Arthur J. Abell, Jr., Complainant,v.Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNov 15, 2000
05980555 (E.E.O.C. Nov. 15, 2000)

05980555

11-15-2000

Arthur J. Abell, Jr., Complainant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.


Arthur J. Abell, Jr. v. Department of the Interior

05980555

November 15, 2000

.

Arthur J. Abell, Jr.,

Complainant,

v.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary,

Department of the Interior,

Agency.

Request No. 05980555

Appeal No. 01971537

Agency No. FNP-94-155

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

Complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider the decision in Arthur

J. Abell, Jr. v. Department of the Interior, EEOC Appeal No. 01971537

(February 19, 1998). 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

agency's response thereto, 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. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 01971537

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:

______________________________

Carlton M. Hadden, Director

Office of Federal Operations

November 15, 2000

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