Estate of Eugene W. Hodge,1 Complainant,v.Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionMay 8, 2009
0120071079 (E.E.O.C. May. 8, 2009)

0120071079

05-08-2009

Estate of Eugene W. Hodge,1 Complainant, v. Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.


Estate of Eugene W. Hodge,1

Complainant,

v.

Timothy F. Geithner,

Secretary,

Department of the Treasury,

Agency.

Appeal No. 0120071079

Hearing No. 541-2006-00005X

Agency No. 05-2403

DISMISSAL OF APPEAL

Complainant's estate filed an appeal with this Commission from the

agency's decision, dated October 26, 2006, concerning complainant's

complaint of unlawful employment discrimination. In his complaint,

complainant alleged discrimination based on disability and in reprisal

for prior EEO activity when his request for reasonable accommodation was

denied; he was terminated from his employment on April 1, 2005; and, he

was required to serve an extended probationary period. EEOC Regulation

29 C.F.R. �1614.402 provides that appeals to the Commission must be

filed within 30 calendar days after a complainant receives notice of

the agency's decision.

Complainant's estate, by the representative's admission, received the

agency's decision on November 9, 2006. The appeal was postmarked on

December 15, 2006, which was beyond the thirty-day time limit set by the

regulations. The record reveals that the agency's decision explicitly

informed complainant's estate of the time limits to file an appeal.

On appeal, complainant's estate does not submit any adequate justification

to invoke waiver or equitable tolling for filing the appeal.

Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED as untimely pursuant to �

1614.403(c).

STATEMENT OF RIGHTS - ON APPEAL

RECONSIDERATION (M1208)

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), 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 (S0408)

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. 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 (Z1008)

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

5/8/09

__________________

Date

1 The record indicates that complainant is deceased.

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