Nancy L. McCluskey, Complainant,v.William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionOct 13, 2000
05a01064 (E.E.O.C. Oct. 13, 2000)

05a01064

10-13-2000

Nancy L. McCluskey, Complainant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.


Nancy L. McCluskey v. Defense Logistics Agency

05A01064

October 13, 2000

.

Nancy L. McCluskey,

Complainant,

v.

William S. Cohen,

Secretary,

Department of Defense,

Agency.

Request No. 05A01064

Appeal No. 01A00718

Agency No. XL-99-046

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission (EEOC or Commission) to reconsider the decision in Nancy

L. McCluskey v. Defense Logistics Agency, EEOC Appeal No. 01A00718

(June 7, 2000).<1> EEOC Regulations provide that the Commission may,

in its 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 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b).

After a review of the complainant's request for reconsideration, 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.<2> The decision

in EEOC Appeal No. 01A00718 remains the Commission's final decision.

There is no further right of administrative appeal on the decision of

the Commission on this request for reconsideration.

COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0900)

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:

______________________________

Carlton M. Hadden, Director

Office of Federal Operations

October 13, 2000

__________________

Date

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 29 C.F.R. Part 1614 in deciding the

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

Commission's website at www.eeoc.gov.

2The complainant raised the issue of improper processing and investigation

in a memorandum to the EEO Director of her agency. The record indicates

that the agency addressed the complainant's concerns in a detailed

letter. We reviewed the complainant's concerns in the context of whether

they materially effected the processing of the complaint and conclude

that they did not. See EEOC Management Directive 110 (MD 110) Chapt. 5-25,

(November 9, 1999).