Case Name: Christine CORONA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michele VERDEROSA; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-03
Citations: 670 F. App'x 524
Docket Number: No. 15-16163
Parties: Christine CORONA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michele VERDEROSA; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, GRABER, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 524–525

Head Matter:
Christine CORONA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michele VERDEROSA; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-16163
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted October 25, 2016
Filed November 3, 2016
Christine Corona, Pro Se.
Cameron Louise Cobden, Attorney, Hardy, Enrich, Brown and Wilson, Sacremen-to, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Michele Verderosa, Marian Tweddell.
Margaret E. Long, Prentice, Long <& Epperson, Redding, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Brandon Vinson, Kevin Jones, Laurie Gatie, Stacey Montgomery.
William D. Ayres, Esquire, Ayres Law Office, Redding, CA, for Defendant-Appel-lee Nathan Horton.
Before: LEAVY, GRABER, and CHRISTEN, 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
Christine Corona appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deprivation of her constitutional rights in connection with an arrest, search, and seizure. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010) (dismissal for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)); Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916, 922 (9th Cir. 2004) (dismissal on the basis of judicial immunity). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the claims against defendants Gatie, Jones, Vinson, and Montgomery because Corona failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible § 1983 claim. See Hebbe, 627 F.3d at 341-42 (though pro se pleadings are to be liberally construed, a plaintiff must still present factual allegations sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief); see also West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48, 108 S.Ct. 2250, 101 L.Ed.2d 40 (1988) ("To state a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege the violation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and must show that the alleged deprivation was committed by a person acting under the color of state law.").
The district court properly dismissed the claims against defendant Judge Verde-rosa on the ground that the judge was absolutely immune from civil liability, see Schucker v. Rockwood, 846 F.2d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir. 1988) (judges are absolutely immune from damage actions taken within the jurisdiction of their courts), and properly dismissed the claims against defendant Tweddell on the ground that she was entitled to quasi-judicial immunity, see Curry v. Castillo (In re Castillo), 297 F.3d 940, 948 (9th Cir. 2002) (individuals who perform functions that are judicial in nature, or have a sufficiently close nexus to the adjudicative process are entitled to a grant of quasi-judicial immunity).
Corona's contention regarding alleged judicial bias is unpersuasive.
We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, or arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.