923 F. 2d 862 - Jost v. State Oregon
923 F2d 862 Jost v. State Oregon
923 F.2d 862
Unpublished Disposition
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Dwayne R. JOST, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
STATE of OREGON, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 89-35886.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 9, 1991.*
Decided Jan. 17, 1991.
Before JAMES R. BROWNING, CANBY and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
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MEMORANDUM**
Dwayne Jost appeals the dismissal of this action by the district court. We affirm.
Mr. Jost has sued the state of Oregon for money damages for wrongfully incarcerating him, and for wrongfully administering medication to him against his will. A state cannot be sued in federal court for compensatory damages unless it has consented to such a suit, or unless Congress has properly and unequivocally abrogated that immunity. Welch v. Texas Dep't of Highways, 483 U.S. 468, 472-74 (1987).
Mr. Jost has not alleged, nor is there any evidence, that the state of Oregon has waived its immunity to such an action as this. Neither has Mr. Jost alleged, nor is there any evidence, that Congress has abrogated Oregon's immunity from an action such as federal court for compensatory damages unless it has consented to such a suit, or unless Congress has properly and unequivocally abrogated that immunity. Welch v. Texas Dep't of Highways, 483 U.S. 468, 472-74 (1987).
Mr. Jost has not alleged, nor is there any evidence, that the state of Oregon has waived its immunity to such an action as this. Neither has Mr. Jost alleged, nor is there any evidence, that Congress has abrogated Oregon's immunity from an action such as this.
Therefore, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); Ninth Circuit Rule 34-4
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