Jeffrey Whaley v. State of Alaska

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 22 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JEFFREY WHALEY, No. 23-35431

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:21-cv-00006-JMK

v.

MEMORANDUM*

STATE OF ALASKA, Department of Public Safety; SAFARILAND, LLC,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Joshua M. Kindred, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted May 13, 2024** Anchorage, Alaska

Before: BYBEE, FRIEDLAND, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Jeffrey Whaley appeals the district court’s grant of summary

judgment in favor of Defendants after removal from state court. We asked the

parties to file supplemental briefs addressing whether there is any basis for subject

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). matter jurisdiction here. United States v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 543 F.2d 676,…