Pajooh v. Harmon ( 2003 )


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  •                                                          United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    F I L E D
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                December 10, 2003
    Charles R. Fulbruge III
    Clerk
    No. 03-20509
    Conference Calendar
    MASSOOD DANESH PAJOOH,
    Plaintiff-Appellant,
    versus
    MELINDA HARMON, U.S. District Judge, United States District
    Judge, individually; DON J. DEGABRIELLE, The Assistant United
    States Government Attorney, individually; JOHN DOE,
    Defendants-Appellees.
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    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of Texas
    USDC No. H-03-CV-155
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    Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Massood Danesh Pajooh appeals the dismissal with prejudice
    of his suit brought pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named
    Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 
    403 U.S. 388
     (1971), and
    other grounds.    Pajooh argues that defendants DeGabrielle and
    Judge Harmon are not absolutely immune from suit for damages.
    Judge Harmon enjoys absolute immunity because Pajooh’s
    claims for damages arose out of acts she performed in the
    *
    Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
    that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
    except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
    R. 47.5.4.
    No. 03-20509
    -2-
    exercise of her judicial functions.   See Mitchell v. McBryde, 
    944 F.2d 229
    , 230 (5th Cir. 1991).   DeGabrielle enjoys absolute
    immunity because his conduct was “intimately associated with the
    judicial phase of the criminal process.”   See Beck v. Texas State
    Bd. of Dental Examiners, 
    204 F.3d 629
    , 637 (5th Cir. 2000).
    Pajooh argues that the district court erred when it
    determined that he had failed to state a claim upon which
    declaratory or injunctive relief could be granted.   Pajooh’s
    unsupported conclusory accusations do not suffice to prevent a
    motion to dismiss.   See Taylor v. Books A Million, Inc., 
    296 F.3d 376
    , 378 (5th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 
    123 S. Ct. 1287
     (2003).
    The district court’s dismissal with prejudice of Pajooh’s suit is
    AFFIRMED.