Rufus D. Mapp, Complainant,v.F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionDec 21, 2000
05980757 (E.E.O.C. Dec. 21, 2000)

05980757

12-21-2000

Rufus D. Mapp, Complainant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.


Rufus D. Mapp v. Department of the Air Force

05980757

December 21, 2000

.

Rufus D. Mapp,

Complainant,

v.

F. Whitten Peters,

Secretary,

Department of the Air Force,

Agency.

Request No. 05980757

Appeal No. 01962205

Agency No. LAOJ-94089

Hearing No. 360-95-8065X

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

The complainant initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity

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

D. Mapp v. Department of the Air Force, EEOC Appeal No. 01962205 (April

10, 1998).<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).

In his request, complainant's attorney contends that the appellate

decision involved clearly erroneous interpretations of material facts

and laws. He argues, for example, that the agency official who revised

the complainant's performance appraisal upwards was not a credible

witness, that the revised performance appraisal itself was evidence

of discrimination, and that the selection of the female candidate over

complainant for the position of GS-11 EEO Manager was a violation of

agency regulations, since she had not registered for placement at Lackland

Air Force base. We find, however, that complainant's attorney has not

presented any evidence or argument that was not previously considered

by the Commission when we affirmed the agency's final decision.

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

previous decision, and the entire record, the Commission therefore 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.

The decision in EEOC Appeal No. 01962205 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 21, 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.