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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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f orthe W e s t e rn D i s tr i c tof W a s hi ngt on B e nj a m i n H . S e tt l e , D i s tr i c tJ udge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d N ove m be r13, 2012 ** B efo re: C A N B Y , T R O T T , an dW . F L E T C H E R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. B r i a n C ort l a nd appe a l s pr o s e f r om the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s j udgm e ntdi s m i s s i ng h is a c tio n u n d e r4 2 U .S .C . § § 1 9 8 3 a n d1 9 8 5 ( 3 ) a lle g in g th a t d e f e n d a n ts f a ile dto c om pl yw i th W a s hi ngt on’ s P ubl i c R e c or ds A c t . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r28 

# FI LED NO V 20 2012 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS11- 35973 2 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s d is m is s a l f o rf a ilu r e to s ta te ac la im . Kn i e v e l

v . ES PN, 3 9 3 F. 3 d1 0 6 8 , 1 0 7 2 ( 9 th Ci r . 2 0 0 5 ) . W e a f f i rm. Th e d i s tr i c tc o u rtp r o p e r l yd i s mi s s e dCo rt l a n d ’ s c l a i m u n d e r4 2 U . S. C. § 1 98 3 b ec ause C ort l and fai l ed t o al l ege thatdefe nd ant s depri ved h i m of a f eder al r ig h t. See G i bson v. U

ni ted States , 781 F . 2d 1334, 1338 ( 9th C i r . 1986) ( “ T o m a ke outac aus e of

a c t i on unde rs e c t i on 1983, pl a i nt i f f s m us tpl e a d tha t( 1) the defe nd ant s a ct i ng un der c ol or of st at e l aw (2) depri ved p l ai nt i ff s of r i gh t s s ec ured b yth e C o n s titu tio n o rf e d e r a l s ta tu te s .” ) . Th e d i s tr i c tc o u rtp r o p e r l yd i s mi s s e dCo rt l a n d ’ s c l a i m u n d e r4 2 U . S. C. § 1 98 5(3) because C ort l and fai l ed t o al l ege thatra ci al or other c l as s- base d d is c r im in a to rya n im u s m o tiv a te dth e a lle g e dc o n s p ir a c yto d e p r iv e h im o f h is r ig h ts . Se e B r a

yv . A lex a n dr ia W

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e a lth C lin ic , 506 U . S . 263, 267- 68 ( 1 9 9 3 ) ( to s ta te ac la im u n d e r§ 1 9 8 5 ( 3 ) , “ap la in tif f m u s t s h o w , in te ra lia , . . . that

‘ s om e r a c i a l , orpe rhaps othe rw i s e c l a s s - ba s e d, i nvi di ous l ydi s c r i m i na t orya ni m us [ la y ] b e h in dth e c o n s p ir a to r s ’ a c tio n ’” ( a lte r a tio n in o r ig in a l; c ita tio n o m itte d ) ) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng C ort l a nd’ s m ot i on for r ec on si dera t i on because C ort l and d i d n otal l ege any st and-al on e s t at e l aw c la im s in h is s e c o n da m e n d e dc o m p la in t. Se e Sc h . D is t. N o . 1 J , Mu ltn o m a h Cn ty .,11- 35973 3 O r. v. A Can dS

, Inc. , 5 F . 3 d1 2 5 5 , 1 2 6 2 -6 3 (9 th C i r. 1 9 9 3 ) (rev i ew i n g fo r an ab u se of di sc re t i on and sett i ng forth g roun ds for r ec on si dera t i on ). A F F I R M E D .