Jamie Karen Lim, Appellant,v.William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNov 20, 1998
05980946 (E.E.O.C. Nov. 20, 1998)

05980946

11-20-1998

Jamie Karen Lim, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.


Jamie Karen Lim v. United States Postal Service

05980946

November 20, 1998

Jamie Karen Lim, )

Appellant, )

)

v. ) Request No. 05980946

) Appeal No. 01976246

William J. Henderson, ) Agency No. 1-F-953-0009-97

Postmaster General, )

United States Postal Service, )

Agency. )

______________________________)

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

On July 8, 1998, Jamie Karen Lim (appellant) initiated a request to the

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reconsider the decision

in Lim v. USPS, EEOC Appeal No. 01976246 (June 5, 1998). EEOC Regulations

provide that the Commissioners may, in their discretion, reconsider

any previous Commission decision. 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(a). The party

requesting reconsideration must submit written argument or evidence

which tends to establish one or more of the following three criteria:

new and material evidence is available that was not readily available

when the previous decision was issued, 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(1);

the previous decision involved an erroneous interpretation of law,

regulation or material fact, or misapplication of established policy,

29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(2); and the previous decision is of such

exceptional nature as to have substantial precedential implications, 29

C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(3). For the reasons set forth herein, appellant's

request is denied.

The record indicates that appellant received the final agency decision

(FAD) on July 12, 1997. The FAD provided appellant with the correct

address of the Commission and the appropriate time frame for filing an

appeal. Appellant's appeal was postmarked August 14, 1997. The previous

decision found that appellant's appeal was untimely filed with the

Commission and that appellant failed to submit justification to invoke

waiver or equitable tolling. Appellant's appeal was dismissed. 29

C.F.R. �1614.405(c).

In her request for reconsideration, appellant does not provide any

arguments explaining her delay in filing her appeal. Rather, she asserts

that there is new machinery installed at the agency's facility, that

she should not be working in the manual area, and that her work load is

heavy. Appellant's arguments do not explain her failure to file her appeal

within 30 days of receiving the FAD. See 29 C.F.R. �1614.402(a). Appellant

has failed to submit sufficient justification for extending the time

limits.

After a review of appellant's request for reconsideration, the previous

decision, and the entire record, the Commission finds appellant's request

does not meet the criteria of 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c), and it is the

decision of the Commission to deny appellant's request. The decision

of the Commission in Appeal No. 01976246 remains the Commission's final

decision. There is no further right of administrative appeal from the

decision of the Commission on this request for reconsideration.

RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0993)

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.

It is the position of the Commission that 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.

You should be aware, however, that courts in some jurisdictions have

interpreted the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in a manner suggesting that

a civil action must be filed WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the

date that you receive this decision. To ensure that your civil action

is considered timely, you are advised to file it WITHIN THIRTY (30)

CALENDAR DAYS from the date that you receive this decision or to consult

an attorney concerning the applicable time period in the jurisdiction

in which your action would be filed. 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 (Z1092)

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:

Nov. 20, 1998

_______________ ______________________________

Date Frances M. Hart

Executive Officer

Executive Secretariat