Robert W. Bria, Complainant,v.William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast Area), Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionDec 6, 2000
05990793 (E.E.O.C. Dec. 6, 2000)

05990793

12-06-2000

Robert W. Bria, Complainant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Northeast Area), Agency.


Robert W. Bria v. United States Postal Service

05990793

December 6, 2000

.

Robert W. Bria,

Complainant,

v.

William J. Henderson,

Postmaster General,

United States Postal Service

(Northeast Area),

Agency.

Request No. 05990793

Appeal No. 01984207

Agency No. 4B-0600-075-98

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity

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

W. Bria v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Appeal No. 01984207

(May 17, 1999).<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. 01984207 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

December 6, 2000

__________________

Date

1 On 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.

2 Complainant provides medical documentation, for the first time in his

request to reconsider, and states without basis that he was unaware

that medical documentation was necessary in support of his appeal.

While we find no basis for considering such medical documentation

at this stage, assuming we considered such evidence, we find that the

medical documentation shows that complainant underwent surgery (shoulder

replacement) on April 8, 1998, but fails to show how complainant was

unable to file an appeal by April 27, 1998.