F. Farah Etemad v. State of California Department of Water Resources Control Board

39 F.3d 1186 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. F. Farah ETEMAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56525. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 17, 1994. * Decided Oct. 31, 1994. Before: BROWNING, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 F. Farah Etemad appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of her complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) against the State of California, Department of Water Resources Control Board ("Board"). Etemad alleged that the Board violated her civil rights when it terminated her from employment in 1990. The district court found Etemad's complaint barred by res judicata and the statute of limitations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and affirm. 3 * Background 4 On August 7, 1989, the Board hired Etemad as an Industrial Hygienist and terminated her a few months later on January 16, 1990,…