Case Name: George SPITTAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant, and Michael Young; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-05-18
Citations: 97 F. App'x 201
Docket Number: No. 02-17527
Parties: George SPITTAL, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant, and Michael Young; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 97
Pages: 201–202

Head Matter:
George SPITTAL, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant, and Michael Young; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
No. 02-17527.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 10, 2004.
Decided May 18, 2004.
George Spittal, Sacramento, CA, pro se.
Michael W. Pott, Porter, Scott, Weiberg & Delehant, for Defendant-Appellees.
Before CANBY, KOZINSKI, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
George Spittal appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action arising from a dispute with school officials regarding student discipline. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's summary judgment, Frost v. Agrios, 152 F.3d 1124, 1128 (9th Cir.1998), and we affirm.
Spittal's contention that Local Rule 72-302(c)(21) for the Eastern District of California unlawfully extends the jurisdiction of magistrate judges in violation of due process or 28 U.S.C. § 636 lacks merit because an Article III judge reviewed de novo all dispositive motions. See Bhan v. NME Hospitals, Inc., 929 F.2d 1404, 1414 (9th Cir.1991).
Summary judgment was proper essentially for the reasons expressed in the district court's opinion of September 27, 2002.
Spittal's remaining contentions lack merit.
Robert J. Cassinelli's motion to file an amicus curiae brief is granted. The clerk shall file the brief received April 18, 2003.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.