Camarata v. City of Lynnwood

MEMORANDUM**

Gene A. Camarata appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment. We affirm.

I

The district court properly denied Camarata’s motion to remand because it had subject matter jurisdiction over Camarata’s claims asserted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Munger v. City of Glasgow Police Dep’t, 227 F.3d 1082, 1085 (9th Cir.2000) (stating that the federal courts have jurisdiction over § 1983 claims). The fact that the defendants have raised some Eleventh Amendment defenses does not alter this conclusion. Wis. Dep’t of Corr. v. Schacht, 524 U.S. 381, 389, 118 S.Ct. 2047, 141 L.Ed.2d 364…