Jason Wayne Bumpus v. Craig S. Kamansky

73 F.3d 368 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jason Wayne BUMPUS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Craig S. KAMANSKY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-55272. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 12, 1995. Decided Dec. 21, 1995. 1 Before: FARRIS and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and SINGLETON, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Craig S. Kamansky appeals from the district court's order denying his motion to dismiss Jason Wayne Bumpus's Sec. 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. Judge Kamansky contends that the doctrine of absolute judicial immunity renders him immune from civil liability for damages for the acts about which Bumpus complains. We have jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal by virtue of the collateral order doctrine, Mitchell v. Forsyth, 472 U.S. 511, 526-27 (1985), and we affirm. 4 Bumpus's complaint alleges that Judge Kamansky used his position as a judge to gain custody of Bumpus,…