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Parties Involved:
Charles T. Davis
Plaintiff
Ronald George
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES T. DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHIEF JUSTICE RONALD GEORGE,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00210-OWW-GSA PC

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION, WITH

PREJUDICE, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A

CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE

GRANTED UNDER SECTION 1983

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Plaintiff Charles T. Davis, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 9, 2010. Plaintiff sent an informal

request to California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George requesting removal from

California’s vexatious litigant list and asserting that Plaintiff was not provided with a hearing, in

violation of his right to due process. Cal. Civ. Proc. §§ 391-391.7 (West 2010). Plaintiff seeks to

impose liability Chief Justice George for failing to remove Plaintiff from the list in response to

Plaintiff’s request.

Plaintiff’s section 1983 claim fails as a matter of law. Chief Justice George’s failure to

accede to Plaintiff’s written demand for removal from the vexatious litigant list provides no basis

for the imposition of liability. Chief Justice George is entitled to absolute judicial immunity from

suit, Miller v. Davis, 521 F.3d 1142, 1145 (9th Cir. 2008); In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct,

366 F.3d 963, 965 (9th Cir. 2004), and this action is HEREBY ORDERED DISMISSED, with

prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under section 1983. 28 

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U.S.C. § 1915A; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). The Clerk of the Court shall enterjudgment against

Plaintiff.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 17, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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