Barkclay

Barkclay v. County of Maricopa

Good Law
72 F. App'x 701
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 18, 2003No. 02-17495; D.C. No. CV-01-01454-JWSCalifornia307 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Alexandra Barkclay appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing her action alleging civil rights violations, and denying her motion for reconsideration. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review a dismissal for failure to state a claim de novo, Zimmerman v. City of Oakland, 255 F.3d 734, 737 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Barkclay’s claims against the Arizona state court judges because they were entitled to *702 absolute judicial immunity. See Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, 356-57 , 98 S.Ct. 1099 , 55 L.Ed.2d 331 (1978).

The Central Justice Court and West Justice Court were properly dismissed because the amended complaint failed to make any factual allegations against these entities.

Because Barkclay did not allege that her rights were violated by a custom or policy of the County of Maricopa or the County Board of Supervisors, the district court properly dismissed these parties. See Brass v. County of Los Angeles, 328 F.3d 1192, 1198 (9th Cir.2003); Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 691 , 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978).

The district court correctly concluded that it lacked…

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