Hall

Hall v. Mueller

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84 F. App'x 814
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 16, 2003No. 03-35413California487 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Robert L. Hall appeals pro se the district court’s judgment in favor of defendants in his action alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment, section 1983, the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), and the Privacy Act of 1974. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s dismissal and summary judgment. See Barnett v. Centoni, 31 F.3d 813, 815-16 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Hall’s claims against the FBI because the FBI is immune from suit. See Gerritsen v. Consulado General De Mexico, 989 F.2d 340, 343 (9th Cir.1993).

Likewise, the district court properly dismissed Hall’s Fourteenth Amendment and section 1983 claims against the individual defendants because these provisions do not apply to federal government actors. See San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. U.S. Olympic Comm., 483 U.S. *816 522 , 543 n. 21, 107 S.Ct. 2971 , 97 L.Ed.2d 427 (1987) (“The Fourteenth Amendment applies to actions by a State.”); Morse v. North Coast Opportunities, Inc., 118 F.3d 1338, 1343 (9th Cir.1997) (“[B]y its very terms, § 1983 precludes…

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