Scott Stafne v. Frederick Burnside

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 22 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SCOTT ERIK STAFNE, No. 22-35547

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:16-cv-00753-JCC

v.

MEMORANDUM*

FREDERICK BENJAMIN BURNSIDE; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

SPS,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington John C. Coughenour, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 15, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: LEE and BRESS, Circuit Judges, and NAVARRO,*** District Judge.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Gloria M. Navarro, United States District Judge for Scott Stafne appeals the district court’s judgment for defendants. We have

jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

We review de novo the district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss for

failure to state…