William Graven v. State of Arizona ( 2020 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 16 2020
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
WILLIAM A. GRAVEN, named as Will No. 20-15110
Graven,
D.C. No. 2:19-cv-04586-SPL
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. MEMORANDUM*
STATE OF ARIZONA,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Steven Paul Logan, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 2, 2020**
Before: WALLACE, CLIFTON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.
William A. Graven appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing his action alleging federal claims. We have jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal on the basis of Eleventh
Amendment immunity. Cholla Ready Mix, Inc. v. Civish, 382 F.3d 969, 973 (9th
*
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).
Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Graven’s action against the State of
Arizona as barred by the Eleventh Amendment. See Pennhurst State Sch. & Hosp.
v. Halderman, 465 U.S. 89, 100 (1984) (Eleventh Amendment immunity applies to
states and their agencies or departments “regardless of the nature of the relief
sought”).
All pending motions are denied.
AFFIRMED.
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