Discrete actions are clearly defiend events that have a definite beginning and, in most cases, a definite conclsusion. See Ornelas v. Department of Justice, EEOC Appeal no. 01995301 (September 26, 2002). Examples include terminations, non-selections, failures to promote, transfer denials, suspensions, leave restrictions, officials reprimands, etc.
The Chateau Marmont in Hollywood has a similar connection to a celebrity death that it will never be able to shake -- and perhaps doesn't want to. In 1982, Saturday Night Live's John Belushi died of a drug overdose there at the age of 33.
Marmont immediately quit the army to return to France to recover from his wounds, and he remained unemployed until 1813. In March of 1813 he was given command of the VI Corps of the Grande ArmÃ©e in Germany, and two months later he led them into battle at Lutzen where he commanded the left and then at Bautzen.