John Benjamin Odoms v. James J. Guinan, Judy Bailey, and Cindy Sweeney

892 F.2d 1046 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Benjamin ODOMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James J. GUINAN, Judy Bailey, and Cindy Sweeney, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-15455. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 22, 1989. * Decided Jan. 10, 1990. Before KILKENNY, WIGGINS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Benjamin Odoms appeals pro se from the district court's dismissal with prejudice of his civil rights action, based on the court's conclusion that the putatively frivolous nature of Odoms' claims failed to confer subject matter jurisdiction on the district court. We review de novo, see Jackson v. State of Arizona, 885 F.2d 639, 640 (CA9 1989) (dismissal of in forma pauperis civil rights action as frivolous), and we affirm. 3 With reference to his claim against Judge Guinan, we note that judges are absolutely immune from civil damage liability for alleged civil rights violations unless they act in the absence of all…