Branson v. City Of Los Angeles

912 F.2d 334 17 Fed.R.Serv.3d 973 Ronald L. BRANSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; County of Los Angeles; Anthony R. Stavropoulos; Patrick Shannon; R.W. Ferguson; Joseph Morgan; Larry R. Dolley; Craig J. Strauch; Sherman Block; James Perez; Patricia G. Schwartz, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-55306. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 8, 1990. Decided Aug. 23, 1990. Ronald L. Branson, Panorama City, Cal., in pro per. Carol Ann Humiston and Zahava A. Stroud, Morris, Polich, Purdy, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HUG, NELSON * , and HALL, Circuit Judges. CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge: 1 Ronald L. Branson ("Branson") filed a Sec. 1983 suit against the defendants for actions taken after his arrest for tampering with an automobile. This appeal concerns the district court's order dismissing Branson's claim against Patricia G. Schwartz ("Schwartz"), Commissioner of the Los Angeles Municipal Court on the basis of judicial immunity. We dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction. 2 * Shortly after Branson filed his complaint,…