Solime A. Thomas, Appellant,v.Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNov 5, 1999
05970735x (E.E.O.C. Nov. 5, 1999)

05970735x

11-05-1999

Solime A. Thomas, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.


Solime A. Thomas, )

Appellant, )

)

v. ) Request No. 05970735

) Appeal No. 01964129

) Agency No. P958776

Janet Reno, )

Attorney General, )

Department of Justice, )

Agency. )

______________________________)

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

On May 5, 1997, Solime A. Thomas (hereinafter referred to as appellant)

initiated a request to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(EEOC) to reconsider the decision in Thomas v. Department of Justice,

EEOC Appeal No. 01964129 (April 10, 1997). EEOC Regulations provide that

the Commissioners may, in their discretion, reconsider any previous

Commission decision. 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(a). The party requesting

reconsideration must submit written argument or evidence which tends to

establish one or more of the following three criteria: new and material

evidence is available that was not readily available when the previous

decision was issued, 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(1); the previous decision

involved an erroneous interpretation of law, regulation or material fact,

or misapplication of established policy, 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(2);

and the previous decision is of such exceptional nature as to have

substantial precedential implications, 29 C.F.R. �1614.407(c)(3).

Appellant's request is denied.

After a review of appellant's request for reconsideration, the previous

decision and the entire record, the Commission finds that appellant's

request does not meet the criteria of 29 C.F.R. � 1614.407(c), and

it is the decision of the Commission to deny appellant's request.<1>

The decision of the Commission in Appeal No. 01964129 remains the

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

appeal from the decision of the Commission on this request for

reconsideration.

RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (P0993)

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.

It is the position of the Commission that 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.

You should be aware, however, that courts in some jurisdictions have

interpreted the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in a manner suggesting that

a civil action must be filed WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the

date that you receive this decision. To ensure that your civil action

is considered timely, you are advised to file it WITHIN THIRTY (30)

CALENDAR DAYS from the date that you receive this decision or to consult

an attorney concerning the applicable time period in the jurisdiction

in which your action would be filed. 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 (Z1092)

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:

Nov. 5, 1999

______________ ______________________

DATE Carlton Hadden

Acting Director

Office of Federal Operations

1

The

Commission

considered

the

evidence

presented

by

appellant

showing

that

she

actually

filed

her

formal

EEO

complaint

on

September

19,

1995.

However,

we

find

that

appellant's

apparent

decision

to

adjudicate

her

grievance

was

tantamount

to

an

election

of

remedies

and

appellant

should

not

be

permitted

to

have

the

same

allegations

heard

twice.

See

Khera

v.

DOD,

DLA,

EEOC

Request

No.

05920280

(April

23,

1992).