Ogunsalu

Ogunsalu v. Nair

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264 F. App'x 672
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 22, 2008No. 06-55842California432 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Cornelius Ogunsalu appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, and other federal and state *674 provisions. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), Gompper v. VISX, Inc., 298 F.3d 893, 895 (9th Cir. 2002) , and we review for abuse of discretion the district court’s decision to set aside a default judgment, Franchise Holding II, LLC. v. Huntington Rest’s Group, Inc., 375 F.3d 922 , 925 (9th Cir.2004). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the action as to the University of Memphis, Doris Kirby, and Donald Carson from the action because Ogunsalu failed to establish that the California district court had personal jurisdiction over them. See Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 807 (9th Cir.2004) (affirming dismissal of complaint against nonresident defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction).

The district court properly dismissed Ogunsalu’s Fourteenth Amendment claim because…

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