Markham Speros v. Cwalt, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2005-62 Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates,…

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MARKHAM SPEROS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN
TRUST 2005-62 MORTGAGE PASS-
THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2005-62; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
DOES, 1-10,
Defendant.
No. 17-55351
D.C. No. 3:16-cv-02018-WQH-
WVG
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 23, 2017**
Before: McKEOWN, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
* 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
OCT 31 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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2 17-55351
Markham Speros appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing his action alleging federal and state law claims related to foreclosure
proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a
dismissal on the basis of res judicata. Stewart v. U.S. Bancorp, 297 F.3d 953, 956
(9th Cir. 2002). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Speros’ action as barred by the doctrine
of res judicata because Speros’ claims were raised, or could have been raised, in
his prior action between the parties or their privies, and that action resulted in a
final judgment on the merits. See id. (setting forth elements of res judicata under
federal law).
Speros’ request to file an oversized reply brief (Docket Entry No. 15) is
granted. The Clerk shall file the reply brief submitted at Docket Entry No. 14.
AFFIRMED.

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