Elizabeth Warne v. Frank S. Zolin

993 F.2d 887 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Elizabeth WARNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank S. ZOLIN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-55916. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 12, 1993. * Decided May 24, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Elizabeth Warne appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Frank Zolin, a California superior court clerk, for failure to state a claim. Warne contends that her state court pleadings were filed late because of Zolin's failure to supervise his employees. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990), and affirm. 3 "Court clerks have absolute quasi-judicial immunity from damages for civil rights violations when they perform tasks that are an integral part of the judicial…