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Erendira RANGEL-PALACIOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, a public entity, Defendant-Appellee.
MEMORANDUM **
Erendira Rangel-Palacios appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing her action alleging Title VII claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo. Hebbe v. Pliler, 627 F.3d 338, 341 (9th Cir. 2010) (dismissal based on Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) ); Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 926 (9th Cir. 2004) (dismissal based on the applicable statute of limitations). We may affirm on any basis supported by the record. Thompson v. Paul, 547 F.3d 1055, 1058-59 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Rangel-Palacios’s Title VII claim concerning allegations in her 2015 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) charge as barred by the applicable statute of limitations, and Rangel-Palacios failed to allege facts sufficient to show that equitable tolling applies. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1) (Title VII complainant must file EEOC charge no later than 180 days, or authorized state or local agency charge no later than 300 days, after alleged unlawful practice occurred); Stoll v. Runyon, 165 F.3d 1238, 1242 (9th Cir. 1999) (explaining that equitable tolling is warranted “when extraordinary circumstances beyond the plaintiff’s control made it impossible to file a claim on time”).
Dismissal of Rangel-Palacios’s Title VII claim concerning allegations in her 2013 EEOC charge was proper because Rangel-Palacios failed to file this action within ninety days of receiving a right-to-sue letter. See Payan v. Aramark Mgmt. Servs. Ltd. P’ship, 495 F.3d 1119, 1121-22 (9th Cir. 2007) (Title VII action must be commenced within ninety days of issuance of the right to sue letter).
We do not consider documents not presented to the district court. See United States v. Elias, 921 F.2d 870, 874 (9th Cir. 1990) (“Documents or facts not presented to the district court are not part of the record on appeal.”).
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 17-56258
Decided: March 23, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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