Doe

Doe v. Arizona

Good Law
240 F. App'x 241
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 6, 2007Nos. 05-15598, 05-15603California596 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jane Doe appeals pro se from the district court’s judgments against her in two cases, consolidated on appeal, in which she sought damages and injunctive relief arising from her civil commitment and mental health treatment in 2000 and 2001. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we may affirm the district court’s decision on any ground supported by the record, even if it differs from the district court’s rationale. Sass v. Cal. Bd. of Prison Terms, 461 F.3d 1123, 1129 (9th Cir.2006). We affirm.

The district court did not err when it dismissed the claims against Dr. Gathof because he was entitled to quasi-judicial immunity when he performed court-ordered evaluations, see Burkes v. Callion, 433 F.2d 318, 319 (9th Cir.1970) (per curiam), and any other claims against him were time-barred because they accrued in November 2000, see Bagley v. CMC Real Estate Corp., 923 F.2d 758, 761-62 (9th Cir.1991), and more than two years elapsed before Doe filed the action in which she properly served him, see Ariz. Rev.Stat. § 12-542(1). Similarly, the district court did not err when it dismissed the claims against Kim Goodell and Southern Arizona Mental Health Corporation…

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