Alex J. Turner, Complainant,v.Gordon R. England, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSep 5, 2002
05a00148 (E.E.O.C. Sep. 5, 2002)

05a00148

09-05-2002

Alex J. Turner, Complainant, v. Gordon R. England, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.


Alex J. Turner v. Department of the Navy

05A00148

09-05-02

.

Alex J. Turner,

Complainant,

v.

Gordon R. England,

Secretary,

Department of the Navy,

Agency.

Request No. 05A00148

Appeal No. 01984250

Agency No. 95-68944-010

Hearing No. 340-96-3425X

DECISION ON REQUEST TO RECONSIDER

Alex J. Turner (complainant) timely initiated a request to the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission to reconsider the decision in Alex

J. Turner v. John H. Dalton, Secretary, Department of the Navy, EEOC

Appeal No. 01984250 (October 8, 1999). EEOC regulations provide that

the Commissioners may, in their discretion, reconsider any previous

decision where the party demonstrates that: (1) the previous decision

involved a clearly erroneous interpretation of material fact or law;

or (2) the decision will have a substantial impact on the policies,

practices or operation of the agency. 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b).

Complainant alleged discrimination based on sex, reprisal, and race

(black) when he was not selected for promotion. Complainant was subject

to a personnel system that required approval by senior management

for movement to the next level (�conversion promotion�). When his

name was submitted, he was not among those promoted, the panel having

found that he did not meet the criteria for movement to the next rung.

The previous decision affirmed the finding of the Administrative Judge

that the agency did not discriminate against complainant.

After a review of the complainant's request for reconsideration, the

previous decision, and the record before us, the Commission finds that

the request fails to meet the criteria of 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b), and

it is the decision of the Commission to deny the request. The decision

in EEOC Appeal No. 01984250 remains the Commission's final decision.

There is no further right of administrative appeal on the decision of

the Commission on a request for reconsideration.

STATEMENT OF COMPLAINANT'S RIGHTS - ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0900)

This decision of the Commission is final, and there is no further right

of administrative appeal from the Commission's decision. You have the

right to file a civil action in an appropriate United States District

Court within ninety (90) calendar days from the date that you receive

this decision. If you file a civil action, you must name as the defendant

in the complaint the person who is the official agency head or department

head, identifying that person by his or her full name and official title.

Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of your case in court.

"Agency" or "department" means the national organization, and not the

local office, facility or department in which you work.

RIGHT TO REQUEST COUNSEL (Z1199)

If you decide to file a civil action, and if you do not have or cannot

afford the services of an attorney, you may request that the Court appoint

an attorney to represent you and that the Court permit you to file the

action without payment of fees, costs, or other security. See Title VII

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. � 2000e et seq.;

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. �� 791, 794(c).

The grant or denial of the request is within the sole discretion of

the Court. Filing a request for an attorney does not extend your time

in which to file a civil action. Both the request and the civil action

must be filed within the time limits as stated in the paragraph above

("Right to File A Civil Action").

FOR THE COMMISSION:

______________________________

Carlton M. Hadden, Director

Office of Federal Operations

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