Legal Opinion
Colin Dyack v. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joseph K.P. Villagomez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 23, 2003No. 02-15393PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Colin Dyack (“Dyack”) filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”) and its Secretary of Public Health, alleging that the defendants violated his due process rights when they fired him from his position as a physician with the Department of Public Health without notice or an opportunity to be heard. The District Court granted summary judgment to the defendants, finding as a matter of law that Dyack was not a member of the CNMI civil service and therefore not entitled to notice of termination or an…
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