U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2018

Kenneth Berberich v. Joanna Kishner

Kenneth Berberich v. Joanna Kishner
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided September 20, 2018

Kenneth Berberich v. Joanna Kishner

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 20 2018 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KENNETH BERBERICH, No. 17-16476 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:17-cv-00818-JCM-VCF v. MEMORANDUM* JOANNA S. KISHNER, Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada James C. Mahan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted September 12, 2018** Before: LEAVY, HAWKINS, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Kenneth Berberich appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from state court proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s dismissal on the basis of judicial immunity. Romano v. Bible, 169 F.3d 1182, 1186 (9th Cir. 1999).

* 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).

We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Berberich’s action because Judge Kishner is entitled to judicial immunity. See id. (“Judges . . . are absolutely immune from damages for acts performed within their judicial capacities.” (emphasis omitted)); Schucker v. Rockwood, 846 F.2d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir. 1988) (“A judge loses absolute immunity only when [the judge] acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction or performs an act that is not judicial in nature.”).

Appellee’s motion to dismiss (Docket Entry No. 30) is denied as moot.

AFFIRMED.

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