Hornemann

Hornemann v. Leal

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 19, 20241:23-cv-01615California414 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DIETER HORNEMANN, Case No. 1:23-cv-01615 JLT CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL, DISMISSING

v. THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT LEAVE TO

AMEND, TERMINATING REMAINING

TARA LEAL, et al., MOTIONS AS MOOT, AND DIRECTING THE

CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE THE CASE

Defendants. (Doc. 4) 16 Dieter Hornemann is proceeding pro se in this action with complaint, seeking to hold the defendants—including employees of the Clerk’s Office of the Kern County Superior Court and the Clerk’s Office itself—liable for violations of his civil rights. (See Doc. 1.) The magistrate judge found the defendants are entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity and absolute quasi- judicial immunity. (Doc. 4 at 5-6, citing e.g., Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, 595 U.S. 30, 39 (2021) and Mullis v. U.S. Bankr. Ct. for the Dist. of Nev., 828 F.2d 1385, 1390 (9th Cir. 1987).) The magistrate judge recommended the action be dismissed without…

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