Shirley A. Bell v. William J. Perry, Secretary, Department of Defense

97 F.3d 1458 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Shirley A. BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. PERRY, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-17221. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 26, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Shirley A. Bell appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in Bell's employment discrimination action and dismissal of the complaint, because Bell did not timely file a formal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review the district court's grant of summary judgment de novo, see Wallis v. J.R. Simplot Co., 26 F.3d 885, 888 (9th Cir.1994), and we affirm. 3 Here, the deadline for Bell to file a formal complaint with the EEOC was September 24, 1993, but she filed her complaint four days…