Arnold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIE ENCAR ARNOLD, No. 1:20-CV-01372-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, (Doc. No. 22) 15 Defendant.

17 18 INTRODUCTION Pending before the court is defendant National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (“NASA” or “defendant”) motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim that NASA discriminated against her when it did not select her for an Equal Opportunity (“EEO”) job on February 10, 2020. Plaintiff filed this suit on September 28, 2020, and defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted and for failure to exhaust administrative ///// ///// ///// ///// remedies. (Doc. Nos. 1, 22.) For the reasons discussed below, defendant’s motion will be granted.1 BACKGROUND Plaintiff applied for an open EEO position with NASA that was classified…