T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

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orni ac om m on l a w bype rm i tt i ng the i re xpos ur e t o ha rm f ul l evel s of e l ec trom agnet i c r adi at i on atthei r w orkp l ac e and then eng agi ng i n a coverup . W e have j uri sdi ct i on un der 28 U . S . C . § 1 29 1. W e r evi ew de no vo di sm i ss al u n d e rR u le s 1 2 ( b ) ( 1 ) a n d 1 2 ( b ) ( 6 ) o f th e F e d e r a l R u le s o f

C iv il P r o c e d u r e . R hoade s v . A v on P r ods . , I nc . , 50 4 F . 3d 11 51 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 07 ). W e m ay a f f irm o n a n yg r o u n d s s u p p o rte d b yth e r e c o r d . A C L U of N e v . v . C i t yof L as V egas , 3 3 3 F. 3 d 1 0 9 2 , 1 0 9 7 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 3 ) . W e a f f i rm. T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y di sm i ss ed the cl ai m s a gai nstthe st at e a genci es a n d in d iv id u a l d e f

e n d a n ts a c tin g in th e iro f f ic ia l c ap a c itie s . Se e W

i l l v . Mi c h. D ep’t of State P ol i ce , 4 9 1 U .S . 5 8 , 7 1 ( 1 9 8 9 ) ( as ta te a g e n c y , s ta te a n ds ta te offi ci al s a ct i ng i n thei r off i ci al capaci t i es ar e notpers on s s usce pt i bl e of s ui tun der § 1 9 8 3 ) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d the f i r s ta nd s e c ond c aus e s of a c t i on agai nstthe i nd i vi du al defe nd ant s a ct i ng i n thei r per sonal capaci t i es because a C al i fo rn i a st at e co u rtp rev i o u sl y reach ed a fi n al ad j u d i cat i o n o n th e m eri t s o f th o se c au s e s o f a c tio n in G ar c i a v . D e

p’ t of For e s tr yand Fi r e P r ote c t i on , N os . C 053667, C 0 5 3 7 9 3 , 2 0 0 7 W L 1 5 2 0 0 6 9 ( C a l. A p p . M a y2 5 , 2 0 0 7 ) . Se e Kayv . C i t yof R an cho P alos V

erdes , 5 0 4 F . 3 d 8 0 3 , 8 0 9 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 7 ) ( u n d e rC a l i f o rn i al a w,

“ [r ] es j ud i ca t a . . . prevent s l i t i gat i on of al l grou nd s f or . . . re coverythatw er e09- 15916 3 pr e vi ous l ya va i l abl e t o the pa rt i e s , r e ga r dl e s s of w he the rthe yw e r e a s s e rt e d or de t e rm i ne d i n the pr i orpr oc e e di ng” ) ( c i t a t i ons a nd i nt e rna l quot a t i on m a rks om i tt ed). T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d the thi r d c aus e of a c t i on a ga i ns tthe i ndi vi dua l de f

e nda nt s a c t i ng i n the i rpe r s ona l c apa c i t i e s . P l a i nt i f f s f a i l e d t o a l l e ge f a c ts th a t w o u lde s tab lis h th e d e p r iv a tio n o f a n yc o n s titu tio n a l r ig h ts . See W oo drum v. W

oo dw ard C ou nt

y, O kl . , 86 6 F . 2d 11 21 , 11 26 (9th C i r. 19 89 ) ( fa i l ure t o a l l e ge a nya c tua l de pr i va t i on of c ons t i tut i ona l r i ght s , and c onc l us orya l l e ga t i ons o f c o n s p ir a c y , d o n o t g iv e r is e to liab ilityu n d e r§ 1 9 8 3 ) ; A ldabe v . A ldabe , 616 F . 2d 10 89 , 10 92 (9th C i r. 19 80 ) ( per c uri am ) ( ho l di ng that§ 1 98 5 con spi ra cy c la im w a s p r o p e r lyd is m is s e d b e c au s e p la in tif f h a df a ile dto a lle g e f

a c ts es t abl i shi ng i nv i di ou s di sc ri m i nat i on ). M oreover, the cr i m i nal st atut es and federa l r e g u la tio n p la in tif

f s c ite d o n o t c o n f

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a c tio n . See A ldabe , 616 F . 2d a t1092 ( no c i vi l l i abi l i tyobt a i ns unde r18 U . S . C . §§ 241 or242) . F i na l l y , the c l a i m s unde rr e gul a t i ons pr om ul ga t e d bythe F e de r a l C om m uni c a t i ons C o m m is s io n , a s w e ll a s th e c la im s o f f r au d u le n t c o n c e a lm e n t o f a lle g e d ly e x c e s s iv e r a d ia tio n le v e ls , w e r e litig a te da n dd e c id e din p la in tif f s ’ e a r lie rs ta te c o u rt a c tio n . See Ja sso v. Ca l. D ep ’t o f Fo restry , S up er i or C ou rtof C al i forni a, C o u n tyo f

L a s s e n N o . 4 1 6 9 7 ; se e a ls o Firs t N a t'l B a n k v . R u s s e ll (

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o rn iala w to b e : ( 1 ) th e is s u e d e c id e din th e e a r lie rc a s e is id e n tic a l to the i s s ue pr e s e nt e d, ( 2) the e a r l i e rc a s e c ul m i na t e d i n af i na l j udgm e nton the m e r its , a n d ( 3 ) th e p a rtya g a in s t w h o m e s to p p e l is a s s e rte dw a s ap a rtyto , o rw a s in pri vi ty w i th a party t o, the earl i erca se ). P l ai nt i ff s’ re m ai ni ng cont ent i on s are un pers uasi ve. AF F I RME D.