Samuel Jackson v. John O. Marsh, Jr.

892 F.2d 1046 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Samuel JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John O. MARSH, Jr., Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-1939. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 16, 1989. Decided Jan. 9, 1990. Before CHAMBERS and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges, and RUDI M. BREWSTER * , District Judge. MEMORANDUM ** Samuel Jackson appeals the dismissal of his discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e (1982) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986). The district court dismissed Jackson's claims for lack of jurisdiction because Jackson failed to file an action naming the proper defendant within thirty days as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c) (1982). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982). We review de novo the district court's dismissal of Jackson's claims for lack of…