Elizabeth Cornel v. State of Hawaii

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ELIZABETH CORNEL, No. 20-17425 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 1:19-cv-00236-

JMS-RT

STATE OF HAWAII; HAWAII

PAROLING AUTHORITY; DEXTER

KAUAHI, Badge No. 1199, OPINION Defendants-Appellees,

and

DOES, JOHN; 1–10; DOES, JANE; 1–

10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS, 1–10; DOE

CORPORATIONS, 1–10,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii J. Michael Seabright, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 16, 2022 Honolulu, Hawaii

Filed June 10, 2022

Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Ryan D. Nelson, and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge R. Nelson SUMMARY *

Civil Rights

The panel affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action alleging constitutional and state law violations when plaintiff was arrested seven years after the suspension of her parole.

Plaintiff was on parole when she was evicted from her apartment. She sent a letter to the parole office about her eviction and provided updated contact information, but…