Equal Employment Opportunity Commission January 2013 casesByron R. Thomas, Petitioner, v. Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Cristino Arroyo, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ming Z. Yu, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Shavon M. Hannah, Complainant, v. Tom J. Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Farm Service Agency), Agency.Patsy G. Hartley, Complainant, v. Tom J. Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services), Agency.Frederick E. Brown, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Carl A. Bozeman, Petitioner, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Earnest E. Shellhouse, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Victoria G. Calacsan, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Joseph C. Payne, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Essence S. King, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Jacqueline Haynes, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Lois R. Olmo, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Roberto Ifill, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Maryann Light, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Brenda D. Harris, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army (National Guard Bureau), Agency.Bobbi R. Williams, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Debra S. Price, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Mavis Lewis, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Adrienne Staples-White, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Donald N. Hester, Complainant, v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Robert L. Battles, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Barbara Cole, Complainant, v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Robbie McGowan-Butler, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives), Agency.Frederick E. Brown, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Mark W. Kirkpatrick, Complainant, v. Michael B. Donley, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Marina Vanyan, Petitioner, v. Leon E. Panetta, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Threat Reduction Agency), Agency.Crystal A. Miller, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Sandra R. Dobyns, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.James Melancon, Jr., Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast Area), Agency.Weldon W. Woodward, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sara Ann Joe, Complainant, v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Indian Health Service), Agency.Abraham Maldonado, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast Area), Agency.Scott Eades, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great Lakes Area), Agency.William Gray, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Customs and Border Protection), Agency.Richard Mandlebaum, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Dennis Johnson, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Aisha Patrick, Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Jacqueline Rodriguez, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Regina V. Taylor, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.St.Julian O. Cox, Jr., Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Robin O'Connor, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kathy K. Roberson, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Pamela J. Patow, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Shirley M. Speed, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Brenda F. Allen, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Dana Covington, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.William D. Gerdes, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services), Agency.Sharon Camden, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Agency.Charmaine C. Franck, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Bobby Gleaton, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Patricia Maggard, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Trina M. Johnson, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Headquarters), Agency.Elaine I. Chan, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Clara M. Halmond, Complainant, v. Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration), Agency.Lewis G. Jefferson, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Victor M. Flores, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Customs and Border Protection), Agency.Walter P. Valencia, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Ivan T. Matthews, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Sundae R. Bettini, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Shawna Walters, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southwest Area), Agency.Arthur L. Rivers, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Michael J. Gundrum, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ericka A. Goff, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Stephen Hussey, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Pierce C. Cole, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great Lakes Area), Agency.Robin L. Chalk, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Oswaldo Orellana, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Amy Wong, Complainant, v. Martha N. Johnson, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Mary B. Cooper, Complainant, v. Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Ednora Armour-Ohanmu, Complainant, v. Leon E. Panetta, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Helen P. Skinner, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Donald R. Beaver, Complainant, v. Martha N. Johnson, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Barbara A. West, Complainant, v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Agency.Gary J. Hambrick, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Crystal D. Porter, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Complainant, v. Leon E. Panetta, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Robert Harris, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast Area), Agency.Eric K. Berounsky, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Leslie L. Schrick, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast Area), Agency.Donald O. Williams, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Samuel E. Moorman, Jr., Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Rosemarie Erwin-Davis, Complainant, v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior (National Park Service), Agency.Amy C. Hwang, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Minnie M. Sullivan, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Donna C. Gueren, Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Arzie Ellis, Jr., Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Melvin Banks, Complainant, v. Leon E. Panetta, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (New York Metro Area), Agency.Debra L. Garrett, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Harvey L. Griggs, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Gerald E. Juels, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Lucy M. Deiters, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Matthew G. Tubby, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Judith E. Renner, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Luciano Iorizzo, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ana I. Gonzalez, Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Raja R. Rajendran, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Christine L. Harris, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great Lakes Area), Agency.Elisha L. Demerson, Complainant, v. Stephen Chu, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.David L. Wadley, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services), Agency.Gilbert Soliz, Jr., Complainant, v. Karen G. Mills, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Marytherese Miller, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Huyen L. Nguyen, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Andrew M. Marston, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Federico Dimas, Jr., Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration), Agency.Joanne V. Kemper, Complainant, v. Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration), Agency.Kimberly Holmes-Hunter, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Agnes L. Heithecker, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.James A. Wells, Complainant, v. Tom J. Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services), Agency.Joyce Ann Smiley, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jean-Pierre Roberts, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Myrna U. Parayno, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Michael S. Wilkes, Petitioner, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Shawn Cassio, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Tyrone L. Lipscomb, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Joanna Cronin, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.William A. Himchak, III, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Barbara A. Rolfing, Complainant, v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Indian Health Service), Agency.Jerre L. Brumbelow, Complainant, v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior (National Park Service), Agency.Paul R. Quintero, Complainant, v. Michael B. Donley, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Myrna Loya-Hyndman, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Linda Pouncey, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Allan Arm, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Lorna Bibbie, Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sergio A. Martinez, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.LaDana S. Willis, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.John J. Platt, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast Area), Agency.Nena Phillips, Complainant, v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Indian Health Service), Agency.Kevin A. Cowgill, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Agency.Alfonso G. Ramirez, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.Glenda A. Higgins, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Lori Q. Benton, Complainant, v. Michael B. Donley, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Donna F. Jarrell, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Jacquelyn Wilkerson, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Divonne M. Hargett, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.David J. Baker, Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sohail Bari, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Great Lakes Area), Agency.Erlinda Cordita, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Brenda Sue Sinclair, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Jack Israel, Complainant, v. Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Marlon M. Jones, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sylvia K. Franklin, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Daimian L. Jones, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Federal Emergency Management Agency), Agency.Satish Dhokai, Complainant, v. Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Agency.Biancia Whitfield, Complainant, v. Leon E. Panetta, Secretary, Department of Defense (Defense Contract Management Agency), Agency.Kimberly M. Hollingsworth, Complainant, v. Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Angelia Arias, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Lourdes I. Robles, Complainant, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Bruce W. Brown, Complainant, v. Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center), Agency.Complainant, v. Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census), Agency.Elizabeth A. Watkins, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Headquarters), Agency.Allen Wilson, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Angela P. Stafford, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Gaitee A. Hussain, Complainant, v. Jeffery N. Trimble, Executive Director, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agency.Garey Holmes, Complainant, v. Tom J. Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Frank L. Kelly, Complainant, v. John M. McHugh, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ali Caspiani, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Dorothy Kelly, Complainant, v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Kristina M. Giannotta, Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Eric D. Coleman, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Wanda Billingsley, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southwest Area), Agency.Complainant, v. Ray Mabus, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Maurice Troop, Complainant, v. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Albert White, Petitioner, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.James J. Kelly, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Headquarters), Agency.Complainant, v. Ray H. LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation (Federal Aviation Administration), Agency.Veronica N. Shumate, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Capital Metro Area), Agency.Teresa J. Montano, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Western Area), Agency.Jean M. Mannerud, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Pacific Area), Agency.Howard L. Horwitz, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Eastern Area), Agency.