Case Name: Tariq AHMAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stewart ANDREE; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-04-11
Citations: 125 F. App'x 887
Docket Number: No. 04-16361; D.C. No. CV-02-00364-HDM/RAM
Parties: Tariq AHMAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stewart ANDREE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 125
Pages: 887–888

Head Matter:
Tariq AHMAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stewart ANDREE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 04-16361.
D.C. No. CV-02-00364-HDM/RAM.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 23, 2005.
Decided April 11, 2005.
Tariq Ahmad, Reno, NV, pro se.
Michael Navratil, John H. Cotton, John H. Cotton & Associates, Ltd., Las Vegas, NV, Eugene J. Wait, Jr., Esq., Wait Law Firm, Reno, NV, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Tariq Ahmad appeals pro se the district court's order construing Ahmad's "motion to set trial date" as a motion for reconsideration of the district court's earlier order granting summary judgment to defendants on Ahmad's action alleging defamation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574, 578 (9th Cir.2003). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment on Ahmad's defamation claims because the alleged defamatory statements were subject to the absolute immunity given to judicial proceedings. See K-Mart Corp. v. Washington, 109 Nev. 1180, 866 P.2d 274, 281 (1993).
AFFIRMED.
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