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Scales v. Lalli

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 14, 2006
170 F. App'x 500 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted March 8, 2006.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Annie Mae Scales, Las Vegas, NV, pro se.

David J.J. Roger, Esq., Lucinda L. Coumou, Esq., Clark County District Attorney's Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellee.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Kent J. Dawson, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-04-01710-KJD/RJJ.

Before: CANBY, BEEZER, and KOZINSKI, 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 9th Circuit Rule 36-3.

Annie Mae Scales appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that district attorney Christopher Lalli violated her civil rights during her trial for misdemeanor stalking. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, see Sadoski v. Mosley, 435 F.3d 1076, 1077 n. 1 (9th Cir.2006), and we affirm.

The district court properly concluded that Scales's action, filed over five years after defendant allegedly violated her civil rights, was barred by a two year statute of limitations. See Nev.Rev.Stat. § 11.190(4); Perez v. Seevers, 869 F.2d 425, 426 (9th Cir.1989) (per curiam).

Furthermore, the district court properly concluded that defendant Lalli was protected by absolute immunity as the prosecutor of the state's case against Scales. See Freeman on Behalf of The Sanctuary v. Hittle, 708 F.2d 442, 443 (9th Cir.1983) (per curiam).

Page 501.

We are not persuaded by Scales's remaining contentions.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Scales v. Lalli

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 14, 2006
170 F. App'x 500 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Scales v. Lalli

Case Details

Full title:Annie Mae SCALES, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Christopher LALLI…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 14, 2006

Citations

170 F. App'x 500 (9th Cir. 2006)