FILED
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
August 1, 2011
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
TENTH CIRCUIT
EBRAHIM ADKINS,
Plaintiff-Appellant, No. 11-3129
v. (D.C. No. 5:10-CV-03164-SAC)
JOHN SANDERS, Judge, Butler (D. Kan.)
County District Court, in his dual
capacity; JANELLE JESSUP, Clerk,
Butler County District Court, in her
dual capacity,
Defendants-Appellees.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before O’BRIEN, McKAY, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.
After examining Plaintiff’s brief and the appellate record, this panel has
determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist in the
determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G).
This case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Plaintiff Ebrahim Adkins appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his
§ 1983 complaint against a Kansas state court judge and a Kansas state court clerk
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited,
however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th
Cir. R. 32.1.
who allegedly mishandled four state civil cases filed by Plaintiff in 2003 and
2004. The district court concluded that Plaintiff’s complaint should be dismissed
based on the statute of limitations, principles of judicial immunity, and the
Rooker-Feldman doctrine.
After thoroughly reviewing Plaintiff’s brief and the record on appeal, we
conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint on
these grounds. We therefore AFFIRM the dismissal of Plaintiff’s complaint for
substantially the same reasons stated by the district court. Petitioner’s motion to
proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is GRANTED.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
Monroe G. McKay
Circuit Judge
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