Case Name: XING WEI JING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-09-21
Citations: 669 F. App'x 379
Docket Number: No. 15-55907
Parties: XING WEI JING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: HAWKINS, N.R. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 669
Pages: 379–380

Head Matter:
XING WEI JING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-55907
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted September 13, 2016
FILED September 21, 2016
Xing Wei Jing, Pro Se.
Avi Burkwitz, Esquire, Attorney, Diana Ratcliff, Attorney, Natalie Ursula Luongo, Esquire, Attorney, Peterson Bradford Burkwitz, Burbank, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: HAWKINS, N.R. SMITH, and HURWITZ, 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
Xing Wei Jing appeals pro se from the district court's order in his employment action alleging discrimination in violation of Title VII. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's dismissal. under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Jing's wrongful termination claims as precluded by a final judgment on the merits in proceedings before the County of Los An-geles Civil Service Commission. See Brodheim v. Cry, 584 F.3d 1262, 1268 (9th Cir. 2009) (explaining that California's doctrine of claim preclusion is based on a primary rights theory).
The district court properly dismissed Jing's claim for "employment defamation" because Jing failed to allege compliance with the California Tort Claims Act. See Karim-Panahi v. L.A. Police Dep't, 839 F.2d 621, 627 (9th Cir. 1988) (a plaintiff must allege compliance with California tort claims procedures in order to state a state law tort claim against a public employee).
Appellees' December 16, 2015 unopposed request for judicial notice is granted.
Jing's January 27, 2016 opposed motion to strike appellees' answering brief is denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.