Sosbee

Sosbee v. United States Department of Justice

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14 F. App'x 926
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 23, 2001No. 00-56179; D.C. No. CV-00-05910-RCalifornia289 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Geral Wayne Sosbee appeals pro se the district court’s order dismissing his action with prejudice and denying his motion for a prehminary injunction. Sosbee’s action alleged that defendants waged a terrorist campaign against him that included home invasions, car invasions, and chemical plantings in his food. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo dismissals of complaints without leave to amend. Whittington v. Whitting *927 ton, 733 F.2d 620, 621 (9th Cir.1984). We review for abuse of discretion a grant or denial of a preliminary injunction. Gorbach v. Reno, 219 F.3d 1087, 1091 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc). We affirm.

The district court did not err in dismissing Sosbee’s claims against the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the individual defendants in their official capacities because agencies of the United States and federal agents in their official capacities are immune from suit for constitutional violations. See Vaccaro v. Dobre, 81 F.3d 854, 857 (9th Cir.1996).

The district court did not err in dismissing Sosbee’s claims against the individual defendants in their individual capacities…

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