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Case 1:07-cv-00251-JMS-LEK Document 52 Filed 10/01/2008 Page 2 of 17 <br /> have absolute immunity for their actions. Based on the following, the court <br /> GRANTS Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiff's <br /> § 1983 claim and REMANDS Plaintiff's state law claims. <br /> I. BACKGROUND <br /> A. Factual Background <br /> This action stems from Defendants' handling of Plaintiff's disputes <br /> with his neighbor, Malcolm Chung. Both Plaintiff and Chung obtained TROs <br /> against each other, and later, Chung made a civil complaint that Plaintiff violated <br /> the terms of Chung's TRO on March 26, 2004 when Plaintiff walked near Chung's <br /> work place to visit a friend. See Pl.'s Ex. 19(a), at 23-24, 36-37. On May 11, <br /> 2004, State of Hawaii District Court of the Third Circuit Judge John P. Moran <br /> found that Chung had not presented "clear and convincing evidence that there had <br /> been recent or past acts of harassment by Mr. Thomas" and dismissed both TROs. <br /> Id. at 47-48. <br /> Unfortunately, the May 11, 2004 dismissal did not end Plaintiff's and <br /> Chung's dispute. Plaintiff asked Hawaii County prosecutors to file charges <br /> against Chung for allegedly violating Plaintiff's rights to privacy, illegally <br /> obtaining his credit card information and Social Security number, and threatening <br /> Plaintiff's family. Pl.'s Ex. 19(c), 114-5. To support his claims, Plaintiff <br /> 2 <br />