0520120117
05-24-2013
Carmelita M. Hall, Complainant, v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior (Bureau of Reclamation), Agency.
Carmelita M. Hall,
Complainant,
v.
Ken L. Salazar,
Secretary,
Department of the Interior
(Bureau of Reclamation),
Agency.
Request No. 0520120117
Appeal No. 0120111264
Agency No. MC20090001
DENIAL
Complainant requested reconsideration of the decision in Carmelita M. Hall v. Department of the Interior, EEOC Appeal No. 0120111264 (June 22, 2011). 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).
The Commission's previous decision included a Certificate of Mailing indicating that, for purposes of timeliness, the Commission would presume that the decision was received within five (5) calendar days of the date on which it was mailed, June 22, 2011. Thus, Complainant and her attorney were presumed to have received the previous decision no later than Monday, June 27, 2011. Thirty days from that date was Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Complainant's request for reconsideration, however, was filed on November 4, 2011, which was well beyond the 30-day limit set by the regulation. Complainant did not provide a justification for extending the time limitation period. Therefore, the Commission finds that Complainant's request to reconsider is untimely and it is denied. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 0120111264 remains the Commission's 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 (P0610)
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 (Z0610)
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 from the Court that the Court appoint an attorney to represent you and that the Court also 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 with the Court 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
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