Lucio A. Barroga v. Board of Administration of California Public Employees’ Retirement System

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LUCIO A. BARROGA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’
RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
Defendant-Appellee.
No. 19-17418
D.C. No. 2:19-cv-00921-MCE-KJN
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of California
Morrison C. England, Jr., District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 17, 2021**
Before: FERNANDEZ, BYBEE, and BADE, Circuit Judges.
Lucio A. Barroga appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing his action alleging federal claims related to pension benefits from the
California Public Employees’ Retirement System. We have jurisdiction under
* 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).
FILED
FEB 23 2021
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal on the basis of claim preclusion.
Stewart v. U.S. Bancorp, 297 F.3d 953, 956 (9th Cir. 2002). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Barroga’s action on the basis of claim
preclusion because the action involved the same primary right raised in a prior
administrative proceeding or state court case that resulted in a final judgment on
the merits. See San Diego Police Officers’ Ass’n v. San Diego City Emps.’ Ret.
Sys., 568 F.3d 725, 734 (9th Cir. 2009) (federal court must follow state’s
preclusion rules to determine effect of a state court judgment; discussing elements
of claim preclusion under California law); see also White v. City of Pasadena, 671
F.3d 918, 927 (9th Cir. 2012) (under California law, a prior administrative decision
is “binding in later civil actions to the same extent as a state court decision if the
administrative proceeding possessed the requisite judicial character” (citation and
internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by declaring Barroga a
vexatious litigant and entering a pre-filing review order against him because all of
the requirements for entering a pre-filing review order were met. See Ringgold-
Lockhart v. County of Los Angeles, 761 F.3d 1057, 1062 (9th Cir. 2014) (setting
forth standard of review and requirements for pre-filing review orders).
We reject as without merit Barroga’s contentions that the judgment is void,
the district court obstructed justice or otherwise acted improperly, and defendant’s

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request for extension of time to respond to the complaint was untimely.
Barroga’s motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied.
AFFIRMED.

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