Complainant,v.Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast Region), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Aug 1, 2014

0120123102 (E.E.O.C. Aug. 1, 2014)

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Office of Federal Operations
P.O. Box 77960
Washington, DC 20013

,
Complainant,

v.

Patrick R. Donahoe,
Postmaster General,
United States Postal Service,
(Southeast Region),
Agency.

Appeal No. 0120123102

Hearing No. 410-2010-00406X

Agency No. 1H-302-0007-10

DISMISSAL OF APPEAL
By Notice of Appeal postmarked July 25, 2012, Complainant filed an appeal with this
Commission from the June 20, 2012 final order concerning her EEO complaint of unlawful
employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq

.
Complainant's representative stated that he received the final order on June 23, 2012. A
review of the final order reveals that the Agency properly advised Complainant that she had
thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of its final order to file her appeal with the Commission.
Therefore, in order to be considered timely, Complainant had to file her appeal no later than
July 23, 2012. Complainant’s representative submits evidence indicating that he attempted to
send an appeal by fax transmission on July 23 and 24, 2012. These submissions were
unsuccessful. The instant appeal was subsequently filed by mail on July 25, 2012. We note
that Complainant’s representative did not attempt to submit the appeal until the end of the day
on July 23, 2012, and then, rather than mailing the appeal the following day did not do so until
July 25, 2012. We find that the instant appeal was not filed in a timely manner and that
Complainant has not offered adequate justification for an extension of the applicable time limit
for filing her appeal.

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CONCLUSION
Accordingly, Complainant's July 25, 2012 appeal is hereby dismissed. See 29 C.F.R.
§ 1614.403(c).

STATEMENT OF RIGHTS - ON APPEAL
RECONSIDERATION

(M0610)
The Commission may, in its discretion, reconsider the decision in this case if the Complainant
or the Agency submits a written request containing arguments or evidence which tend to
establish 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.

Requests to reconsider, with supporting statement or brief, must be filed with the Office of
Federal Operations (OFO) within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this decision or within
twenty (20) calendar days of receipt of another party’s timely request for reconsideration. See
29 C.F.R. § 1614.405; Equal Employment Opportunity Management Directive for 29 C.F.R.
Part 1614

(EEO MD-110), at 9-18 (November 9, 1999). All requests and arguments must be
submitted to the Director, Office of Federal Operations, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, P.O. Box 77960, Washington, DC 20013. In the absence of a legible postmark,
the request to reconsider shall be deemed timely filed if it is received by mail within five days
of the expiration of the applicable filing period. See 29 C.F.R. § 1614.604. The request or
opposition must also include proof of service on the other party.
Failure to file within the time period will result in dismissal of your request for reconsideration
as untimely, unless extenuating circumstances prevented the timely filing of the request. Any
supporting documentation must be submitted with your request for reconsideration. The
Commission will consider requests for reconsideration filed after the deadline only in very
limited circumstances. See 29 C.F.R. § 1614.604(c).

COMPLAINANT’S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION

(S0610)
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
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work. If you file a request to reconsider and also file a civil action, filing a civil action will
terminate the administrative processing of your complaint.

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:

______________________________
Carlton M. Hadden, Director
Office of Federal Operations

Date
August 1, 2014