Case Name: Terri EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. HENDERSON, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-12-18
Citations: 84 F. App'x 853
Docket Number: No. 03-55413
Parties: Terri EDWARDS, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. William J. HENDERSON, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant—Appellee.
Judges: Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 84
Pages: 853–853

Head Matter:
Terri EDWARDS, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. William J. HENDERSON, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant—Appellee.
No. 03-55413.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 8, 2003.
Decided Dec. 18, 2003.
Terri Edwards, pro se, Moreno Valley, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Dorothy A. Schouten, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before GOODWIN, WALLACE, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Terri Edwards appeals the district court's summary judgment for the Postmaster General in her action alleging discrimination and retaliation based on disability and sex. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a district court's summary judgment, Johnson v. Henderson, 314 F.3d 409, 413 (9th Cir.2002), and we affirm.
A federal employee complaining of discrimination by a government agency must make an initial contact with an EEO counselor within 45 days of the alleged discriminatory act. See Lyons v. England, 307 F.3d 1092, 1105 (9th Cir.2002). Because Edwards failed to comply with the 45 day deadline, and none of the reasons she offered is sufficient to toll the deadline, summary judgment was proper. See Johnson, 314 F.3d at 414.
Edwards' remaining contentions are rejected.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.