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Parties Involved:
Joseph S. Mendelson
Appellee
Martelle Morrison
Appellee
Nathanael Lenard Reynolds
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 16-5151 September Term, 2016

1:16-cv-00894-UNA

Filed On: December 22, 2016

Nathanael Lenard Reynolds,

Appellant

v.

Martelle Morrison, Judge and Joseph S.

Mendelson, Chief Judge,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Tatel and Millett, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg,

Senior Circuit Judge

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). It is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s May 11, 2016 order dismissing

appellant’s case be affirmed. The district court properly determined that appellees are

entitled to judicial immunity from appellant’s claim for damages. See Mireles v. Waco, 502

U.S. 9, 12-13 (1991); Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, 356 (1978). Any claims for

injunctive or declaratory relief were properly dismissed as well. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). 

And, to the extent appellant sought review of orders issued by the appellees, the district

court also correctly determined it lacked jurisdiction to grant that relief. See D.C. Court of

Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462, 476 (1983); Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413,

415-16 (1923). 

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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

Ken Meadows

Deputy Clerk/LD

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