Buck v. Drake

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Buck v. Drake, 372 F. App'x 910 (10th Cir. 2010)

Buck v. Drake

Opinion

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appellant Rev. Edward Allan Buck and Suzanne Hanson Hadley Buck filed a pro se complaint under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 1986 alleging a conspiracy among defendants to perpetrate various state and federal crimes against them. 1 The district court granted Buck’s application to proceed without prepayment of fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. It then proceeded to screen the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B), which requires that the court dismiss any claims filed in forma pauperis if they are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Concluding that Buck’s complaint failed to allege any constitutional violation, that any tort claims were not cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or its companion statutes, that many of the defendants were absolutely immune from Buck’s claims, and *911 that his allegations did not show the existence of a conspiracy for purposes of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985, 1986, the district court dismissed Buck’s complaint as frivolous.

Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Since the district court’s dismissal turns largely on questions of law, we will review that determination de novo. See Fogle v. Pierson, 435 F.3d 1252, 1259 (10th Cir. 2006). After reviewing the memorandum decision and order dismissing the amended complaint, the record, and the applicable law, we affirm the district court’s order for substantially the reasons stated by that court.

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

*

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

1

. Plaintiff Hadley had been dismissed from the case before the order on appeal was entered.

Reference

Full Case Name
Edward Allen BUCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David DRAKE, Esq.; Justin Hoyal, Sargent, Detective, Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office; Brian Adamson, Detective, Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office; Sharadee Fleming, Assistant Counsel, Utah State Bar; Robert K. Hilder, 3rd District Court Salt Lake County; Timothy J. Fuhrman, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salt Lake City, Utah; Brett L. Tolman, United States Attorney; Michele M. Kelly, Special Assistant, United States Attorney; Mark Y. Hirata, Assistant United States Attorney; S. Nesbitt, Detective; C. Lowe; C. Bown, Salt Lake County Attorney; R. Hansen, Judge, 3rd District Court, Salt Lake County, Defendants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished