinary proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a claim under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Knievel v. ESPN, 393 F.3d 1068, 1072 (9th Cir.2005). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Paulson’s claims for damages against Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Balmer, and the Oregon State Bar and its prosecutor, Jeff Sapiro, because these defendants are entitled to immunity. See Flint v. Dennison, 488 F.3d 816, 824-25 (9th Cir.2007) (state officials sued in their official capacities are entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity); Hirsh v. Justices of Supreme Court of Cal., 67 F.3d 708 , 715 (9th Cir.1995) (a state bar association is entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity and state bar prosecutors are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity); Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1075 (9th Cir.1986) (en banc) (“Judges and those performing judge-like functions are absolutely immune from damage liability for acts performed…