05970710
04-29-1999
Anifa Williams, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.
Anifa Williams v. Department of Health and Human Services
05970710
April 29, 1999
Anifa Williams, )
Appellant, )
)
v. ) Request No. 05970710
) Appeal No. 01963888
Donna E. Shalala, ) Agency No. HRS-614-95
Secretary, )
Department of Health and Human Services, )
Agency. )
)
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
On April 19, 1997, Anifa Williams (appellant) timely initiated a request
to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission)
to reconsider the decision in Anifa Williams v. Department of Health
and Human Services, EEOC Appeal No. 01963888 (March 18, 1997). EEOC
regulations provide that the Commissioners may, in their discretion,
reconsider any previous Commission decision. 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(a).
The party requesting reconsideration must submit written argument
or evidence which tends to establish one or more of the following
three criteria: new and material evidence is available that was
not readily available when the previous decision was issued, 29
C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(1); the previous decision involved an erroneous
interpretation of law, regulation, or material fact, or misapplication of
established policy, 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(2); or the previous decision
is of such exceptional nature as to have substantial precedential
implications, 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(3).
Upon review of appellant's request for reconsideration, the previous
decision, and the entire record, the Commission finds that appellant's
request does not meet any of the criteria of 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c).
Accordingly, it is the decision of the Commission to DENY appellant's
request for reconsideration.<1> The decision in Appeal No. 01963888
remains the Commission's final decision. There is no further right
of administrative appeal from the decision of the Commission on this
request for reconsideration.
RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0993)
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.
It is the position of the Commission that 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.
You should be aware, however, that courts in some jurisdictions have
interpreted the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in a manner suggesting that
a civil action must be filed WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from
the date that you receive this decision. To ensure that your civil
action is considered timely, you are advised to file it WITHIN THIRTY
(30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date that you receive this decision or
to consult an attorney concerning the applicable time period in the
jurisdiction in which your action would be filed. 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 (Z1092)
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:
April 29, 1999
Date Frances M. Hart
Executive Officer
Executive Secretariat
1 Appellant is advised that if she wishes to pursue, through the EEO
process, the additional allegations of discrimination that she raised
for the first time on appeal, i.e., acts of retaliation subsequent to
the execution of the settlement agreement, she shall initiate contact
with an EEO Counselor within 15 days after she receives this decision.
The Commission advises the agency that if appellant seeks EEO counseling
regarding the new allegations within the above-referenced 15 day period,
the date appellant filed the appeal statement in which she raised these
allegations with the agency shall be deemed to be the date of the initial
EEO contact, unless she previously contacted an EEO Counselor regarding
these matters, in which case the earlier date would serve as the EEO
Counselor contact date. Cf. Qatsha v. Dept. of the Navy, EEOC Request
No. 05970201 (January 16, 1998).