Isileli Mataele v. Diane Nunn

MEMORANDUM

‘Isileli Tupou Mana’ia Mataele, an attorney, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Title VI, and state law. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Milstein v. Cooley, 257 F.3d 1004, 1007 (9th Cir.2001). We may affirm on any ground supported by the record. Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir.2008). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Mataele’s claims against defendant Nunn for failure to train and supervise defendant Allen-Prescott because Nunn and Allen-Prescott worked for different state entities. See Jeffers v. Gomez, 267 F.3d 895, 915 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam) (a supervisor may be liable under § 1983 only if there is a sufficient causal connection between the supervisor’s wrongful conduct and the constitutional violation, or she is personally involved in the constitutional deprivation). Moreover, Mataele could not obtain any relief from Nunn in her official capacity. See Bank of Lake Tahoe v. Bank of Am., 318 F.3d 914, 918 (9th Cir. 2003) (the Eleventh Amendment bars § 1983 actions…