Douglas Giebel v. Mary Bonilla
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Douglas Giebel appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional violations arising from a sexual harassment complaint filed against him after the expiration of his employment as an adjunct university professor. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo dismissals based on Eleventh Amendment immunity and for failure to state a claim. Cholla Ready Mix, Inc. v. Civish, 382 F.3d 969, 973 (9th Cir.2004). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed under the Eleventh Amendment Giebel’s claims for damages against defendants that are arms of the State of Montana or who are state officials sued in their official capacities. See Flint v. Dennison, 488 F.3d 816, 824-25 (9th Cir.2007).
The district court properly dismissed Giebel’s due process claim based on his alleged property interest in employment at the university because he admits that he was a former employee whose contract had expired. See Bd. of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 578 , 92 S.Ct. 2701 , 33 L.Ed.2d 548 (1972) (professor hired for one year and not rehired did not have property interest in continued employment).