Court Opinion

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION                          FILED
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                       MAR 1 2017
                                                                      MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                                                                       U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
                            FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

 JACOB HENRY BARRETT,                              No. 15-35432

                  Plaintiff-Appellant,            D.C. No. 6:14-cv-01204-HZ

   v.
                                                  MEMORANDUM *
 STATE OF OREGON; et al.,

                  Defendants-Appellees.

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                            for the District of Oregon
                   Marco A. Hernandez, District Judge, Presiding

                           Submitted February 14, 2017**

Before:       GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

        Oregon state prisoner Jacob Henry Barrett appeals pro se from the district

court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state

law claims arising out of Barrett’s transfer from custody in Oregon to custody in

Florida. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. San

Remo Hotel L.P. v. San Francisco City & County, 364 F.3d 1088, 1094 (9th Cir.

        *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
      **
          The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
2004), aff’d, 545 U.S. 323 (2005) (dismissal based on issue preclusion); Lee v. City

of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 679 (9th Cir. 2001) (dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P.

12(b)(6)). We vacate and remand.

      The Oregon Supreme Court recently affirmed the Oregon Court of Appeals

reversal of the state trial court’s judgment dismissing Barrett’s petition for writ of

habeas corpus. Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s dismissal of Barrett’s

complaint on the ground that it was precluded by the prior habeas decision and

remand for further proceedings. See Cmty. Bank v. Vassil, 570 P.2d 66, 68-69 (Or.

1977) (if a prior judgment is reversed on appeal, it no longer has preclusive effect);

see also Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 12 F.3d 908, 914-15 (9th Cir.

1993) (the preclusive effect of a state court judgment in a federal proceeding is

governed by state law).

      Barrett’s motion for leave to file supplemental briefing, filed on November

7, 2016, is denied.

      In light of the decision to remand, we do not reach any other issue on appeal.

      Defendants shall bear their own costs on appeal.

      VACATED and REMANDED.

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