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Regional Attorneys' Manual U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Statement of the General Counsel
I am pleased to issue the Regional Attorneys' Manual, developed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Office of General Counsel. As indicated in the Introduction, this Manual supercedes the Regional
Attorneys' Deskbook, which is hereby revoked.
Eric S. Dreiband, April 29, 2005
This Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) Regional Attorneys' Manual supercedes the Regional Attorneys' Deskbook issued in 1990 and revised in 1992. The Manual is in four parts. Part
1, Administrative and Support Information, contains information on the structure and functions of the EEOC's Office of General Counsel (OGC), OGC policies and procedures, and Commission policies. Part 2, Initiating
Litigation, discusses prelitigation procedures, delegation of litigation authority, and obtaining approval for cases requiring General Counsel or Commission authorization. Part 3, Conducting Litigation, covers various trial
practice matters, settlement standards and procedures, appeal procedures, and the professional responsibilities of OGC attorneys. Finally, Part 4, Resources and Technical Assistance, contains information on obtaining internal and
external expert services, obtaining nonexpert litigation support services, and monitoring contracts. Since the Manual is available electronically on the Commission's Web site, it contains references and hyperlinks to resources available
on the Commission's Web site as well as elsewhere on the Internet.
The Regional Attorneys' Manual has been developed and distributed by the EEOC's Office of General Counsel exclusively to provide internal guidance and practical support to Regional Attorneys in connection with their management of
EEOC legal units. The Manual shall not be construed as creating any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity against the EEOC or its employees. The Manual shall not be construed to create
any right to judicial review involving the compliance or noncompliance of the EEOC or its employees with any matter dealt with in the Manual.
Part 1. Administrative and Support Information
OGC Administrative Policies and Procedures Office Systems
Records Management: File Creation, Maintenance, and Disposition
Dissemination of Information to the Public about Cases in Litigation
Reporting to OGC
Authorization to File Motion for Contempt, Attorney's Fees, or Sanctions
Notification Regarding Sanctions or Fees Against EEOC
Requesting Payment of Fees, Costs, and Sanctions Assessed Against Commission
Personnel Structure of Office of General Counsel
Attorney Practice and Ethical Issues
Commission Policies Introduction to Commission Policies
Part 2. Initiating Litigation
EEOC Laws, Regulations, and Guidance on the Web Statutes Enforced by EEOC
EEOC Guidance and Other Resources
Prefiling Procedures Transmission of Conciliation Failures to Department of Justice
Filing Suit in State Court
Presuit Interviews of Charging Parties and Other Claimants
Nonpecuniary Compensatory Damages: Issues for Review with Claimants Prior to Filing Suit
Notice to Charging Parties of Commission Suits
Adding Parties to Previously Approved Actions
Delegated Litigation Authority Delegation of Litigation Authority to the General Counsel under the National Enforcement Plan
Redelegation of Litigation Authority to the Regional Attorneys
Five-Day Notice Procedure for Redelegated Cases
Litigation Requiring Headquarters Approval Application for Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction
Suits Requiring Authorization by the Commission or General Counsel
Presentation Memoranda
Standards for Commission Intervention in Private Actions
Communicating with Commission on Cases Pending Litigation Authorization
Notice of Litigation Authorization
Part 3. Conducting Litigation
Civil Justice Reform Office of General Counsel Guidance on Civil Justice Reform, Executive Order No.
Executive Order No. 12988, Civil Justice Reform
Deliberative Process Privilege Procedures for Asserting and Defending the Deliberative Process Privilege
Model Declaration of Chair and Exhibit
Sample Declarations of Chair
Excerpts from Exhibits to Chair's Declarations
Motions for New Trials and for Judgment as a Matter of Law Introduction
Rule 50 Practice: Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law
Alternative Motion for New Trial
Circumstances in Which EEOC Attorneys Should Consider Rule 50 Motions and Motions for New
Settlement Guidance Settlement Standards and Procedures
Guidance on Contents of Justification Memoranda for Consent Decrees Requiring Headquarters
Considerations in Requesting a Fairness Hearing
Notice and Claims Procedures in the Settlement of Class Cases
Monitoring and Enforcing Consent Decrees
Appeal Procedures Office of General Counsel Appeal Procedures
Professional Responsibility Introduction
Ethical Obligations of Federal Government Attorneys
Protecting Confidentiality of Agency Information
Web Resources on Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Part 4. Resources and Technical Assistance
Obtaining Expert and Other Services Introduction: Obtaining Experts and Other Services
Services Provided by Research and Analytic Services
Services Provided by the Office of Research, Information and Planning
Litigation Support Services Provided by Department of Justice Contractors
OGC Procedures for Procuring Expert Litigation Support Services
OGC Procedures for Procuring Nonexpert Litigation Support Services
Contract Monitor Contract Monitor's Duties and Responsibilities