San Leandro Unified School District (PERB A366E)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DECISION OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
GREGORY K. MANDELL,
Charging Party,
v.
SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Respondent.
Case No. SF-CE-2589-E
Administrative Appeal
PERB Order No. 	Ad-366
J u l y 	10, 	2007
Appearance: Gregory K. Mandell on his own behalf.
Before Shek, McKeag and Neuwald, Members.
DECISION
McKEAG, Member: This case is before the Public Employment Relations Board
(PERB or Board) on appeal by Gregory K. Mandell (Mandell) of an administrative
determination that the fourth addendum to Mandell's appeal of a Board agent's dismissal in the
above-referenced case was not timely filed.
BACKGROUND
Mandell was served with the Board agent's dismissal of his unfair practice charge on
March 19, 2007. Pursuant to the express terms of the dismissal letter, Mandell had until
April 13, 2007 to timely file his appeal. Mandell filed his fourth addendum to the appeal on
April 23, 2007 ten days after the April 13, 2007 deadline. On April 23, 2007, the Appeals
Assistant denied the fourth addendum as untimely filed. Mandell appealed.

DISCUSSION
PERB Regulation 321361 provides:
A late filing may be excused at the discretion of the Board for
good cause only. A late filing which has been excused becomes a
timely filing under these regulations.
In support of his appeal, Mandell merely states that he "just discovered" certain
language in the Board agent's dismissal that caused him "serious concern." At a minimum,
parties to an unfair practice charge have a duty to carefully review all documents filed in
connection with their case. 	Mandell's alleged late discovery of statements contained in a
dismissal letter is manifestly insufficient to warrant a finding of good cause in this matter.
Accordingly, the Board does not find good cause to excuse the late-filed fourth addendum to
Mandell's appeal of the dismissal and, therefore, declines to accept the document.
ORDER
Gregory K. Mandell's request that the Public Employment Relations Board accept his
late-filed fourth addendum to his appeal in Case No. SF-CE-2589-E is hereby DENIED.
Members Shek and Neuwald joined in this Decision.
PERB regulations are codified at California Code of Regulations, title 8,
section 31001, et seq.
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