Haile

MEMORANDUM **

Tsegai Haile appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and other statutes, alleging that five Sonoma County Superior Court judges, a court clerk and a court reporter violated his constitutional rights. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal based on judicial immunity, Moore v. Brewster, 96 F.3d 1240, 1243 (9th Cir.1996), and a dismissal for failure to state a claim, Brunette v. Humane Soc’y, 294 F.3d 1205 , 1209 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Haile’s claims against the judges because judges are entitled to absolute immunity for actions undertaken in their judicial capacity, and all of Haile’s claims are based on the judges’ rulings or courtroom conduct. See Moore, 96 F.3d at 1243-44 ; see also Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, 356 , 98 S.Ct. 1099 , 55 L.Ed.2d 331 (1978) (“A judge will not be deprived of immunity because the action he took was in error, was done maliciously, or was in excess of his authority.”).

The district court properly dismissed Haile’s claims against Bercut, the court clerk, because she is entitled to absolute…