Michael Coulter v. Michael Roddy

463 F. App'x 610

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 20, 2011
• Docket: 11-55518
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Michael Coulter appeals pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Michael Roddy, the Executive Officer for the Superior Court of California, San Diego. Coulter alleges that Roddy directed the Deputy Clerks of the San Diego County Superior Court to “improperly and illegally deny filing” of outdated Judicial Council forms. As a result the Deputy Clerks rejected and refused to file requests for dismissal of a civil action based upon Roddy’s directive.

We agree with the district court that the alleged actions fall within the scope of the Clerk of the Court’s duties that are an integral part of the judicial process. Accordingly, the district court did not err by dismissing the complaint. See Mullis v. U.S. Bankr. Court, 828 F.2d 1385, 1390 (9th Cir.1987) (explaining that court clerks have absolute quasi-judicial immunity from damages for civil rights violations when they perform tasks that are an integral part of the judicial process).

AFFIRMED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.