Robert Gannon, Complainant,v.William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNov 28, 2000
05a01031 (E.E.O.C. Nov. 28, 2000)

05a01031

11-28-2000

Robert Gannon, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (N.E./N.Y. Metro Region), Agency.


Robert Gannon v. United States Postal Service

05A01031

November 28, 2000

.

Robert Gannon,

Complainant,

v.

William J. Henderson,

Postmaster General,

United States Postal Service,

(N.E./N.Y. Metro Region),

Agency.

Request No. 05A01031

Appeal No. 01993214

Agency No. 4B018013697

Hearing No. 160988669X

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

On July 3, 2000, complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission (Commission) to reconsider the decision in Robert

Gannon v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 01993214 (March

5, 2000). EEOC Regulation 29 C.F.R. �1614.405(b) <1> provides 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. 29 C.F.R. �

1614.405(b).

By regulation, requests for reconsideration must be filed within 30

calendar days after the party receives our previous decision. 29 C.F.R. �

1614.405(b). A document is timely if its received or postmarked before

the expiration of the applicable filing period, or, in the absence

of a legible postmark, is received by mail within five days of the

expiration of the applicable filing period. 29 C.F.R. � 1614.604(b).

The record shows that our previous decision was mailed to complainant

on March 6, 2000, and that it notified him that the Commission presumes

that the decision was received five calendar days after it was mailed,

that he had the right to request reconsideration within 30 calendar

days of receipt, and the EEOC address where the request should be sent.

Consequently, the 30 day time limit for filing the instant request ended

on April 10, 2000. Complainant's request for reconsideration is dated

June 30, 2000, and was received by the Commission on July 3, 2000. Thus,

the complainant's request for reconsideration was filed beyond the 30 day

time limit. Complainant failed to submit any justification for extending

the filing period beyond 30 days. Accordingly, the complainant's

request for reconsideration is denied. The decision of the Commission

in EEOC Appeal No. 01993214 remains the Commission's final decision.

There is no further right of administrative appeal from a decision of

the Commission on a 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

November 28, 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.