Opinion
No. 06-56760.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed November 24, 2008.
Ste. C, Goleta, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Jeffrey J. Whitelaw, Esq., Zaro Sillis Ramazzini, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-03851-R.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Carlos Lazo appeals pro se from the district court's order dismissing his personal injury action filed against the Chumash Casino Resort Enterprises. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Allen v. Gold Country Casino, 464 F.3d 1044, 1046 (9th Cir. 2006), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the action because the defendant was entitled to tribal sovereign immunity. Contrary to Lazo's contention, the casino did not waive immunity. See id. at 1047 ("Waivers of tribal sovereign immunity may not be implied.").