Karboau

Karboau v. Lawrence

Good Law
135 F. App'x 961
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 22, 2005No. 04-35954; D.C. No. CV-03-00082-AJBCalifornia244 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Milaudi Karboau, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals a partial final judgment entered pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that various defendants violated his rights during a search of his home and during his criminal trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim, Barnett v. Centoni 31 F.3d 813, 816 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam), and we affirm in part and dismiss in part.

The district court properly entered judgment for defendant Deborah Burdzik because Karboau’s allegations failed to state a cognizable claim against Burdzik under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . See Miranda v. Clark County, 319 F.3d 465, 468 (9th Cir.2003) (en banc) (a public defender performing a lawyer’s traditional functions as counsel to a defendant in a criminal proceeding does not act under color of state law).

We lack jurisdiction to review the district court’s order regarding defendants Pat Callahan and Judge Robert Redding because no final judgment with regard to them was entered pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 54(b). See Chacon v. Babcock, 640 F.2d 221, 222 (9th Cir.1981) (an order dismissing fewer than all…

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