WILLIAM GRAVEN V. STATE OF ARIZONA, No. 20-15110 (9th Cir. 2020)

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED DEC 16 2020 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WILLIAM A. GRAVEN, named as Will Graven, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 20-15110 D.C. No. 2:19-cv-04586-SPL Plaintiff-Appellant, MEMORANDUM* v. STATE OF ARIZONA, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Steven Paul Logan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 2, 2020** Before: WALLACE, CLIFTON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges. William A. Graven appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his action alleging federal claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal on the basis of Eleventh Amendment immunity. Cholla Ready Mix, Inc. v. Civish, 382 F.3d 969, 973 (9th * 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). Cir. 2004). We affirm. The district court properly dismissed Graven’s action against the State of Arizona as barred by the Eleventh Amendment. See Pennhurst State Sch. & Hosp. v. Halderman, 465 U.S. 89, 100 (1984) (Eleventh Amendment immunity applies to states and their agencies or departments “regardless of the nature of the relief sought”). All pending motions are denied. AFFIRMED. 2 20-15110

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