Moore

Moore v. County of Butte

Good Law
547 F. App'x 826
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 14, 2013No. 11-18024California1,006 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Pro se petitioner Leslie Moore appeals the dismissal of her complaint, which alleged misconduct by various government entities and employees relating to her divorce and child custody battle. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and procedural history of the case. Because Ms. Moore’s complaint does not state a cognizable claim against any of the defendants, we affirm.

*828 We review a dismissal for failure to state a claim de novo. Akhtar v. Mesa, 698 F.3d 1202, 1212 (9th Cir.2012). “When ruling on a motion to dismiss, we accept all factual allegations in the complaint as true and construe the pleadings in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” Knievel v. ESPN, 393 F.3d 1068, 1072 (9th Cir.2005). “To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’ ” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 , 129 S.Ct. 1937 , 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 , 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007)). Where, as here, the petitioner is pro se, we have an obligation “to construe the pleadings liberally and to…

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