Roy B. Foster v. Thomas J. MacBride

OPINION

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of the appellant’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and (6). We affirm.

The appellant filed suit against the United States and Thomas J. MacBride, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeking over $400,000 damages for certain allegedly improper rulings in another action over which Judge MacBride presided. Since judges are immune from liability for damages for acts committed within their judicial discretion, Gregory v.…