Abraham v. Oregon Department of Corrections

MEMORANDUM **

Dwayne Edward Abraham, a former Oregon state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment grant in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging federal and state law claims related to an early release program. Reviewing de novo, Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1044 (9th Cir. 1989), we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

There was no error in granting summary judgment on Abraham’s § 198B claims for damages against the Oregon Department of Corrections and state officials acting in their official capacities. The Eleventh Amendment bars those claims, see…