43 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1256, 43 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,073 Joanna R. Arnold v. United States of America, United States Postal Service and Orvene Carpenter

816 F.2d 1306 43 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1256 , 43 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,073 Joanna R. ARNOLD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, United States Postal Service and Orvene Carpenter, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-5993. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 2, 1986. Decided May 5, 1987. Janet M. Koehn and Douglas Stenzel, Ventura, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Gerald J. Robinson, Washington, D.C., Stephen E. O'Neill, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HUG, FLETCHER and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court dismissed Joanna Arnold's claims of sex discrimination and harassment against Postmaster Orvene Carpenter, the United States of America, and the United States Postal Service (USPS) on three grounds: (1) a USPS decision reinstating Arnold with backpay, benefits, and seniority mooted her claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. (1982); (2) the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear claims against the United States and the USPS because the Federal Tort…