0520090541
08-06-2009
Karen Berro, Complainant, v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.
Karen Berro,
Complainant,
v.
Eric H. Holder, Jr.,
Attorney General,
Department of Justice,
Agency.
Request No. 0520090541
Appeal No. 0120091226
Agency No. P20080742
DENIAL
Complainant timely requested reconsideration of the decision in
Karen Berro v. Department of Justice (Federal Prisons), EEOC Appeal
No. 0120091226 (May 12, 2009). EEOC Regulations provide that the
Commission may, in its discretion, grant a request to 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).
In her request, complainant asserts that the Commission's initial
decision affirming the agency's final decision dismissing her complaint
for failure to state a claim is improper. Upon review of the record,
we find that the Commission's initial decision properly found that
"the events described, even if proven to be true, would not indicate
that complainant has been subjected to harassment that was sufficiently
severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of her employment."
After reconsidering 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. 0120091226 remains the
Commission's decision. There is no further right of administrative
appeal on the decision of the Commission on this request.
COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0408)
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 (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
August 6, 2009
Date
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Office of Federal Operations
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