Joanne Stone, Appellant,v.Davis J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionJan 15, 1999
05980942 (E.E.O.C. Jan. 15, 1999)

05980942

01-15-1999

Joanne Stone, Appellant, v. Davis J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.


Joanne Stone v. General Services Administration

05980942

January 15, 1999

Joanne Stone, )

Appellant, )

)

v. ) Request No. 05980942

) Appeal No. 01971710

Davis J. Barram, ) Agency No. 97-R77-BCJS2(1)

Administrator, )

General Services Administration, )

Agency. )

)

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

On March 2, 1998,<1> Joanne Stone (appellant) initiated a request to

the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reconsider the

decision in Stone v. General Services Administration, Appeal No. 01971710

(February 18, 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). Appellant's request is denied.

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. 01971710 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:

JAN 15, 1999

Date Frances M. Hart

Executive Officer

Executive Secretariat

1 The Commission has no record of receiving appellant's March 2, 1998

submission. However, on July 8, 1998, appellant submitted a copy of a

green card receipt signed by the Commission, as evidence that she submitted a

request for reconsideration on that date. The Commission notes, however,

that although appellant was told that the Commission did not have any

record of her request, she did not submit a copy of it.