05a00862
10-20-2000
Douglas Stup, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.
Douglas Stup v. United States Postal Service
05A00862
October 20, 2000
.
Douglas Stup,
Complainant,
v.
William J. Henderson,
Postmaster General,
United States Postal Service,
Agency.
Request No. 05A00862
Appeal No. 01984801
Agency Nos. 1D-221-1059-94; 1K-221-0045-97
Hearing Nos. 100-97-7797X; 100-97-7906X
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission to reconsider the decision in Douglas Stup v. United
States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 01984801 (May 2, 2000).<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 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b).
Complainant alleges that he was discriminated against on the basis
of race (White), sex (male), national origin (American), age (over
40), and in reprisal for prior protected activity when he suspected
his official personnel file was "sanitized" and when he received an
official discussion for wearing a tank top. The appellate decision
affirmed an EEOC Administrative Judge's finding of no discrimination.
In his request for reconsideration, complainant states that he did not
receive the appellate decision via certified mail.
Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(a), the appellate decision shall be
transmitted complainant and the agency via first class mail. Accordingly,
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).
It is the decision of the Commission to deny the request. The decision
in EEOC Appeal No. 01984801 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
October 20, 2000
__________________
Date
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 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 in deciding the
present appeal. The regulations, as amended, may also be found at the
Commission's website at www.eeoc.gov.