Williamson-Bess v. United States Postal Service

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: November 17, 2025
• Docket: 24-5746
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 17 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

DEBORAH WILLIAMSON-BESS, No. 24-5746 D.C. No. 2:22-cv-02899-VBF-SHK Plaintiff - Appellant,

v. MEMORANDUM* UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; DAVID P. STEINER, Postmaster General; MARK STARKS; EVETT KING; JOHNSON, Employee; DUMAS, Employee; AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION; WALKER, Plant Manager,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Valerie Baker Fairbank, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 12, 2025**

Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Deborah Williamson-Bess appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment

dismissing her action alleging claims under Title VII. We have jurisdiction under

28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) or

§ 1915A. Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012); Wilhelm v.

Rotman, 680 F.3d 1113, 1118 (9th Cir. 2012). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Williamson-Bess’s action because

Williamson-Bess did not file her complaint within 90 days of receiving a right-to-

sue notice from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). See

Payan v. Aramark Mgmt. Servs. Ltd. P’ship, 495 F.3d 1119, 1121 (9th Cir. 2007)

(explaining that 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1) requires a claimant to file a civil lawsuit

within 90 days of receiving a right to sue notice from the EEOC).

AFFIRMED.

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