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DAVID R. HUNTER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SECRETARY OF UNITED STATES ARMY,
Defendant-Appellee.


No. 08-1721

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 07-14490—Avern Cohn, District Judge.
Argued: April 30, 2009
Decided and Filed: May 18, 2009
Before: GUY, GILMAN, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

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OPINION
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RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. David R. Hunter filed this employmentdiscrimination suit against his employer, the United States Army (the government), alleging discrimination on the basis of his race (white), sex (male), and age (62) under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). He also included a claim for retaliation due to actions allegedly taken against him once he exercised his rights under these Acts.

The essence of Hunter’s discrimination claims is that, between 1991 and 2004, he was repeatedly passed over for promotion and training opportunities. Between 2002 and 2004, moreover, he was allegedly subjected to harassment by one of his supervisors. Hunter further claims that after he contacted an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) counselor at his place of employment, his supervisors subjected him to retaliation.

The district court dismissed three of Hunter’s four claims as time-barred and granted summary judgment in favor of the government on the remaining cause of action. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.