Rune Kraft v. State of Arizona

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 28 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RUNE KRAFT, No. 21-16403

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-02004-SPL v.

MEMORANDUM* STATE OF ARIZONA; JAMES P. BEENE; ROBERT M. BRUTINEL; KENT E.

CATTANI; DAVID W. GARBARINO; DAVID B. GASS; DOUGLAS GERLACH; JOHN ROBERT LOPEZ IV; WILLIAM G.

MONTGOMERY; MICHAEL REAGAN; DAVID D. WEINZWEIG; UNKNOWN PARTIES, Named as Does 1-10,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven Paul Logan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted June 15, 2022**

Before: SILVERMAN, WATFORD, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Rune Kraft appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment in his action *

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. challenging state court decisions. 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). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Kraft’s action on the basis of judicial immunity. See Duvall v. County of Kitsap, 260 F.3d 1124, 1133 (9th Cir. 2001) (describing factors relevant to the determination of whether an act is judicial in nature and subject to absolute judicial immunity).

We reject as meritless Kraft’s contention that his due process rights were violated.

We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

Kraft’s motion for leave (Docket Entry No. 15) is denied.

AFFIRMED.

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