Corrigan

MEMORANDUM **

John L. Corrigan appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that Washington State Troopers Dale and Burt, Adams County Judge A. Hille, and Adams County, violated his constitutional rights after he refused to sign a traffic infraction citation. He also appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Judge Hille on her counterclaim for abuse of process, awarding Judge Hille attorney’s fees for defending against Corrigan’s claim. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review the district court’s summary judgment de novo, Buono v. Norton, 371 F.3d 543, 545 (9th Cir.2004), and the award of Rule 11 sanctions for abuse of discretion, Barber v. Miller, 146 F.3d 707, 709 (9th Cir.1998). We affirm the district court’s dismissal of Corrigan’s action, and reverse the award of attorney’s fees.

The district court did not err when it dismissed Corrigan’s false arrest and false imprisonment claims against the State Troopers because these claims are barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 , 114 S.Ct. 2364 , 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994). See Cabrera v. City of Huntington Park, 159 F.3d 374, 380 (9th Cir.1998)…