The following excerpt is from McMichael v. Napa County, 709 F.2d 1268 (9th Cir. 1983):
Although the district court dismissed the action for a different reason, the ultimate judgment of dismissal was correct. 4 We may affirm on any ground fairly presented in the record. Jaffke v. Dunham, 352 U.S. 280, 281, 77 S.Ct. 307, 308, 1 L.Ed.2d 314 (1957).
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