68 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 961, 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,667, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6594, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,305 Shirley A. Daniels, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency American Association of Retired Persons

63 F.3d 906 68 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 961 , 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,667 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6594 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11 ,305 Shirley A. DANIELS, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carol M. BROWNER, Administrator; United States Environmental Protection Agency; American Association of Retired Persons, et. al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-17225. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. A rgued and Submitted June 14, 1995. Decided Aug. 22, 1995. John M. True, III, The Employment Law Center, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Rory K. Little, Asst. U.S. Atty., and Suzette Leith, Asst. Regional Counsel, E.P.A., San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: HUG, ALARCON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 The question on appeal is whether Shirley Daniels was an "employee" of the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") for purposes of bringing an age discrimination suit against the federal agency under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 633a. 2 Daniels worked at the EPA as part…