Elizabeth Klimas v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

17 F.3d 395 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Elizabeth KLIMAS, Petitioner, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF the TREASURY, Respondent. No. 92-70264. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 7, 1994. Decided Feb. 11, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN and HALL, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Elizabeth Klimas petitions pro se for review of the decision of the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer dismissing her administrative claim. Klimas filed this claim pursuant to the anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324b, alleging that her former employer, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), discriminated against her based on her citizenship status. 4 She contends the administrative law judge (ALJ) erred in concluding that she had failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination. The ALJ found Klimas had not established a causal link…