Lydia Cook and Terrie Owens v. City of Pomona, a Municipal Corporation

70 F.3d 1277 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lydia COOK and Terrie Owens, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF POMONA, a municipal corporation, Respondent-Appellant. No. 95-55315. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 16, 1995. Decided Nov. 29, 1995. 1 Before: HUG, LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and MUECKE, District Court Judge ** 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Appellants Lydia Cook and Terrie Owens appeal the district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and denial of a preliminary injunction. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 4 In July of 1988, appellants filed a verified charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC] alleging that the Pomona Fire Department discriminated against African-Americans and women in its recruiting, hiring, testing and promoting of fire fighters. In January of 1989, appellants, along with other individuals and organizations not parties to this action, entered into a…