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Francis v. U.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 20, 2010
376 F. App'x 792 (9th Cir. 2010)

Summary

dismissing claims, including conspiracy, invasion of privacy, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as barred by Heck

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Opinion

No. 08-17277.

Submitted April 5, 2010.

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

Filed April 20, 2010.

Kaytrena J. Francis, San Francisco, CA, pro se.

Neill Tseng, Assistant U.S., U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, Mary McNamara, Swanson McNamara, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:07-cv-06125-JSW.

Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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

Kaytrena J. Francis appeals pro se from the district court's judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) dismissing her action arising from an incident at Eglin Air Force Base and subsequent criminal proceedings against her. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Orff v. United States, 358 F.3d 1137, 1142 (9th Cir. 2004) (sovereign immunity); Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 800 (9th Cir. 2004) (personal jurisdiction); Brown v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., 554 F.3d 747, 749 (9th Cir. 2009) (absolute immunity); Guerrero v. Gates, 442 F.3d 697, 703 (9th Cir. 2006) (failure to state a claim).

We affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's orders entered on September 16, 2008, and September 30, 2008.

To the extent Francis challenges the dismissal of the assault and battery claims, we lack jurisdiction to consider her contentions because the dismissal of those claims was beyond the scope of the Rule 54(b) judgment. See Air-Sea Forwarders, Inc. v. Air Asia Co., 880 F.2d 176, 178-79 n. 1, 190 n. 17 (9th Cir. 1989) (explaining that, on appeal from a Rule 54(b) order, there is no jurisdiction over claims that are not within the scope of that order).

Francis's remaining contentions are un-persuasive.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Francis v. U.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Apr 20, 2010
376 F. App'x 792 (9th Cir. 2010)

dismissing claims, including conspiracy, invasion of privacy, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as barred by Heck

Summary of this case from Dhingra v. Belenkiy

dismissing tort claims, including conspiracy, invasion of privacy, libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as barred by Heck

Summary of this case from Dhingra v. United States
Case details for

Francis v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:Kaytrena J. FRANCIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; et…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Apr 20, 2010

Citations

376 F. App'x 792 (9th Cir. 2010)

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