Case Name: Ronald POULSON; Dulcisima Sinubad Poulson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., As Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank NAAS Trustee for Certificate Holders of Bear Sterns Asset Backed Securties 1 LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2007-HE3, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-30
Citations: 675 F. App'x 650
Docket Number: No. 15-55389
Parties: Ronald POULSON; Dulcisima Sinubad Poulson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., As Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank NAAS Trustee for Certificate Holders of Bear Sterns Asset Backed Securties 1 LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2007-HE3, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 675
Pages: 650–651

Head Matter:
Ronald POULSON; Dulcisima Sinubad Poulson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., As Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank NAAS Trustee for Certificate Holders of Bear Sterns Asset Backed Securties 1 LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2007-HE3, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-55389
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 18, 2017
Filed JANUARY 30, 2017
Ronald Poulson, Pro Se
Dulcísima Sinubad Poulson, Pro Se
Olivier Joseph Labarre, Attorney, Gwen Heather Ribar, Esquire, Attorney, Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, 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
Ronald Poulson and Dulcísima Sinubad Poulson appeal pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing their diversity action alleging claims arising from the foreclosure of their home. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal on the basis of res judicata. Manufactured Home Cmties. Inc. v. City of San Jose, 420 F.3d 1022, 1025 (9th Cir. 2005). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the Poulsons' action as barred by the doctrine of res judicata because their claims were raised, or could have been raised, in a prior state court action which resulted in a final judgment. See MHC Financing Ltd. P'ship v. City of San Rafael, 714 F.3d 1118, 1125 (9th Cir. 2013) (setting forth elements of res judicata under California law); Manufactured Home Cmties. Inc., 420 F.3d at 1031-32 (discussing the primary rights theory of res judicata under California law); see also Brodheim v. Cry, 584 F.3d 1262, 1268 (9th Cir. 2009) ("If two actions involve the same injury to the plaintiff and the same wrong by the defen dant, then the same primary right is at stake even if in the second suit the plaintiff pleads different theories of recovery, seeks different forms of relief and/or adds new facts supporting recovery." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in sua sponte setting aside the Clerk's entry of default. See O'Connor v. Nevada, 27 F.3d 357, 364 (9th Cir. 1994) (setting forth standard of review and noting "[t]he court's discretion is especially broad where . it is entry of default that is being set aside, rather than a default judgment").
We reject as unsupported by the record the Poulsons' contentions that the district court judge violated the Judicial Code of Ethics and the Poulsons' right to due process.
The Poulsons' pending requests are denied as unnecessary.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.