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a l sh v. N ev. D ep ’t o f H u m a n R es. , 4 7 1 F .3 d1 0 3 3 , 1 0 3 7 - 3 8 ( 9 th C i r. 20 06 ). T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt p r o p e r lyd is m is s e dL e o n ’s c la im s a r is in g f r o m e v e n ts a lle g e d lyo c c u rr in g du r in g h is e m p lo y m e n t b e c au s e L e o n f a ile dto e x h au s t h is a d m in is tr a tiv e r e m e d ie s in atim e lym an n e r . See Sa n ta M a r ia v . P a c . B e ll , 202 F . 3d 11 70 , 11 76 (9th C i r. 20 00 ) ( U nd erT i t l e V II and the A D A , “ fa i l ure t o fi l e an E E O C char ge w i thi n the pres cr i bed 3 00 -dayperi od . . . i s tre at ed as a vi ol at i on of a s ta tu te o f lim ita tio n s [ .]” ) , ov e rr ule d on othe rgr ounds by Soc op- G onz alezv . I . N . S. , 2 7 2 F .3 d1 1 7 6 , 1 1 9 4 - 9 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) ( e n b an c ) . T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y di sm i ss ed L eon’ s c l ai m s ari si ng fr om hi s a l l eged a tt e m pt s i n 2010 t o s e e k r e - e m pl oy m e ntw i th hi s f orm e re m pl oy e rbe c aus e L e on f a ile dto e x h au s t h is a d m in is tr a tiv e r e m e d ie s . See B . K. B . v. M au iP ol i ce D ep’t , 27 6 F . 3d 10 91 , 11 00 (9th C i r. 20 02 ) ( “ A l l egat i on s of di sc ri m i nat i on no ti ncl ud ed i n the pl ai nt i ff’ s a dm i ni strat i ve charge may not be c on si dere d b y afe dera l court11- 17145 3 u n le s s th e n e w c la im s a r e lik e o rr e a s o n ab lyr e la te dto th e a lle g a tio n s c o n ta in e din th e E E O C c h a r g e .” ( c ita tio n a n din te rn a l q u o ta tio n m ark s o m itte d ) ) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d L e on’ s r e m a i ni ng di s c r i m i na t i on c la im s a r is in g f

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f e c t h is e m p lo y m e n t. See B url i ng ton N . & San ta Fe R

y. C o. v. W h ite , 5 4 8 U .S . 5 3 , 6 2 ( 2 0 0 6 ) ( T itle V I I a n ti- d is c r im in a tio n p r o v is io n lim ite dto c o n du c t th a t a f

f e c ts e m p lo y m e n t) ; see a l so 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 2 1 1 2 ( a ) ( A D A a n tidi sc ri m i nat i on prov i si on ). T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d L e on’ s r e t a l i a t i on c l a i m s a r i s i ng f r om event s a l l egedl y occ urri ng af t erhi s e m pl oym entbecause L eon fai l ed t o al l ege that h e c o m p l a i n e dab o u td i s c r i m i n a t i o n th a ti s p r o t e c t e db yT i t l e VI I o rth e AD A. See L e arne d v . C i t

yof B e l le v ue , 860 F . 2d 928, 932 ( 9th C i r . 1988) ( c om pl a i ni ng about cond uctthatcoul d n otre as on abl y be bel i eved t o b e di sc ri m i nat i on un der T i t l e V II d o e s n o t c o n s titu te p r o te c te da c tiv ity ) ; see a l so 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 2 2 0 3 ( A D A a n tire t al i at i on prov i si on ). L eon’ s r em ai ni ng cont ent i on s, i ncl ud i ng tho se concerni ng deni alof oral ar gu m entand app oi ntm entof coun se l , ar e unp er suas i ve. AF F I RME D.