IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 96-60338 Summary Calendar ____________________

STEPHANIE CAESAR,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

JESSE BROWN, Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (3:95-CV-460LN) _________________________________________________________________ November 11, 1996 Before GARWOOD, JOLLY, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Stephanie Caesar filed this action against Jesse Brown,

Secretary of the Department of Veteran's Affairs alleging that she

was discriminated against by the Veteran's Administration (the

"VA") in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"),

et seq. (West 1995). Caesar's charge arose from

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. the termination of her work-study assignment with the VA.

The VA filed a motion to dismiss, and Caesar failed to

respond. The district court subsequently granted the motion to

dismiss, holding that the complaint did not state an actionable

claim under the ADA.

Caesar appeals, asserting that the dismissal was erroneous and

that she is entitled to relief under either the ADA or the

Rehabilitation Act. Notably, the Rehabilitation Act was not

mentioned in the complaint.

Caesar's complaint did not state a viable claim under the ADA.

She attempts to bring this action against an agency of the United

States. This is clearly prohibited by the ADA by virtue of its

exclusion of the United States from the definition of "employer,"

(5)(B)(I) (West 1995), and, therefore, the

definition of "covered entity,"

(2) (West 1995),

as used below:

[n]o covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

(a) (West 1995). Clearly, the ADA is not

intended to provide redress for allegedly discriminatory acts by

government agencies. Such relief is provided through other

channels, such as Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act. This action, therefore, was properly dismissed because the complaint

alleges only an ADA violation, and Caesar can demonstrate no set of

facts that will bring her claim against the VA within the scope of

the ADA.

On appeal, Caesar asserts that relief might be warranted under

the Rehabilitation Act. This alternative ground of recovery was

not advanced prior to the appeal, and there is no indication that

Caesar moved for leave to amend her complaint to include such a

claim. Furthermore, Caesar filed an EEOC charge stemming from the

same occurrence. The charge resulted in the issuance of a final

decision from the agency. Caesar filed an appeal with the EEOC,

then, within the mandatory 180-day waiting period, filed this

complaint. See

(d). She, therefore, could not

have asserted a claim under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act

for employment discrimination, because, at the time of the filing

of this complaint, she had not exhausted her administrative

remedies.

The district court properly dismissed the complaint filed by

Caesar for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be

granted, and the judgment is

A F F I R M E D.

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