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No. 10737587
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Williamson-Bess v. United States Postal Service
No. 10737587 · Decided November 17, 2025
No. 10737587·Ninth Circuit · 2025·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
November 17, 2025
Citation
No. 10737587
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full 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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED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.
2 24-5746
Plain English Summary
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 17 2025 MOLLY C.
Key Points
01NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 17 2025 MOLLY C.
02COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DEBORAH WILLIAMSON-BESS, No.
03STEINER, Postmaster General; MARK STARKS; EVETT KING; JOHNSON, Employee; DUMAS, Employee; AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION; WALKER, Plant Manager, Defendants - Appellees.
04* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 17 2025 MOLLY C.
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