Dema

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 21 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VICTOR DEMA, No. 23-3136 D.C. No. 2:23-cv-00303-SMB Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM*

JOHN S. HALIKOWSKI, (Director of) the Arizona Department of Transportation,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Susan M. Brnovich, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 15, 2025**

Before: FRIEDLAND, MILLER, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges.

Victor Dema appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his

motion to remand. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de

novo. Ritchey v. Upjohn Drug Co., 139 F.3d 1313, 1315 (9th Cir. 1998). We

* 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). affirm.

The district court properly denied Dema’s motion to…