Case Name: David BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of HAWAII; Laura Thielen; Nancy McMahon, in her official capacity; Melanie Chinen, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-25
Citations: 424 F. App'x 642
Docket Number: No. 10-15000
Parties: David BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of HAWAII; Laura Thielen; Nancy McMahon, in her official capacity; Melanie Chinen, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: TASHIMA, W. FLETCHER, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 424
Pages: 642–644

Head Matter:
David BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of HAWAII; Laura Thielen; Nancy McMahon, in her official capacity; Melanie Chinen, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-15000.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Feb. 16, 2011.
Filed March 25, 2011.
Mark Stanton Beatty, Ph. D., Tax Business and Da Kine, Kaneohe, HI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Nancy Albano, Esquire, John M. Cregor, Jr., Esquire, Deputy Attorney General, Sonia Faust, Esquire, William Joseph Wynhoff, Deputy Attorney General Office of the Hawaii Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: TASHIMA, W. FLETCHER, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
David Brown appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to the State of Hawaii, Melanie Chinen, and various defendants in their official capacities. We affirm.
Brown argues that Hawaii's State Historic Preservation Division ("SHPD") is violating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 24 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., by failing to properly inventory and care for Native Hawaiian human remains under its control. We agree with the district court that Brown did not meet the requirements for permanent injunctive relief because he did not demonstrate that he faced immediate or irreparable injury. See G.C. & K.B. Invs., Inc. v. Wilson, 326 F.3d 1096, 1107 (9th Cir.2003); Reno Air Racing Ass'n v. McCord, 452 F.3d 1126, 1137 n. 11 (9th Cir.2006).
Brown also argues that the State, and Chinen in her individual capacity, decided not to renew his contract in retaliation for his criticisms of the SHPD. Most of Brown's speech was made "pursuant to his official duties" and was therefore unprotected under Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 126 S.Ct. 1951, 164 L.Ed.2d 689 (2006). Some of Brown's speech was protected, but Brown failed to controvert Chinen's declaration that she was unaware of the protected speech at the time she decided not to renew Brown's contract. Therefore, Brown's protected speech could not have motivated Chinen to retaliate against him. See Keyser v. Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist., 265 F.3d 741, 751 (9th Cir.2001).
Finally, Brown appeals the award of attorney's fees to the State and Chinen. Because Brown did not file a separate notice of appeal after the fee award was entered, we have no jurisdiction to review this claim. Leslie v. Grupo ICA 198 F.3d 1152, 1160 (9th Cir.1999).
AFFIRMED; appeal from fee award DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.