The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Regional Attorneys' Manual
Office of General Counsel
April 2005
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
Introduction
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.
Table of Contents
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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
- National Enforcement
Plan
- Five-Point
Plan
Part 2. Initiating Litigation
-
EEOC Laws, Regulations, and
Guidance on the Web
- Statutes
Enforced by EEOC
- EEOC
Regulations
- 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
- Press Releases
-
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. 12988
- 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
- Practice
Points
- Alternative
Motion for New Trial
- Circumstances in
Which EEOC Attorneys Should Consider Rule 50 Motions and
Motions for New Trial
-
Settlement Guidance
- Settlement
Standards and Procedures
- Guidance on
Contents of Justification Memoranda for Consent Decrees
Requiring Headquarters Approval
- 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
- ABA Model Rules of
Professional Conduct
- 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
- OGC Procedures for
Procuring Expert Litigation Support Services
- OGC Procedures for
Procuring Nonexpert Litigation Support Services
-
Contract Monitor
Contract
Monitor’s Duties and Responsibilities
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