05A40785
06-04-2004
Jonathan A. De Kelaita, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific Area), Agency.
Jonathan A. De Kelaita v. United States Postal Service
05A40785
June 4, 2004
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Jonathan A. De Kelaita,
Complainant,
v.
John E. Potter,
Postmaster General,
United States Postal Service,
(Pacific Area),
Agency.
Request No. 05A40785
Appeal No. 01A41284
Agency No. 1F-941-0050-03
Hearing No. 370-A3-2571X
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Jonathan A. De Ke laita (complainant) timely initiated a request to the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider
the decision in Jonathan A. De Kelaita v. United States Postal Service,
EEOC Appeal No. 01A41284 (April 6, 2004). 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). However, we remind complainant that a �request
for reconsideration is not a second appeal to the Commission.� Equal
Employment Opportunity Management Directive for 29 C.F.R. Part 1614
(rev. Nov. 9, 1999), at 9-17.
In support of his request for reconsideration, complainant restates
arguments previously made, and contends that he has been subjected to
additional acts of discrimination and retaliation since the filing of
his complaint. The Commission notes that these claims of retaliation
and discrimination were not previously raised. It is inappropriate for
complainant to raise these new claims for the first time when requesting
reconsideration.
This Commission carefully considered all of the record evidence at the
time it rendered the initial decision in question, and complainant has
offered no persuasive reason why this decision should be reconsidered now.
Therefore, after a review of complainant's request for reconsideration,
the previous decision, and the entire record, 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. 01A41284 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:
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Carlton M. Hadden, Director
Office of Federal Operations
June 4, 2004
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