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ir s t c la im a lle g e dN U S D v io la te dh e rf e d e r a l c iv il r ig h ts unde r42 U . S . C . § 1983. A f t e rr e vi e w i ng G or don- R os s ’ s or i gi na l c om pl a i nt , the d is tr ic t c o u rt c o rr e c tlyn o te d th a t h e r§ 1 9 8 3 c la im w a s a c tu a llyaT itle V I I c la im f o ra g e a n d g e n d e re m p lo y m e n t d is c r im in a tio n . C f . A hlm e y e rv . N e v . Sys . of Hi gh erE du c. , 5 5 5 F .3 d 1 0 5 1 , 1 0 5 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ; Can delore v . C lark Cnt y. Sa n ita tio n D is t. , 9 7 5 F .2 d 5 8 8 , 5 9 0 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 2 ) . B e c aus e G or don- R os s ha d not p le d th a t s h e m e t T itle V I I ’s e x h au s tio n r e qu ir e m e n ts , s e e, e . g. , Su rr e ll v . Ca l. W ate rSe rv . C o. , 51 8 F . 3d 10 97 , 11 04 –0 5 (9th C i r. 20 08 ), the di stri ctcourt d is m is s e d th e o r ig in a l c o m p la in t w ith le a v e to a m e n d . T he c ourt ’ s or de ri nc l ude d a d e ta ile d le g a l a n a ly s is e x p la in in g h o w G o r d o n - R o s s c o u lda m e n dh e rc o m p la in t to p r o p e r lys ta te av a lidc la im . E s c he w i ng the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s gui da nc e , G or don- R os s ’ s a m e nde d c om pl a i nt c o n ta in e d n o s ig n if

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no n-em pl oym ent -bas ed § 1 98 3 cl ai m s— w hi ch w ou l d n otre qu i re T i t l e V II exhaust i on — no r di d i tal l ege thatshe had exhaust ed T i t l e V II re m edi es . F urther, G or don- R os s ne ve ra r gue d be f or e the di s tr i c tc ourttha ts he c oul d pos s i bl yi nc l ude the ne c e s s a rya l l e ga t i ons i f f urthe rl e a ve t o a m e nd w a s gr a nt e d. A c c or di ngl y , the di stri ctcourtapprop ri at el y di sm i ss ed G ordo n-R oss’ s § 19 83 cl ai m w i th p re j ud i ce . G o r d o n - R o s s ’s s e c o n d c la im s o u g h t aw r it o f m a n d a m u s u n d e rC a lif o rn ia C od e of C i vi l P roce du re se ct i on 10 85 . G ordo n-R oss argued N U S D vi ol at ed her s t a tut oryr i ght s t o r e - e m pl oy m e ntunde rC a l i f orni aE duc a t i on C ode s e c t i on 44956 b y l ayi n g h er o ff an d th en re-h i ri n g h er t o a l esser t each i n g p o si t i o n . G o rd o n -R o ss s oughtaw r i tc om pe l l i ng the s c hool di s tr i c tt o r e - hi r e he rt o he ror i gi na l pos i t i on (ki nd er gart en t ea cher ). T h e d i s tr i c tc o u rtc o rr e c t l yd i s m i s s e dGo r d o n - R o s s ’ s s e c o n dc l a i m f o rtwo r e a s ons . F i r s t , the c l a i m i s t i m e - ba rr e d be c aus e G or don- R os s di d notc ha l l e nge N U S D ’s d e c is io n to la yh e ro f f w ith in th irtyd a y s . See C a l. G o v ’t C o d e § 1 1 5 2 3 . G o r d o n - R o s s c ite s n o c a s e th a t w o u lda llo w h e rp e titio n to b e f ile do u ts id e th is t i m e w i n d o w . A l th o u g h sh e arg u es th e t i m e l i m i td o es n o tap p l y b ecau se sh e al so b r o u g h t th e § 1 9 8 3 c la im , th a t a r g u m e n t la c k s m e r it. S e c o n d , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt p r o p e r lyd is m is s e dG o r d o n - R o s s ’s s e c o n dc la im b e c au s e m a n d a m u s c a n b e in v o k e do n lyto c o m p e l ap u r e lym in is te r ia l d u ty

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s U n ifie d Sc h . D is t. , 130 C a l . A pp. 4th 986, 1002 ( C a l . C t . A pp. 2005) . M a nda m us c a nnotc om pe l agove rnm e nte nt i tyt o e xe r c i s e i t s di s c r e t i on. I d. A l though N U S D w a s s t a tut or i l yr e qui r e d t o r e - hi r e t e a c he r s i n or de rof s e n io r ity , se e C al . E du c. C od e § 44 95 6, the spec i fi c posi t i on s i nt o w hi ch they are r e - hi r e d i s up t o N U S D . T hus , G or don- R os s c a nnots e e k aw r i tof m a nda m us com pel l i ng N U S D t o re- hi re her a s aki nd er gart en t ea cher . E a c h p a rtys h a ll b e a rits o w n c o s ts . AF F I RME D.