Morris
Morris v. United States
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Gary L. Morris appeals pro se the district court’s order dismissing his action against St. Paul Pioneer Press, Deputy United States Marshal Calvin Meyer, and others, alleging defamation and conspiracy under Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 , 91 S.Ct. 1999 , 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971) and various Minnesota statutes. The district court dismissed on grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, untimeliness, and qualified immunity. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Compagnie Bruxelles Lambert, 94 F.3d 586 , 588 (9th Cir.1996) (lack of personal jurisdiction); Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916 , 922 (9th Cir.2004) (statute of limitations); Sorrels v. McKee, 290 F.3d 965, 969 (9th Cir.2002) (qualified immunity). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. First Pac. Bank v. Gilleran, 40 F.3d 1023 , 1025 (9th Cir.1994). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed St. Paul Pioneer Press and its re- *8 porter Bill Gardner and editor Walker Lundy for lack of personal jurisdiction because Morris failed to show that these defendants committed an act that was expressly…