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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE              LA 200, John Adams Building, 110 Second Street, S.E.              Washington, DC 20540-1999
_________________________FRANCISCA LAGUNA,      Appellant/Complainant,             v.                                  Case No. 02-AC-54(CV, FL)                                                  April 8 , 2004OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECTOF THE CAPITOL,       Respondent/Employing Office._________________________
Before the Board of Directors: Susan               S. Robfogel, Chair; Barbara L. Camens, Alan V. Friedman; Roberta               L. Holzwarth; Barbara Childs Wallace, Members.

DECISION OF THE BOARD OF               DIRECTORS

 In On September 9, 2003, Hearing Officer Michael               W. Doheny issued the attached Decision in this matter. The Hearing               Officer concluded that the Complainant had failed to meet her burden               of proof regarding her non-promotion, equal pay and position reassignment               claims. 

The Board has considered the decision in light               of the record, the petition for review, and parties’ briefs.               The Board finds that the Hearing Officer’s conclusions are               supported by substantial evidence and affirms the Hearing Officer’s               determination that the record does not establish proscribed discrimination.               *See Office of the Architect of the Capitol v. Office of Compliance,               et al.,* 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 4541 (Fed. Cir. 03/11/2004). We               rely upon the Hearing Officer’s finding and conclusion that               the Appellant did not prove that her race or national origin motivated               the employing office to reassign her. In so holding, we do not and               need not rule on the alternate finding that the Appellant’s               reassignment was not an actionable adverse action.

**ORDER**

Pursuant to Section 406(e) of the Congressional               Accountability Act and Section 8.01(d) of the Office’s Procedural               Rules, the Board affirms the hearing officer’s merits determination               of no discrimination in this matter.

It is so ordered. 

Issued, Washington, D.C.: April 8, 2004

  

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I hereby certify that on this 8th day of April               2004, I delivered a copy of this Decision of the Board of Directors               to the following parties by the below identified means:

**First-Class Mail Postage-Prepaid**

 Jeffrey H. Leib, Esq.              Attorney at Law              5104 34th Street, N.W.              Washington, D.C. 20008

**First-Class Mail Postage-Prepaid              & Facsimile Mail (w/o Hearing Officer Decision)**

Peggy L. B. Tyler, Esq.              Office of Architect of the Capitol              Office of Employment Counsel              Ford House Building, Room H2-202              2nd and D Streets, S.W.              Washington, D.C. 20515 

              ___________________              Kisha L. Harley              Office of Compliance 

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