Opinion
No. 07-15667.
Argued and Submitted April 15, 2009.
Filed May 22, 2009.
Steven Vlasich, Corcoran, CA, pro se.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Oliver W. Wanger, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-05-00870-OWW/LJO.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Steven Vlasich appeals the dismissal of his amended complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
As clarified at oral argument, Vlasich does not appeal the dismissal of his claims against Judge Rodriguez or the San Diego Superior Court challenging the restitution order's validity or amount. Accordingly, we do not address these claims.
Dismissal of Vlasich's ex post facto claim was proper because the post-conviction amendments to California Penal Code § 2085.5 do not impose additional punishment on Vlasich. Quarks v. Kane, 482 F.3d 1154, 1155 (9th Cir. 2007); see also United States v. Gianelli 543 F.3d 1178, 1183-84 (9th Cir. 2008).
The district court did err in ordering a preemptive "strike." Should Vlasich bring another civil action or appeal the judgment in another proceeding, the court may then decide whether this dismissal should count as a strike. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); see also O'Neal v. Price, 531 F.3d 1146, 1153 (9th Cir. 2008).
The dismissal of Vlasich's complaint is AFFIRMED. The order assessing a strike is VACATED.