Norman D. Brown v. Department of Agriculture

892 F.2d 82 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Norman D. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-3682. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 21, 1989. * Decided Dec. 13, 1989. Before GOODWIN, POOLE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Brown appeals pro se from the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16 Title VII claim as moot. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and review de novo the district court's determination that an action is moot. EEOC v. Goodyear Aerospace Corp., 813 F.2d 1539, 1542 (9th Cir.1987). 3 Brown contends that the district erroneously determined that, because he was retroactively promoted to a comparable position, paid back wages, and reimbursed for legal fees incurred while pursuing his administrative remedies, Brown's Title VII claim was moot. Brown also contends that the district court erred when it held that punitive…