Jimenez

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

APR 14 2025

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARK JIMENEZ, No. 24-2557

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-01458-TLN-

KJN

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF MEMORANDUM*

TRANSPORTATION, et al.,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Troy L. Nunley, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 10, 2025** San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS, PAEZ, and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

Mark Jimenez (“Jimenez”) challenges the district court’s order dismissing

his employment discrimination claim brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights

* 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). Act for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. We have jurisdiction

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because the parties are familiar with the…