The following excerpt is from Stephens v. Sullivan, 980 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1992):
Title VII specifically requires a federal employee to exhaust her administrative remedies as a precondition to filing suit. See Vinieratos v. USAF, 939 F.2d 762 (9th Cir.1991). Whether the plaintiff has satisfied that precondition is a question of law reviewable de novo. Id.
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