David L. Jones, Complainant,v.William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionApr 10, 2000
05980068 (E.E.O.C. Apr. 10, 2000)

05980068

04-10-2000

David L. Jones, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.


David L. Jones v. United States Postal Service

05980068

April 10, 2000

David L. Jones, )

Complainant, ) Request No. 05980068

) Appeal No. 01970145

v. ) Agency No. 4F-945-1018-96

)

William J. Henderson, )

Postmaster General, )

United States Postal Service, )

Agency. )

____________________________________)

DENYING REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity

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

L. Jones v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 01970145

(October 9, 1997).<1> 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 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644,

37,654 (1999) (to be codified and hereinafter referred to as 29 C.F.R. �

1614.405(b)).

After a review of the 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. The decision in

David L. Jones v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 01970145

(October 9, 1997) remains the Commission's final decision. The agency

shall comply with the Order in the prior decision, as modified below.

There is no further right of administrative appeal on the decision of

the Commission on this request for reconsideration.

ORDER

Within thirty (30) days of the date this decision becomes final, the

agency shall acknowledge to the complainant that it has received the

remanded claim. The agency shall request that the complainant provide

it with objective evidence in support of his claim that he incurred

compensatory damages associated with the issuance of the subject Letter

of Warning within thirty (30) days of the date he receives the agency's

letter of acknowledgment. If the complainant provides appropriate

documentation, the agency shall process his claim in accordance with

Commission regulations from the point at which processing ceased. If

the complainant fails to provide such objective evidence, the agency

may dismiss the complainant's complaint on the grounds that it is moot

and provide the complainant with appropriate appeal rights.

A copy of the agency's letter of acknowledgment to the complainant and

request for objective evidence must be sent to the Compliance Officer,

as referenced below.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMISSION'S DECISION (K1199)

Compliance with the Commission's corrective action is mandatory.

The agency shall submit its compliance report within thirty (30)

calendar days of the completion of all ordered corrective action. The

report shall be submitted to the Compliance Officer, Office of Federal

Operations, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, P.O. Box 19848,

Washington, D.C. 20036. The agency's report must contain supporting

documentation, and the agency must send a copy of all submissions to the

complainant. If the agency does not comply with the Commission's order,

the complainant may petition the Commission for enforcement of the order.

29 C.F.R. � 1614.503(a). The complainant also has the right to file a

civil action to enforce compliance with the Commission's order prior

to or following an administrative petition for enforcement. See 64

Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,659-60 (1999) (to be codified and hereinafter

referred to as 29 C.F.R. �� 1614.407, 1614.408), and 29 C.F.R. �

1614.503(g). Alternatively, the complainant has the right to file a

civil action on the underlying complaint in accordance with the paragraph

below entitled "Right to File A Civil Action." 29 C.F.R. �� 1614.407

and 1614.408. A civil action for enforcement or a civil action on the

underlying complaint is subject to the deadline stated in 42 U.S.C. �

2000e-16(c)(Supp. V 1993). If the complainant files a civil action, the

administrative processing of the complaint, including any petition for

enforcement, will be terminated. See 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,659 (1999)

(to be codified and hereinafter referred to as 29 C.F.R. � 1614.409).

COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (Q1199)

This decision affirms the agency's final decision/action in part, but it

also requires the agency to continue its administrative processing of a

portion of your complaint. 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 on both that portion

of your complaint which the Commission has affirmed AND that portion

of the complaint which has been remanded for continued administrative

processing In the alternative, you may file a civil action AFTER

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (180) CALENDAR DAYS of the date you filed your

complaint with the agency, or filed your appeal with the Commission.

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. Filing a civil

action will terminate the administrative processing of your complaint.

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:

April 10, 2000

Date Carlton M. Hadden, Acting Director

Office of Federal Operations

1On November 9, 1999, revised regulations governing the EEOC's federal

sector complaint process went into effect. These regulations apply to all

federal sector EEO complaints pending at any stage in the administrative

process. Consequently, the Commission will apply the revised regulations

found at 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644 (1999), where applicable, in deciding the

present appeal. The regulations, as amended, may also be found at the

Commission's website at WWW.EEOC.GOV.