05A31177
10-09-2003
Margaret R. Jones, Complainant, v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes Area) Agency.
Margaret R. Jones v. United States Postal Service
05A31177
October 9, 2003
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Margaret R. Jones,
Complainant,
v.
John E. Potter,
Postmaster General,
United States Postal Service,
(Great Lakes Area)
Agency.
Request No. 05A31177
Appeal No. 01A30598
Agency No. 4-I-530-00091-01
Hearing No. 260-A2-8125X
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Margaret R. Jones (complainant) timely initiated a request to the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider
the decision in Margaret R. Jones v. United States Postal Service, EEOC
Appeal No. 01A30598 (July 24, 2003). 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).
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. Complainant alleged
the agency discriminated against her on the basis of sex (female),
disability (left shoulder laxity with impingement syndrome), and age
(D.O.B. 10/5/49) when she was subjected to harassment based on a series
of actions. Complainant contends that the Commission's decision was based
on "misinterpretations" and that her allegations are true and accurate,
yet she fails to state in any detail how the Commission may have erred.
Complainant argues that our previous decision will have a substantial
impact on the policies of the agency because postal service managers
will think they can "get away" with their unlawful behavior. She fails
to meet the criteria for reconsideration, however, and her request
must be denied. Therefore, the decision in EEOC Appeal No. 01A30598
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
October 9, 2003
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