FOIA Request to the EEOC

[Date]

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

Freedom of Information Act Officer

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

[Insert appropriate district, area, or local office, see 29 C.F.R. § 1610.4.]

Re: EEOC Charge No.:

Charging Party:

Respondent:

Dear FOIA Officer:

This firm represents the [Respondent/Charging Party] in the above-referenced charge. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. (“FOIA”), 29 C.F.R. §Ê1610 et seq., and Section 83 of the EEOC Compliance Manual, I hereby request a copy of all materials in the EEOC district, area, and/or local office investigative case files for the Charging Party, _____, Charge No. _____, for the purpose of reviewing the information contained therein in connection with pending litigation under the [insert applicable state and/or federal laws, e.g., Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. §Ê206(d); Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.]. The requested information will not be made public unless in the normal course of the Charging Party’s civil proceeding under [Title VII, the EPA, the ADA, and/or ADEA.]

Enclosed is a copy of [Plaintiff’s Original Petition/the Complaint], styled [insert style], now pending in [insert court, city, and state]. Also enclosed is a copy of the Notice of Right to Sue and a completed EEOC Form 167.

In accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 1610.9(a), please send the requested information to me at the above address within ten (10) working days. Please enclose a statement of fees charged and/or expenses incurred by the Commission in duplicating the Charging Party’s case files. Upon receipt of the...