T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

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A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e N o rth e rn D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia J e f f r e yS . W hi t e , D i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng S ubm i tt e d M ay25, 2010 ** B efo re: C A N B Y , T H O M A S , an dW . F L E T C H E R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. A k a n B o y dap p e a ls p r o s e f r o m th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s ju d g m e n t d is m is s in g h is a c t i on a l l e gi ng f

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a i l ur e t o hi r e hi m a s a n A f r i c an S tudi e s i ns truc t or . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r28 U . S . C . § 1291. W e r e vi e w de novo, O kiSe m i c onduc torC o. v . W e lls Fa r g o B a n k , 2 9 8 F .3 d7 6 8 , 7 7 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) , an dw e a f f irm . T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d B oy d’ s T i t l e V I I c l a i m be c aus e he f a i l e d t o f i l e at i m e l ya dm i ni s tr a t i ve c om pl a i ntw i th the E qua l E m pl oy m e nt O p p o rtu n ityC o m m is s io n ( “E E O C ” ) , se e 42 U . S . C . §§ 20 00 e- 5(e) (1) and 20 00 e5 ( f ) ( 1 ) , a n dd idn o t a lle g e g r o u n d s f o re q u itab le to llin g , s e e J o s e p h s v . P a c . B e ll , 4 4 3 F . 3 d1 0 5 0 , 1 0 6 1 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 6 ) ( p l a i n t i f f m u s tb r i n g at i m e l yE E OC c o m p la in t a s p r e - r e q u is ite to f e d e r a l s u it o rs a tis f

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o rth f o re q u itab le t o l l i n g ) . Th e d i s tr i c tc o u rta l s o p r o p e r l yd i s mi s s e dBo y d ’ s s t a t e l aw t o rtc l a i ms b e c au s e d e f

e n d a n ts w e r e e n title dto im m u n ity . See C al . G ov ’ tC od e § 81 5(a) ( publ i c e nt i t i e s a r e i m m une f r om t ortl i abi l i tyunl e s s s pe c i f i c a l l ypr ovi de d by s ta tu te ) ; id . § 820 ( publ i c e m pl oy e e s a r e notl i abl e f ori nj ur i e s r e s ul t i ng f

r om d is c r e tio n a rya c ts o ro m is s io n s ) . B oy d a l s o appe a l s f

r om the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s or de rde ny i ng r e c us a l a nd r e c o n s id e r a tio n , b o th o f w h ic h w e r e v ie w f

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d is c r e tio n . See P es nel l v. A rs e n a u lt , 54 3 F . 3d 10 38 , 10 43 (9th C i r. 20 08 ); M acD on ald v. G race Chu rc h Se a ttle , 4 5 7 F .3 d1 0 7 9 , 1 0 8 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in d e n y in g B o y d ’s m o tio n f o rd is q u a lif

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a ile dto09- 15311 3 e s tab lis h a n yb ia s o rp r e ju d ic e . See 28 U . S . C . § 4 55 (r equi ri ng re cusa l for per sonal b ia s , p r e ju d ic e , c o n f

lic t o f in te r e s t, an do th e rn arr o w c ir c u m s tan c e s ) ; see a l so Les l i e v . G r u

p o ICA , 198 F . 3d 1152, 1160 ( 9th C i r . 1999) ( s t a t i ng tha tbi a s or pr e j udi c e w a rr a nt i ng r e c us a l m us ts t e m f r om a n e xtr a

j udi c i a l s our c e a nd notf r om c o n du c t o rru lin g s du r in g p r o c e e d in g s ) . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt a ls o d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in r e f

u s in g to r e c o n s id e rits d is q u a lif ic a tio n ru lin g b e c au s e B o y dm e r e ly r e pe a t e d hi s pr e vi ous a r gum e nt s and di d nota l l e ge a nygr ounds w arr ant i ng r e c o n s id e r a tio n . See F e d. R . C i v. P . 60. B oyd’ s r em ai ni ng cont ent i on s are un pers uasi ve, and w e do n otconsi der is s u e s h e tr ie s to r a is e f

o rth e f ir s t tim e o n ap p e a l. See Fo t iv. C i t y o f Men lo P a rk , 14 6 F . 3d 62 9, 23 8 (9th C i r. 19 98 ). AF F I RME D.