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f irm in p a rt, v a c a te in p art, an dr e m an d . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d B r a z i e r ’ s due pr oc e s s c l a i m a ga i ns tthe C al i forni a D epartm entof C orre ct i on and R ehabi l i t at i on because the cl ai m w as b a rr e db ys o v e r e ig n im m u n ityu n d e rth e E le v e n th A m e n d m e n t. See T a ylo r v. L ist , 8 8 0 F .2 d1 0 4 0 , 1 0 4 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 9 ) ( s ta tin g th a t as ta te ’s s o v e r e ig n im m u n ity a ga i ns tbe i ng s ue d i n f

e de r a l c ourtappl i e s t o i t s a ge nc i e s , i nc l udi ng the de partm e nt o f p r is o n s ) . T h e d i stri ctco u rtp ro p erl y d i sm i ssedB razi er’ s du e p ro cess cl ai m ag ai n st d e f e n d a n t S a lin a s b e c au s e B r a z ie rf a ile dto a lle g e th a t d e f

e n d an t S a lin a s p e r s o n a lly p art i ci p at edi n , d i rect ed , o r k n o w i n g l y fai l edt o p rev en tth e al l eg eddu e p ro cess v io la tio n . Se e i d. (s ett i ng forth the st andard for l i abi l i ty a gai nstsupervi sory pers on nel un der § 19 83 ). D i s m i s s a l of

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ic p r is o n g r ie v a n c e s y s te m . See R a m i rez v. G a la za , 334 F . 3d 850, 86012- 17475 3 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( no du e proces s c l ai m i s c og ni zabl e f rom the cl ai m ed l oss of a l i berty i nt er es ti n d ef

endant s’ proces si ng of i nm at e app ea l s) . H o w e v e r , d is m is s a l w ith o u t le a v e to a m e n do f B r a z ie r ’s du e p r o c e s s c la im a ga i ns tde f

e nda ntM i r am e nt e s w a s i m pr ope rbe c aus e the pr oc e dur a l pr ot e c t i ons of th e F o u rte e n th A m e n d m e n t ap p lyto p r o te c t as ig n if ic an t p r o p e rtyin te r e s t e v e n if th e r e is ad is p u te o v e ro w n e r s h ip . Se e Sande rs v . C i t yof San D i ego , 93 F . 3d 1423, 14 26 -27 (9th C i r. 19 96 ) ( concl ud i ng thatpaw nb roker has st andi ng t o ass ert p r o c e du r a l du e p r o c e s s c la im b e c au s e o f h is c o lo r ab le c o n tr a c tu a l o w n e r s h ip i n t e r e s ti n i t e m s th a twe r e s t o l e n b e f o r e b e i n g p awn e da th i s s h o p ) . T h e r e f o r e , we r e m a n df o rth e s o le p u rp o s e o f

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e n d a n t M ir am e n te s to a lle g e th a t B r a z ie rd id , in f a c t, h a v e a n o w n e r s h ip i nt er es ti n the t ax re fund s c re di t ed t o h i s i nm at e trustac coun t , abse ntw hi ch a lle g a tio n B r a z ie r ’s c la im m u s t f a il. See N

e al v . Shi m oda , 1 3 1 F .3 d8 1 8 , 8 2 7 ( 9 th C i r. 19 97 ) ( the procedural gu ar ant ee s of the D ue P roce ss C l ause on l y app l y w here a c on st i tut i on al l y prot ec t ed l i berty or property i nt er es ti s atst ake) . T h e p a rtie s s h a ll b e a rth e iro w n c o s ts o n ap p e a l. AF F I RME D i n p a r t , V AC AT E D i n p a r t , a n d RE MAND E D.