United States Ninth Circuit

In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law, alleging plaintiff was terminated without explanation from her independent contractor position as a nurse for the California prison medical care system and given negative job references that effectively barred her from further employment in the system, the district court's dismissal of the action is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not have a constitutionally protected interest in her independent contractor position; and 2) a state agency does not create protected property interests for its independent contractors simply by instituting performance review procedures.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2013
• Published 08/15/2013

Judges

• Fisher

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel