Stock

Stock v. Wisman

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211 F. App'x 625
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 12, 2006No. 05-36076California258 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Former attorney Eugene A. Stock appeals pro se from the district court’s judg *626 ment dismissing his action alleging Washington State court defendants violated his civil rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Robi v. Five Platters, Inc., 838 F.2d 318, 321 (9th Cir.1988) (dismissals based on res judicata); Moore v. Brewster, 96 F.3d 1240, 1243 (9th Cir.1996) (dismissals based on immunity). We affirm.

The district court did not err in concluding that this action is barred by res judicata, because the majority of the claims were litigated in a prior action brought in Washington state court. See Rains v. State, 100 Wash.2d 660 , 674 P.2d 165, 168 (1983) (en banc) (discussing Washington claim preclusion requirements).

To the extent Stock alleged new claims against defendants Wisman and the Snohomish County Cascade District Court employees, the district court properly concluded these defendants were entitled to judicial or quasi-judicial immunity. See Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916 , 922-23 (9th Cir.2004) (state court judges); Castillo v. Castillo (In re Castillo), 297 F.3d 940, 948 (9th Cir.2002) (non-jurists who…

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