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Parties Involved:
Steven Wayne Bonilla
Plaintiff
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-00107-VC (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE

Plaintiff Steven Wayne Bonilla is a state prisoner who alleges constitutional violations 

against District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Bonilla has been disqualified from 

proceeding in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) unless he is “under imminent danger of 

serious physical injury” at the time he filed his complaint. 28 U.S.C. 1915(g); In re Steven 

Bonilla, No. C 11-3180 CW (PR); Bonilla v. Dawson, No. C 13-0951 CW (PR). 

The allegations in this complaint do not show that Bonilla was in imminent danger at the 

time of filing. Therefore, he may not proceed in forma pauperis. Furthermore, he may not 

proceed even if he pays the filing fee because federal judges are absolutely immune from suit for 

damages for judicial acts taken within the jurisdiction of their courts. Mireles V. Waco, 502 U.S. 

9, 9 (1991). This judicial immunity also applies to actions for declaratory, injunctive and other 

equitable relief. Mullis v. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, 828 F.2d 1385, 1394 (9th 

Cir. 1987). 

Accordingly, this complaint is dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall enter 

a separate judgment and close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 26, 2016

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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