Holguin
Holguin v. Flood Control District
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Dolores Holguin appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing with prejudice his action challenging the compensation he received as relocation benefits from the Clifton, Arizona Flood Control Project when his mobile home was *959 damaged in a 1988 flood. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. Murphey v. Lanier, 204 F.3d 911, 912 (9th Cir.2000) (lack of subject matter jurisdiction); Kimes v. Stone, 84 F.3d 1121, 1126 (9th Cir.1996) (failure to state a claim). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Holguin’s claims against the state agency defendants because Holguin failed to show an express waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity or make a proper request for prospective injunctive relief. See Yakama Indian Nation v. Wash. Dep’t of Revenue, 176 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.1999)
The district court properly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over Holguin’s claims against the Federal Emergency Management Agency. See Graham v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency, 149 F.3d 997 , 1001 & n. 1 (9th Cir.1998) (holding that the Stafford Act does not create a private right of action). The district court also properly concluded that…