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PER CURI AM.Fo rm er Ark an sa s Dep art m en t of Fi na nc e an d Adm in is tra ti on em pl oyee Gay le Zim m erm an ap pe al s aft er t he di st ric t co ur t di sm is se d he r Tit le VII an d 42 U.S.C. 1 § 19 81 em pl oym en t di sc riminat io n an d ret al ia ti on cl ai m s as tim e- ba rr ed , an d de cl in ed
to ex e r c i s e s u p p le m en ta l juri sd ic ti on ov er he r st at e la w cl ai m s. Upo n de no vo 2

rev ie w, we co nc lu de th at Zim m erm an ’s Tit le V I I a n d se ct io n 19 81 cl ai m s were pr op erl y di sm is se d. See Hum ph re y v

. Eu rek a Gard en s Pu b. Faci li ty Bd ., 89 1 F.3 d 10 79 , 10 81 ( 8 t h C i r

. 2 0 18 ) (s ta nd ard of rev ie w). Fi rs t, we ag ree wit h th e di st ric t

co ur t th at Zim m erm an ’s cl ai m s were un ti m el y be cau se sh e di d no t fil e he r co m pl ai nt in th is act io n with in 90 da y s afte r sh e rece iv ed he r rig ht -to -s ue le tt er, see Rich te r v. Adv an ce Aut o Part s, In c., 68 6 F.3 d 84 7, 85 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ) (in Tit le VII act i o n , if
ag en cy di sm is se s ch arg e an d n ot ifi es co m pl ai na nt of

rig ht to su e, th en co m

pl ai na nt ha s 90 da y s to br in g ci vi l act io n in f e d e r a l co ur t), or wit hi n fo ur y ears aft er he r

em pl oym en t was te rm in at ed , se e Jo ne s v. R.R. Don ne ll ey & So ns , Co ., 54 1 U.S. 36 9, 37 1- 75 , 38 2- 83 (2 00 4) (d is cu ss in g st at ut es of li m it at io n ap pl ic ab le to § 19 81 cl ai m s)

. W e fu rth er ag ree wit h th e di st ric t co ur t th at th e Ark an sa s sa vi ng s st at ut e di d no t ap pl y to Zim m erm an ’s f

ed eral cl ai m s. See Bec k v . Cat erp il la r, In c., 50 F.3d 40 5, 4 06 -0 7 (7 th Ci r. 19 95 ) (wh en ti m el i n e s s of pu rel y fed eral cl ai m fil ed in fed eral co ur t is

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ed eral st at ut e of li m it at io ns , s ta te sa vi ng s st at ut e do es no t ap pl y ). In ad di ti on , we as cert ai n no ba si s fo r eq ui ta bl e to ll in g of th e st at ut es of li m it at io n. See Garfi el d v. J.C

. Nich ol s Rea l Est at e, 57 F.3 d 66 2, 66 5- 66 (8 th Ci r. 19 95 ) (v ol un ta ry di sm is sa l wit ho ut pr ejud ic e do es no t to ll st at ut e of li m it at io ns ). Fi na ll y , we co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co ur t di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret io n in de cl in in g to ex erci se su pp le m en ta l juri sd ic ti on ov er Zim m erm an ’s st at e la w cl ai m s. See 28 U.S.C. § 13 67 (c)( 3) (d is tri ct

The Hon or ab l e J a m es M. Mo od y Jr ., Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 East ern Dis tri ct of Ark an sa s.
Zim m erm an al so as se rte d cl ai m s un de r 42 U.S.C. § 1 9 8 3 a n d th e Age 2 Dis cri m in at io n in Em

pl oym en t Act, bu t sh e do es no t ch al le ng e th e di sm is sa l of th os e cl ai m s on ap pe al

. See Ahl be rg v. Ch ry sl er Co rp ., 48 1 F.3 d 63 0, 63 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (p oi nt s n ot m ean in gf

ul ly argu ed on ap pe al are wai ve d)

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-co ur t m ay de cl in e to ex erci se su pp le m en ta l jur i sd ic ti on ov er cl ai m if co ur t ha s

di sm is se d al l cl ai m s ov er whi ch it ha s or ig in al juri sd ic ti on ); Cres t Con st r. II, In c. v. Doe , 66 0 F.3 d 34 6, 35 9 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (s ta nd ard of rev ie w). Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm

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