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13 years since Catherine L Fawley was first licensed to practice law in WA.

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State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Active	1998	08/03/2010

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This lawyer has been cited for professional misconduct by a state disciplinary authority.

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State	Citation type	Year cited	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Reprimand	1999	08/03/2010

 

 

 

 

----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Hamby, Gregg" <Gregg.Hamby@ed.gov>
> To: <v-----@hotmail.com>
> CC: "Fawley, Catherine" <Catherine.Fawley@ed.gov>
> Subject: Hawaii State Public Library System, case No.10074017
> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:08:35 -0500

 
> Dear Mr. Balmer:
> The purpose of this follow-up message is to obtain additional information regarding your complaint of alleged race and/or national origin discrimination against the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS), which the Seattle Office of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received on January 23, 2007. In your complaint, you raise concerns regarding your treatment by HSPLS officials.
> After reviewing your complaint information, we have determined that additional clarifying information is necessary before we can further process your complaint.

 

Please provide the following information:
> What is your race and/or ethnicity.

> Please provide a detailed description of the alleged discrimination by HSPLS, including the reason why you believe the action to be discriminatory.

> Please explain how and why each alleged act is discriminatory on the basis of your race and national origin.
> Please include the date's) on which the alleged discrimination began and when it ended.
> The name's) and title(s) of the individual(s) responsible for the alleged discrimination.
> We ask that you respond to this letter within 10 days of the date of this letter. OCR procedures provide that if we do not receive a response to this request for additional information, we will be required to close your case.
> If you have any questions, you may contact me at (206) 220-7911 or by e-mail at Gregg.Hamby@ed.gov.
>
> Sincerely,
> Gregory Hamby
> Investigator

 

Subject: Hawaii State Public Library System, case No.10074017
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:13:04 -0500
From: Gregg.Hamby@ed.gov
To: v-----@hotmail.com
CC: Catherine.Fawley@ed.gov

Mr Balmer:

This letter is in response to the concerns you raised regarding the complaint you filed against the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS), which was received by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on January 23, 2007.  On February 13, 2007, we notified you by letter that we were administratively closing your complaint because HSPLS is not a recipient of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education.  You have expressed concerns regarding our handling of your complaint. Therefore, we are contacting you to further explain our decision regarding your complaint.

According to your complaint, HSPLS was discriminating against you on the basis of your race, color, and national origin.  OCR's legal authority to investigate complaints alleging discrimination based on race, color, and national origin is derived from the regulations implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under Title VI, however, our jurisdictional authority to investigate complaints is limited to programs and activities that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education. As we informed you in our February 13 letter, HSPLS is not a recipient of federal funding from the Department. Therefore, OCR does not have the authority to take any action with respect to your complaint or any complaint alleging race discrimination against HSPLS.

We regret that we are unable to assist you in resolving your concerns.  If you have any questions about this letter, please contact me at (206) 220-7911 or by e-mail at gregg.hamby@ed.gov.