05a51012
08-18-2005
Vivian B. Stowell, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.
Vivian B. Stowell v. USPS
05A51012
August 18, 2005
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Vivian B. Stowell,
Complainant,
v.
John E. Potter,
Postmaster General,
United States Postal Service,
Agency.
Request No. 05A51012
Appeal No. 01A41405
Agency No. 4H-335-0235-00
DENIAL
The complainant requested reconsideration of the decision in
Vivian B. Stowell v. USPS, EEOC Appeal No. 01A41405 (May 18, 2005).
EEOC Regulations provide that the Commission may, in its discretion,
grant a request to 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).
By regulation, requests must be filed within thirty (30) calendar days
after the party receives the previous decision. 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b).
A document is timely if it is received or postmarked before the expiration
of the applicable filing period or, in the absence of a legible postmark,
if it is received by mail within five days of the expiration of the
applicable filing period. 29 C.F.R. � 1614.604(b).
It is noted that the Commission's previous decision included a Certificate
of Mailing indicating that, for purposes of timeliness, the Commission
will presume that the decision was received within five (5) calendar
days of the date on which it was mailed, May 18, 2005. Complainant is
presumed to have received the previous decision no later than May 23,
2005. Thirty days from that date is Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Complainant
did not file her request until June 24, 2005 which was beyond the 30-day
limit set by regulation. Although the envelope in which the request was
mailed was post marked June 27, 2005, the Commission accepts complainant's
arguments that there was difficult in sending a facsimile on June 24,
2005. However, even if the facsimile was made on June 24, 2005, the
request is still untimely.
For the foregoing reasons, the Complainant's request is denied. The
decision in EEOC Appeal No. 01A41405 remains the Commission's final
decision. There is no further right of administrative appeal on the
decision of the Commission on this request.
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
August 18, 2005
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