William Ferrell v. Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, et al

[DO NOT PUBLISH]
In the
United States Court of Appeals
For the Eleventh Circuit
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No. 23-14029
Non-Argument Calendar
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WILLIAM FERRELL,
Petitioner,
versus
SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Respondents.
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Petition for Review of a Decision of the
Department of the Interior
Agency No. DOI-OS-19-0756 - DOI-OS-20-0441
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2 Opinion of the Court 23-14029
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Before WILSON, JORDAN, and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
The petition for review is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of
jurisdiction. William Ferrell, a federal employee proceeding pro se,
filed with us a petition for review of a final decision of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) finding that
he failed to prove employment discrimination in violation of Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) and the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”). Ferrell cannot invoke our
review directly because there is not any statutory authority for us
to review final decisions made by the EEOC. See City of Baton Rouge
v. U.S. EPA, 620 F.2d 478, 480 (5th Cir. 1980) (concluding that the
jurisdiction of a court of appeals to review agency orders in the first
instance wholly depends upon statutory authorization); 29 C.F.R.
§ 1614.407(c) (authorizing a complainant under Title VII and the
Rehabilitation Act to file a civil action in the appropriate United
States district court within 90 days of receipt of the EEOC’s final
decision on an appeal); 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c); 29 U.S.C.
§ 794a(a)(1).
No petition for rehearing may be filed unless it complies
with the timing and other requirements of 11th Cir. R. 40-3 and all
other applicable rules.
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