Anthony Gaston v. Terronez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ANTHONY GASTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
TERRONEZ,
Defendant - Appellee.
No. 13-17551
D.C. No. 1:08-cv-01629-GSA
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Gary S. Austin, Magistrate Judge, Presiding**
Submitted November 18, 2014***
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
California state prisoner Anthony Gaston appeals pro se from the district
court’s summary judgment in his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the
FILED
DEC 4 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The parties consented to proceed before a magistrate judge. See 28
U.S.C. § 636(c).
*** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) arising from defendant’s alleged denial
of adult diapers for one week. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We
review de novo the district court’s summary judgment on the basis of the doctrine
of res judicata. Hiser v. Franklin, 94 F.3d 1287, 1290 (9th Cir. 1996). We affirm.
The district court properly granted summary judgment because Gaston
alleged the same claims against the same defendant in a state court action in which
there was a final judgment on the merits. See Manufactured Home Cmtys., Inc. v.
City of San Jose, 420 F.3d 1022, 1031 (9th Cir. 2005) (“To determine the
preclusive effect of a state court judgment federal courts look to state law.
California’s res judicata doctrine is based on a primary rights theory.” (citation
omitted)).
AFFIRMED.
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