William Gilliam v. Kathleen Watanabe

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 21 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WILLIAM H. GILLIAM, No. 20-16939

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:20-cv-00201-JMS-RT

v.

MEMORANDUM*

KATHLEEN N.A. WATANABE, The Hon., in her official capacity as Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii J. Michael Seabright, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted September 14, 2021**

Before: PAEZ, NGUYEN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

William H. Gilliam appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that improper decisions were made

in a state court action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Gilliam’s request for oral argument, set forth in…