Langley

Langley v. Arizona

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127 F. App'x 917
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 4, 2005No. 03-16640California384 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Virgil Langley appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against several Arizona state court judges. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the determination of judicial immunity, dismissal based on the Eleventh Amendment, and dismissal for failure to state a claim. See Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916 , 922-23 (9th Cir.2004); Cardenas v. Anzai 311 F.3d 929 , 934 (9th Cir.2002); McGary v. City of Portland, 386 F.3d 1259, 1261 (9th Cir. 2004). We may affirm on any grounds supported by the record. See Cigna Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Polaris Pictures Corp., 159 F.3d 412, 418 (9th Cir.1998).

The district court properly dismissed Langley’s claims against the presiding state court judges because a state judge is entitled to immunity for judicial actions taken within his jurisdiction. See Olsen, 363 F.3d at 922-23.

The district court properly dismissed Langley’s claims against the State of Arizona because those claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment and there was no waiver of sovereign immunity. See Hill v. Blind Indus. & Servs., 179 F.3d 754, 758 (9th Cir.1999), amended by 201…

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