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B. Model Declaration of Chair and Exhibit

                       IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT                        FOR THE ______DISTRICT OF _______                               _________ DIVISION   EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY              ) COMMISSION,                               )                                           ) CASE NO.                  PLAINTIFF,                )                                           ) V.                                        ) DECLARATION OF                                           )                                           ) EEOC CHAIR                                           )                                           )                                           )                 DEFENDANT,                ) __________________________________________)                                                              DECLARATION        I, Cari M. Dominguez, state the following:               1.  I am the Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (the "Commission").  The Commission is responsible for the  administration, interpretation, and enforcement of, among other statutes,   _____.  [Insert here the title and statutory reference for the law(s)   enforced in this action.]  As Chair, I am responsible for the   implementation of Commission policy and the overall operation and   administration of the Commission.  I am authorized to invoke on behalf of   the Commission the governmental privilege for deliberative processes.       2.  The operation of the Commission as a law enforcement agency        requires the free expression by Commission employees of analyses, advice,   recommendations, and conclusions regarding charges processed by the   Commission.  I have personally reviewed the documents and portions of   documents described in Exhibit A to this Declaration.  The documents   described in Exhibit A contain predecisional analyses, recommendations,   and conclusions of Commission investigatory and legal personnel regarding   the investigation of Charge No. _________.  [The wording of the   preceding sentence should be adapted to the documents being withheld.]        3.  I conclude that disclosure to individuals outside the        Commission of the documents and portions of documents described in   Exhibit A would inhibit the free expression of opinions by Commission   employees, thereby impairing the Commission's ability to enforce the   statutes within its authority.  [The wording of the preceding sentence   should be adapted to reflect the documents being withheld and/or the   portions of documents being redacted.]       4.  For the reasons stated in the preceding paragraph, I hereby        claim, on behalf of the Commission, the governmental deliberative   processes privilege for the documents and portions of documents,   described in Exhibit A.             I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and        correct.   Executed on __________, 200___ .                                        ___________________________                                      Cari M. Dominguez, Chair                                      Equal Employment Opportunity                                       Commission                                      1801 L. Street, N.W.                                      Washington, D. C . 20507  

                                    Exhibit A       1. Portions of a _____ page memorandum, dated ________, from        ________ Investigator, ________________ Office, to _____________,   Director, ________________ Office, regarding Charge No._____. These   portions of the memorandum, which appear on pages ______, contain the   investigator's analysis of the information obtained during his/her   investigation of Charge No. ________, his/her conclusions regarding   the merits of the charge, and his/her recommendations to the Office   Director regarding the Commission's determination on the charge.       2. Entry dated ________, made by __________,        Investigator, _______________ Office, in the case log of the   Commission's investigative file for Charge No. ________. This case log   entry contains ________ regarding the investigator's conclusions about   the credibility of an individual he/she interviewed as part of the   investigation of Charge No. __________.        3. Memorandum of _____ pages, dated ________, from Regional        Attorney, ________________ Office, to ________ Director,   ________________ Office, regarding Charge No. _________. This   memorandum contains the legal unit's analysis of the investigation of   Charge No. ________, the legal unit's conclusions regarding the merits   of the charge, and the Regional Attorney's recommendations to the   Office Director regarding the Commission's determination on the charge.