Matsunaga

MEMORANDUM **

Douglas F. Cushnie appeals pro se the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”) dismissing his claim that his constitutional rights were violated during the contempt proceedings eonduet- *752 ed by the CNMI Superior Court. Under 48 U.S.C. § 1824 , our jurisdiction over appeals from the CNMI Supreme Court is limited to “cases involving the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States.” We review de novo claims of due process violations, Bird v. Glacier Elec. Coop., Inc., 255 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir.2001), and we affirm.

The CNMI Supreme Court’s conclusion that it lacked jurisdiction to review the trial court’s original imposition of sanctions was based on local law, so we lack jurisdiction to review that conclusion. See Milne v. Hillblom, 165 F.3d 733, 736 (9th Cir.1999) (holding Ninth Circuit will not impose a federal question when valid provisions of local law justify CNMI Supreme Court decision). Moreover, Cushnie may not raise in this court constitutional claims that he did not timely raise before the CNMI Supreme Court. See Charfauros v. Bd. of Elections, 249 F.3d 941 , 957 (9th Cir.2001).

We also lack…