{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1614.409","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1614.409","heading":"Effect of filing a civil action.","body":"Filing a civil action under § 1614.407 or § 1614.408 shall terminate Commission processing of the appeal. A Commission decision on an appeal issued after a complainant files suit in district court will not be enforceable by the Commission. If private suit is filed subsequent to the filing of an appeal and prior to a final Commission decision, the complainant should notify the Commission in writing.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","PART 1614—FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY","Subpart D—Appeals and Civil Actions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"5fa098f74196ca6360e7431d086586afca498b633ac2837898149937f3704759","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1614.408","next":"us/29-cfr-1614.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}