39 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1425, 39 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,864 Dale L. Blank v. Raymond Donovan, Secretary of Labor, Robert Rowland, Assistant Secretary of Labor--Osha John B. Miles, Jr., Director Directorate of Field Operations

780 F.2d 808 39 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1425 , 39 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,864 Dale L. BLANK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond DONOVAN, Secretary of Labor, Robert Rowland, Assistant Secretary of Labor--OSHA; John B. Miles, Jr., Director Directorate of Field Operations; Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-1709. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 13, 1985. Decided Jan. 14, 1986. As Amended Feb. 13, 1986. Dale L. Blank, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Sandra L. Willis, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Northern District of California. Before WALLACE, ANDERSON, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Dale Blank, a federal employee, filed a diversity action against three federal officers alleging violations of contractual obligations. The district court found the action to be a discrimination action subject to Title VII, Civil Rights Act 1969, as amended by 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e-16. The district court then dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies as required by Title VII. We affirm the district court's decision. I.…