Case Name: Gordon H. FLATTUM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; et al., Defendants, Lorrie Yost, Defendant, and Patti Bowers, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-06-22
Citations: 667 F. App'x 243
Docket Number: No. 14-15903
Parties: Gordon H. FLATTUM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; et al., Defendants, Lorrie Yost, Defendant, and Patti Bowers, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 243–244

Head Matter:
Gordon H. FLATTUM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; et al., Defendants, Lorrie Yost, Defendant, and Patti Bowers, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-15903
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 14, 2016
FILED June 22, 2016
Gordon H. Flattum, Tacoma, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Peter Anthony Meshot, Esquire, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Stephen Charles Pass, Sacramento, CA, for Defendants-Appellants
Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision Without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Defendant Patti Bowers appeals from the district court's order denying her motion to dismiss on the ground of absolute immunity. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Stapley v. Pestalozzi, 733 F.3d 804, 809 (9th Cir. 2013). We review de novo. Id. We reverse.
The district court erred in denying Bowers absolute immunity because Flattum alleges that Bowers signed and published a Statement of Issues containing statements Bowers knew or should have known were false, and Bowers is entitled to absolute immunity from damages with respect to these allegations. See Romano v. Bible, 169 F.3d 1182, 1186 (9th Cir. 1999) ("Absolute immunity extends to agency officials when they ., initiate agency adjudication . "); see also Cal. Gov't Code § 11504 ("A hearing to determine whether a . license . should be granted . shall be initiated by filing a statement of issues."). To the extent Flattum asserts additional allegations against all defendants, he fails to allege facts as to Bowers sufficient to state any plausible claims. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) (to avoid dismissal, "a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face" (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
Bowers's unopposed motion to take judicial notice of documents, filed on September 10, 2013, is granted.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.