Opinion
No. 09-15533.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed October 6, 2010.
Tammy Berdeaux, Phoenix, AZ, pro se.
Richard Briles Moriarty, Assistant Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, John W. Sedwick, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-cv-00554-JWS.
Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Tammy Berdeaux appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing for lack of jurisdiction her action arising from her participation in a Masters in Education program through the University of Wisconsin-Stout. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Pebble Beach Co. v. Caddy, 453 F.3d 1151, 1154 (9th Cir. 2006), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the action because Berdeaux failed to establish that the court had personal jurisdiction over defendants. See Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 800, 802-03 (9th Cir. 2004) (stating that "the plaintiff bears the burden of demonstrating that jurisdiction is appropriate," and setting forth test for specific personal jurisdiction).