Witold KOWBEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; Ainsley Carry, Defendants-Appellees.
MEMORANDUM **
Witold Kowbel appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his diversity action alleging state law claims for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress arising out of academic disciplinary proceedings involving his son. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 656 F.3d 1034, 1040 (9th Cir. 2011). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Kowbel's claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) because Kowbel failed to allege facts sufficient to show extreme and outrageous conduct or that defendants’ actions were directed towards Kowbel. See Hughes v. Pair, 46 Cal.4th 1035, 95 Cal.Rptr.3d 636, 209 P.3d 963, 976 (2009) (elements of IIED claim).
The district court properly dismissed Kowbel's claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress (“NIED”) as a bystander because Kowbel failed to allege facts sufficient to show that he was present at the time of defendant's allegedly negligent act and was contemporaneously aware that the act caused injury to his son. See Fluharty v. Fluharty, 59 Cal.App.4th 484, 69 Cal. Rptr. 2d 244, 248 (1997) (elements of a bystander claim for NIED).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Kowbel's complaint without leave to amend because amendment would have been futile. See Cervantes, 656 F.3d at 1041 (setting forth standard of review and explaining that dismissal without leave to amend is proper when amendment would be futile); see also Mpoyo v. Litton Electro-Optical Sys., 430 F.3d 985, 987 (9th Cir. 2005) (elements of claim preclusion).
Defendants’ motion for judicial notice (Docket Entry No. 15) is granted.
AFFIRMED.