Maqbool H. Qureshi, Complainant,v.Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionMar 13, 2000
05a00051 (E.E.O.C. Mar. 13, 2000)

05a00051

03-13-2000

Maqbool H. Qureshi, Complainant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.


Maqbool H. Qureshi v. Department of Agriculture

05A00051

March 13, 2000

Maqbool H. Qureshi, )

Complainant, )

) Request No. 05A00051

v. ) Appeal No. 01985799

) Agency No. 951120

Daniel R. Glickman, )

Secretary, )

Department of Agriculture, )

Agency. )

____________________________________)

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

On October 8, 1999, the United States Department of Agriculture (agency)

initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(Commission) to reconsider the decision in Maqbool H. Qureshi v. United

States Department of Agriculture, EEOC Appeal No. 01985799 (September

2, 1999).<1> EEOC Regulations provide that the Commissioners may, in

their 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 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644,

37,654 (1999) (to be codified and hereinafter referred to as 29 C.F.R. �

1614.405(b)).

After a review of the agency's request for reconsideration, the

Commission finds that agency received the Commission's previous decision

on September 7, 1999 and filed a request for reconsideration on October

8, 1999. Volume 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,659 (1999) (to be codified

at and hereinafter referred to as 29 C.F.R. � 1614.402(a)), provides

in relevant part, that either party must file his or her request for

reconsideration within thirty days of receipt of the decision on appeal.

Here, the Commission finds that the agency did not file their request

for reconsideration within the thirty days allotted pursuant to 29

C.F.R. � 1614.604. Furthermore, the agency has not provided any reasons

on request why the limitations period should be extended pursuant to Fed.

Reg. 37,644, 37,661 (1999) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. � 1614.604).

Therefore, it is the decision of the Commission to deny the agency's

request. The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 01985799 (September 2, 1999)

remains the Commission's final decision. There is no further right of

administrative appeal from a decision of the Commission on request for

reconsideration.

COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P1199)

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 (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:

March 13, 2000

DATE Carlton M. Hadden, Acting Director

Office of Federal Operations

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

For timeliness purposes, the Commission will presume that this decision

was received within five (5) calendar days after it was mailed. I certify

that this decision was mailed to complainant, complainant's representative

(if applicable), and the agency on:

_____________ ________________________

Date Equal Employment Assistant

1On November 9, 1999, revised regulations governing the EEOC's federal

sector complaint process went into effect. These regulations apply to all

federal sector EEO complaints pending at any stage in the administrative

process. Consequently, the Commission will apply the revised regulations

found at 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644 (1999), where applicable, in deciding the

present appeal. The regulations, as amended, may also be found at the

Commission's website at WWW.EEOC.GOV.