Opinion ID: 3032189
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Heading: Appellants’ Claim against Hagener

Text: Appellants sue Jeff Hagener, Director of DFWP, in his individual capacity, alleging that he “acted under color of state law to deprive Plaintiffs of their constitutional rights secured by the Constitution of the United States” including their federal rights of due process, protection against retrospective laws, and protection against takings of private property without just compensation. To establish that a state official is personally liable in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must show that “the official, acting under color of state law, caused the deprivation of a federal right.” Hafer v. Melo, 502 U.S. 21, 25 (1991) (quoting Kentucky v. Graham, 473 U.S. 159, 166 (1985)). State officials have qualified immunity from civil liability under § 1983 “insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” Jensen v. City of Oxnard, 145 F.3d 1078, 1085 (9th Cir. 1998) (quoting Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982)). [14] Appellants have failed to show that any of their federal constitutional rights have been violated. Since their § 1983 claim against Hagener is premised on the argument that I-143 violates their federal constitutional rights, that claim necessarily fails. We therefore affirm the district court’s dismissal of Appellants’ § 1983 claim against Hagener. For the foregoing reasons, the district court’s dismissal of all of Appellants’ claims is AFFIRMED.