Appellate Court 10-16450 Janetra vs. California National Guard - Prior To January 2012

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Generated: 06/25/2012 12:43:54 Filed Document Description 07/01/2010 1 1 form(s) sent 1 Docketing Letter Page 4 11 Docket Text DOCKETED CAUSE AND ENTERED APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL. SEND MQ: Yes. The schedule is set as follows: Mediation Questionnaire due on 07/08/2010. Transcript ordered by 07/28/2010. Transcript due 08/27/2010. Appellant Janetra Johnson opening brief due 10/06/2010. Appellant's optional reply brief is due 14 days after service of the answering brief. [7391695] (WF) Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk:HH): The time schedule order issued on July 1, 2010, is amended as follows: Appellant???s opening brief and excerpts of record are due October 6, 2010; appellees??? answering brief is due November 5, 2010; and the optional reply brief is due within 14 days of service of appellees??? brief. [7396623] (HH) Filed (ECF) Appellees David Bandini, California Air National Guard, Arturo Canto, John Cotter, Departement of the Army and Air Force, Equal Opportunity Commission, Michelle Fields, Finance Officer, Johnathan Flaugher, Raymond Greer, Groves, Johnny Leal, Greg Moore, James Patton, Secretary of the Air, Jahromi Shahzad and Michael Yamamota Mediation Questionnaire. Date of service: 07/08/2010. [7397298] (AAB) Filed Appellant Janetra Johnson motion for stay. no proof of service. [7406946] (JFF) Filed clerk order (Deputy Clerk:TAH): The appellant???s motion, dated July 13, 2010, for an extension of time in which to file the opening brief is denied. The revised briefing schedule issued on July 7, 2010, remains in effect. [7420967] (WL) Filed original and 7 copies of Appellant Janetra Johnson (Informal: Yes) opening brief of 16 pages. Served on 10/06/2010. [7506195] (FT) Submitted (ECF) Answering brief for review. Submitted by Appellees David Bandini, Arturo Canto, John Cotter, Departement of the Army and Air Force, Equal Opportunity Commission, Michelle Fields, Finance Officer, Johnathan Flaugher, Raymond Greer, Groves, Johnny Leal, Greg Moore, James Patton, Secretary of the Air, Jahromi Shahzad and Michael Yamamota. Date of service: 11/04/2010. [7534767] (AAB) Filed Appellant Janetra Johnson denied appellees request for extension to reply to opening brief. Served on 11/02/2010. [7535742] (JFF)
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Filed Appellees David Bandini, California Air National Guard, Arturo Canto, John Cotter, Johnathan Flaugher, Raymond Greer, Groves, Johnny Leal, Greg Moore, James Patton, Secretary of the Air, Jahromi Shahzad and Michael Yamamota supplemental excerpts of record on appeal in 1 volumes. [7543749] (FT) Filed clerk order: The answering brief [7] submitted by David Bandini, Arturo Canto, John Cotter, Equal Opportunity Commission, Michelle Fields, Finance Officer, Johnathan Flaugher, Raymond Greer, Groves, Johnny Leal, Greg Moore, James Patton, Secretary of the Air, Jahromi Shahzad and Michael Yamamota is filed. Within 7 days of the filing of this order, filer is ordered to file 7 copies of the brief in paper format, with a red cover, accompanied by certification, attached to the end of each copy of the brief, that the brief is identical to the version submitted electronically. [7540728] (FT) Received 7 paper copies of Answering brief [7] filed by David Bandini, Arturo Canto, John Cotter, Equal Opportunity Commission, Michelle Fields, Finance Officer, Johnathan Flaugher, Raymond Greer, Groves, Johnny Leal, Greg Moore, James Patton, Secretary of the Air, Jahromi Shahzad and Michael Yamamota. [7545236] (SD) Filed original and 7 copies of Appellant Janetra Johnson (Informal: No) reply brief of 15 pages.. Served on 11/18/2010. [7558268] (FT) Filed Appellant Ms. Janetra Ann Johnson motion re: untimely filing of supplemental excerpts of record. Served on 06/02/2011. [7776755] (LA) Received 1 copy of Appellant Ms. Janetra Ann Johnson supplemental excerpt of record on appeal in 1 volume. (Motion to file late excerpts pending SHELF) [7776760] (LA) Filed (ECF) Appellees David Bandini, California Air National Guard, Arturo Canto, John Cotter, Departement of the Army and Air Force, Equal Opportunity Commission, Michelle Fields, Finance Officer, Johnathan Flaugher, Raymond Greer, Groves, Johnny Leal, Greg Moore, James Patton, Secretary of the Air, Jahromi Shahzad and Michael Yamamota Motion to strike portion of Portions of Appellant's Untimely Filing of Supplemental Excerpts of Record and Certificate of Service. Date of service: 06/27/2011. [7798405] (AAB) Filed Appellant Ms. Janetra Ann Johnson response to motion to strike. Served on 07/11/2011. [7818673] (JFF) FILED MEMORANDUM (ALFRED T. GOODWIN, J. CLIFFORD WALLACE and M. MARGARET MCKEOWN) Johnson???s request to file a late supplemental excerpts of record is granted. Defendants???
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117 motion to strike those portions of Johnson???s supplemental excerpts of record that were not part of the district court record is granted. AFFIRMED. FILED AND ENTERED JUDGMENT. [8022191] (ST) 122 MANDATE ISSUED. (ATG, JCW and MMM) [8083595] (TB)
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Electronic Case Filing The Ninth Circuits Appellate ECF (Electronic Case Files) system is mandatory for all attorneys filing in the Court, unless they are granted an exemption. All non-exempted attorneys who appear in an ongoing case are required to register for and to use the Appellate ECF system. Registration and information about ECF is available on the Courts website at www.ca9.uscourts.gov under Electronic FilingECF. Read the Circuit Rules, especially Ninth Circuit Rule 25-5, for guidance on Appellate ECF, including which documents can and cannot be filed electronically. Rules of Practice The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (Fed. R. App. P.), the Ninth Circuit Rules (9th Cir. R.) and the General Orders govern practice before this Court. The rules are available on the Courts website at www.ca9.uscourts.gov under Rules. Practice Resources The Court has prepared a practice guide video entitled Perfecting Your Appeal. The video may be viewed for free on the Courts website at www.ca9.uscourts.gov under FAQs, Forms and Instructions -> Guides and Legal Outlines, and may be purchased through the Clerks office in San Francisco for $15.00. Continuing legal education credit for viewing this videotape is available in most jurisdictions. Admission to the Bar of the Ninth Circuit All attorneys practicing before the Court must be admitted to the Bar of the Ninth Circuit. Fed. R. App. P. 46(a); 9th Cir. R. 46-1.1 & 46-1.2. To apply for admission, obtain an application (on the Courts website at www.ca9.uscourts.gov under Forms or by calling (415) 355-7800) and submit it to the Clerks Office in San Francisco with the admission fee of $190.00. Make checks payable to Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals. It takes 4 to 6 weeks to receive a certificate of admission.
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Notice of Change of Address Counsel who are registered for Appellate ECF must update their personal information, including street addresses and/or email addresses, online at: https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/psco/cgi-bin/cmecf/ea-login.pl 9th Cir. R. 46-3. Counsel who have been granted an exemption from using Appellate ECF must file a written change of address with the Court. 9th Cir. R. 46-3. Motions Practice Following are some of the basic points of motion practice, governed by Fed. R. App. P. 27 and 9th Cir. R. 27-1 through 27-13. Neither a notice of motion nor a proposed order is required. Fed. R. App. P. 27(a)(2)(C)(ii), (iii). Motions may be supported by an affidavit or declaration. 28 U.S.C. 1746. Each motion should provide the position of the opposing party. Circuit Advisory Committee Note to Rule 27-1(5); 9th Cir. R. 31-2.2(b)(6). A response to a motion is due 10 days from the service of the motion. Fed. R. App. P. 27(a)(3)(A). The reply is due 7 days from service of the response. Fed. R. App. P. 27(a)(4); Fed. R. App. P. 26(c). A response requesting affirmative relief and/or relief by a date certain must include that request in the caption. Fed. R. App. P. 27(a)(3)(B). A motion filed after a case has been scheduled for oral argument, has been argued, is under submission or has been decided by a panel, must include on the initial page and/or cover the date of argument, submission or decision and, if known, the names of the judges on the panel. 9th Cir. R. 25-4.
Emergency or Urgent Motions All emergency and urgent motions must conform with the provisions of 9th Cir. R. 27-3. Note that a motion requesting procedural relief (e.g., an extension of time to file a brief) is not the type of matter contemplated by 9th Cir. R. 27-3. Circuit Advisory Committee Note to 27-3(3). Prior to filing an emergency motion, the moving party must contact an attorney in the Motions Unit in San Francisco at (415) 355-8020.
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When it is absolutely necessary to notify the Court of an emergency outside of standard office hours, the moving party shall call (415) 355-8000. Keep in mind that this line is for true emergencies that cannot wait until the next business day (e.g., an imminent execution or removal from the United States). Briefing Schedule The Court issues the briefing schedule at the time the appeal is docketed. Certain motions (e.g., a motion for dismissal) automatically stay the briefing schedule. 9th Cir. R. 27-11. The opening and answering brief due dates (and any other deadline set for a date certain by the Court) are not subject to the additional time described in Fed. R. App. P. 26(c). The early filing of appellants opening brief does not advance the due date for appellees answering brief. 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Extensions of Time to file a Brief A party may seek either an oral or written extension of time. Oral Extension If good cause is shown, the clerk may grant a single extension of no more than 14 days to file an opening, answering or reply brief. 9th Cir. R. 31-2.2(a). You must inform opposing counsel of your plan to request an extension of time before contacting the clerk. If an oral extension is granted, the moving party will not receive any further extensions of time unless the moving party can demonstrate extraordinary circumstances. You may apply for an oral extension by calling: Northern & Eastern California, Hawaii, Guam, Arizona, Northern Mariana Islands, Nevada: (415) 355-7853 Central & Southern California: (626) 229-7261 Eastern & Western Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Alaska: (206) 224-2210
Written Extension Requests for extensions of more than 14 days will be granted only upon a written motion supported by a showing of diligence and substantial need. This motion
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shall be filed at least 7 days before the due date for the brief. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit or declaration that includes all of the information listed at 9th Cir. R. 31-2.2(b). The Court will ordinarily adjust the schedule in response to an initial motion. Circuit Advisory Committee Note to Rule 31-2.2. The Court expects that the brief will be filed within the requested period of time. Id. Contents of Briefs The required components of a brief are set out at Fed. R. App. P. 28 and 32, and 9th Cir. R. 28-2, 32-1 and 32-2. Excerpts of Record The Court requires excerpts of record rather than an appendix. 9th Cir. R. 301.1(a). Appellant shall file 4 separately-bound excerpts of record with white covers at the time the Opening Brief is filed, and shall serve one copy on each party. 9th Cir. R. 30-1.3. Please review 9th Cir. R. 30-1.3 through 30-1.6 to see a list of the specific contents and format. For excerpts that exceed 75 pages, the first volume must comply with 9th Cir. R. 30-1.6(a). Excerpts exceeding 300 pages must be filed in multiple volumes. 9th Cir. R. 30-1.6(b). Appellee may file supplemental excerpts and appellant may file further excerpts. 9th Cir. R. 30-1.7 and 30-1.8. If you are an appellee responding to a pro se brief that did not come with excerpts, then your excerpts need only include the contents set out at 9th Cir. R. 30-1.7. Mediation Program Mediation Questionnaires are required in all civil cases except cases in which the appellant is proceeding pro se, habeas cases (28 U.S.C. 2241, 2254 and 2255) and petitions for writs (28 U.S.C. 1651). 9th Cir. R. 3-4. They are not required in criminal cases. The Mediation Questionnaire is available on the Courts website at
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www.ca9.uscourts.gov under Forms. The Mediation Questionnaire should be filed within 7 days of the docketing of a civil appeal. The Mediation Questionnaire is used only to assess settlement potential. If you are interested in requesting a conference with a mediator, you may call the Mediation Unit at (415) 355-7900, email ca09_mediation@ca9.uscourts.gov or make a written request to the Chief Circuit Mediator. You may request conferences confidentially. More information about the Courts mediation program is available at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation. Oral Hearings Notices of the oral hearing calendars are distributed approximately 4 to 5 weeks before the hearing date. The Court sits monthly in San Francisco, Pasadena and Seattle. The Court sits in Portland every other month, depending on caseload. The Court also hears cases 3 times a year in Honolulu and once a year in Anchorage. The Court will change the date or location of an oral hearing only for good cause, and requests to continue a hearing filed within 14 days of the hearing will be granted only upon a showing of exceptional circumstances. 9th Cir. R. 34-2. Oral hearing will be conducted in all cases unless all members of the panel agree that the decisional process would not be significantly aided by oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34.
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Office of the Clerk United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Post Office Box 193939 San Francisco, California 94119-3939 415-355-8000
Molly C. Dwyer Clerk of Court
July 01, 2010
No.: D.C. No.: Short Title: Dear Appellant/Counsel
10-16450 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB Janetra Johnson v. Departement of the Army and Ai, et al
A copy of your notice of appeal/petition has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number shown above has been assigned to this case. You must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number whenever you communicate with this court regarding this case. Please furnish this docket number immediately to the court reporter if you place an order, or have placed an order, for portions of the trial transcripts. The court reporter will need this docket number when communicating with this court. The due dates for filing the parties' briefs and otherwise perfecting the appeal have been set by the enclosed "Time Schedule Order," pursuant to applicable FRAP rules. These dates can be extended only by court order. Failure of the appellant to comply with the time schedule order will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. 9th Cir. R. 42-1. Appellants who are filing pro se should refer to the accompanying information sheet regarding the filing of informal briefs.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
FILED
JUL 01 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DEPARTEMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION; SECRETARY OF THE AIR; JOHNNY LEAL, Supply Superintendent; DAVID BANDINI, Colonel; JOHNATHAN FLAUGHER, Wing Commander; MICHAEL YAMAMOTA, Supervisor; FINANCE OFFICER; GROVES, Major; MICHELLE FIELDS, Medical Officer; JAMES PATTON, State SEEM/EEO Officer; ARTURO CANTO; GREG MOORE, Secretary of the Air Force; JOHN COTTER, Lt. Col.; JAHROMI SHAHZAD, Maj.; RAYMOND GREER, Maj., Defendants - Appellees.
No. 10-16450 D.C. No. 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB U.S. District Court for Eastern California, Fresno TIME SCHEDULE ORDER
The parties shall meet the following time schedule.
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If there were reported hearings, the parties shall designate and, if necessary, crossdesignate the transcripts pursuant to 9th Cir. R. 10-3.1. If there were no reported hearings, the transcript deadlines do not apply. Thu., July 8, 2010 Mediation Questionnaire due. If your registration for Appellate ECF is confirmed after this date, the Mediation Questionnaire is due within one day of receiving the email from PACER confirming your registration. Transcript shall be ordered. Transcript shall be filed by court reporter. Appellant's opening brief and excerpts of record shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 32 and 9th Cir. R. 32-1.
Wed., July 28, 2010 Fri., August 27, 2010 Wed., October 6, 2010
The optional appellant's reply brief shall be filed and served within fourteen days of service of the appellees' brief, pursuant to FRAP 32 and 9th Cir. R. 32-1. Failure of the appellant to comply with the Time Schedule Order will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. FOR THE COURT: Molly C. Dwyer Clerk of Court William Fa'aita Deputy Clerk
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FILED
JUL 07 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DEPARTEMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; et al., Defendants - Appellees.
No. 10-16450 D.C. No. 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB Eastern District of California, Fresno
ORDER
The time schedule order issued on July 1, 2010, is amended as follows: Appellants opening brief and excerpts of record are due October 6, 2010; appellees answering brief is due November 5, 2010; and the optional reply brief is due within 14 days of service of appellees brief.
FOR THE COURT: MOLLY C. DWYER CLERK OF COURT By: Howard Hom Deputy Clerk
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Circuit Mediation Office Phone (415) 355-7900 Fax (415) 355-8566 http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation
MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE
The purpose of this questionnaire is to help the courts mediators provide the best possible mediation service in this case; it serves no other function. Responses to this questionnaire are not confidential. Appellants/Petitioners must electronically file this document within 7 days of the docketing of the case. 9th Cir. R. 3-4 and 15-2. Appellees/Respondents may file the questionnaire, but are not required to do so. Any party may provide additional information in confidence directly to the Circuit Mediation Office at ca09_mediation@ca9.uscourts.gov. Please provide the case name and Ninth Circuit case number in your message. Additional information might include interest in including this case in the mediation program, the cases settlement history, issues beyond the litigation that the parties might address in a settlement context, or future events that might affect the parties willingness or ability to mediate the case. 9th Circuit Case Number(s): 10-16450 District Court/Agency Case Number(s): 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB District Court/Agency Location: Case Name: JANETRA JOHNSON
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE, et al.
Please briefly describe the dispute that gave rise to this lawsuit.
Plaintiff claims a myriad of injuries arising from her employment with the California Air National Guard.
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Briefly describe the procedural history, the result below, and the main issues on appeal.
Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the plaintiff's third complaint on several jurisdictional and other grounds. Plaintiff filed an untimely opposition. Defendants filed a reply emphasizing the absence of any cognizable claims. The District Court granted the Motion to Dismiss without leave to amend.
Describe any proceedings remaining below or any related proceedings in other tribunals.
There are no other or related proceedings.
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Provide any other information that might affect the suitability of this case for mediation.
The Defendants believe this case is not suitable for mediation as the dispute arises from legal issues for which there is no compromise at this time.
CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL I certify that:
a current service list with telephone and fax numbers and email addresses is attached (see 9th Circuit Rule 3-2). I understand that failure to provide the Court with a completed form and service list may result in sanctions, including dismissal of the appeal.
Signature /s/Alyson A. Berg
("s/" plus attorney name may be used in lieu of a manual signature on electronically-filed documents.)
Counsel for Defendants/Appellees

Note: Use of the Appellate ECF system is mandatory for all attorneys filing in this Court, unless they are granted an exemption from using the system. File this document electronically in Appellate ECF by choosing Forms/Notices/Disclosure > File a Mediation Questionnaire.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL The undersigned hereby certifies that she is an employee in the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California and is a person of such age and discretion to be competent to serve papers; That on July 8, 2010, she served a copy of: MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE by placing said copy in a postpaid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter named, at the place(s) and address(es) stated below, which is/are the last known address(es), and by depositing said envelope and its contents in the United States Mail at Fresno, California. Addressee(s): Plaintiff In Pro Per: Janetra Johnson 4815 E. University, Apt. 102 Fresno, California 93703 Telephone: (559) 453-0159 E-mail: janetra9@aol.com
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FILED
JUL 28 2010
JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; et al., Defendants - Appellees.
No. 10-16450 D.C. No. 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB Eastern District of California, Fresno
ORDER
The appellants motion, dated July 13, 2010, for an extension of time in which to file the opening brief is denied. The revised briefing schedule issued on July 7, 2010, remains in effect. For the Court: MOLLY C. DWYER Clerk of the Court Teresa A. Haugen, Deputy Clerk 9th Cir. R. 27-7/Advisory Note to R. 27 and 9th Cir. R. 27-10
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No. 10-16450 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION; SECRETARY OF THE AIR; JOHNNY LEAL, Supply Superintendent; DAVID BANDINI, Colonel; JOHNATHAN FLAUGHER, Wing Commander; MICHAEL YAMAMOTA, Supervisor; FINANCE OFFICER; GROVES, Major; MICHELLE FIELDS, Medical Officer; JAMES PATTON, State SEEM/EEO Officer; ARTURO CANTO; GREG MOORE, Secretary of the Air Force; JOHN COTTER, Lt. Col.; JAHROMI SHAHZAD, Maj.; RAYMOND GREER, Maj., Defendants/Appellees ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BRIEF FOR THE APPELLEES
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney ALYSON A. BERG Assistant United States Attorney 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401 Fresno, CA 93721 Telephone: (559) 497-4000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Authorities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Statement of Jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Statement of the Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Statement of the Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Statement of Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Standard of Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Summary of Argument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Argument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I. Plaintiffs New Claims on Appeal Should Be Disregarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Plaintiff Failed to Establish Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Her Employment and Tort Claims.. . . . . . . . . . . .14 A. The Feres Doctrine Bars Employment Claims Arising from Decisions that Are Integrally Related to Military Service.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Plaintiffs Tort Claims Are Not Cognizable Under the Feres Doctrine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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The District Court Properly Dismissed Plaintiffs HIPAA Claim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The District Properly Dismissed Plaintiffs FMLA Claim. . . . . . . . 24
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The District Court Properly Denied Plaintiff Leave to Amend For A Fourth Time Because Amendment Would be Futile. . . . . . . . 25
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Statement of Related Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Certificate of Compliance Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P.32(a)(7)(C) and Circuit Rule 32-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Certificate of Service.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES FEDERAL CASES Balser v. Department of Justice, 327 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 2003). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 25 Bowen v. Oistead, 125 F.3d 800 (9th Cir. 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 12, 22, 25, 26 Chappel v. Laboratory Corp. of America, 232 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2000). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chappell v. Wallace, 462 U.S. 296 (1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Christoffersen v. Washington State Air National Guard, 855 F.2d 1437 (9th Cir. 1988). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19 Clemente v. United States, 766 F.2d 1358 (9th Cir. 1985). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Coffman v. Michigan, 120 F.3d 57 (6th Cir. 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Collins v. City of San Diego, 841 F.2d 337 (9th Cir. 1988). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Costo v. United States, 248 F.3d 863 (9th Cir. 2001). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 21 Doe v. Garrett, 903 F.2d 1455 (11th Cir. 1990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 20
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Franklin v. Johnson, 290 F.3d 1223 (9th Cir. 2002). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Gonzalez v. Department of the Army, 718 F.2d 926 (9th Cir. 1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19 Gregory v. Widnall, 153 F.3d 1071 (9th Cir. 1998). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 16, 19 Halet v. Wend Investment Co., 672 F.2d 1305 (9th Cir. 1982). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hata v. United States, 23 F.3d 230 (9th Cir. 1994). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hodge v. Dalton, 107 F.3d 705 (9th Cir. 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 14 Jackson v. United States, 110 F.3d 1484 (9th Cir. 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Johnson v. United States, 704 F.2d 1431 (9th Cir. 1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Mier v. Owens, 57 F.3d 747 (9th Cir. 1995) Miller v. Fairchild Industrial, Inc., 797 F.2d 727 (9th Cir. 1986) Nolan v. Cleland, 686 F.2d 806 (9th Cir. 1982) Persons v. United States, 925 F.2d 292 (9th Cir. 1991)
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Russell v. U.S. Department of the Army, 191 F.3d 1016 (9th Cir. 1999). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sandidge v. State of Washington, 813 F.2d 1025 (9th Cir. 1987). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19 Schoenfeld v. Quamme, 492 F.3d 1016 (9th Cir. 2007). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Stauber v. Cline, 837 F.2d 395 (9th Cir. 1988). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 22 Stone v. Travelers Corp., 58 F.3d 434 (9th Cir. 1995)
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United States v. Kama, 394 F.3d 1236 (9th Cir. 2005). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 United States v. Kimble, 107 F.3d 712 (9th Cir. 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Veillette v. United States, 615 F.2d 505 (9th Cir. 1980). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Webb v. Smart Document Solutions, LLC, 499 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2007). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Wenger v. Monroe, 282 F.3d 1068 (9th Cir. 2002). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 WildWest Institute v. Bull, 547 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2008). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 14 Wilkins v. United States, 279 F.3d 782 (9th Cir. 2002). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Zaputil v. Cowgill, 335 F.3d 885 (9th Cir. 2003). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 17 Zuress v. Donley, 606 F.3d 1249 (9th Cir. 2010). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23
FEDERAL STATUTES 10 U.S.C. 10216(a)(1)(B).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 28 U.S.C. 1291. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 32 U.S.C. 709(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 32 U.S.C. 709(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 29 C.F.R. 1614.105(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(C).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MISCELLANEOUS Title VI, Title VII Rehabilitation Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Statement of Jurisdiction Plaintiff Janetra Johnson, formerly a member of the California Air National Guard and a federally recognized member of the Air National Guard of the United States, filed this action asserting employment discrimination claims under various federal statutes (Title VI, Title VII, Rehabilitation Act), tort claims (conspiracy, medical malpractice, defamation, slander, misrepresentation), and a miscellany of other claims (due process, Privacy Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Family and Medical Leave Act), in connection with her employment with the Guard. She invoked jurisdiction of the district court under, among others, 28 U.S.C. sections 1331 and 1343 with supplemental jurisdiction over her state law claims under section 1367. On April 30, 2010, the district court entered judgment in favor of defendants, dismissing Plaintiffs third amended complaint with prejudice. She filed a notice of appeal on June 28, 2010, within the sixty days allowed by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1)(B). This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1291. Statement of the Issues Plaintiff, a former member of the California Air National Guard and a federally recognized member of the Air National Guard of the United States,
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alleges employment discrimination, tort and constitutional claims as well as various statutory violations in connection with several positions at the Guard. The issues presented are whether the employment, tort and constitutional claims are barred by the Feres doctrine, as she seeks judicial review of decisions relating to the militarys unique structure, and whether her other claims fail to state timely or cognizable claims arising from her employment with the Guard. Statement of the Case Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and informa pauperis, filed three complaints before dismissal of her action. Her original complaint, filed on February 13, 2009, alleged common law tort claims, violations of several California statutes and the Constitution for which she sought, among others, damages in the amount of $2 million. (Doc. No. 1.) Approximately two weeks later, she filed a First Amended Complaint adding new claims, and increasing her damages claim to $500 million. (Doc. No. 10.) Because the amended complaint was not a full and complete recitation of her claims and did not contain any factual allegations, the court was unable to screen it. (Doc. No. 13.) She then filed an Amended Complaint, which the court explained again was insufficient because she failed to provide a complete recitation of the facts and claims. (Doc. Nos. 14 & 15.) She was given
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one final opportunity to amend her complaint, which she did with an Amendment. (Doc Nos. 15 & 16.) The Amendment alleged employment discrimination, common law tort claims, constitutional violations and other statutory violations arising from Plaintiffs employment with the Guard. (Doc. No. 16. ) These allegations were the same as the claims in a separate action she filed on February 25, 2009. Because Plaintiff filed two actions with the same operative allegations, the court closed the second action and allowed her an opportunity to file another amended complaint combining all the allegations. (Supplemental Excerpts of Record (SER) 63-65.)1 In allowing her another opportunity to amend her claims, the court admonished her that she could not bring any claims requiring an examination of decisions regarding management, discipline, supervision, and control of members of the armed forces of the United States. (SER 64 (quoting Hodge v. Dalton, 107 F.3d 705, 710 (9th Cir. 1997)).) On July 23, 2009, Plaintiff filed a Third Amended Complaint containing essentially the same allegations of employment discrimination, common law torts and constitutional violations. (SER 18-62.) Plaintiff changed the labels of some
SER designates the Supplemental Excerpts of Record filed by the Appellees with this Brief. Plaintiff filed an Exhibits on Appeal with her Opening Brief.
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of her claims, made a new claim for misrepresentationtort of appropriation, and she increased her damage claim from $500 million to $1 billion. (Doc. No. 16 at 8 & SER 26, 61.) The district court dismissed Plaintiffs tort and employment claims for lack of jurisdiction under the Feres doctrine, because her claims were integrally related to the militarys unique structure. (SER 5-9.) The Privacy Act and Rehabilitation Act claims were dismissed as time barred, and the FMLA, Title VI and due process claims as not legally cognizable. (SER 9-11.) The individual defendants were dismissed as not the real parties in interest for her claims arising from her employment with the Guard. (SER 12.) Statement of Facts Plaintiff was a member of the California Air National Guard and federally recognized member of the Air National Guard of the United States from 2003 until her resignation in December 2007. (SER 20, 27, 40.) She was employed in the Logistics Readiness Squadron of the California Air National Guard as a GS-9 Master Sergeant Logistics Manager. (SER 20, 27, 40.) At some point in 2005 or 2006, she applied for a GS-11 Budget Analyst position in the same Unit, but learned in January 2007 that she did not receive that position. (SER 28, 38.) She claims she was not selected for this position because she was black. (SER 30.)
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In March or April 2006, Plaintiff discovered she was pregnant, informed her supervisors and others, and took a three-week leave of absence in June and July 2006 due to her deteriorated health . . . and pregnancy problems. (SER 34.) As a result, she believes she suffered employment discrimination and harassment. (SER 34-35.) She also claims that when she requested medical leave, her supervisor pried into her private medical records. (SER 36.) She also alleges that on or about July 9, 2006, she was seen by a military flight doctor, and that this resulted in misdiagnosis, malpractice, and neglect. (SER 38, 44-45.) She delivered a child on December 13, 2006, and alleges she did not receive her post-pregnancy convalescent leave. (SER 46.) She further alleges that she was discriminated against because of a psychiatric disability. (SER 55.) She resigned in December 2007 so she could collect military benefits for school, approximately $20,000 . . . . (SER 39.) Approximately two months after her voluntary resignation, in February 2008, Plaintiff started working in a temporary position in the Services office within the Mission Support Group of the California Air National Guard. (SER 40.) She applied for a GS-07 Management and Program Assistant in the same office. (SER 40.) She did not receive this job and on May 2, 2008, filed an administrative complaint with the Technician and Military EO offices. (SER
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41.) She alleges that due process was violated in connection with the processing of the administrative complaint. (SER 49-50.) She also faults the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding review of agency resources and procedures. (SER 55.) On or about May 9, 2008, her temporary employment was terminated. (SER 41.) In addition to the foregoing, Plaintiff asserts that Privacy Act and HIPAA violations occurred when, for example on June 26, 2006, she provided medical information to defendant Master Sargeant Michelle Fields, who was acting in lieu of the Medical Group Commander. (SER 42.) She further alleges that her privacy was violated when military defendant First Sargeant Stine accessed her Dependant Care Form and used that information to have Stines children, rather than Plaintiffs children, placed in the child care program offered by the military. (SER 43.) However, the concern was resolved and Plaintiffs children were placed in the program. (SER 43.) She further alleges that Stine entered incorrect information regarding her military personnel fitness test into the computer system to prevent her from being promoted. (SER 43.) Plaintiff also asserts various torts, such as defamation/slander against defendant Stine, misrepresentation in connection with a billboard, and physical distress and disability from the defendants conduct. (SER 49, 53-55.)
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As noted above, in a fourteen page opinion, the district court dismissed Plaintiffs Third Amended Complaint with prejudice because she failed, after two prior opportunities, to state viable claims. The court concluded that Plaintiffs common law tort claims were barred by the Feres doctrine because [e]ach of these claims arise from her military employment and as the direct result of conduct of her military supervisors. She challenges direct military authority and conduct. (SER 9.) The Feres doctrine also barred her medical malpractice claim because the claim arises from care she was given at the military medical clinic. (SER 10.) The court explained that it was without jurisdiction to review her Title VII claims [because] [e]ach claim involves a review of decisions by military supervisors and that supervisors decision regarding management and control of the armed forces. (SER 11.) Similarly, the Feres doctrine barred her sex/pregnancy claims as related to the decision regarding the military structure and decision making process. (SER 12.) In addition to the Feres doctrine barring most of her claims, the court explained that there was no private cause of action under HIPAA. (SER 12.) Her claim under the Privacy Act was time barred because her complaint filed in February 2009 was more than two years after any alleged unprivileged disclosure. (SER 13.) Similarly, her claim under the Rehabilitation Act was time barred
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because Plaintiff does not allege any failure to accommodate any alleged disability within one year of the filing of her complaint. (SER 14.) Her FMLA claim was dismissed because Plaintiff was a federal employee at the time she challenged her denial of medical leave. (SER 13.) Plaintiffs Title VI-due process claim relating to discrimination in her employment was dismissed because the statute does not apply to federal agencies. (SER 14.) The court concluded that [any] statutory and constitutional claims regarding her employment are dismissed as nonreviewable under the Feres doctrine. (SER 17.) The claims against the individual defendants, sued for actions in the course and scope of their employment, were dismissed because there is no personal liability under the Federal Torts Claims Act and the United States was the real party in interest to the extent any tort claim was stated. (SER 15.) The court denied leave to amend explaining that Plaintiff has had two prior opportunities to amend the complaint to address the same challenged allegations, and was unable to do so. (SER 17.) Standard of Review Whether the Feres doctrine is applicable to the facts presented is a question of law reviewed de novo. See Wilkins v. United States, 279 F.3d 782, 785 (9th Cir. 2002); Costo v. United States, 248 F.3d 863, 865-66 (9th Cir. 2001); Bowen v.
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Oistead, 125 F.3d 800, 803 (9th Cir. 1997) (court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over claims when barred by the Feres doctrine). Dismissal of an action pursuant to the Feres doctrine is also reviewed de novo. Bowen, 125 F.3d at 803. Dismissal for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is subject to de novo review. Stone v. Travelers Corp., 58 F.3d 434, 436-37 (9th Cir. 1995). However, the standard for review of denial of leave to amend is abuse of discretion. Halet v. Wend Inv. Co., 672 F.2d 1305, 1310 (9th Cir. 1982). Summary of Argument For over fifty years, courts have upheld intra-military immunity to employment, common law, and constitutional claims by military personnel, including dual-status technician employees. Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950) (origin of intra-military immunity known as the Feres doctrine). Title VII employment claims by dual-status technician employees are barred by the Feres doctrine, because personnel actions are integrally related to the militarys unique structure. Mier v. Owens, 57 F.3d 747, 750-51 (9th Cir. 1995) (intra-military immunity for Title VII claims by dual-status technician employee). Constitutional claims arising from employment decisions are similarly barred by the Feres doctrine. Bowen v. Oistead, 125 F.3d 800, 805 (9th Cir. 1997). Common law tort
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claims are barred by the Feres doctrine when the challenged actions are an extension of on-base events. Stauber v. Cline, 837 F.2d 395 (9th Cir. 1988) (intramilitary immunity for common law tort claims by dual-status technician employee). This Court recently emphasized that [b]eginning with Feres, the Supreme Court has been quite careful in guarding the doctrine of intra-military immunity against statutory and common law challenges. Zuress v. Donley, 606 F.3d 1249, 1253 (9th Cir. 2010). Plaintiffs employment, tort and Constitutional claims are barred by the Feres doctrine, and her other statutory violations fail to state any cognizable claims. Her challenges to non-selection for several hybrid positions within the Guard as based on racial or gender discrimination, her common law tort claims arising from medical treatment at a military hospital, and her various statutory claims in connection with the conduct of her supervisors and fellow employees at the Guard, all seek judicial inquiry into the unique structure of the military. Jurisdiction over such claims is barred by the Feres doctrine. Her claims under HIPAA and the FMLA were also properly dismissed, as there is no recognized cause of action under those statutes. In addition, her Privacy Act claim is time barred. The individual defendants are not proper parties to any of the common law or statutory claims and were properly dismissed. Plaintiff, moreover, has had
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three opportunities to state cognizable claims, but because the Feres doctrine is an absolute bar to any of her claims involving military discretion in employment or tort, and her statutory claims are not cognizable as a matter of law, leave to amend was properly denied. Argument The only claims substantively addressed in Plaintiffs Opening Brief are her employment, tort and FMLA claims. Her Opening Brief does not challenge dismissal of her Rehabilitation Act2 or Privacy Act claims3 as time barred, nor that her Title VI-due process claim as not legally cognizable. She also does not address the dismissal of the individual defendants from her Third Amended Complaint as not the real parties in interest.4 Therefore, under settled law of this
Plaintiffs claim under the Rehabilitation Act is also barred by the Feres doctrine. Coffman v. Mich., 120 F.3d 57, 59 (6th Cir. 1997) (Feres doctrine barred Rehabilitation Act claim arising from reservists failure to complete two-mile run test); Doe v. Garrett, 903 F.2d 1455, 1461-62 (11th Cir. 1990) (Rehabilitation Act claims by active duty military personnel are barred).
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Plaintiff does not challenge dismissal of her Privacy Act as time barred, and therefore, waives this claim on appeal. Her request [] to file the unauthorized disclosure of her medical information does not preserve any claim for appeal. See Miller v. Fairchild Indus., Inc., 797 F.2d 727, 738 (9th Cir. 1986) (court "will not ordinarily consider matters on appeal that are not specifically and distinctly argued in appellant's opening brief").
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Dismissal of the individual defendants was also proper under the Feres doctrine because it bars federal military personnel from individual liability claims.
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circuit, any challenge to those rulings is waived. See Balser v. Dep't of Justice, 327 F.3d 903, 911 (9th Cir. 2003) (issues not raised in the opening brief usually are deemed waived); Collins v. City of San Diego, 841 F.2d 337, 339 (9th Cir. 1988) (claims not addressed in appellants brief are deemed abandoned); Miller v. Fairchild Indus., Inc., 797 F.2d 727, 738 (9th Cir. 1986) (court "will not ordinarily consider matters on appeal that are not specifically and distinctly argued in appellant's opening brief"). In addition, as explained below, all the arguments set forth in Appellants Opening Brief are insubstantial. The district courts judgment should therefore be affirmed.
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Plaintiffs New Claims on Appeal Should Be Disregarded. It is well recognized that an issue raised for the first time on appeal is
deemed waived." WildWest Inst. v. Bull, 547 F.3d 1162, 1172 (9th Cir. 2008); Franklin v. Johnson, 290 F.3d 1223, 1229-32 (9th Cir. 2002) (state waived its procedural default argument raised for the first time on appeal).
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See Chappell v. Wallace, 462 U.S. 296, 303-04 (1983) (soldiers could not sue superiors for claim of racial discrimination in violation of constitutional rights); Bowen v. Oistead, 125 F.3d 800, 804 n.2 (9th Cir. 1997) (Feres barred claims of constitutional violations in connection with termination of Alaska National Guardsman). 12
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For the first time in this appeal, Plaintiff claims constructive discharge for her voluntary resignation in December 2007. (Opening Brief (O.B.) at 6:16-20.) Not only is this claim not listed as one of the nineteen claims alleged in her three complaints, she previously alleged that it was her plans to resign in December and re-enlist in six months so she could collect military benefits for school, approximately $20,000 . . . . (SER 39.) Indeed, her Opening Brief demonstrates that she raised nineteen issues in the district court and constructive discharge was not listed. (O.B. at 13:22-14:3.) This new claim should be summarily disregarded.5 Additionally, Plaintiff acknowledges that she is raising a new claim that if the EEO/AEP and Rehabilitation Act policies were discriminatory, [then] this Court should reverse all court cases, [and] enter judgment in favor of all California Army and Air National Guard technicians who had filed a discrimination complaint and lost in Federal courts, EEOC and/or MSPB. (O.B. at 15:1-7.) The facts of this new claim appear to be a challenge to the performance appraisal policies for National Guard Technicians. (O.B. at 9:16-10:13.) Judicial review of employment decisions by the Guard is barred by the Feres doctrine of intra-military immunity when such decisions involve personnel actions integrally Even if the Court were to consider the claim, it would arise from her employment with the Guard and is barred by the Feres doctrine.
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related to the militarys unique structure. Mier v. Owens, 57 F.3d 748 (9th Cir. 1995). Moreover, Plaintiff has not established standing for the requested relief extending to unidentified persons and unidentified claims. In any event, because this claim is raised for the first time on appeal, it should be disregarded. WildWest Inst., 547 F.3d at 1172. II. Plaintiff Failed to Establish Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Her Employment and Tort Claims. A. The Feres Doctrine Bars Employment Claims Arising from Decisions that Are Integrally Related to Military Service.
The Feres doctrine bars civilian courts from examining decisions regarding management, discipline, supervision, and control of members of the armed forces of the United States. Zaputil v. Cowgill, 335 F.3d 885, 887 (9th Cir. 2003) (quoting Hodge v. Dalton,107 F.3d 705, 710 (9th Cir. 1997)). This Court recently held that the Feres doctrine prevents civilian courts from disturbing military discipline and decision-making in employment determinations. Zuress v. Donley, 606 F.3d 1249, 1250-55 (9th Cir. 2010) (dual-status Air Force Reserve Technicians claims of failure to promote, failure to extend military retirement, temporary detail to lower grade position, forced retirement and retaliation barred by Feres doctrine). "Practically any suit that implicates the military judgment and decisions runs the risk of colliding with Feres." Persons v. United States, 925
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F.2d 292, 295 (9th Cir. 1991) (internal citation omitted). A National Guard technician is a hybrid job entailing both civilian and military aspects.6 Mier, 57 F.3d at 747, 750. A dual status technician cannot challenge employment decisions that bear upon the military aspects of their job. Zuress, 606 F.3d at 1251, 1255 (intra-military immunity applies to employment discrimination claims of dual-status technician); Mier, 57 F.3d at 751; Gregory v. Widnall, 153 F.3d 1071, 1074 (9th Cir. 1998) (National Guard technicians claim of failure to promote nonjusticiable under Title VII). Plaintiff acknowledges that her job is a hybrid position, combining both military and civilian aspects and that to hold the civilian position, [she] is required to be a member of the National Guard and hold the commensurate military position. (O. B. at 2:16-17; 2:19-20.) She also acknowledges that Mier is one of the relevant cases to her claims, but she ignores Miers recognition of an absolute bar to judicial review of employment discrimination claims. Plaintiffs discriminatory non-selection, termination and retaliation claims are challenges to In the context of National Guard Technician employees, dual status is a statutory term of art referring to the technicians simultaneous status as both an employee of the Department of the Army or the Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, and an employee of the United States, 32 U.S.C. 709(e), and as a uniformed member of the National Guard, 32 U.S.C. 709(b), who is required as a condition of that employment to maintain membership in the Selected Reserve of the U.S. Army or U.S. Air Force, as the case may be, 10 U.S.C. 10216(a)(1)(B).
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personnel decisions that are integrally related to her position with the Guard and are therefore barred by the Feres doctrine. Zuress, 606 F.3d at 1250, 1255 (claims of discrimination in failure to promote, failure to extend military retirement, temporary detail to lower grade position, forced retirement and retaliation barred by Feres doctrine). A brief review of her claims, such as the allegations of violations of Title VII regarding her non-selection to the Budget Analyst position in 2007, a position requiring a military role, relates to military decisions that are not subject to review in a civilian court.7 Mier, 57 F.3d at 751; Gregory, 153 F.3d at 1074 (National Guard technicians claim of failure to promote nonjusticiable under Title VII, due to Feres doctrine). Similarly, the position of Management and Program Assistant in the Services Office involved a dual-status military technician position affecting both civilian employment and military grade/rank. Therefore, no challenge can by made by Plaintiff for her non-selections to this position. See Zuress v. Donley, 606 F.3d at 1250-55 (dual-status Air Force Reserve Technicians claims of failure
The record also established that Plaintiff failed to timely exhaust her administrative remedies in connection with her nonselection to the Budget Analyst position in 2007. Although Plaintiff claims that her first contact with an EEO counselor was on May 2, 2008, any claims prior to February 22, 2008 are time barred. 29 C.F.R. 1614.105(a) (claimant must contact EEO officer within 45 days of incident). The district court did not reach this issue as it concluded that the Feres doctrine barred all employment claims alleged by Plaintiff.
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to promote barred by Feres doctrine). Her claim of negligent supervision, alleging she performed multiple duties without a supervisor and that she was unable to perform the work relating to the deployment of soldiers while pregnant, arises from the supervision of military operations deployment and therefore is barred by the Feres doctrine. Zaputil, 335 F.3d at 887 (civilian courts barred from examining decisions regarding . . . supervision, and control of members of the armed forces). Plaintiffs claim of discriminationsex, pregnancy because she was passed up for a promotion . . . her permanent employment and expert status removed, and she was prohibited from seeking employment outside the office as well as harassed and subjected to excessive physical fitness test as a result of her pregnancy, challenge employment decisions that are not reviewable under the Feres doctrine. (SER 34-35); Mier, 57 F.3d at 751 (decisions regarding promotion [or] suspension of civilian employees of the National Guard, including technicians, are integrally related to the militarys unique structure). Plaintiff s retaliation and wrongful termination claims are also barred by the Feres doctrine, because the decision to not extend her temporary employment implicates military judgment regarding how to run the military, which is not reviewable in a civilian court. Zuress, 606 F.3d at 1250, 1255 (retaliation claim by
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dual-status technician barred by the Feres doctrine). The settled law of this Circuit is that employment decisions regarding military matters are not reviewable, due to overriding concerns of interference with military discretion. See Christoffersen v. Wash. State Air Nat'l Guard, 855 F.2d 1437, 1442 (9th Cir. 1988) (internal military decision is unreviewable unless the plaintiff alleges a violation of a recognized constitutional right or federal statute and exhaustion of available intraservice remedies and then the court analyzes the nature and strength of the claim, the potential injury if review is refused, the extent of interference with military functions, and the extent to which military discretion or expertise is involved). For example, in Sandidge v. State of Washington, 813 F.2d 1025, 1026-27 (9th Cir. 1987), the court held against reviewability of claim by a National Guard officer for revision of a job performance evaluation, as the evaluation involved military discretion and expertise, and judicial review would require significant interference with military functions. Similarly, in Gonzalez v. Dept of the Army, 718 F.2d 926, 929-30 (9th Cir. 1983), the court declined to examine the claim of wrongful denial of promotion based on racial discrimination because the officers who participated in reviewing appellants performance would have to be examined to determine the grounds and motives for their [performance] ratings and such inquiry involved an
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impermissible interference in military expertise and discretion. See also Wenger v. Monroe, 282 F.3d 1068, 1075-76 (9th Cir. 2002) (claims asking court to decide what should have been done when an officer who might otherwise have been promoted was present at an incident involving misconduct involves military discretion and is not reviewable); Christoffersen, 855 F.2d at 1443-45 (declining to reach claim of nonretention on the basis of whistleblowing activities because inquiry would require examination of grounds and motives of officers who made nonretention decisions). Likewise, here, Plaintiffs claims of nonselection and wrongful termination require an examination of the grounds and motives of the officers who made the decisions, which would impermissibly interfere with military discretion. See Sandidge, 813 F.2d at 1026-27; Gonzalez, 718 F.2d at 929-30. For example, Plaintiffs claim of non-selection to the Budget Analyst position in 2007, for which assignment to a dual-status military position was also required, relates to military decisions that are not subject to review in a civilian court.8 Mier, 57 F.3d at 751; Gregory, 153 F.3d at 1074. Similarly, her non-selection to the position of
In her Opening Brief Plaintiff refers to this claim as sex discriminationbudget analyst position; however she argues that she was not selected on the basis of racial animus. (O.B. at 2:25; 3:14-15). Regardless of the label, the challenged employment decision is not reviewable under the Feres doctrine.
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the Management and Program Assistant in the Services Office involved a dualstatus military position, and courts may not interfere with the militarys decisions regarding competency for hybrid positions. Plaintiffs retaliation and wrongful termination claims arise from the decision to not extend her temporary employment, which implicates military judgment. Such decisions are not reviewable in a civilian court. Mier, 57 F.3d at 751 (decisions regarding promotion [or] suspension of civilian employees of the National Guard, including technicians, are integrally related to the militarys unique structure). Because Plaintiffs claims seek judicial interference with military discretion, her employment claims were properly dismissed without leave to amend.9 B. Plaintiffs Tort Claims Are Not Cognizable Under the Feres Doctrine.
Under the Feres doctrine, "the Government is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries to servicemen where the injuries arise out of or are in the course of activity incident to service." Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 146 (1950) (claim for medical malpractice barred by intra-military immunity). Additionally, any due process claims based on employment discrimination are not cognizable. Nolan v. Cleland, 686 F.2d 806, 815 (9th Cir. 1982) (rejecting Fifth Amendment due process claims "where the factual predicate for. . .[the] due process claim is the discrimination which is the basis of. . .[the] Title VII claim"); Clemente v. United States, 766 F.2d 1358, 1364, n.7 (9th Cir. 1985) (to the extent additional claims "are founded in actions proscribed by Title VII, they may not be maintained because Title VII provides the exclusive remedy").
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More specifically, this Court has consistently held that claims arising out of the medical care that active duty service members receive in military hospitals is considered "incident to service" and thus barred under the Feres doctrine. Jackson v. United States, 110 F.3d 1484, 1486-87, 1489 (9th Cir. 1997); Hata v. United States, 23 F.3d 230, 235 (9th Cir. 1994); Veillette v. United States, 615 F.2d 505, 507 (9th Cir. 1980). The Feres doctrine bars suit regardless of whether the medical treatment was for injuries sustained during performance of military duties. Jackson, 110 F.3d at 1489 ("Feres bars suits for medical malpractice even when the treatment was not for military-related injuries"); see also Costo v. United States, 248 F.3d 863, 868 (9th Cir. 2001) ("[I]n the context of medical malpractice suits, we have consistently barred suit - even when the injury did not arise out of the course of duty."). Plaintiff 's malpractice claim necessarily involves her military service. She alleged that the military flight doctor "failed to do his job" by not attempting to diagnose or treat her ailments and modify her work conditions. (SER 44.) The Feres doctrine bars Plaintiff's claim, as the basis for the medical visit was in connection with her employment with the California Air National Guard. (SER 45.) Additionally, the Feres doctrine bars tort claims that involve challenges to
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statements made to military employees. In Stauber v. Cline, 837 F.2d 395 (9th Cir. 1988), the plaintiff's dual-employment status as a technician mechanic and guardsman barred his claims of emotional distress, libel, and harm to reputation arising from statements made by his supervisors both at the on-base maintenance shop and off-base. Although not all the alleged misconduct occurred on the base, this fact did not bar application of the Feres doctrine, as the harassment was an "extension of on-base events to which intramilitary immunity properly applies." Id. at 400. Under Stauber, Plaintiff's claim of privacy and HIPAA violations arising from statements made by First Sergeant Stine in her "military position" are not subject to judicial review as it would infringe upon the unique structure of the military. Her claims arising from statements about her physical fitness score and re-enlistment papers also challenge military decisions that are not subject to review in civilian courts. Similarly, her claim of alleged "misrepresentation" regarding her photograph appearing on a billboard for the Air National Guard is not reviewable as the billboard is "integrally related" to promoting the military. Bowen v. Oistead, 125 F.3d at 800, 803-04 (9th Cir. 1997) (Feres bars tort claims of misrepresentation and defamation in connection with termination of Guard member).
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The case cited by Plaintiff, Schoenfeld v. Quamme, 492 F.3d 1016 (9th Cir. 2007), is factually and legally distinguishable, because the personal injuries suffered while Schoenfeld was on liberty and heading off-base on the weekend were not related to his military service.10 The court emphasized that Schoenfeld was not participating in any military-sponsored activity, and his injuries as a passenger in a vehicle damaged as a result of a defective guardrail did not implicate the disciplinary system of the military. Unlike the personal injuries suffered by Schoenfeld in a car accident while on liberty, Plaintiffs allegations of misdiagnosis and malpractice, defamation/slander, misrepresentation, and distress-physical are all incident to her service with the Guard and therefore are barred by the Feres doctrine. (SER 44-45, 49, 53-54.) III. The District Court Properly Dismissed Plaintiffs HIPAA Claim. There is no private right of action under HIPAA. Webb v. Smart Document Solutions, LLC, 499 F.3d 1078, 1081 (9th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff does not address the controlling law preventing her from stating a claim under HIPAA. Instead, her The Ninth Circuit applied the four factors for assessing tort claims by military members explained in Johnson v. United States, 704 F.2d 1431, 1436-41 (9th Cir. 1983) (non-exclusive factors for evaluating tort claims include place where act occurred, plaintiffs duty status at time of injury; military benefits paid to plaintiff and the nature of the plaintiffs activities when injured). These factors are inapplicable to employment claims by dual-status members. Zuress, 606 F.3d at 1255 (no reexamination of rule that dual-status technicians cannot challenge employment decisions under Feres doctrine).
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argument on appeal is limited to a request to file a claim under the Privacy Act, with the only reference to HIPAA being in heading L of her Opening Brief. (Opening Brief at 11:20.) Accordingly, dismissal of her HIPAA claim should be affirmed. See United States v. Kimble, 107 F.3d 712, 715 n.2 (9th Cir. 1997) (because this argument was not coherently developed in his briefs on appeal, we deem it to have been abandoned). IV. The District Properly Dismissed Plaintiffs FMLA Claim. There is no private cause of action under the FMLA for federal employees with more than twelve months of service. Russell v. U.S. Dep't of the Army, 191 F.3d 1016, 1019 (9th Cir. 1999). [T]he absence of an express waiver of the governments sovereign immunity in Title II of the FMLA bars private suits for violations of its provisions. Id. at 1019. Here, at the time of the alleged violation of the FMLA, Plaintiff was employed as an Air National Guard technician for more than a year so she was within Title II of the FMLA. (SER 37 (employment started in 2003); SER 40 (Plaintiff resigned her full-time position on December 17, 2007).) Because the alleged violation occurred while she was a Title II federal employee, she cannot state a claim under the FMLA. Indeed, Plaintiff makes no attempt to address the substantive reason for dismissal of her FMLA claim, that she was employed for
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over a year, and her arguments regarding the facts of the alleged denial of leave are not grounds for reversal. United States v. Kama, 394 F.3d 1236, 1239 (9th Cir. 2005) (argument waived for failure to challenge the basis of the district courts ruling at appellate level). Dismissal of her FMLA claim, therefore, should be affirmed. V. The District Court Properly Denied Plaintiff Leave to Amend For A Fourth Time Because Amendment Would be Futile. Leave to amend is routinely denied after several failed attempts if further amendments would be futile. Chappel v. Lab. Corp. of Am., 232 F.3d 719, 725-26 (9th Cir. 2000) ("A district court acts within its discretion to deny leave to amend when amendment would be futile . . . ."). Leave to amend is properly denied to a pro se litigant who fails to demonstrate an amendment can state legally viable claims. See Balser, 327 F.3d at 911 (affirming denial of leave to amend complaint, despite liberality generally afforded pro se litigants, because opening brief on appeal set forth no legal basis for reversal); Bowen, 125 F.3d at 806 (affirming dismissal in part because appellant failed to explain how he could have amended complaint to state a claim). Plaintiff was provided with three opportunities to state viable claims. Before filing the Third Amended Complaint she was admonished not to allege claims challenging military decisions, but she declined to follow this instruction. 25
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(SER 64.) Despite ample opportunities and guidance, Plaintiffs Third Amended Complaint fails to state any viable claims. Additionally, Plaintiff fails to explain how a further amendment can address the substantive defects in her claims, namely the Feres bar to her military related claims. Accordingly, the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the Third Amended Complaint without leave to amend. See Bowen, 125 F.3d at 806 (dismissal without leave to amend upheld on appeal where the matters not substantively addressed in opening brief). Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, this Court should affirm the district courts judgment. Dated: November 4, 2010. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney
/s/ Alyson A. Berg By: ALYSON A. BERG Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Appellees
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Statement of Related Cases Pursuant to Ninth Circuit Rule 28-2.6(c), counsel for Appellee states that she is not aware of any cases currently pending in this Court that are related to this case. Dated: November 4, 2010. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney
/s/ Alyson A. Berg By: ALYSON A. BERG Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Appellee
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Certificate of Compliance Pursuant to FED. R. APP. P. 32(a)(7)(C) and Circuit Rule 32-1 I certify that pursuant to FED. R. APP. P. 32(a)(7)(C) and Ninth Circuit Rule 32-1, the attached Brief for the Appellee is proportionately spaced, has a typeface of 14 points or more and contains 5,837 words. Dated: November 4, 2010. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney
/s/ Alyson A. Berg By: ALYSON A. BERG Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Appellee
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 4, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by using the appellate CM/ECF system. Participants in the case who are registered CM/ECF users will be served by the appellate CM/ECF system. I further certify that some of the participants in the case are not registered CM/ECF users. I have mailed the foregoing document by First-Class Mail, postage prepaid, or have dispatched it to a third party commercial carrier for delivery within 3 calendar days, to the following non-CM/ECF participants: Pro Se Plaintiff Janetra Johnson 4815 E. University, Apt. 102 Fresno, CA 93703
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JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DEPARTEMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; et al., Defendants - Appellees.
No. 10-16450 D.C. No. 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB U.S. District Court for Eastern California, Fresno ORDER
The answering brief submitted on November 4, 2010 is filed. Within 7 days of this order, appellees are ordered to file 7 copies of the brief in paper format, with a red cover, accompanied by certification (attached to the end of each copy of the brief) that the brief is identical to the version submitted electronically. A sample certificate is available on the Court's website, www.ca9.uscourts.gov, at the Electronic Filing - ECF link. FOR THE COURT: Molly C. Dwyer Clerk of Court Fred Taylor Deputy Clerk
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Ap eln sae i hrT i AmeddCo an (AC) ta teU i p l tttd n e hr n e mplitT , h th nt a d

dsrmiaoyprcie c nb u c v rdi i a miitaino pes n eprga . ici n tt a t s a e n o ee n t d nsr t f ro n l o rms c s o
(ACP .9Lns -) SealgdU iadA ec o ilpate o T g3, ie 79. h l e ntn gny mcas rci sf e c cru etgaadnn p lyada ueo uhrthdeie fr utsmei i mvni ,bnoig oi ,n bs fatoi a xs d o qi o t c n c y t e me a dh dldt acluet kos el ec. (ACPg4 , ie 2 -6. n a e o utr ? rs n gi ne' T f z ' 3 Lns 42 )
J n taJ h sn2 0 -0 9 a er o no 0 82 0 Wh nteea eva l camso men t ea iaeidvd a a dsse c e h r r ibe li r a s o rdc t n iiu l n y tmi dsrmiain te imut eea iae .Wh niik o ta idvd a a dsse c ici n t ,h n t s b rdc td e ts n wn h tn iiu l n ytmi o
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1 Le a Bai frRe es l . g l ss o v ra T edsrc c u t re b n t o sd r gteAp elnsc s i i e t ey T e h itit o rerd y o c niei h p l t ae n t ni t. h n a s r lwe cu t to t rl ru n ddn t o sd rh Ap elns r S a dlfr a o r o rwi u oa ag me t i o c nie te p la tP o e n no mi h P u ei sau ,nen l h n e i lme tdb teAp ele atrh Ap eln fe a p rs ttsitra c a g s mpe ne y h p l s fe te p l ti d e a l
hriicmpan,n teu g adApele fi dt ako eg temaeilat ecvlo litad h jde n pl sal o cnwldeh tr fcs e e a
sb t db teAp eln. u mie y h p l t t a
2 Sae n o Is e . ttme t f su Ap eln, cvl ntc nca i teCai ri AiNain l adalg d p l ta iia - h iin n h lo na r t a Gu r l e a i e f o e v ro s o mso e ly n dsrmiain n gie c a dc ntuin l li a aiu fr f mpo me t ici n t , e l n e n o si t a cams s o g to wel s u ru sauoyvoain i c n et nwi h r iia e ly n. la n meo s tttr ilt s n o n ci t e cvl n mpo me t o o h i Ap eln ag e h r o lit i saeva l cams o h r iia e ly n p l t ru s e c mpan dd tt ibe li fr e cvl n mpo me t a i camsu d rh Tt VlCiiRihsRe a itt na dFe ea Tot amsAcs li n e te ie l vl g t, h bl ai n d rl rCli t. l i o Motn t lo teAp elnsalg t n aep l ydie b sdo tc nca s, o al fh p la t l ai s r oi -rv n ae n eh iin e o c p roma c addsblyp l is a dn gie c a arslo fut p l ig efr n e n ia it oi e; n e l n e s eut f al oi n , i c g y c po eue a disfiin ma a e n ac u tblyfr JEO p lce a d rc d rs n nufce t n g me t co na it o AEPE oiis n i pat e. rci s c T eisepee tdi wh te teAp elt c u t le a n teAp ele h su rsne s eh rh p l e o rwi x mie h p l s a l e cvl np l ispat e a ditra c a g sod tr n iga t gh r fu t iia oi e, rci s n nen l h n e t eemie f rni e a o r i c c n h a n me tse e n c sayo fte l a a n me tsn e e teAp elnsso l me d n i v n e esr r ui .f n me d n i e d d h p la t h ud l b alwe t alg a yn mb ro cams icu ign w o e. e l d o l e n u e f li ,n ldn e n s o e
s c go n cs 3 Ca eBa k r u d& Fa t . Ap eln Jn taJ h snacvl ntcnca i teCaio aNain l ad p l t a er o n o iia eh iin n h l mi t a Gu r a i f o Ap eln alg ddsblydsrmiainb sdo h re oayp y harcdsbly p l t l e ia it ici n t ae n e tmp rr sc iti ia it a e i o i
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(n it add peso ) n pen ny( Pg 3 ) Ap eln caln e te axey n ersin ad rg ac TAC . 8. pl t hl gd h a e slcino tre()ehiinp st n itelwe cutae o dsrmiain Th eet fhe 3 tcnca oiosnh o r orbsd n ici nt . e o i o
Bu g t ay t o io wa a v r sda aGS 1 p yga ea dteAp eln d e An ls p st n s d et e t - 1 a rd n h p la t i i
algdhr o -eet nwa b cueo Raedsrmiain( P . 1.T e l e e n nslci s ea s f c ici nt TAC g 1) h e o o

Lo it sMa a e p st nwa a v r sda aGS 1 p yga ea dteAp eln gsi n g r o io s d et e t - 1 a rd n h p l t c i i a alg dh r o -eeto wa b c u eo S xa ddsblydsr n t n S ealg d l e e n nslcin s e a s f e n ia it ici ai . h l e e i mi o e sewa n taryp i fr e p dbma c whl wokn i teLo it s n g me t h s o fil ad o h r e r n e i rig n h gsi Ma a e n e c p st nb cu eo h rS xa dta iwa a Eq a P yvoain T eMa a e n a d oio e a s f e e n h tt s n u l a ilt . h n g me t n i o P o rmsAsitn p st nwa a v rie a aGS 0 p yga ea dteAp eln rga ssa t oio s d et d t -7 a rd n h p l t i s a
algdhr o -eet nwa b cueo S x addsblydsrmiain( P .7 l e e n nslci s ea s f e n iait ici nt TAC g 1) e o i o adReait n pia (ACP .4. pl eBa dn wa teSlcigOfiilS n tl i merslT g2 )Ap el , n ii sh eet fca (O) ao e n fral aace ( o t f3 epc frteBu gt ayt oio . o lvcnis2 u o ) x eto h d eAnlsp st n i
Ap eln alg dn gie c i e ly n wi fu cu e o at n n gie t p l t l e e l n e n mpo me t t o r a ss f ci : e lg n a e g h o spevso hrn ,riigadrtnin.Th n gie tspevso came aoewh n u riin, iig tann n ee to e e lg n u riin li d rs e teAp eln alg dta ma a e n of il a arso sblyt mo i rh r h p l t l e h t n g me t fi a h d ep niit o nt e a e c i o
wolodadevrn n drn h r rg a c (ACP .4 An whnserq etd r a n n io met uig e penn y T g1) d e h eu se d

ac mmo ainte in rdh rrq et Ap eln as alg sh Ap ele NGB c o d t h y g oe e e u s. p l t lo l e te p l , o a e e fi dt mananp roma c a c u tblyo i sae p ro ma c pat e a d al o iti efr n e c o na it ft tts efr n e rci s n e i s c p l isa dfi dt d s fro e ad c d . oi e n al o o o o v r e a e c e Th n gie ttann cam aos wh nteAp l n alg dAp ele a p ae e e lg n riig li r e e h pel t le e p le s p e rd a t lc taniga ds udb la l frn a e u tl tann isma a est p rom o ak ri n n ho l e ibe o ot d q aey riig t n g r o efr
tero rqimet(ACP .0. pl eC i lmetdacmpeesv hijb eur nsT g4) Ap ee, NG mpe ne o rhnie e l
Re snbeAc o d t n , u evsr Gud t T c nca An o n e n, ao al c mmo ai sS p rio s ie o eh iin n u c me t o S lcina dPae n Po e ue a dice sdtann i is c nca S p rios eet n lcme t rc d rs n n rae riig n t Teh iin u evsr o T ann Co re T ii n gie t th h a q atr lv l riig us. hs s e l n a te e d u res e e. g
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T en gie t in /ee t nc mpan aoewh nteAp eln c mpan d h e l n hr grtni o lit rs e h p l t o lie g i o a a o th hrn pat e o h r u evsr oseb l v dwa slce wi o t b u te iig rci s f e sp rio wh h ei e s eetd t u c e h
esr gtevli o hspdbmac (ACP 1)n blvdtaApele nui h ai t f i e r ne T g 4 ad ei e ht pl , n dy e e

Ba dn sp rio ete k e o so l h v k o ta teAp ele c n u t n n iiu evsr i r n w r h ud a e n wn h th p l s o d c a d h e n gie t tfigpa t e wo l cueto beo idc t atn e c t h r oh r. e l n safn rci s ud a s ru l rn iae e d n y o am tes g c Alo bae o ten et aieFll sn t h r t t n cit o teF c Fn ig s , sd n h t v si t i ' e to e wi r sr s fh at idn 1 g v e' ha p Co frn e Ap ele Lel ee t nit teChe o S p l p st na p ae nee c , p l , a slci no h if f u py o io p erd e o i q eto a l. u sin be
Ap eln h dc aln e () iia dshre;acntut edshrerlt g p l t a hl gd 2 cvl n icag s o srci icag eai a e i v n
t tersg aino h r uli L gsisMa a e n p st ni Dee e 2 0 o h ein t f e flt o it n g me t o io n cmb r 0 7 o -me c i
(ACP .3 Lie 1-7,n awrn fl ic ag rlt gt hre oayp st na T g4 , ns 51)ad o gu dsh re eai o e tmp rr oio s n i Po rm adMa ae n S eiltnMa 2 0 ;oicu eu pi wae ( P .5 rga n n gmet pcai i y 0 8 t nld n ad gsTAC g3 , s Lie 2 -0 P g 3 , ns11) n s 33 , ae 6Lie -7.
Ap elnsn gie t n itnin lnl t no e t n l it s aoed rn p l t e l n a d ne t a ifi i f moi a dsr s rs uig a g o co o e h re ly n a acvl ntc nca .Be a s NGB/ NG fi dt po iep o e e mpo me t s iia - h iin c ue i e C al o rvd rp r e tann a defciep l ig T eAp eln h de c u trdv ro sfl so riig n fe t oi n . h p l t a n o nee aiu o' f v c a m dsrmiaint icu eds aaei at n te t n, o rp t n a miitain ici n t o n ld ip rt mp c a d rame tp o ai t d nsrt , o e o rtlainrpia,n fetv ac eait /e rsliefcie commo ainsia e u t c mpan po esng, o d t ,n d q ae o lit rc si o u a toie dslsr o h r dclno l tm,nuf in a c u tblyo n uh r d icoue f e me ia ifnl i isfi e t c o na it f z ai c i p roma c , n oh re ly n ise me t n dt u h u h rc mpan. 1 f efr n e a d te mpo me tsu s ni e ko g o t e o litAlo o tea o eme t n dalg t n cu e teAp elnssv r me tl n us, h b v - ni e l ai s a sd h p l t e ee na a g ih o e o a
icneinehmiains elsns,os reuainlso ejy n o le novnec,u lt ,l pesesls o rptt ,os fnomet fi . io e o f

Ap eln ag e ta tea e c ' ato so iat n bo g t e t tebiko p l t ru sh th g n ys cin rn ci s ru h h ro h rn f a o
1 elvsiaieFl,i l et RproIvsgtnf t s j tir ntn o lnw sr i d Th net t i n u sh eotfnei i , rh u e dcmi i cmp i ap v e g v e cd e tao o e b c si ao at o d frprpitat n Th ivsiaie' icvrdb tePiayAco 17, SCScin52.Anivsgt e o apor e ci . enet t tes oee yh rvc tf 94U.. et 5a net ai a o gvi l o i v tede ntostta ul rcrbcueo i cvrg udrtePiayAc.Ap elnhs omoe t sb ths i os ocntue p bi eod eas ft oeae ne h r c t pl ta nt ny o umiti l i c s v a
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tmoinlpyh lgcln fnn ilun( cos mmet) Ap eln si sfes t t a, scoo ia ad iacari DotrCo ns. pl ttlufr e o a l bcuesede ntaeas beo . eas h os ohv t ljb a Duigtecvl nF cFn igCo frn e(F ,od ce b a Iv siao r h iia at idn neec F C)cn u td y n n et tr n i g
fo teDo Ciia P ro n l n g me t n lv siain a dReouin rm h D vl n esn e Ma a e n a d n et t s n slto i g o Diiin Heak dWi esHa e ,t o weey ua r o a yEEO at i vso . s e t s, n s s w, r o wae f n n N ci t vy
eggdib tecmpann? Wi esHae s td tigmoeta jsh>sy n ae n yh o liat' t s, nste,Nohn r hnut era ' n a tajskn o f as ru dte ae eidcl bt ohn of il'T e htut id fl taon h bs pr ial u ntig fia.. h o o y c '
iv siao ltrak E o teCo lia t l g ssewa dsrmiae a an t n et trae s ,G w,h mpan n al e h s ici n td g is g l N e wh n o Ma 1 ,0 8 sewa tr n tdfo h rtmp rr p st n Wh tsy u e , n y 32 0 ,h semiae rm e e oay oio . a i o r i k o e g o t t le ain?'Win s Bo sae ,tuto c a i tru ht rmo n wld e fha alg to ' tes b ttd t s, n e gan,ho g he u r l mi o b s. Ap eln b l v dte weeg siiga o t e a db l v dih da 1 n ae' p l t ei e h y r o s n b u h r n ei e t a 1 ' a e p e n g tv i c o h ra dhe wokn e vrn n.Ap elnsc ndto srman d e aie mpat n e n r rig n io me t p la t o iin e ie u a desdu t s ermo e h refrm teh si e vrn n a dsu h h l fo n d rse ni h e v d eslfo h o te n io me t n o g t ep rm l l
a o tiesuc ( coscmmet) n usd o re Dotr o ns. 4 Af maieEmpomet ln( ) . nr t v ly n Pa AEP Ap eln caln e teAp ele AfimaieE ly n Pa ( P .3 plathl gd h p l s f t mpome t ln TAC g1, e e r v Lie 82 ) OnteCaionaNainl adwe stisae,E.T eeaesvrl ns -8. h l ri t a Gur bi tttsG . h r r e ea f o e .
srn afr tv e ly n po rmsTh AfimaieEmpo me tPoga fr to g fimaie mpo me t rga : e fr t v ly n r rm o W o na Mi rte,e urdb EEOC i Ma a e n Die tv MD- 5 Th me nd noiisrq ie y n n gme t rcie 71 . e
F drl ul ly n Op otnt Rerime t rga (EORP ,eurdb eeaEq aEmpo me t p ru i cut n Po rm F )rq ie y y
OP 5U.. 7 01P r 7 0o Tie5CF Th Dia ldVeea sAfimaie M SC. 2 , at 2 f t l R. e sbe trn f t r v
Empo met rga ( lv n Po rm DVAAP,e urdb OP 3 U. C. 2 4P r7 0o Tie5 )rq i y M 8 S. 4 1 at2 f t e l

CFR. Th s po rms e eal rq ieta a e ce c n u t d ti da ay i o ee rga g n rl e ur h t g n is o d c a eal n lss f y e rlv n rcut n, mpo me tga e a drltdp ro n lo isetbihg asfr ee a t eri te ly n, rd , n eae esn e tpc , sa l o l o me s i rvn rpee tt n a dma eyal rp rs f rgest terq et ga e c . mpo ig e rsnai , n k e r e oto po rs o h e u si g n y' o y n ' 4
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Ap ele AEPi ma d tdb E a dOP a dc v r wo n mioie a d pl s e s n ae y EOC n M n o es me , n rt s n i dsbe p ro n licu igv trn .l a dt n i teAp ele po rms n e i ia ld esn e,n ldn eea s n d io ,fh p l s rga u d rt i e s AfimaieE ly n Pa aeiefcieic udb ag e ta te aei voain f t mpo me t ln r n fe t t o l e ru d h th y r n ilto r v v o teGo en n I rv me t n Reut Ac a das w o oh r u nrs uc fh v rme tmpo e n a d sl t n l f te h ma eo re s e ac u tblylws c o na it a . i
A. reh iinCo rhnieRe s beAco d to ( p l y rc nca mp e e sv af l c mmo ain RA) oi ma c

OnAu u t , 0 9 Ap ele CNG i lme tdan w p l y tlddE u l g s12 0 , pl , e mpe ne e oi ,ie $ q a c t Empo me t p ru i Re sn beAc o d t n fr n iiu l wi ly n Op o tnt ao a l c mmo ai s o ldvd as t y o h
Diait s'( so s t c mpan P 1-2 T itcnca pro nleuain sbli ' Rep neo o lit g 01) hseh iin esn erg lt ie . o etbih dteCaionaNainl adResn beAco d t n( P l yfr sal e h l ri t a Gur ao al i mmo ai RA) oi o s f o o c
Du l ttsa dNo - a Sau tc lca s' elA P l yi c n e dwi b t o a Sau n nDu l tts ehz in . h t oi s o cme t u n t i r c h, lmie t, sa lsigapr cdur t twilsp oth po tfi,n efce t i td o etbihn o e e ha l u p rte rmp,ara d fiin po esn o rq et frRA;n r aiga r n s o rso s it i po iigfr rc sig fe u ss o ice sn wa e es f ep n i ly n rvdn o bi tee p n ino o p ru ie frn iiu l wi dsblisa de s r gta cvl n h x a so f p otnt s o idvd as t ia it ;n nui h t iia i h ie n i a dmitr tc nca ma a e sa s p r io sc mpywihp o iin o te n la y eh iin n g r nd u evsr o l t r vso s f h i Re a itt nAc o 1 7 , s me d d h bl ai t f 9 3 a a n e . i o Th CNG irso sbefr rvdn acmpe e sv Re sn be e s ep nil o po iig o rh nie ao a l Aco d t nP l yb sdo g ia c fo Nain l adBue ua dOfieo c mmo ai oi ae n ud n e rm t a Gu r ra n fc f o c o
P ro nl ng me tOP .Ap eln cudn tidNGBadOP p l y seic esn eMaae n ( M) pl to l o t a n n M oi ,p ct c i

t tc nca Nain l adp ro n l CNG RA p l ywa cetdwi o t ud n e o e h iin t a Gu r esn e. o oi s rae t u g ia c c h fo NGB. rm Ap ele patc spirt t i lme tto o i RA p lc h da a ves p l s rcie ro o he mpe nain ft e s oiy a n d re afc o is ia ldme es Ap eln ma eh rrao a l ac mmo ainn e s fet n t dsbe mb r. p l t d e e sn be co d t ed a o k o t hg e ofcas lsedo a po igteAp eln a dd cosrq eto a n wn o ih r fiil. n ta f p rvn h p l t n o tr eu s fr a rasg me th Ap ele drce h roteMe ia cii a db c t wok e sin n te p l s ietd e t h dcl l c n ak o r. e n
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Ap eln b l v dteAp els ttme t a o t rvdn aRA wa al .Frt p l t ei e h p l sae ns b u po iig a e e s i is, e a terq etr o ac mmo ain ,h Ap eln wa n t d a r o h rih-uy sh e u so fr c o d to ste p l t s o ma e wae f e l t t a g d sau .S c n ,h Ap ele c udn t a ep sil po ie rao a l a do tts e o d te p l s o l o h v o sby rvd d e sn be n /r e a e u t ac mmo ain ite ddn t a ea ofca Re sn beAco d t n d q ae co d t sfh y i o h v n fiil ao a l c mmo ai o o
( rg lt nu t atrh Ap eln lfteCNG.Ap eln sb t dacp o te RA)euai ni fe te pl teth o l a pl tu mie o y fh a t

Ap ele p biainid x ta so wh te uain weei pat ed r gtet p l s u l t n e ,h t h w a rg lt s r n rci ui h i e co o c n me teAp eln wa ame e o teCNG.Up ni lme tt no teCNG h p l t s mb r fh a o mpe nai fh o c mpe e sv RA p l y teAp ele c mpldwi teRe a itt na doh r o rh nie oi ,h p l s o i t h h blai n te c e e h i o a toie a de d dds aaei at uh rt s n n e ip rt mp c. i B. Nain l a dTeh iinP ro ma c Ap r ia p l y t a Gu r c nca e fr n e p asl oi o c T eNain l adTeh iinP roma c Ap ria p l yddn t o l wi h t a Gu r c nca efr n e pasl oi i o c mpy t o c h teDe at n o Dee s P roma c Ap ria Po rm, DI1 0 .5 Vou 4 0 h p r t f fne efr n e pasl rga DO 4 02 , lme 3 . me
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pat e a dpicpe .Ma a e n a c u tblyi as arq ie n fr rci s n r ils n g me t c o nait s lo e urme to EEOC i c n i n Ma a e n Dietv MD- 5. n g me t rcie 71 Th De at nt fDee s rq rdpefr n eap asl o rmsetbih d e p rme o fn e e uie roma c p ria prga sa lse o rvsdatrteefciedaeo isp lc etbiho es r lv lp ten. The r e ie fe h fetv t ft oiy sa ls n ummay e e atr
Nainl adT cnca Ap riap l ywa rvsd()he t satrh t a Gu r eh iin pasl oi se ie 3 tre i fe te o c me efciedt.T efsrvso wa tre() nh ltri Oco e 19 .Th scn fet ae h i teiin she 3 mo tsae n tb r 9 7 e eo d v r rvso wa egt8 yasltrnJn 20 .T etidrvso wa t le(2 yas eiin s ih () er aei ue 05 h hr eiin swev 1) er
ltrnNo e e 2 0 ae i v mb r 0 9 I 19 ,NGB rvsdteNain l adTeh iinP d r n eAp ria n 97 e ie h t a Gu r c nca e b ma c pasl o p l yt a toieec saet d v lpi o P roma c Ap ria p l yi oi o uh rz ah tt o e eo t wn efr n e pasl oi n c s c ac ra c wi i p l y Thsrg lt nsp re e T c nca P ro n l n a cod n e t t oi . i e uai u esd d eh iin esn e Ma u l hs c o 6
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Nu e ( M) 3 , Oco e 18 . snil ,ttscudco s fo eg t ieet mbrTP 4 0 1 tbr 9 0 Eset l sae o l h oe rm ih df rn ay f

OP a po e smmaylv l atrsmo es13 l lme tt no ti rg lt n M p rv d u r e e p t n , d l -. mpe nai fhs e uai e o o wa adrc voaino DO 10 .5Vou 4 0 whc rq ie o esmmaylv l s i t ilt f DI 4 02 lme 3 , ih e urd n u r e e e o p ten atr. l 2 0 , rvsdteNain l adTeh iinP roma c Ap ria n 0 5 NGB e ie h t a Gu r c nca efr n e pasl o p lc t a toiee c saet d v lpiso Pefr n eAp ria p lc i oiy o uh rz a h tt o e eo t Fn roma c pasl oiy n a c ra c wi terq ie nso NGB T R 4 0dtdJ n 1 2 0 . i rg lt n c od n e t h e urme t f h P 3 ae u e , 0 5 Ths e uai o sp re e T R4 0d td1Oco e 1 9 .Ese t l ,ttscudc o s fo eg t u esd d P 3 ae tb r 9 7 sni l sae o l h o e rm ih ay dfee tOPM apo e s r lv l atrs mo esA- l lme tto o NGB ifrn p rv d ummay e e p ten , d l H. mpe nain f TP 4 0 wa adrc voaino Do 1 0 .5Vou 4 0 whc rq ie o e R 3 s iet ilt f Dl 4 02 lme 3 , ih e urd n o S mmayLe e Patr u r v l ten. l 2 0 , rvsdteNain l adT c nca P roma c Ap ria n 0 9 NGB e ie h t a Gu r e h iin efr n e pasl o
p l yb peciigteueo tefv-aiglvlv lainmeh d(u r Lee oi y rsr n h s fh iert eee aut to S mmay vl c b n o P t r H)o altts Up ni lme tt no NGBTP 4 0dtdNo e e 5 at n fr 1sae. o mpe nai f e o R 3 ae vmbr ,
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teiv le n a dac u tblyo c mma d r a dma a es T eAr ' Ml h n ov me t n co na it f o n es n n g r. h mys C i P o rm me t terq ie nso teAco niga dAu in P o e ue Ac o 1 5 , rga esh e urme t fh c u t n dt g rcd rs t f 9 0 n i
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Ote l tr a Ch n e h r nen l a g s
Fv ()euain aeltdblw adweepeiul dsusd T e so ie 5 rg lt s r ie eo n r rvo sy ic se . h y h w o s

wh t l isa dpatc sweei lme tdatrt Ap eln c mpane a dlf te a poi e n rcie r mpe ne fe he p la t o li d n eth c CNG. o itr a c a g sidc t teAp ele aetkn AE /EO ac u tbly S me nen l h n e n iae h p l s r a ig PE co na it. e i 1Api2 0 ,mpe ne L E lse P roma c F e b c p l y rl 0 8 l lme td RS nitd efr n e e d ak oi c
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pspat e o n tolwigU.. p rme t f fne( D) n ohrp l is at rci s f o fl n S De at n o Dee s Do ad te oi e. c o c

T efl wigitr a rp rsa dp l isn iaep t rsa dfi r t a e u tl h ol n nenl e ot n oi e idct at n n al e o d q aey o c e u a miitao p ro n lpo rms d nsrtr esn e rga . SaeAcieDuyPo rm - l onaSaeAu i r n td tt t t rga Cai ri tt dt s oe v f o G c ueteSaf u g Ad o aesOfied e n t eplg o terq et fr t a s h tfJ d e v ct' fc o s o k e o s fh e u ss o Be o tieat ie irve o rc rso terc mme d t n ipo ie t usd ci t s te iws r e od fh eo n ai s t rvd s o vi o la esi,t a n t e ntae n r a wec ni ta ted p rme t ed rhp icn o d mo srt, o c n o fr h th e at n m, c nitnl fl wsh g ia c ise b teDe at n o Dee s' o sse t ol te ud n e su d y h p rme t f fn e' y o .
( lonaSaeAui r Re ot 0 516 P .5. Cai ri tt dt s p r2 0 -3 , g 3) f o

Th t e at n h s o awa sfl we i rg lt n rg rigte e t p rme t a n t l y ol d t e uai s e adn h d o s o av rie nso v cn p st n .F rh 41a p it ns n po t n we d et me t f aa t oio s o te p onme t a d rmoi s s i o rve d ted p r n c udn t rd c e ie c ta ih dfl we is e iwe ,h e at t o l o po u e vd n e h tt a ol d t me o rg lt n fr1 p st n b fr fl g te il t tec mp tinfo e uai s o 4 oio s eoe ii h m, ti sh o eio r m o i ln mi t
ohrq aie apiat.Cai mi SaeAu i r Re ot 0 516 P . 0. te u lid p l ns( lo a tt dt s p r2 0 -3 , g 2 ) f c f o

2 Nain lGuadTeh iinPefr n eAppasl r rm . to a r c nca roma c ria poga Ap eln camsh Nain l adTeh iinP roma c Ap ria p lc dd p l t li te t a Gu r c nca efr n e pasl oiy i a o n t o l wi teDe at n o Dee s P d r n eAp ria P o rm, o c mpy t h p rme t f fne e b ma c pasl rga h DO 1 0 .5Vou 4 0 DI 4 02 lme 3 .
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Ap eln alg dayoaino DO 5 4 ., ihrq i dafr t b p l t l e ilt f DI 0 07 whc e ur om o e a e o e
cmpee wi po e sg aue pirt tln tep oo ( P .7 Lie 1 o ltd t rpr intrs r o ad g h h t.TAC g3 , n s h o 8. )
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nwAduat nrln te anu cdt hv hrdte1 Afia Ameia fmae e jtn Geeaadhn none o ae i h S r n r n e l e t c c
i tento n h ain. 5 Ac o n a it a dVaiain . c u tbl y n ld to i
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T eAp ele i lme td mot e p l isa dpo e ue atrh Ap eln h p l s mpe ne , s n w oi e n rcd rs f te p l t e c e a dsh re fo teCNG a dfldacvlc mpan i Fe ea c u t Wh nfcdwiha ic ag d rm h n ie ii o litn d rl o r. e a e t lwsi Ap ele NGB a do CNG ain dter c nca P dbma c Ap ria a ut p l s , e n /r l e h iTeh iin e r n e pasl g p l is t Do p l y i lme tdaCNG T c nca c mpe e sv RA p l yt oi e wi D oi ,mpe ne c h c e h iin o rh nie oi o c c mpywi teRe a itt nAc a dsg icnl t he i sp rios oiig o l t h h blai t n inf a t i tn t u evs r p l n . h i o i yg s c Ap ele lc o ma a e n ac u tblyfrAEPE p at e adp lce p l s ak f n g me t c o na it o / EO rci s n oiis e i c a disn nc mpinc wihdsblt lwsh da a v rei a t nwo n, noiis n t o -o la e t ia iiy a a n d es mp c o me mi rte addsbe pesnn li l igv trns n iald ro e,ncudn eea .
Ap els a'psilagehilc o acutblyiautidb s es pl cntos e ru terak fconait s jsf ui s e b i ie n

n csi , ea s te c retdter oiisAp ele cnt aiaei ac ut fa e est b cu e h y orce h ip l e. p l s a 'v l t n o ro lw y c e d ta tertc nca slcinpatc sa dHR p lce me te ea Eq l ly nt h th i eh iin eeto rcie n oiis e fd rl ua Empo me Op ru iyrq ie nsa di t rfr avoaino teTil Vl CiiRihsa d potnt e urme t n sheeoe ilto fh te 1 vl g t n Re a iiainAcs h bltto t. A1o teAp elnstc nca p roma c- sda do p lc - sdcams 1 fh p la t eh iin efr n ebae n r oiybae li so l h l ce iii a dso l beva ecamsu d rteTieVl CiiRihsa d h ud od rdbly n h ud ibl li n e h t I vl g t n t l Re a iiainAcs Ap eln' n gie c i e ly n camssro n ig h bltto t. p la ts e lg n e n mpo me t li uru dn sp riin hrn /eeto ,ee to a drog nz t ni p db ma c a do p lc u evso , iigslcin rtnin n e raiai s e r n e n /r oiy o
b sd(ae o teTeh iinP romac Ap riap l yadt he ter ae bsd n h cnca efr n e pasl oi n i tn hi c g S p rios oiig aditeeoeaval cam u drteF d rl otCli at u evsrp l n ) n shrfr ibe li n e h eeaT rs ams c. c
Th Ap eln so l prv io he itnin ldsrmi to camsto. e p lat h ud e al n rne to a ici nain li o l d tr nn tesv rt o n gie e teApp laec u th udtk sv r n eemiig h e eiy f e lg nc ,h elt o r so l a e e ee p ntv me srsa ansteAp ele .Fis,h Ap elt c utso l c nsd rta u iie aue g i th p le s rtte p lae o r h ud o ie h t teAp ele fo tdat-ici n t nlwsfr v rad cd a dteratmp t h p l s lue ni sr ai a o o e ea e n h i t to e d mi o e c v ru dsaaei a t Se o d,h Ap laec u th ul n t teAp ele o e-p ip rt mp c. c n te pelt o r so d oe h p les manan dfut p lce ta h da a ves i c onalren mb ro ise ly e. itie a ly oiish t a n d re mpat ag u e f t mpo e s Thid,h Ap elt c utho l c nsd rt th Ap ele o l c re tdterp lce r te p lae o rs ud o ie ha te p les ny orce h i oiis 1 0
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whe ac mpan wa fld ut,h c u tso l tk it c n ieainidvdu l n o lit s i .Fo rh te o rs h ud a e no o sd rto n ii a e a sse cise a teo rto a adp lc pa nnglv l. nd ytmi su s th peain l n oiy ln i e es
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tc nca swh h v flddsrriainc mpansa dlsi teF drl o rs e h iin o a e i ici n t o lit n o tn h e ea c u t, e n o E a do MS B. Ap ele c nsat t J a n E s r v .h De at n o te EOC n /r P p l s a trwi o n e at l s te p rme t fh e h ey Ar . my
6 UntdS ae c n e tob s e . i tts o sn t e u d e
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i nt,hsc u t s e a netesauoyo c nttto lb ssfre c cam a mmu iy ti o rmut x mi h tttr r o si ina ai o ah li t u is ei t p n igmoto frtep ros o d tr nn wheh rteUntdSttsh s su n he e dn in o h up e f eemiig te h ie ae a wav di sv rini nt t siu d rh t ttt o c ntuin l rvso a d i ie t o eeg mmu i o ut n e ta saue r o si t a po iin n ,f s y to s , eh rtetr o tewav r emitecu toe tranpani ' camsu d r o wh te h ems fh ie p r th o r t neti litfs li n e f tesaue o c nt uin l rvso .l ac ra c wi 2 CF 1 1 .0 , h ttts r o si t a po iin n cod n e t 9 R 6 44 8 a to h c mplia tsa toie t fl acvlato i a apo raeU. DititCo ru d r o an n i uh rzd o ie ii cin n n p rpit S. src ut n e
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(t Ci.9 7. 9h r19 )
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Fis,hepanifma so asra voainb p itn t asre o rltdat rtt litf y h w eil ilto y onig o eis f eae cs a ant n idvd lo whc a lato eflswi nt rlv nt eido l tto . g iso e n iiua, f ih te s n al t he ee a p ro fi ains hi mi
I.MognvNa'RRP segrCop,3 F3 10 (tCi.00. d; ra . tl asne r.22 .d 08 9h r20)

F r x mpe i ac s algn dsrmiaino teb sso n t n l rgn we o e a l,n ae l ig ici n t n h ai f ai a oii, e o o p r te teplitft ito u eat o dsrmi to b hse ly rta o c rd emitd h ani o nrd c cs f ici nain y i mpo e h t cure f o tieo tesaueo lmiainsp ro bea s te weesfiinl rltdt ltr usd fh ttt f i tto eid cu e h y r ufce ty eae o ae,
t licdnso dsrmiain Ss vHiak,2 F2 15,4 5(tCi.90. i yniet f ici nto.oa . roa90 .d 4 115 9h r19 ) me
Seo d apanifma s w a'ytmi p lc o p atc o dsrmi to t t c n , litf y ho ' se c oiy r rcie f ici nain ha s o eae ,npatwihnt lmiain p ro - sse cvoain.Mog n, 3 F.d p rtd i r, ti he i tto s eid-a ytmi ilto ' ra 2 2 3 ' a 1 1 -6 l Guo k ,o e a l, c n ld dta tepani ' cs wa t l t 0 51 .n tws y fr x mpe we o cu e h th litfs ae si y f me b cu esealg dtee itn eo ' d sra p l ya dpa t e o dsr n t n e a s h l e h xse c f wieped oi n rci s f ici ai e c c mi o o whc sec mpan c niu de eyd yo h r mpo me ticu igd y ta fl f ih h o lis o t e v r a f e e ly n,n ldn a s h t al n wi i tel tt n p ro . 1 8F3 a 2 0 t n h i ai s eid' 0 .d t 6 . h mi o ' Ap eln alg didvd a a s tl cdsrmi t na dtee etbih s p la t le e n iiu l nd yseni ici nai n h rby sa lse o c niun voains o tn ig ilto .
8 Wifl MLA Vilto . lu F l oain
A wifl ilt n(r wifl o -o l n e ia at o eb teAp p l s luvoai o a lu nncmpi c)s n c d n y h p el l o l a e

v lnai wi b t a itnin l irg r o a dpanidfee c frh ou trl t oh n ne t a dse ad f n li n i rn e o te y h o f rq ie nso telw.I a dt n Ap ele amiitrdfmiyla ei a e urme t fh a n d io , p l s d ns e a l ev n i e e dsrmiaoyma ne i vilt no teCiiRihsAc a dte le i c u t n ici n tr n rn oai fh vl g t t n h y id n o r whe o te sae teAp eln ddn t v p r sint tk fmiyla e Th rfr,h h y ttd h p la t i o ha e emiso o a e a l e v . eeoe te wilu FMLA voains ul b d c me tda dn tds se i t fd rlc u t lfl ilto ho d e o u ne n o imisd n he e ea o r sse b cu ei teato c mmiigawilu voainte voae oh r. ytm e a s n h c f o tn lfl ilto h y iltd tes t Noe Ap la t swokn wi u me ia cernc a wa d ne o fmiy t, peln wa rig t t dc l laa e nd s e id f a l ho la eicu igt a dto a fmiyla s rq etdontep newihAp ele e v n ldn he d i n la l eve he e u se h ho t p le , i
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ta teAp elsu fil ifue cdterslso h rc mpli .lsedo e miig h th p le nary nl n e h eut f e o ant nta f xa nn h rcamsa t niu u Vilto s'te slt rc mpan it trep rsa d e li sd tn o s oain' h y pihe o litno he at n co , a n e i.App lesddn tpo esh rc mpantnatmeyma n ra dfie t me d d t ele i o rc s e o li i i l n e n ald o ta frhe n ndsrmiainc mpanst tea po raea toiis li n gie c rnse r o -ici n to o lit o h p rpit uh rte. ts e lg n e ado trieso Ap ele p ri ta ser gteAp elnscams otea po rae n /radn s n p l s atn rnfri h p l t li t h p rpit e n a
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i ftet ga t e a oh ra n me tT e , eds se teAp elnsc mpan s ui o rn h r n te me d n. h n h imisd h p l t o lit l a wi n la et a n . t o e v o me d h Whl i telwe c u tteAp lesrq etdmaeilat.Ap elns ie n h o r o rs h pele e u se tra fcs p l t a sb t dp l isa doh r o u nsa dte ddn t nwe t te u mie oi e n te d c me t n h y i o a s ro h m. t c Ap l e ha moet no ec mpan n i telwe c utc eigsmia pel s d r ha n o lia tn h o r o rs ov rn i lr e ise .nJ n eEatryvsDe at n o t Ar ,h Plitfwa aCaiona su sl oa n sel . p rme t fhe my te anif s lfri Naina Gu r Teh iin.S wa i fd rl o r a tesmetmeteAp eln wa t l ad c nca he sn e ea c u t th a i h p la t s o a dh ralg t nsa pert besmia.I t Ap ele aei ov di mulil lga n e l ai p a o i lr fhe p els r nv le n tpe e l e o ise o c rn a tesmetme te teAp leso teratre so l dsls su s curig th a i ,h n h pele rh i ton y h ud icoe ta ifr to . h tnomain
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No. 10-16450 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD; EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION; SECRETARY OF THE AIR; JOHNNY LEAL, Supply Superintendent; DAVID BANDINI, Colonel; JOHNATHAN FLAUGHER, Wing Commander; MICHAEL YAMAMOTA, Supervisor; FINANCE OFFICER; GROVES, Major; MICHELLE FIELDS, Medical Officer; JAMES PATTON, State SEEM/EEO Officer; ARTURO CANTO; GREG MOORE, Secretary of the Air Force; JOHN COTTER, Lt. Col.; JAHROMI SHAHZAD, Maj.; RAYMOND GREER, Maj., Defendants/Appellees ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF APPELLANT'S UNTIMELY FILING OF SUPPLEMENTAL EXCERPTS OF RECORD BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney ALYSON A. BERG Assistant United States Attorney 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401 Fresno, CA 93721 Telephone: (559) 497-4000
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Appellees hereby move this Court to strike various portions of Appellant's "Untimely Filing of Supplemental Excerpts of Record" as untimely and for impermissibly citing to materials outside the record.1 I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The briefs on appeal were completed on November 18, 2010. Eight months after Appellant filed her Opening Brief and seven months after she filed her Reply, Appellant submits her "Untimely Filing of Supplemental Excerpts of Record." She acknowledges that the filing is untimely, yet claims the documents are relevant to her claim of error by the District Court in dismissing her case. However, it is well established in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Ninth Circuit Appellate Rules, and controlling case law that matters not presented to the District Court, many of which are newspaper articles and documents from other states, are inappropriate for consideration and should be stricken. /// /// Appellees note that Appellant stated she is dismissing Shirley Stine, Arturo Cano and Jahromi Shazad. The appeal, therefore, only proceeds as against the other named defendants who are the Department of the Army and Air Force; California Air National Guard; Equal Opportunity Commission; Secretary of the Air Force; Johnny Leal, David Bandini; Jonathan Flaugher, Michael Yamamoto Groves; Michelle Fields; James Patton; John Cotter; and Raymond Greer.
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II. ARGUMENT In her untimely submission, Appellant includes a series of publications and materials outside of the record, in violation of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Ninth Circuit Rules, as well as controlling case law. Her inclusion of this extraneous information, which consists mostly of commentary by the press, is wholly inappropriate, and the information should be stricken. The following is a listing of the documents that are outside the record on this appeal: SER 74-billboard SER 75- DoD 1400.25 DoD Civilian Personnel Management SER 121 News Article SER 122-124 Kansas National Guard Technician Performance Management System SER125-164 Kentucky National Guard Civilian Personnel Incentive Awards Program SER165-167 Missouri National Guard Technician Performance Management System SER 168 News Article SER 197-203 Governor's Remarks of February 2, 2010 SER 204-210 News Article SER 211-251 Litigation and Employment Law Update 2009 NGJAG 2
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All Hands Conference SER 252-265 ANGR112-1: Claims Against or in Favor of the Unoted States arising from National Guard Activities SER 273-275December 18, 2010 letter from Appellant to California National Guard SER 276-289 ANGR110-24 Litigation SER 464 Department of Defense Directive: Standards of Conduct SER 465 May 21, 2009 Verification and Update of Equal Employment Opportunity Information SER 471-477 News Article October 10, 2010 SER 478- 479News Article March 23, 2011 SER 480- 485 News Article April 23, 2011 SER 486-488 News Article March 23, 2011 SER 489-490News Article August 24, 2007 SER 492-496 News Article December 19, 2010 SER 497- 499 News Article March 10, 2011 SER 500 Face page of 801 F.2d 1135 (9th Cir. 1986) SER 501-513 ANGR 35-29 Military Affirmative Actions /// ///
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The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure limit the record on appeal to: (1) the original papers and exhibits filed in the district court; (2) the transcript of proceedings, if any; and (3) a certified copy of the docket entries prepared by the district clerk. Fed. R. App. P. 10(a). See Ninth Cir. R. 10-2 (delineating similar items). In keeping with these rules, this Court has repeatedly held that "[m]atters which were not before the trial court will be stricken on motion." Panaview Door & Window Co. v. Reynolds Metal Co., 255 F.2d 920, 922 (9th Cir. 1958); see also Barcamerica International USA v. Tyfield Importers, Inc. 289 F.3d 589, 594 (9th Cir. 2002) (papers not filed in the District Court are not part of the record on appeal); United States v. Kennedy, 890 F.2d 1056, 1058, n. 4 (9th Cir. 1988) United States v. Kennedy, 890 F.2d 1056, 1058 n.4 (9th Cir. 1989) (striking a portion of the appellant's brief that referred to two documents outside of the record); Kirshner v. Uniden Corp. of America, 842 F.2d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1988) (striking documents outside the record); Russell v. Cunningham, 233 F.2d 806, 809 (9th Cir. 1956) (attempt to enlarge record with facts outside the record "must be rejected."). /// ///
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The information set forth above in Appellants untimely submission should be stricken as it is not properly part of the record. This Court should adjudicate this appeal solely on the information which comprises the record of this case. Dated: June 27, 2011. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney
/s/ Alyson A. Berg By: ALYSON A. BERG Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Appellees
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 27, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by using the appellate CM/ECF system. Participants in the case who are registered CM/ECF users will be served by the appellate CM/ECF system. I further certify that some of the participants in the case are not registered CM/ECF users. I have mailed the foregoing document by First-Class Mail, postage prepaid, or have dispatched it to a third party commercial carrier for delivery within 3 calendar days, to the following non-CM/ECF participants: Pro Se Plaintiff Janetra Johnson 4815 E. University, Apt. 102 Fresno, CA 93703
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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JANETRA JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v.
No. 10-16450 D.C. No. 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB
MEMORANDUM * DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; et al., Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Lawrence J. ONeill, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 19, 2011 ** Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
Janetra Johnson appeals pro se from the district courts judgment dismissing her action arising out of her dual status military and civilian employment with the National Guard and the United States Air Force Reserve. We have jurisdiction
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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under 28 U.S.C. 1291. We review de novo both a district courts dismissal under the Feres intra-military immunity doctrine, Jackson v. United States, 110 F.3d 1484, 1486 (9th Cir. 1997), and a dismissal for failure to state a claim, Webb v. Smart Document Solutions, LLC, 499 F.3d 1078, 1082 (9th Cir. 2007). We affirm. The district properly dismissed Johnsons employment discrimination and tort claims as precluded by the Feres intra-military immunity doctrine. See Zuress v. Donley, 606 F.3d 1249, 1250, 1252-55 (9th Cir. 2010) (noting that Feres doctrine applies whenever a legal action would require a civilian court to examine decisions regarding management, discipline, supervision, and control of members of the armed forces of the United States[,] and affirming that Feres doctrine precluded dual status military and civilian employees Title VII claims (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); Stauber v. Cline, 837 F.2d 395, 399-401 (9th Cir. 1988) (Feres doctrine precluded dual status military and civilian employees common law tort claims arising from workplace conduct); see also Jackson, 110 F.3d at 1489 (Feres bars suits for medical malpractice even when the treatment was not for military-related injuries.). The district court properly dismissed Johnsons claims under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) because Johnson did not have a private right of
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action. See Webb, 499 F.3d at 1082 (HIPAA . . . does not provide for a private right of action[.]); Russell v. U.S. Dept of the Army, 191 F.3d 1016, 1018-19 (9th Cir. 1999) (no private right of action under the FMLA for federal employees with more than twelve months of service). The district court properly dismissed as time-barred Johnsons Rehabilitation Act claim and her Privacy Act claim arising from the alleged disclosure of her medical information. See Cal. Civ. Proc. Code 335.1 (establishing two year statute of limitation for personal injury claims); Douglas v. Cal. Dept of Youth Auth., 271 F.3d 812, 823 & n.11 (9th Cir. 2001) (forum states statute of limitations for personal injuries applies to Rehabilitation Act claim), abrogated on other grounds by Natl R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101 (2002); Rose v. United States, 905 F.2d 1257, 1259 (9th Cir. 1990) (The Privacy Act provides a two year statute of limitation, 5 U.S.C. 552a(g)(5), which commences when the person knows or has reason to know of the alleged violation.). The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Johnsons third amended complaint without leave to amend. See Gordon v. City of Oakland, 627 F.3d 1092, 1094 (9th Cir. 2010) (setting forth standard of review and noting that leave to amend may be denied if amendment would be futile).
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Johnsons remaining contentions are unpersuasive. We do not consider matters not specifically and distinctly raised and argued in the opening brief, nor arguments and allegations raised for the first time on appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam). Johnsons request to file a late supplemental excerpts of record is granted. Defendants motion to strike those portions of Johnsons supplemental excerpts of record that were not part of the district court record is granted. AFFIRMED.
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FILED
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JANETRA ANN JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. DEPARTEMENT OF THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE; et al., Defendants - Appellees.
No. 10-16450 D.C. No. 1:09-cv-00281-LJO-DLB U.S. District Court for Eastern California, Fresno MANDATE
The judgment of this Court, entered January 06, 2012, takes effect this date. This constitutes the formal mandate of this Court issued pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. FOR THE COURT: Molly C. Dwyer Clerk of Court Theresa Benitez Deputy Clerk

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