Joe Stephens v. State of Alaska
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 1 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JOE STEPHENS, No. 22-35181
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:21-cv-00018-RRB
v.
MEMORANDUM*
STATE OF ALASKA, Alaska Division of Elections,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Ralph R. Beistline, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 17, 2022**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Joe Stephens appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his
action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1291. We review de novo. Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Team Equip., Inc., 741
* 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). Stephens’s request for oral argument, set forth in the opening brief, is denied. F.3d 1082, 1086 (9th Cir. 2014).…