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Foti v. County of San Mateo

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 29, 2002
43 F. App'x 73 (9th Cir. 2002)

Opinion


43 Fed.Appx. 73 (9th Cir. 2002) Robert-John: FOTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-16968. D.C. No. CV-00-04783-SI. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 29, 2002

Submitted July 22, 2002 .

This 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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 Northern District of California Susan Yvonne Illston, District Judge, Presiding.

Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

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

Robert-John: Foti appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that defendants violated his civil rights in connection with his arrest for a traffic violation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim, TwoRivers v. Lewis, 174 F.3d 987, 991 (9th Cir.1999), and affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Foti's claims pertaining to his 1995 arrest because he did not file his complaint until more than five years after his cause of

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action had accrued. See Torres v. City of Santa Ana, 108 F.3d 224, 226 (9th Cir.1997) (applying California's one-year personal injury statute of limitation to section 1983 claim).

The district court also correctly determined that defendant Judge Parsons was entitled to judicial immunity from Foti's claims pertaining to acts taken within the jurisdiction of Parsons' court. See Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1075 (9th Cir.1986) (en banc).

The district court properly dismissed Foti's amended claims against defendant County of San Mateo because Foti failed to allege facts demonstrating constitutional deprivations resulting from an official policy or practice. See Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978).

The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Foti's amended complaint without leave to amend because further amendment would have been futile. See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130-31 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Foti v. County of San Mateo

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 29, 2002
43 F. App'x 73 (9th Cir. 2002)
Case details for

Foti v. County of San Mateo

Case Details

Full title:Robert-John: FOTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 29, 2002

Citations

43 F. App'x 73 (9th Cir. 2002)