Brian Knight v. Climbing Magazine

MEMORANDUM

Brian Knight appeals pro se from the district court’s orders dismissing his action arising from an allegedly defamatory article published about him in Climbing Magazine. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Paulsen v. CNF Inc., 559 F.3d 1061, 1072 (9th Cir.2009) (choice of law decisions); Berg v. Popham, 412 F.3d 1122, 1125 (9th Cir.2005) (dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c)); Providence Health Plan v. McDowell, 385 F.3d 1168, 1171 (9th Cir.2004) (removal orders). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Campbell v. Wash. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 671 F.3d 837 , 842 n. 4 (9th Cir.2011). We affirm.

At the outset, we note that the parties dispute the choice of law issue as to the appropriate statute of limitations for the defamation and false light claims. However, even assuming the district court erred in applying California law as to that issue, we affirm the district court’s orders dismissing these claims on the merits. Knight failed to state claims under the laws of either California or Nevada. See Fields v. Legacy Health Sys., 413 F.3d 943 , 950-51 (9th Cir.2005) (affirming the district court’s…