05990455
09-10-1999
Larry D. Kopp, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.
Larry D. Kopp v. Social Security Administration
05990455
September 10, 1999
Larry D. Kopp, )
Appellant, )
) Request No. 05990455
v. ) Appeal No. 01986261
) Agency No. 98-0473-SSA
Kenneth S. Apfel, )
Commissioner, )
Social Security Administration, )
Agency. )
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DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
On March 12, 1999, Larry D. Kopp (appellant) initiated a request to
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reconsider the
decision in Kopp v. SSA, EEOC Appeal No. 01986261 (March 8, 1999). EEOC
Regulations provide that the Commissioners may, in their discretion,
reconsider any previous 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.
The record indicates that appellant filed an EEO complaint alleging
discrimination based on religion (Jewish) when a flyer was posted
on a bulletin board concerning a craft fair sponsored by a church.
The agency dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim, finding
that appellant was not aggrieved. Appellant appealed and the previous
decision affirmed without substantive comment.
In his request for reconsideration, appellant asserts that the flyer
was posted in a break room, not on a management bulletin board as stated
in the record. Regardless, the Commission finds that appellant has not
shown how he was aggrieved. Appellant has not shown he suffered a harm
or loss with respect to a term, condition, or privilege of employment
for which there is a remedy. Diaz v. Dept. of the Air Force, EEOC
Request 05931049 (April 21, 1994). Further, appellant did not show a
"direct personal deprivation at the hands of the employer." Id.
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(a), and it is the
decision of the Commission to deny appellant's request. The decision
in EEOC Appeal No. 01986261 remains the Commission's final decision
in this matter. There is no further right of administrative appeal from
a decision of the Commission on a 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:
Sept. 10, 1999
____________ ___________________________
Date Frances M. Hart
Executive Officer
Executive Secretariat