Case Name: Patricia A. GRANT, Ph.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jay WHITE; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-11-20
Citations: 703 F. App'x 523
Docket Number: No. 16-35473
Parties: Patricia A. GRANT, Ph.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jay WHITE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 703
Pages: 523–524

Head Matter:
Patricia A. GRANT, Ph.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jay WHITE; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-35473
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted November 15, 2017
Filed November 20, 2017
Patricia A. Grant, Ph. D., Pro Se
Michelle M. Garzón, Fain Anderson VanDerhoef Rosendahl O’Halloran Spillane PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Defendant-Appellee Claudio Gabriel Alperovich
Steven F. Fitzer, Fitzer Leighton & Fit-zer PS, Tacoma, WA, for Defendants-Ap-pellees Pacific Medical Center Inc. U.S. Family. Health Plan At Pacific Medical Center Inc. Lisa Oswald, Shoba Krishna-murthy, W.M. Richard Ludwig
Brian C. Augenthaler, Attorney, Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., Seattle, WA, for Defendants-Appellees University of Washington School of Medicine, Michele Pulling
David Joseph Corey, Attorney, Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, Seattle, WA, for Defendants-Appellees Virginia Mason Health System, Richard C. Thirlby
Donna M. Moniz, Esquire, Counsel, Eugene A. Studer, Counsel, Johnson, Graffe, Keay, Moniz & Wick, LLP, Seattle, WA, for Defendants-Appellees Valley Medical Center, Triet M. Nguyen
Timothy Ernest Allen, Attorney, Mullin, Allen & Steiner PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee Michael K. Hori
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and GRABER, 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
Patricia A. Grant appeals pro se from the district court's dismissal of her federal civil rights action as barred by judicial immunity and res judicata. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Ruiz v. Snohomish Cty. Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1, 824 F.3d 1161, 1164 (9th Cir. 2016), and we affirm. The district court did not err in dismissing claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) because the judges and other defendants involved in the decision of Grant's prior state court case were protected by absolute judicial and quasi-judicial immunity. See Burton v. Infinity Capital Mgmt., 862 F.3d 740, 747 (9th Cir. 2017) (discussing judicial immunity); Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012) (setting forth standard for dismissal).
The federal claims asserted by Grant in this action were barred by res judicata in light of her prior federal action asserting the same claims against the same defendants. See Ruiz v. Snohomish Cty. Pub. Util. Dist. No. 1, 824 F.3d 1161, 1164 (9th Cir. 2016). Grant's state law claims against most of the defendants were barred by the res judicata effect of her prior state court action. See Gonzales v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., 739 F.3d 1226, 1230 (9th Cir. 2014); Williams v. Leone & Keeble, Inc., 171 Wash.2d 726, 254 P.3d 818, 821 (2011) (en banc). The district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a). See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c); Acri v. Varian Assocs., Inc., 114 F.3d 999, 1001 (9th Cir. 1997) (en banc).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Grant's recusal motion. See Glick v. Edwards, 803 F.3d 505, 508 (9th Cir. 2015); Blixseth v. Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC, 742 F.3d 1215, 1220 (9th Cir. 2014) (per curiam) (stating that judicial rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for recusal).
All pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.