0520080774
09-26-2008
Katherine E. Spence, Complainant, v. Alphonso Jackson, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.
Katherine E. Spence,
Complainant,
v.
Alphonso Jackson,
Secretary,
Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Agency.
Request No. 0520080774
Appeal No. 0120070494
Agency No. EEO06050
DENIAL
Complainant timely requested reconsideration of the decision in Katherine
E. Spence v. Department of Housing and Urban Development, EEOC Appeal
No. 0120070494 (August 14, 2008). 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).
Complainant alleged that she was subjected to discrimination on the
basis of race (African-American) when her supervisor denied her request
for advanced sick leave on March 1, 2006.
After reconsidering 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). The Commission finds that complainant has failed
to demonstrate that the appellate decision involved a clearly erroneous
interpretation of material fact or law; or that the appellate decision
will have a substantial impact on the policies, practices, or operations
of the agency. Accordingly, it is the decision of the Commission to
deny the request. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 0120070494 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 (P0408)
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 (Z0408)
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
09-26-08
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Date
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