Allen Bassel v. Robert Miles

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453 F. App'x 735
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 13, 201110-16470California318 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Allen Joseph Bassel appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations in connection with state court proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Noel v. Hall, 341 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2003) (Rooker-Feldman); Sadoski v. Mosley, 435 F.3d 1076 , 1077 n. 1 (9th Cir.2006) (judicial immunity). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP, 534 F.3d 1116, 1121 (9th Cir.2008). We affirm.

To the extent that Bassel’s claims are based on the premise that the state court decisions were erroneous, the district court properly dismissed the claims as barred by the Roolcer-Feldman doctrine. See Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., 544 U.S. 280, 284 , 125 S.Ct. 1517 , 161 L.Ed.2d 454 (2005) (the Roolcer-Feldman doctrine bars “cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and inviting district court review and rejection of those judgments”).

To the extent that Bassel’s claims are not barred under Roolcer-Feldman,…

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