Wynter
Wynter v. Wallis
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Derrick G. Wynter brought this civil rights action, alleging immigration officials violated his constitutional due process rights by failing to notify him of hearings and by denying his application for naturalization. The district court (1) ruled it *680 lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to review the denial of the application; (2) dismissed two defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction; and (3) granted summary judgment to all defendants based on qualified immunity. We affirm.
1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Generally, the denial of naturalization is subject to judicial review. See De Lara Bellajaro v. Schiltgen, 378 F.3d 1042, 1043 (9th Cir.2004) (citing 8 U.S.C. § 1421 (c)). As the district court correctly noted, however, such review is obtained by filing a petition for review against the federal agency rather than filing a civil rights action against individual employees. See 8 C.F.R. § 336.9 . Thus, the court lacked jurisdiction to review the denial of Wynter’s naturalization application.
2. Personal Jurisdiction
A court may exercise general jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant with “substantial, continuous, and systematic” contacts in the forum or…