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Bumphus v. Hazeltree Apartments

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 19, 2003
63 F. App'x 382 (9th Cir. 2003)

Opinion


63 Fed.Appx. 382 (9th Cir. 2003) John D. BUMPHUS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAZELTREE APARTMENTS, aka Phoenix Hazeltree LLC; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-17007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 19, 2003

Submitted May 12, 2003.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Fredrick J. Martone, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-00808-FJM.

Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Page 383.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

John D. Bumphus appeals pro se the district court's judgment dismissing his civil rights action, which alleged racial discrimination in housing. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Gilligan v. Jamco, 108 F.3d 246, 248 (9th Cir.1997), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Bumphus's Fair Housing Act ("FHA") claim because Bumphus failed to allege a discriminatory housing practice. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 3604, 3605, 3606 & 3617; cf. Gilligan, 108 F.3d at 250 (requiring complaint to allege statutory elements of an FHA claim to state adequate claim for relief).

The district court properly dismissed Bumphus's claim, which alleged a conspiracy that resulted in his illegal eviction, because the claim effectively seeks review of a final, state court decision. See Fontana Empire Center, LLC v. City of Fontana, 307 F.3d 987, 992 (9th Cir.2002) (federal district courts lack jurisdiction to review final, state court judgments).

Bumphus's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Bumphus v. Hazeltree Apartments

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 19, 2003
63 F. App'x 382 (9th Cir. 2003)
Case details for

Bumphus v. Hazeltree Apartments

Case Details

Full title:John D. BUMPHUS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAZELTREE APARTMENTS, aka…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 19, 2003

Citations

63 F. App'x 382 (9th Cir. 2003)

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