05A30547
04-23-2003
Gail Clapp, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.
Gail Clapp v. United States Postal Service
05A30547
04-23-03
.
Gail Clapp,
Complainant,
v.
John E. Potter,
Postmaster General,
United States Postal Service,
Agency.
Request No. 05A30547
Appeal No. 01A22765
Agency No. H0-0081-00
Hearing No. 280-A1-4076X
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Gail Clapp (complainant) timely initiated a request to the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider
the decision in Gail Clapp v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal
No. 01A22765 (January 30, 2003). In its response to complainant's
request, the agency asserted that complainant filed outside the
required thirty-day timeframe, as required by Commission regulations,
and complainant's request fails to meet the appropriate criteria.
EEOC Regulations provide that the Commission may, in its discretion,
reconsider any previous Commission decision where the requesting party
demonstrates that: (1) the appellate decision involved a clearly erroneous
interpretation of material fact or law; or (2) the appellate decision
will have a substantial impact on the policies, practices, or operations
of the agency. See 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b).
After a review of complainant's request for reconsideration, the previous
decision, and the entire record, the Commission finds, first, that
complainant's declaration contained in the record indicating that she
received the initial appeal decision seven days after it was mailed to
her and her attorney, is questionable. This is so because complainant
provided no proof as to when she received the Commission's decision.
Notwithstanding, 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. 01A22765 remains the Commission's final
decision. There is no further right of administrative appeal on the
decision of the Commission on this 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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