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Parties Involved:
Onyinye Jideani
Appellant
Robert R. Rigsby
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 23-7165 September Term, 2023

1:23-cv-03278-UNA

Filed On: August 5, 2024

Onyinye Jideani,

Appellant

v.

Robert R. Rigsby, Judge; Civil Action Judge

at the District of Columbia Superior Court,

Appellee

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Wilkins, Childs, and Pan, Circuit Judges

J U D G M E N T

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court

for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by appellant. See Fed. R. App. P.

34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). Upon consideration of the foregoing and the motion for

contempt, it is

ORDERED that the motion for contempt be denied. It is 

FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order entered

November 9, 2024, be affirmed. The district court correctly dismissed appellant’s claim

for damages. Appellant’s allegations arise from appellee’s decisions in her civil case

before the District of Columbia Superior Court, but appellee is absolutely immune from

suits for money damages for actions taken within his judicial jurisdiction. See Sindram

v. Suda, 986 F.2d 1459, 1460 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (per curiam). Appellant has forfeited any

other claim. See United States ex rel. Totten v. Bombardier Corp., 380 F.3d 488, 497

(D.C. Cir. 2004) (arguments not raised on appeal are forfeited).

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk

is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 23-7165 September Term, 2023

of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.

P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT:

Mark J. Langer, Clerk 

BY: /s/

Daniel J. Reidy 

Deputy Clerk

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