Gutierrez

*116 MEMORANDUM ***

Lee A. Holder appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in his age discrimination action against his former employer. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . After de novo review, Pardi v. Kaiser Found. Hospitals, 389 F.3d 840, 848 (9th Cir.2004), we affirm.

To the extent Holder seeks to replead claims that were settled in a previous action, the district court properly concluded those claims were precluded. See Int’l Union v. Karr, 994 F.2d 1426 , 1429 (9th Cir.1993). Even were it procedurally possible for Holder to set aside the dismissal predicated on the settlement through this separate action, he has not presented a basis for doing so. See Pardi 389 F.3d at 848 .

To the extent Holder’s claims are based on incidents that post-date the settlement, the district court properly granted summary judgment because Holder complied with neither of his two alternative methods for pursuing such claims. See Bankston v. White, 345 F.3d 768, 770 (9th Cir.2003). It is undisputed that Holder contacted an Equal Employment Opportunity counselor more than 45 days after any of the incidents specified in his complaint, and therefore his attempt to pursue…