Pushpinder Walia v. John Potter ( 2011 )

FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 6 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
PUSHPINDER WALIA, No. 09-36004
Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:09-cv-01188-JLR
v.
MEMORANDUM *
PATRICK R. DONAHOE, Postmaster
General United States Postal Service,**
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 15, 2011 ***
Before: CANBY, O’SCANNLAIN, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Pushpinder Walia appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying her
request for appointment of counsel and her motion to submit exhibits in her Title
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
Patrick R. Donahoe has been substituted for his predecessor, John
Potter, as Postmaster General under Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2).
***
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
VII employment action against the United States Postal Service. To the extent that
we have jurisdiction, it is under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of
discretion. Ivey v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Alaska, 673 F.2d 266, 269 (9th
Cir. 1982). We affirm in part and dismiss in part.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Walia’s request for
appointment of counsel because Walia failed to show that she lacked the financial
resources to hire counsel. See id. (a plaintiff’s financial resources are a relevant
factor in the district court’s determination whether to appoint counsel in a Title VII
action).
Walia’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
We lack jurisdiction to consider the district court’s denial of Walia’s
“Motion to Submit Exhibits Referred to in Her Employment Discrimination
Complaint” because it is not an appealable decision. See Way v. Cnty. of Ventura,
348 F.3d 808, 810 (9th Cir. 2003) (court of appeals generally has jurisdiction only
to hear appeals from final decisions of the district court).
AFFIRMED in part and DISMISSED in part.
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