Opinion
No. 10-35426 D.C. No. 2:09-cv-01219-RSL
10-13-2011
JAMES C. PARKS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. TULALIP RESORT CASINO, Defendant - Appellee.
MEMORANDUM
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
Robert S. Lasnik, District Judge, Presiding
Before: SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
James C. Parks appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his employment discrimination action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Carson Harbor Vill., Ltd. v. City of Carson, 353 F.3d 824, 826 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Parks's action based on the doctrine of collateral estoppel because Parks was barred from relitigating the issue of sovereign immunity after it had been adjudicated in a previous dispute between these same parties. See Hydranautics v. FilmTec Corp., 204 F.3d 880, 885 (9th Cir. 2000) (outlining requirements for application of collateral estoppel).
Parks's remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.