Norma Stephens v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary, Hhs, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services

980 F.2d 738 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Norma STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, ** Secretary, HHS, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 88-15202, 88-15332 and 88-15333. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 9, 1992. * Decided Dec. 4, 1992. Before FERGUSON, O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Stephens is a black female Equal Opportunity Specialist with the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services. Between 1981 and 1985, she filed eight separate administrative EEO complaints alleging discrimination based on race and sex. In later complaints she also alleged retaliation for earlier complaints. The EEO complaints, plus two other allegations, form the basis for three complaints she filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. 3 The district court dismissed two claims that had…