Louis Gorenc v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant, Louis Gorenc (“Go-renc”), filed a pro se complaint in U.S. District Court against the defendant-appel-lee, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (“Salt River”). Gorenc alleged Salt River violated his right to procedural due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and asserted a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleged that Salt River had terminated his employment under “color of state law” without notice and an opportunity to respond to the reasons for his discharge.

The district court granted Salt River’s motion…