Julia Rein v. Northwest Mortgage Group, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

Julia Rein and Richard Bryant appeal pro se from the district court’s judgment in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law violations arising out of their prior state court proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010) (dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)); Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916 , 922-(9th Cir. 2004) (summary judgment and determination of immunity). We affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants Washington Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis and his judicial assistant, Andrea DeShiell, . because they are entitled to absolute judicial immunity. See Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1075, 1078 (9th Cir. 1986) (en banc) (explaining that “[jjudges and those performing judge-like functions are absolutely immune from damage liability for acts performed in their official capacities” and allegations of a conspiracy to predetermine the outcome of a case does not pierce that immunity); see also Moore v. Brewster, 96 F.3d 1240, 1244 (9th Cir. 1996) (court employees performing quasi-judicial functions are entitled to…