05A10381_r
08-26-2002
Ethel C. Redfearn, Complainant, v. Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, Agency for International Development (AID), Agency.
Ethel C. Redfearn v. Agency for International Development
05A10381
August 26, 2002
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Ethel C. Redfearn,
Complainant,
v.
Andrew S. Natsios,
Administrator,
Agency for International Development (AID),
Agency.
Request No. 05A10381
Request No. 05970706
Appeal No. 01962281
Agency No. EOP-94-08
DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
The agency initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider the decision in Ethel
C. Redfearn v. Agency for International Development, EEOC Appeal
No. 05970706 (January 16, 2001). On February 6, 1996, complainant
filed an appeal with the Commission from an agency decision dated
December 8, 1995. On March 17, 1997, the Commission issued a decision
dismissing complainant's appeal as untimely filed. Complainant, on
April 20, 1997, requested reconsideration from the Commission's March
17, 1997 dismissal. The Commission found that complainant's request
for reconsideration did not meet the criteria for review but, on its
own motion, decided to reconsider the previous decision and make a
determination on whether the agency's grounds for dismissal were proper.
On January 16, 2001, the Commission issued a decision on the matter,
which gave the parties the right to request reconsideration on the
portion of the decision determining the appropriateness of the December
8, 1995 agency dismissal of the complaint. In the instant request,
the agency requests reconsideration from the January 16, 2001 decision.
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 the agency'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 EEOC
Appeal No. 05970706 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.
ORDER
The agency is ordered to process Claim 2 in accordance with 29
C.F.R. 1614.108. The agency shall acknowledge to the complainant that
it has received Claim 2 within thirty (30) calendar days of the date
this decision becomes final. The agency shall issue to complainant a
copy of the investigative file and also shall notify complainant of
the appropriate rights within one hundred fifty (150) calendar days
of the date this decision becomes final, unless the matter is otherwise
resolved prior to that time. If the complainant requests a final decision
without a hearing, the agency shall issue a final decision within sixty
(60) days of receipt of complainant's request. A copy of the agency's
letter of acknowledgment to complainant and a copy of the notice that
transmits the investigative file and notice of rights must be sent to
the Compliance Officer as referenced below.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMISSION'S DECISION (K0501)
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 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)
(1994 & Supp. IV 1999). If the complainant files a civil action, the
administrative processing of the complaint, including any petition for
enforcement, will be terminated. See 29 C.F.R. � 1614.409.
COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (Q0900)
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:
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Carlton M. Hadden, Director
Office of Federal Operations
August 26, 2002
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